1. Swansea City are pretty good – Well, it’s either that or Leeds United are worse than we’ve been giving them credit for. A 3-0 demolition job of Leeds at the Liberty resulted in a full-scale inquest amongst the Whites faithful. The unanimous verdict was that Leeds United simply have no idea how to defend. Hardly a revelation, but demonstrated spectacularly over the last three games.
  2. Bradley Johnson – not so bad after all – It took a red card against Barnsley and a one match suspension for the Leeds United fans to realise that Bradley Johnson is our only central midfielder that knows how to tackle! It seems that when he isn’t firing 50-yard shots into a drunken supporters face, he’s actually doing the gritty stuff that ‘luxury player’ Neil Kilkenny simply can’t be bothered to do…
  3. Bates states the obvious – Following the defeat to Swansea, Ken Bates this week revealed that Leeds United are conceding too many goals and that draws aren’t as good as wins (who’d have thought it?) during his regular narcissistic rant on Yorkshire Radio. You have to wonder why he doesn’t manage the team?
  4. 2,500 season ticket holders vanish! – The early renewal figures showed more than 2,500 people decided not to renew their season ticket, despite the fact they’ll have to pay considerably more if they’re waiting until the end of the season. They’ll also have to pay more than ‘considerably more’ if we’re in the Premiership as all prices are of course*subject to change. Ken Bates ignored the fact that the substantial hike in prices doesn’t make up for the drop in numbers, but there’s a perfectly executed rant on Bates’ false economics on the latest TSB Podcast so we’ll let those guys handle this one.
  5. It’s all Academic really – The highly anticipated arrival of our new Academy Chief was a somewhat uninspiring one as Chris Sulley was sent in to repair the Thorp Arch cash dispenser. Want to find out more you say?Well, head over to his very own self-promoting website for a completely unbiased look at his background, successes and erm… successes…
  6. Snoddy was/wasn’t player of the month – The Football League this week decided that Robert Snodgrass was a contender for the fans player of the month award. They’d clearly not seen him play during February as Snoddy had his most inconsistent month of the season. He won regardless of that as the sheer number of Leeds fans distorted the voting. Unconvinced by the Football League’s Award, we decided to launch our own. Congratulations to February’s winner – Max Gradel.
  7. Stroppy Grayson defends poor form – Wondering who to blame for the poor form of Leeds United lately? Well it seems you can have free reign as no one at Leeds could actually care less. Simon Grayson has this week defended everything from his failure to bring in new players, his attacking philosophy and his God-awful defensive record – and if you don’t like it and feel Leeds may be out of the race for promotion “well, so be it…” says Simon Grayson. Talk to the hand, the face ain’t listening…
  8. The loan arranger – Weeks upon weeks of speculation carry on as it was revealed every player Leeds United were targeting is now unavailable. Whose fault is that you ask? Well, Simon Grayson and Ken Bates have both distanced themselves from blame so according to standard Leeds United fan protocol, next up on the blame list is The Football Association. It’s a damn conspiracy I tell you…
  9. Robbie comes out of the closet – In honour of Leeds United (not so) great Tomas Brolin, Robbie Williams has piled on the pounds, donned a Leeds United shirt and pretended to play football for his latest publicity stunt. Simon Grayson has denied he’s made an offer for the out-of-contract PR machine.
  10. Are you a fan of Brian Deane? – We end this week on a lighter note with this remarkable tribute to Brian Deane (Credit goes to Viva Rovers for the find);