Sir_Edwin_Gray
Active member
Leikkaaliimaa ei yleensä aja asiaansa, mutta tuumasin laittaa tämän nootin luettavaksi (alunperin Waccoen sivuilta). On sen verran kiteyttävä ja erityisen kiinnostavalta taholta...
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As a rule I dont normally post on forums such as this, but as a result of last night I felt compelled too.
For the last three seasons I have watched as the team I adore has fallen from the brink of brilliance to the brink of extinction, even 18 months ago we didnt know if Leeds United would exist from one week to the next. Step in Ken Bates and Blackwell.
I was dubious to say the least, another 'colorful' chairman and an un-proven manager, I was expecting a Manchester City freefall.
How wrong I was.
Last night for the first time in three seasons I was proud to be a Leeds fan and saw players who were proud to pull on the shirt and fight for every inch. I saw a manager standing on the sidelines passionate about his job and players who had acheived despite everything that was thrown at them and despite, I am ashamed to say the skepticism of many of us. To think when he took the reins he had one single player and the possibility of not getting paid month to month, what has happened is nothing short of a miracle.
To me it seems like there might be a light at the end of a very long very dark tunnel, and win or lose at Cardiff, the turn around has done us all proud and has done the legacy of a great club with huge characters justice and lets make damn sure those of us going to Cardiff let the manager and players them know that.
I have seen many touching posts on different sites today about my grandmother and grandfather being 'with their boys' last night and I have no doubt in my mind they were, I also believe that Grandad will be smiling to himself at the similarities between when he took over the job and the challenges he faced, and those of Kevin Blackwell.
Thank you Kevin and the boys, you did us all proud, and you did many proud who are no longer around to thank you.
MOT
Aidan
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As a rule I dont normally post on forums such as this, but as a result of last night I felt compelled too.
For the last three seasons I have watched as the team I adore has fallen from the brink of brilliance to the brink of extinction, even 18 months ago we didnt know if Leeds United would exist from one week to the next. Step in Ken Bates and Blackwell.
I was dubious to say the least, another 'colorful' chairman and an un-proven manager, I was expecting a Manchester City freefall.
How wrong I was.
Last night for the first time in three seasons I was proud to be a Leeds fan and saw players who were proud to pull on the shirt and fight for every inch. I saw a manager standing on the sidelines passionate about his job and players who had acheived despite everything that was thrown at them and despite, I am ashamed to say the skepticism of many of us. To think when he took the reins he had one single player and the possibility of not getting paid month to month, what has happened is nothing short of a miracle.
To me it seems like there might be a light at the end of a very long very dark tunnel, and win or lose at Cardiff, the turn around has done us all proud and has done the legacy of a great club with huge characters justice and lets make damn sure those of us going to Cardiff let the manager and players them know that.
I have seen many touching posts on different sites today about my grandmother and grandfather being 'with their boys' last night and I have no doubt in my mind they were, I also believe that Grandad will be smiling to himself at the similarities between when he took over the job and the challenges he faced, and those of Kevin Blackwell.
Thank you Kevin and the boys, you did us all proud, and you did many proud who are no longer around to thank you.
MOT
Aidan