Darren O'Dea ⭑ From A-Z since '92
Coming from Celtic as United's main summer signing, with Champions League experience behind him, Darren O'Dea was lumbered with the impossible task of bringing stability to an increasingly chaotic club.
The only sane thing at Wembley was going to see Marcelo Bielsa
A bright yellow bucket hat, a blue and yellow bar scarf, a Newell's Old Boys top in the England end: everyone else might have thought it was mad, but it was the only thing there that made sense to me. If that was you, remember: a man with new ideas is a madman, until his ideas triumph.
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The only sane thing at Wembley was going to see Marcelo Bielsa
A bright yellow bucket hat, a blue and yellow bar scarf, a Newell's Old Boys top in the England end: everyone else might have thought it was mad, but it was the only thing there that made sense to me. If that was you, remember: a man with new ideas is a madman, until his ideas triumph.
Dan James scored a great goal for Wales, amid the thieves of joy
Leeds can hand Dan James a laptop full of shot-data analysis, remind him of his triple play-off pain and the scar running down his brow, give him a brick and ten minutes and let him get it all out of his system.
Darren Kenton ⭑ From A-Z since '92
Darren Kenton's entire career reads like a Leeds United A-Z, but despite playing with everyone from Paul Heckingbottom to Radostin Kishishev he still thought Elland Road might be the place for some 'stability'.
Leeds United 0-0 Brentford: Transmissions
This is not, I should make clear, me wishing for a synchronised around-the-grounds transistorcentric thrillfest settling our relegation chances on the final day. But at least that wouldn't be boring!
Making no mistakes
A lot of us spent the 2010s pleading with Leeds United to even vaguely gesture towards being normal, and now here they are at last: officially not a laughing stock.
Darren Huckerby ⭑ From A-Z since '92
In 1997, a 'computer survey' predicted Huckerby would 'one day break the world transfer record at more than double Alan Shearer's £15m'. No wonder Peter Ridsdale was interested.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds United: Thumping on the door
Daniel Farke's best plan against Crystal Palace would have been luring referee Thomas Bramall to some abandoned building on the morning of the match, perhaps on the pretext of getting Pat Bamford's autograph, then bundling him into the basement and locking him in.
Champions League 2001: Leeds United vs Lazio
Legendary goalkeeper Dino Zoff was their manager. They had players like Diego Simeone, Alessandro Nesta, Juan Veron, Simone Inzaghi and Dino Baggio. And they all stayed at home so Leeds were reacquainted with Fabrizio Ravanelli, out of Middlesbrough.
Danny Webber ⭑ From A-Z since '92
All told, since taking charge at Bramall Lane, Neil Warnock had signed 45 strikers. In the end the partnership he was looking for was Neil Shipperley and Danny Webber.