Back Bielsa to take Leeds to the Premier League this time after agony of play-offs

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa’s mission is clear: to shape his squad with intelligent coaching and to maximise the talent of his players as the Elland Road side bid to gain promotion to the Premier League. Remember, they agonisingly missed out last time of asking following a defeat over two legs in the play-off semi-final […]

Can Leeds end the slump against Preston?

For many of us who love football, the international breaks are proving to be tough love. Before Gareth Southgate, Gordon Strachan et al gave us heart-warming wins in a mild spring, Leeds United were beating second-placed Brighton, and Huddersfield were happily being thrashed at relegation-threatened Bristol City. After Chris Wood’s two-goal performance, some of the […]

Seagulls

Leeds United entertain Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. I say ‘entertain’ but, of course, at this stage of the season, we just want to get the three points or, at the very least, not lose. The play-off situation is ever closer, though good to see that Fulham – who, in injury time, robbed us […]

A game of two matches

Recent sad news of the death of the great Celtic defender Tommy Gemmell and the dementia of his Lisbon Lions teammate and captain Billy McNeill took me right back to my young days of browsing football annuals while listening to the family’s old wireless set. As a six-year-old, I looked on with my father and […]

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, will the wheels stay on for Leeds United?

So began the lyrics for ‘Rawhide’ – the Western TV series – broadcast from 1959 to 1965. For Leeds United, this period represented the genesis period of our most famous club side and catapulted Leeds into the consciousness of football fans up and down the country as well as placing West Yorkshire firmly on the […]

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