Bianchi vs Austin – bellezza contro la bestia Graham Smeaton September 27, 2014 Leeds United, Stats 43 Comments I have been accused of and ridiculed for use of over-flowery prose so I am going to avoid that and stick to the meat and two veg in this piece, discarding the rest as superfluous and unnecessary. The stats...
What will Milanic do? Graham Smeaton September 21, 2014 Leeds United 25 Comments As confirmed in another post on here, Darko Milanic, recent coach/manager/blokey-in-charge of Austrian Bundesliga side SK Sturm Graz has signed to be the next Leeds United coach/manager/blokey-in-charge . My...
Unleashing the Leeds – or how to control your Terriers. Graham Smeaton September 20, 2014 Leeds United 29 Comments When that whistle blows at 3pm tomorrow afternoon, all Hell will be unleashed. 30,000 baying voice as one; a wall of sound, a veritable crescendo of pure, raw and visceral emotion. Leeds' new 'legiona...
She’s a witch…burn her. Casting off the remnants. Graham Smeaton September 18, 2014 Leeds United 32 Comments The scene in Monty Python's 'Quest for the Holy Grail' that has me in stitches is the scene with the witch and the peasants wanting to burn her for her sins. Thing is, she isn't a witch; the peasant villagers...
Forget the length, it’s all about the width! Graham Smeaton September 14, 2014 Leeds United 24 Comments Firstly, it's not what you think. Or that depends on how your mind works. Ask any Leeds United fan and they will pick a team for you that is different to any other you could ask for and with a range of...
There’s nowt as queer as folk! Graham Smeaton September 13, 2014 Leeds United 14 Comments "I don't get it!" I hear that with regular monotony in my day job as an English teacher. It's my job to make sure that, as they leave school that they, do indeed, 'geddit'. I have recently vowed that I'd...
Will Leeds experience the Birmingham Blues? Graham Smeaton September 11, 2014 Leeds United 17 Comments Come Saturday, the cobwebs of the two week international break need to be firmly dusted off as the 'bread-and-butter' of football returns to the Saturday lives of many up and down the United Kingdom. 18th...
For Fair or Fowler; Robbie throws his keys into the hat Graham Smeaton September 9, 2014 Leeds United 20 Comments Bookies must be loving the 'will he, won't he' status of the decision to be made by Massimo Cellino as to who is going to be given the replacement coach's job at Leeds United as the post Hock-a-Days continue....
“It Only Takes a Minute” – Tavares Graham Smeaton September 8, 2014 Leeds United 24 Comments The only Tavares I knew were the US R&B/Disco group who sang 'It Only Takes a Minute' and appeared on Saturday Night Fever singing the Bee Gees classic 'More than a Woman'. Now there's a new Tavares in...
All change Birmingham New Street – remember to take unwanted baggage Graham Smeaton September 7, 2014 Leeds United 18 Comments 12.15, Saturday 13th September and the two week international break is over. The whistle will blow its shrill trilling and the ball will be in play; the game between Birmingham City and Leeds United at...