Leeds United 1-1 Villarreal: Quick to the grind
That solid outfield nine with their lone striker and their height for set-pieces could be just the thing for survival. But what if it's not fun?
Moxcowhite • Daniel Chapman
Not ignoring Igor
Still and always footballers will yawn through the presentation, listen to a coach babbling down the phone, and then do what they want anyway.
Fotherby on Tour: Tomáš Skuhravý
Given his translator had instructions to fight an MRI machine rather than let it scan his legs, Leeds had a near miss with Tomáš Skuhravý.
Leeds United vs Verl & Paderborn: Being there
As football develops its technical side, one thing becomes clearer: it's really better watched there, with a beer.
Fotherby on tour: John Scales
There were so many opportunities, and so many near misses, that if John Scales had been meant to play for Leeds, he would have.
Carlton Palmer ⭑ From A-Z since '92
After the League Cup final he turned out to be the team's loudest critic. Rather than a welcome blast, however, his outburst only deepened the depression. If Carlton Palmer was now Leeds United's most reliable player, Leeds United had problems.
Leeds United 0-0 Manchester United: Fade into you
This game was important for the players to build up their fitness, and then fans are encouraged to treat it that way, watching carefully to see if the players are getting their sprints in. Never mind expected goals, give me the expected Body Mass Index and a trophy to go along with it.
Getting the Carl Shutt blues
At some point in the intervening years I stopped associating this shirt with club legends like Danny Mills, Teddy Lucic and Paul Okon.
Carl Shutt ⭑ From A-Z since '92
There were always players who earned more than Shutty, who played more often than Shutty, who had more fame than Shutty, who perhaps looked at him leaving the pitch in pain and asked themselves why he was always working so hard.
Fotherby on Tour: Des Walker
"Howard Wilkinson has been very persistent," about coming from Arsenal, said David O'Leary. "He would like to pair me with Des Walker if they are successful with a bid to Sampdoria."