Crying for the moon: Leeds vs Wolves, 15th October 1938
Two teams with strong youth policies, two teams selling their best players to north London. Was it 'crying for the moon' to want quality players to watch?
Two teams with strong youth policies, two teams selling their best players to north London. Was it 'crying for the moon' to want quality players to watch?
A few years earlier Rose Lee had promised Don Revie she could lift a curse from Elland Road by pissing in all four corners; perhaps a faint aroma remained, sending Frank Lampard round the twist.
Match of the Day's usual policy was not to sensationalise violence. But a fight between two high profile personalities raised new questions about the role of media in football and society. To Norman Hunter, though, it was all panto.
Haaland was serious about not taking things too seriously, and it was a big difference for Leeds to have a player in the middle with so much personality.
Leeds United have a proud history of mechanised smothering, of centre-backs patrolling halfway and ticking off efficient 2-0 wins.
I'm not sure the players were as sanguine as Daniel Farke. They are the ones on the pitch feeling the purgatory, and while it might be their own fault, that was always the point of purgatory anyway.
When, years from now, fans are still remembering screamers by him, Mowatt can be satisfied that he did what he set out to do in football: be noticed.
Just give it Colin until the end of the season.
On 27th October, 1906, a young Leeds City footballer died during a match against Burnley. That much was known. But over the years what else was known about him has become mixed up and forgotten. Here is the story of the death of David 'Soldier' Wilson, and the story of his life.
The Rangers players were each on a £20,000 bonus, but Howard Wilkinson wasn't thinking that far ahead. He said he didn't even know how many teams would be in the Champions League. "I was too scared to think about it."