Sly Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 New Leeds United signing Patrick Kisnorbo turned down the opportunity to play in the Coca-Cola Championship in favour of a move to Elland Road. The 28-year-old Australian international was attracting interest from a number of Championship clubs following his departure from Leicester City at the end of last season, but he opted for a two-year deal with Leeds United. "There were other clubs interested, but I saw more in this club than in the others," he explained. "None of them appealed to me as much as this club. "Leeds has a great tradition and history and I want to be part of a successful club." Following his departure from Leicester at the end of last season, the defender had said he would be aiming "to prove a point" to the club following a frustrating season on a personal level. Despite being a regular for the previous three seasons - clocking up over a century of appearances - he figured just 10 times last term as the Foxes won the League One title. "They are the ones who let me go and didn't let me play," he said. "The gaffer there had his own ideas, although I'd played regularly over the previous three years. It wasn't nice, but it's just one of those things. "But I also want to pay back the staff, the players, and the fans here at Leeds. Everyone has already made me so welcome and shown me support. "I don't like talking about promotion, it's all about treating each game as it comes." While the club already has one Australian international in Neil Kilkenny, there is another familiar face in the Leeds camp who Patrick knows well. "I know Ian Miller from his time at Leicester," said the defender. "Ian rang me in the summer to ask if I was interested and I was." Link
JoeyB Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Good luck to him staying in league 1 for a few more seasons!
Ultra Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 I'm sure he must have been inspired by all the success Alan Sheehan's enjoyed at Elland Road..
Budweiser Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Very suprising, he could still hack it at Championship level. Then again Leeds are a MASSIVE club.
Guest Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Disappointed in you Kissa, surely you could've done better
Corky Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 "They are the ones who let me go and didn't let me play," he said. Possibly because we had better defenders than you, Paddy?
James. Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 That's one less goal conceded next season for us then.
lou Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Disappointed in you Kissa, surely you could've done better What like Derby? Im happy for him, we dumped him, hes entitled to go whereever he likes IMO. I still love him!
Benji Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Very happy with this, can't come back to haunt us in the league now
foxoffderby Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Glad hes not signed for Derby to be honest. He could of done a job for them easily. Defence is their weakpoint at the moment. He will do well for dirty Leeds.
Guest Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 What like Derby? Im happy for him, we dumped him, hes entitled to go whereever he likes IMO. I still love him! Course he can go where he likes, what I meant was that I thought he was still good enough to cut it at a Championship club
surrifox Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 too injury prone - his knees are gone and better he plies his trade somewhere else
lou Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Course he can go where he likes, what I meant was that I thought he was still good enough to cut it at a Championship club I think so too but he clearly feels they will be there next season. Either that or theyve offered him muchio money!
Guest Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 I think so too but he clearly feels they will be there next season. Either that or theyve offered him muchio money! I hazard a guess at the latter
StanSP Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Fully expected him to go to a Ch'ship club to be honest.
fantastic_mr_fox Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 they're welcome to him! He was dreadful! Injury prone, terrible distribution, mistake prone - Tunchev made him look very very very average Leeds won't get promoted with him Don't forget whenever he played last season we leaked goals!! Was no coincidence
General Smuts Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Meh. Wouldn't have gotten anywhere near the first team anyway tbh. Hobbs and Tunch are far, far better players.
dandannieldanok Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 they're welcome to him! He was dreadful! Injury prone, terrible distribution, mistake prone - Tunchev made him look very very very average The first bit's wrong because he was our best player for a couple of seasons but I do agree that Tunchev is a cut above.
billyfox1 Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Good Luck Kis Kisnorbo is a champion, champion of europe
markbsac Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 good luck paddy at least you never joined the sheep.....i think most of us will rem him with fond memories except his first season in midfield !
Asha Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Will always remember him most for that late equaliser against Villa.
fantastic_mr_fox Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 I am quite astounded about some of the responses here - I genuinely thought he wasn't very good! Game of opinions I suppose.
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 I wish he would stop whining about not getting picked, he's a proffessional footballer it's part of his job and he can't say he should of been in the side due to form we lost or drew every game he started and he looked past it at the end of the season. Leeds you are welcome to him, whilst he was good for us for a few years, I feel we have some younger defenders who have the potential to be better than him in hobbs and morrison, and two defenders already better than him in tunchev and brown.
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