Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Leeds United: Nailed On
This is how this weekend felt. Not just the defeat, but the manner of it, the way the cosmos seemed to be taking the monumental piss.
Moxcowhite • Daniel Chapman
"Who do you think has been the greatest person in the world?" - John Poulson & City House
When Poulson was eventually jailed in 1974, for seven years, he was described by the judge as "an incalculably evil man". Poulson remained unrepentant. "I took on the world on its own terms, and no one can deny I once had it in my fist."
Leeds United 2-1 Hull City: Upsides
When Chris Wood scores a goal like that and runs to the fans in the South Stand, we're the ones who are so desperate to be there to cheer him that we'll pay any price and suffer any indignity.
“I can let my own ambitions be small & weird” — Katie Harkin
"I think you need somewhere that you feel like you can get lost in, that you wouldn't bring your mum and dad to, that you wouldn't dream of consuming food in. You need somewhere like that in order to be transported."
Leeds United 0-2 Birmingham City: Heat Map
There was one potent gleam hotting up the map in the second half, and that was the wing play of Jordan Botaka, who for fifteen minutes after he came on a substitute showed himself to be everything I didn’t dare believe he would be, but nothing I had hoped for.
Casper Sloth Endures
And Brian Montenegro prospers. A sharp intake of breath at the memory, like when you rummage for an old pair of shoes and find a postcard from a grandparent long dead. Oh, him!
Back to The Future
It’s eighteen years since a wacky Leeds United beanie was plonked on Woodgate’s bonce to celebrate the Youth Cup win; or, in other words, Lewis Cook’s entire life.
Derby County 1-2 Leeds United: Lit Up
Remember, smoking is bad for your health. As is watching Leeds United, by and large. The three main threats to a United fan’s wellbeing so far this season have been familiar ones: expectancy, hope and undefinable disappointment.
To Play For Leeds
The asking price was met. The deal was done. The player was ‘reluctant’, ‘unsure’, ‘unwilling to commit.’ All phrases that translate as ‘a treacherous coward’ in the ears of a Leeds United fan. Arrogance? We married it. “Forestieri? I bought him,” says Cellino.
"Do you see what I see?" — Sheila Gaffney, Leeds College of Art
"With a lot of contemporary art, it's presented to us that people know what it's about, and then they tell us, and we go and have a look at it. It's not always that cut and dried."