Even heroes need something to do
The declines of Gelhardt and Meslier are regarded as mysteries but their underperformance might be quite simple: neither of them, in different ways, has had enough to do.
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2024-25
A collection of 50 posts
Leeds United 1-0 Harrogate Town: Only clues to take you through
This was a match when fans were looking for answers, forgetting that football is essentially unsolvable and that should be why we love it. Never mind love! give us final judgements.
Hull City 3-3 Leeds United: Somewhere, over the bar
Illan Meslier could have just left it all alone and let things take a quieter course. Goalkeeper? More like, let in a goal to keeper things interesting... er.
Leeds United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers: Rodonball in hell
Farke finally realised that Eustace was pushing Leeds into a Rodon-dominated hell and that the answer to how the hell he was going to score against John anyhow was by going to hell himself and getting Rodon out.
Derby County 0-1 Leeds United: Rough, smooth, Ampadu
Sometimes Leeds can get trapped by their own smoothness. Ethan Ampadu's performance was the rough edge that let Derby think they were in a game — the wrong game.
Stoke City 0-2 Leeds United: All tomorrow's parties
The silhouetted Leeds players celebrating were more substantial than the shadows of their Elland Road editions who have been darkening trips away.
Leeds United 4-0 Oxford United: How good does this need to be?
This is the thing about 'needing' an exciting playmaker — it may not be necessary. Leeds should be getting promoted anyway with our frantic curly haired one who just wants to be liked.
The path to 105 points is through Ethan Ampadu's knee, probably
If away form was that easy, Leeds United would have been the first Premier League champions as well as the last First Division champs.
Preston North End 1-1 Leeds United: Why are you like this
Sometimes we just have to accept people for who they are when they're doing what they always do.
There goes Jonny Howson
Let's have a party and invite everyone. Even if they play for Middlesbrough now.