Leeds United - on this day: Two Elland Road flops join the Elland Road rebuild under Kevin Blackwell

The day...

June 23, 2004.

The event...

Leeds United land double signing of Michael Ricketts and Danny Cadamarteri.

What happened?

Whites manager Kevin Blackwell aimed to add firepower to Leeds United's first assault on the Championship following relegation from the Premiership.

United added forwards Michael Ricketts from Middlesbrough and Danny Cadamarteri from Bradford City to their ranks, two names that fans may have tried to forget since.

They joined the Elland Road squad following the capture of Julian Joachim, Paul Butler, Clarke Carlisle and Danny Pugh as Blackwell prepared for a rebuild after the club's 14-year stay in the top flight came to an end resulting in a mass exodus of first team talent.

The pair, though, failed to have any major impact on the forthcoming campaign with Cadamarteri making one League Cup appearance before joining Sheffield United just three months after he put pen to paper in LS11.

Ricketts himself featured in 25 league games under Blackwell, but the forward failed to find the back of the net - barring a solitary League Cup strike against Swindon Town - and his signature was deemed a failure for the one-time England international.

The striker was sent out on loan to Stoke City, Cardiff City and Burnley before agreeing a permanent switch with Southend United in the summer of 2006.

United went on to finish 14th in the division in the 2004-05 season under Blackwell's guidance, amid financial chaos and uncertainty off the pitch.