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.
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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 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."
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
"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."
This season paring down to an individual face-off - Cellino vs Redfearn - which is not something that should happen at Billy Bremner’s club.
What shirt will Byram, Mowatt, Taylor or Cook be wearing next time they score at Elland Road?