The 1,000 Post Descent Into X Men Analogies… TSS January 3, 2012 Site news 9 Comments Welcome to The Scratching Shed's 1,000th post! Actually, the total count is less than it should be thanks to some rubbish web hosting company who...
Ken’s Tight Ship – Sadly Sailing Towards Iceberg Matt BB January 3, 2012 Leeds United 122 Comments The Broken Business Model Driving Leeds United So it’s January again, and as in July the Ken Bates pre-packed clichés are already flowing. We...
Middlesbrough Not Chasing Luciano Becchio TSS December 16, 2011 Transfer News 11 Comments As suspected, the Luciano Becchio rumour that's been doing the rounds this week was absolute nonsense. Following on from Ken Bates' rant about...
Just Another Leeds United Contract Saga TSS December 6, 2011 Leeds United 31 Comments The latest greedy, unappreciative footballer to turn down one of Ken Bates' incredibly generous contract offers is rising star Aidy White. The...
The Mangle: Ken Bates, Man of the Moment Gary November 21, 2011 The Mangle 14 Comments Austerity, austerity, austerity: it’s all we hear these days, banging into our skulls like a claw hammer on a piece of string or Ken’s regular...
Bitter Leeds Fans Amused By Woods' Retirement TSS November 11, 2011 Leeds United 38 Comments Unconfirmed reports that former Thorp Arch trainee, Michael Woods has retired from professional football have been met with laughter by some Leeds...
It's All About The Money, Money, Money… TSS October 28, 2011 Leeds United 22 Comments As predicted, Ken Bates touched upon the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) in this week's Yorkshire Radio interview and did nothing to alter my...
Elland Road Attendances Down More Than 15% TSS October 27, 2011 Leeds United 31 Comments As the table below shows attendances have definitely fallen at Elland Road this season, but what is the cause of that drop, and is it consistent...
Leeds Saved From Evil Property Developer Coalition TSS October 24, 2011 Leeds United 68 Comments It's not hard to picture the smug smile stretched across Ken Bates' face as Simon Morris was sentenced to 18 months for blackmail. My mind paints a...
LUFC Fans Survey: The Thoughts Of Over 1300 TSS October 12, 2011 Leeds United 9 Comments The Scratching Shed's Independent Fans survey has now closed with 1,331 responses in less than 48 hours. Thanks to everybody that took time to...