Monday 29 July 2013

Player Sponsorship: 1980s

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Someone put a link on twitter earlier about sponsoring a player; I wonder what the difference in cost is these days- maybe slightly more than a tenner to sponsor training kit?!

(The best I can do is 'mid 80s' for this! Also, I haven't tagged all the players in this- their is a limit to the number of characters in the labels. I deleted the players that the chances are I'll never post about again!)

Wednesday 24 July 2013

United are Back!

So, the off season; traditionally a time when I watch all of my old Leeds season reviews, in an attempt to keep me sane!

One of them is this one:

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I paid more than I should have to secure this on ebay a few years back, but the very things that make it look so shoddy are the things that I love about it! Massive, plasticky 80s video box, photocopied cover sheet, and hows this for a VHS label:

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It was, indeed, made with a label maker!

The name of this season review is a little misleading, as, although it was a good season compared to others around it, not even the most hardcore fan could claim that it resulted in us being 'back'.

An FA Cup semi-final, and a play-off final defeat (not even at Wembley in those days) were what we ultimately had to show for it.

For some reason, it's not letting me embed the video here, but if you fancy giving it a watch, here's the youtube link.

Tuesday 23 July 2013

Kelly or Kev?

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I get that football is an opinions game...

But whoever was of the opinion that Kevin Sharp was almost 50% more skillful than Gary Kelly was just thick.

Saturday 20 July 2013

The Return of Sully

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Monsters University out at the cinema, and Sully returns to Leeds... what better time to exhibit this incredible photoshop!

Thursday 18 July 2013

Crap Loanees as Pro Wrestlers #13

'Hulk' Hogan Ephraim:

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I'll be honest, I can't really remember how crap or uncrap Ephraim was for us. 

I saw him play against Oldham, and we won that one. He came on as sub in a couple of league draws, and he scored against Accy Stanley in the paint pot. 

That's about it, but, let's be honest, being a loanee, and having the name Hogan, he was never staying out of this feature.

Saturday 6 July 2013

Wednesday 3 July 2013

O'Leary's balanced squad... with Corinthians

For those of you that won't hear a word against O'Leary; here's a visual representation of his idea of a balanced squad. (Including a repainted Keane!)

Centre forward options:

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Centre forwards Keane, Viduka, Bridges, Kewell, Smith, Fowler

Left Back options:
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See it now?!

Monday 1 July 2013