Proposal: Javi Gracia should tell us why Wilf Gnonto isn’t playing
Wilf, if you’re reading this, blink once for ‘ankle still hurts’, blink twice for ‘this weirdo hates me’.
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Joffy goes north
This season was supposed to be his season, which is why Joffy’s cherubic face is still all over the adverts on the club shop at Elland Road. Instead he’s become another exhibit in the case against Leeds United’s mismanaged squad.
Apparently only season ticket renewals can save Leeds United
Our 'unconditional support' is assumed, and promoted, and allows the club to feel very happy about its work without thinking too much about the reality.
In love with a lucky bounce
Maybe deep down chance is what we're into football for. Sure, we can talk about it being a sport where elite athletes compete to prove whose best. But we could also be honest and confess how much we love it when a ball smacks into his own goal off Harry Maguire's face.
Jackie Harrison, unsellable workhorse of the wing
Perhaps his style is just fated to go under the radar with fans who want excitement, goals, dancing celebrations. Jackie Harrison, under most circumstances when Leeds score, tends to just look relieved.
Collaborating with the Premier League
No collaboration I’ve ever heard of began with one of the collaborators going away and staying away, yet here Chelsea are, convincing Graham to agree to collaborate with them on ending their collaboration.
Victor Orta can't get no
It's a weird game like this, football, because it's not about chasing high after high. Instead it's like being addicted to something that hardly ever satisfies you.
The lower the stakes, the better the vibes
Harry Kane took a scoring record off of Wayne Rooney this week, which was like watching a semolina pudding smother a potato.
Javi Gracia in the maelstrom
Gracia wouldn't give anything away about how Leeds will play at Wolves this weekend, other than he'll be trying to get Leeds doing something that will work. Can't ask for much more than that, right now.
Elland Road in Andrea Radrizzani's post-enthusiasm era
Whatever shiny plans Radrizzani and his cohort had for the West Stand will be rolled up and filed, now, and without that to look forward to, what fun is refurbishing a few kiosks in some part of the stadium where you never set foot?