Lee Trundle has admitted that his spell at Leeds United was not as fluid as he would have hoped but insisted that has no regrets over the short spell at Elland Road.
Trundle, now 47, is still plying his trade at the amateur level in Wales and has started the season with five goals in seven appearances for Trefelin BGC.
However, he had a long spell for clubs in EFL and represented sides such as Swansea City, Bristol City, Wrexham, Preston North End and even had a short spell at Leeds United.
He had a one-month loan stint at Leeds in January 2009 when the Whites were in the doldrums of League One football.
Trundle was disappointing and scored just once in ten appearances before returning to his then-parent club Bristol City.
The striker has no regrets over Leeds United spell
He insisted that he was never going to pass up the opportunity of joining a club of Leeds United’s size despite the circumstances the club were in.
Trundle admitted that he never got going at Leeds and he was not as fluid at Elland Road as he would have hoped to be.
However, he is still pleased that he got the chance to play for the Yorkshire giants and conceded that sometimes some moves do not work out despite the intentions behind them.
“You have to take a chance if a move comes up”, Trundle told the Football League World.
“Leeds United is a massive club, huge support, massive heritage and big history, it was a move that I felt at the time was right to get more football, but as said before, it just wasn’t a move that lasted long, so for all parties was best to return to Bristol City.
“It was a difficult loan move for me. It wasn’t as fluid as I would have liked and hoped. So a few months at Leeds with just 10 appearances and a single goal.
“It’s not always easy with a loan move to impact straight away and be a regular in the side. So after a few months, I went back to Bristol City. Leeds is a massive club and although hopes were high, sometimes it just doesn’t happen.”
Leeds did get promoted back to the Championship but it took a number of years for them to get back to the Premier League under Marcelo Bielsa in 2020.
