The Leeds fans in the Transfer Tavern have been lamenting the clubs decision to let Lewie Coyle leave on-loan to Fleetwood. The young right-back spent all of last season at Highbury Stadium and will now, according to Phil Hay on Twitter, be spending the first-half of the upcoming season back in League One.
Lewie Coyle to Fleetwood Town is done. Half-season loan to January. #lufc
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) June 27, 2018
This season promises to be a good one for the Whites. Marcelo Bielsa is in charge and the fans are really getting their hopes up of promotion, with the Argentine tasked with ending the clubs 15-year spell outside of the top-flight, the longest spell in their history. However, the Elland Road faithful would have been hoping Coyle would play a big role this season as he impressed everyone last year.
This won’t be the case though as Bielsa has approved the loan move for the young right-back to leave for the first-half of the season, trusting Luke Ayling and Gaetano Berardi to share the right-back slot for the season and giving the club a chance to assess Coyle’s progress. The fans have high hopes for Coyle and it will be interesting to see whether he can live up to the potential that so many fans are touting him to have.
You can read our resident Whites’ verdict on the Coyle news here:
Made zero sense not to recall him in January last season and makes zero sense to send him on loan again now, hope this doesn't mean Byram is coming back
— Tom O'Hare (@tohare3) June 27, 2018
Don’t get this. Bags of potential in him and we’ve only just got him back. pic.twitter.com/LQvxRpxSSA
— Smarty (@GOGSGOYS) June 27, 2018
Better than the full season, but still find it strange.
— Stuart Grant (@McClumsy84) June 27, 2018
But how why what?! Has Bielsa even seen him play? 🙁
— SA (@Aravind_SA) June 27, 2018
Hmm not sure if this is a good idea or not. I would have give him a go. But, in Biesla we trust!
— IDWakefield (@IDWakefield) June 27, 2018
Poor decision, hope we have a RWB incoming.
— leedsyorks68 (@leedsyorks68) June 27, 2018
Made zero sense not to recall him in January last season and makes zero sense to send him on loan again now, hope this doesn't mean Byram is coming back
— Tom O'Hare (@tohare3) June 27, 2018
The Leeds fans in the Tavern are frustrated with the news Coyle has left on loan and they’ll be hoping he can nail down a first-team place when he returns.
