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Vengeance: Backing Crystal Palace for victory over Watford

With Wigan, Reading and QPR relegated from the Premier League, the League One and Championship play-off finals will finalise Leeds United’s 2013/14 schedule. The first of those ... Continue Reading →
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Elland Road “supercasino” decision to be made next week

Leeds City Council will announce early next week who has won the rights to build Leeds’ first supercasino. Six years since the government first announced plans for Las Vegas style ... Continue Reading →

5-A-Side To First Team Pros, How FA Guidelines Govern Youth Development

The famed Leeds United youth setup has produced some legendary Elland Road players over the years – Jack Charlton, Fabian Delph, Paul Robinson, James Milner, Aaron Lennon and ... Continue Reading →
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The Leeds United striker conundrum

Strikers are a funny thing at Elland Road. In 2010 we signed the only player who’d managed to out-score Jermaine Beckford the season previous in what seemed to be an absolute ... Continue Reading →

Leeds United – The Points That Got Away

Following another disappointing season for Leeds United, The Scratching Shed welcomes Tom Stevens whose guest post delves back through our 45 fixtures (to date) to see where the 2012/13 ... Continue Reading →
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POLL – Leeds United 2013/14 Home Kit

Another season, another Leeds United kit launch, another mixed reaction from fans. Following two days of Leeds United posting teaser shots to Twitter – none of which gave much ... Continue Reading →

Blues bruise McDermott

The 44th league game of the season took Leeds to Birmingham, now virtually safe from the possibility of relegation and experiencing a new lease of life under newly installed Brian McDermott. ... Continue Reading →
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Chance to experiment as Leeds head to Birmingham

It’s one week since Brian McDermott replaced Neil Warnock as Leeds United manager. During that time, the club has won back-to-back games and the new boss is impressed with the ... Continue Reading →
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What makes a Leeds United cult hero?

Cult heroes. Every football fan has them but they’re such a mismatched bunch of oddities, it’s hard to isolate characteristics every cult hero shares – the defining ... Continue Reading →
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Blast from the pass: Leeds United 1-0 Burnley

The long forgotten passing game returned to Elland Road last night as Leeds United cruised to a 1-0 victory over Burnley. The Whites dominated most of the game, playing short measured ... Continue Reading →