Leeds boss Gary McAllister is ready to unleash the full might of his forward power as his side begin their League One campaign at Scunthorpe tomorrow. Jermaine Beckford and Enoch Showunmi are favourites to start at Glanford Park following a productive pre-season, although Argentinian forward Luciano Becchio is available again after recovering from a hamstring strain.
Yorkshire Evening Post

Scunthorpe manager Nigel Adkins believes he has a star in the making in summer signing Gary Hooper and tips him for success in League One.Adkins moved swiftly to bolster his attacking options following Martin Paterson's move to Burnley and lured Hooper to Glanford Park from Southend. The 20-year-old is expected to lead the line against Leeds this weekend in the opening game of the season and Adkins is backing the youngster to blossom.
Teamtalk

Iron skipper Izzy Iriekpen reckons summer signing Gary Hooper will be his side's secret weapon this term. The 20-year-old striker, recruited for £125,000 from Southend in July, impressed many Scunthorpe fans with his two-goal performance in last weekend's 4-0 Lincolnshire Cup final rout of Grimsby.
Scunthorpe Telegraph

Goalkeeper Joe Murphy hopes to be back in action for Scunthorpe United in a fortnight's time. That will be two weeks ahead of schedule from when he originally suffered a slight groin tear in training.
Scunthorpe Telegraph