Sunderland 0-0 Leeds United: Let Leeds shake
Leeds are doing fine. But when every opponent has something to prove to themselves and against our history, do we need some drama of our own for more than fine?
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2026-27
A collection of 27 posts
Two ways to win
We're lucky, as football supporters, that we have two ways to win: the goal, or the tackle that stops the goal, are equally valuable to our weekend.
Leeds United 1-1 Manchester United: Hype down, pipe down
This was frustrating because Leeds could have won, and because Leeds are still a team stuck at could.
Breaking the football dynamic, that is broken
Regulations have created a bizarre situation where football clubs are very cheap for owners to run but very expensive for fans to follow. Which is how execs end up 'thinking about' AI-driven dynamic ticket pricing.
Arsenal 2-1 Leeds United: Tummy button fluff
Leeds United might be more fun if they weren't so good, but being so good has put us on what Arteta would undoubtedly call a journey to respecting the best selves within as manifested by high-performance navel-gazing and playing fetch with Win the dog.
Shambling back to football
Of course it was Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds that took on Pep Guardiola's Sham City and drew and won. And of course it was Bielsa who proposed wage cuts to mend football. And of course it was also Bielsa who took a Leeds team to City's ground in December 2021 that lost 7-0. Replay?
Raphinha was not a dream
Leeds were paying his wages and helping him achieve his goals. And Raphinha's respect for that was worth more than his love.
Leeds United 0-0 Crystal Palace: Tackles and saves
There are two sides to football and it doesn't have to be desperation, to look to the defending in a nil-all draw, but appreciation.
Zooming in, Bahoya and Bogle and Calvert-Lewin
Now the goal has been given back to Calvert-Lewin, let's get back to the simple brilliance of it: what a cross, what a leap, what a header, what a goal. Don't zoom in. You won't see anything better.
Leeds United 4-1 Newcastle: New metrical dimensions
The numbers are against Newcastle, but the rhythms and rhymes are with Leeds. Four goals, four ways, and even what's familiar was unpredictable.