Have a great day pal. Jonathan joined Leeds at the age of 16 in 1996 from his home town club, Middlesbrough’s academy and helped our youth team win the FA Youth Cup in 1997. He was a prominent product of the LU academy, where he competed with the likes of Rio Ferdinand for a starting place in the senior team. He made his senior debut in October 1998. JW was considered one of the academy’s most complete players and featured for the team during their campaigns in the Premier League, UEFA Cup, and Champions League. He was eventually sold to Newcastle United in January 2003 for £9 million to help alleviate Leeds’ financial problems. He went on to play for Real Madrid, Middlesbrough, Spurs and Stoke City. Unfortunately he’s just gone to the dark side . Happy birthday pal.
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Happy birthday. Rob Green originally signed a one-year contract with Leeds United on July 6, 2016, after his departure from Queens Park Rangers. Greenie became the team’s primary goalkeeper for the season, even keeping his 8th clean sheet for the club in December 2016, which matched the team’s total for the entire previous season. During his single season with the club, Rob was a key player for Garry Monk’s side and made 46 league appearances. He signed a new one-year contract in March 2017 after an impressive season. However, he started the 2017-18 season as second-choice goalkeeper and reached a mutual termination with the club on August 27, 2017, to join Premier League side Huddersfield Town. He retired from professional football in May 2019. His fingers got so damaged over the years, they use to make me cringe. Keep the vinyl spinning mate?
