28 minutes later – Brazilian boy wonder makes his bow Graham Smeaton October 19, 2014 Leeds United, Stats 33 Comments Featured image via The City Talking There was a time when waiting so long in Leeds for a Brazilian referred to a waiting list at the beauty salon for a 'downstairs trim'. Not so now, there's a new Brazilian...
No quarter given – the season so far Graham Smeaton October 11, 2014 Leeds United, Stats 40 Comments Well, 11 games in and when the 22 mins and 30 seconds shows on the clock against Rotherham on Saturday 17th October and we'll officially be a quarter of the way into the 2014/15 Championship season; that means...
Closer each day…Home and Away Graham Smeaton October 3, 2014 Leeds United, Stats 24 Comments First things first, let's get it out there and said - Marco Silvestri is a fantastic goalkeeper and a great buy for Leeds United. I wrote a piece way back in July and included the phrase "Silvestri can be...
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...
Saddle up for the next race in the post-Hockaday Stakes Graham Smeaton August 31, 2014 Leeds United, Stats 10 Comments Ladies and Gentlemen, strap yourself into your saddles and get your eyes glued on the TV; the next round in the Post-Hockaday Stakes is about to be run. New front-runners have emerged over the weekend in what...
Tiki Taka Toe Poke – Leeds’ improved passing? Graham Smeaton August 30, 2014 Leeds United, Stats 29 Comments I hate Maths; it's too concrete with all its 'adding up' and 'correct answer' leaving no room for opinion; that's why I became an English teacher. For the record I hate physics too but that's a longer story....
Leeds searching wide and Faraoni for new signing? Graham Smeaton August 27, 2014 Leeds United, Stats, Transfer News 20 Comments Formerly of Internazionale, then signed by Udinese, Marco Davide Faraoni spent the 2013/14 Championship season on loan to Udinese's linked club Watford. Rumours have circulated that Leeds United are in talks...
How Leeds United could have finished 4th TSS April 8, 2013 Leeds United, Stats 50 Comments Manchester United may be mocked for their "Fergie time" exploits, but all the best teams fight to the very end. You see it every year in the early rounds of the FA Cup, lesser teams matching the giants until...
Statistical Preview: Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United TSS February 22, 2013 Stats 18 Comments The Whites travel to Ewood Park this weekend for a Championship clash against Blackburn Rovers. As ever, the guys at Kick-Off have provided us with an exclusive statistical preview ahead of the...
Bristol City (H) – A make or break game for Warnock? TSS January 18, 2013 Stats 18 Comments Neil Warnock managed to ease some of the pressure on himself by beating Birmingham City in midweek to secure a 4th round date with Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. However, it may well be a date Warnock misses...