CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 01-02: Leeds take points in feisty clash Liam Tunney March 29, 2020 Leeds United 2 Comments DISCLAIMER: This is a FICTIONAL match! Manchester United 3-2 Leeds United Ian Harte celebrates his goal from the spot at the second attempt. A 52nd minute Harry Kewell goal was enough to see Leeds...
Bielsa vs The Curse, final round Steve February 7, 2020 Leeds United 1 Comment May the 2nd, 2004. The Reebok Stadium. Not necessarily the day that the ‘Leeds curse’ took hold, but most certainly the day that we first felt I really take hold. Most of that day is a blur to me....
May Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot Liam Tunney December 31, 2019 Leeds United The turn of a new decade sees reams of copy published as everyone has a go at their various compilations of brilliance that have lit up the last ten years in their respective fields. From a Leeds United...
What Would Bielsa Do With O’Leary’s Squad? Liam Tunney November 1, 2019 Leeds United 4 Comments Wednesday 4th April 2001. 8:09pm. Alan Smith is fouled and Leeds win a free kick on the edge of the box. César Martin the culprit. Harte steps up and rifles the placed ball into the net in front of the Kop....
A Dose of Football Required Liam Tunney July 9, 2019 Leeds United 10 Comments I’m not sure what it is about July that makes everyone so highly-strung. Maybe it’s the rise in heat coupled with the predictably dreadful weather. Maybe it’s the footballing vacuum, the absence of the...
Clarke Joins Leeds’ Lost Sons Liam Tunney June 26, 2019 Transfer News 3 Comments So there it is. Jack Clarke’s long-running Leeds United exit seems to be coming to a conclusion. He is set to join Tottenham Hotspur in a deal reported to be around £10m with appropriate add-ons. The...
Payet in the Sky Liam Tunney June 23, 2019 Leeds United, Transfer News 2 Comments Mixing the incredulous with the downright ludicrous, the June-July footballing vacuum has been stealing sanity for years. Starved of the week-to-week routine of matches followed by either lamentable...
Leeds need more effective recruitment to go one better next season Mark June 4, 2019 Leeds United 2 Comments After spending most of the season in the automatic promotion places, Leeds endured a bitterly disappointing end to the 2018/19 season, slipping into the play-off places in the final weeks and losing to Frank...
Keep Fighting Liam Tunney May 16, 2019 Leeds United 8 Comments Leeds United 2 (3) - 4 (4) Derby County Long after the distraught Leeds United players had risen from where they lay strewn around the Elland Road turf to tearfully acknowledge the unrelenting support of the...
Stage is Set for Bamford Liam Tunney May 13, 2019 Leeds United Leeds United (1) v Derby County (0) Elland Road 15/05/19 Our goal on Saturday was one of those finishes where the celebrations have already begun before the ball hits the net. Those out-of-body experiences...