Bruno Ribeiro ⭑ From A-Z since '92
Bruno Ribeiro took squad number 10 and took it back to its roots. His passing range, short stature and sharp tackling temper off the left were the nearest thing to a modern John Giles.
Bruno Ribeiro took squad number 10 and took it back to its roots. His passing range, short stature and sharp tackling temper off the left were the nearest thing to a modern John Giles.
Pairing England's most-hated footballer with England's most-hated football club would have sunk the likes of Emlyn Hughes into tabloid column apoplexy for months. Which would have been fantastic.
Leeds United's young players had two games left to seal promotion to the First Division. Two games for their own fans to resist giving these weak boys a good shaking.
As a replacement for Lee Chapman, Leeds United's record signing looked completely lost. But as himself, Brian Deane was the player of the year.
Leeds United were on the brink of promotion back to the First Division. But by showing their best form away from Elland Road, they were risking their reputation in their home city.
Uruguay's poor form has been, one reporter wrote, 'not a surprise, but the chronicle of a disaster foretold'. Marcelo Bielsa, of course, has heard the arguments. He doesn't agree with them.
By the time he got into the Championship with Leeds United, Bradley Johnson had learned how to win an argument — and win over the doubters. Ken Bates was making a mistake by trying to turn the fans against someone who would just turn them right back again.
Injuries were threatening Leeds United's promotion bid, and the club called for more backing for its young team. But even the local ghosts weren't interested.
Leeds United's chairman, Alderman Clarke, was looking for common cause among struggling football clubs. What he got was to be put back in his place.
Sometimes Billy Sharp looks like he has solved goalscoring, with the power to make himself inevitable in the right places at the right times. Although being in a Sheffield United shirt usually helped too.