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Is David Bentley the best January acquisition ever?

by Dexter on January 23rd, 2008 | 130 words | 16 comments

The Times has lovingly compiled the Top 25 January signings, and in at number one is David Bentley’s transfer from Arsenal to Blackburn. Times journo Tom Dart writes:
“Already on loan, Blackburn made the deal permanent two years ago. Whatever the undisclosed fee was, it was a bargain – Bentley blossomed and was in the England […]

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Leeds are about a million times bigger than small club Derby!

by Dexter on January 14th, 2008 | 163 words | 60 comments

…So says Leeds manager Dennis Wise who has declared that any rumours linking top scorer Jermaine Beckford with a move to Pride Park are a load of rhubarb as Leeds are a considerable bigger club than Derby County. When talking of any potential Beckford move Wise harrumphed to the Telegraph:
“Derby haven’t put in any enquiries. […]

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Are these the 10 hardest men in football history?

by Dexter on January 8th, 2008 | 134 words | 130 comments

The Sun reckons that the ten ultra-violent hard men below are the 10 hardest men in footballing history, what do you think?
Top 10 Hardmen
No10: John Terry
No9: Ron “Chopper” Harris
No8: Vinnie Jones
No7: Norman Hunter
No6: Roy Keane
No5: Stuart Pearce
No4: Romeo Benetti
No3: Dave Mackay
No2: Andoni Goicoechea
No1: Graeme Souness
Picking through this top ten The Sun have attempted to cover […]

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Leeds lose in the cup yet again!

by Josh on November 21st, 2007 | 156 words | 2 comments

Leeds are an infallible winning machine in the league, but in the cup it is a very different story. Last night was the final nail in the coffin as Hereford beat them 1-0 at Elland Road, Lionel Ainsworth’s goal after three minutes enough to guide them through to the second round. Dennis Wise said:
“We just […]

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Leeds out of the Johnstons Paint thingy

by Josh on November 15th, 2007 | 196 words | 1 comment

It seems the only reason that Leeds are any good is they are so wound up about that points penalty, that’s what we take from their defeat in the Johnston’s Paint thingy after tepid performance in the FA Cup at the weekend. But there is more to it than that, as the Yorkshire Post reported.
“Goals […]

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Leeds play in first round of FA Cup, no longer underdogs

by Josh on November 9th, 2007 | 222 words | 1 comment

Leeds have lapped up all this underdog talk this season, don’t pretend you haven’t noticed. So, Leeds fans, what do you do now you are the overwhelming favourites to beat Hereford in the first round of the cup? You can’t go on about your points deduction, or your wonderful fans turning out in droves (well, […]

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Leeds finally beaten by top club Carlisle, is the run over or just a blip?

by Josh on November 5th, 2007 | 299 words | 2 comments

All good things have to come to an end, The Big Breakfast, the band Sleeper and (we thought) the Wispa. So what can we learn from that Leeds fans? Perhaps a Facebook campaign could get your unbeaten run reinstated, otherwise just deal with it. Your season has entered it’s second phase.
Great teams prove themselves […]

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Leeds finally sign former Leciester and Charlton midfielder

by Josh on October 25th, 2007 | 190 words | 7 comments

Quite a few Leeds fans have appeared out of the woodwork this season, adopting a Yorkshire accent and claiming to be ‘back from ‘t pit’ when in fact they have spent the last few years following the Premier League and distancing themselves from Yorkshire’s third best team. And it is not just fans that […]

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Leeds Showing The Spirit Of A Champion (Or A Promoted Side)

by Josh on October 22nd, 2007 | 232 words | 1 comment

In the nineties it was offered said that Manchester United were lucky, after all they always got that last minute goal that saw them escape with three points when they hadn’t looked to deserving of it for 89 minutes (or 97, in some cases). But it wasn’t luck or coincidence, it was the ability to […]

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Can Leeds’ Kandol Thrive Without His Partner In Crime?

by CaughtOffside Team on October 17th, 2007 | 345 words | no comments

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This time, COS reader Jack ponders the ins and outs of Leeds’ resurgence.

So Leeds Uniteds unbeaten run continues, in rather uncertain […]

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