 He formed a successful strike partnership with Jermaine Beckford in the first half of the season,winning him player of the August and September month award but loss of form and the arrival of Dougie Freedman meant Kandol lost his place in the starting eleven despite scoring 15 goals, as Leeds went on to reach the playoffs.He was a second-half substitute as Leeds lost 1–0 in the final against Doncaster Rovers.Leeds signed forwards Luciano Becchio and Enoch Showunmi during the 2008 close season, and Kandol was allowed to join Millwall on loan until January 2009.