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Spent quite a bit of time with Reaney at a holiday centre where he used to do coaching sessions. Lovely bloke, bags of energy.
I see Leeds are 2nd now and play Bristol city on sky tonight to go back top.
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Apr 28, 2025 - 11:19 AM
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Tall Guy
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According to the match's Wiki entry, "Leeds were on the wane" in '74, and Liverpool were set for another fine run of seasons.
The Leeds United directors made a huge error after winning the league title (Liverpool finishing second, Man U being relegated - if Carlsberg made football seasons…) by appointing Brian Clough as manager to replace Don Revie, who left to manage England. The truth is that The Don had kept an aging side together for too long, and considering his team were ruthlessly professional on the field, he was too sentimental off it. He regarded the players as family, where other winning managers saw them as chess pieces to be replaced when past their best, or where a better player could be signed.
Leeds reached the European Cup Final in the 1974/75 season, dispensing of Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona on the way - not bad for a team “on the wane”. I suppose it shows the levels they attained previously. Pity that our directors, as so often, seemed to be our own worst enemies.
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Leeds winning at half time. Should've had at least another 2 goals.
Overall very good team effort but will need to be much more clinical n less wasteful in pen box if they want to do better in the Prem.
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What's with all the yellow in the stadium? Thought it was Norwich for a moment.
This season’s away kit has proven to be very popular - I’d have bought one myself, if I were a rich man.
But he spent all his disposable money on soundtracks!
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Don't own one except a 60s retro England 66 red shirt, with no6 on it, when west ham won the World Cup. .
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Apr 28, 2025 - 4:53 PM
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Jim Phelps
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According to the match's Wiki entry, "Leeds were on the wane" in '74, and Liverpool were set for another fine run of seasons.
The Leeds United directors made a huge error after winning the league title (Liverpool finishing second, Man U being relegated - if Carlsberg made football seasons…) by appointing Brian Clough as manager to replace Don Revie, who left to manage England. The truth is that The Don had kept an aging side together for too long, and considering his team were ruthlessly professional on the field, he was too sentimental off it. He regarded the players as family, where other winning managers saw them as chess pieces to be replaced when past their best, or where a better player could be signed.
Leeds reached the European Cup Final in the 1974/75 season, dispensing of Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona on the way - not bad for a team “on the wane”. I suppose it shows the levels they attained previously. Pity that our directors, as so often, seemed to be our own worst enemies.
Cheers, TG. I do enjoy reading those tales of Leeds United. So many sport fans don't know nor care about their "beloved" team's history, but you clearly do.
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