Coventry City - 28th September - 24/25

September 29, 2024

Leeds United v Coventry City

Saturday 28th September 2024 - Elland Road, Leeds

2024/25 Season


After another challenging week with an 8-hour a&e visit on Monday and my husband being admitted to hospital for tests on Wednesday, once again I thank everyone for their kindness and concern which is appreciated. With it also being the anniversary of my mum’s death today, it’s no wonder the tears flowed at times and my legs went to jelly. Thankfully Leeds got a win with three goals and another clean sheet which went a long way to taking my mind off things. As a family we have to take each day at a time. I know we are not the only family going through traumatic times as others, including some close to us, are dealing with their own traumas. As always, the Leeds United family all come together to support each other through times of need.


Team: Meslier, Ampadu, Rodon, Struijk, Aaronson, Bogle, Firpo, Jospeh, Gnonto, Gruev, Ramazani.

Subs: Tanaka for Ampadu (41), Piroe for Ramazani (70), Byram for Firpo (82), Rothwell for Joseph (82), Schmidt for Gnonto (82)

Subs not used: Darlow, Bamford, Gelhardt, Debayo


Leeds won the game 3-0 with goals from Gnonto (16), Bogle (49), Piroe (79)


Attendance: 36,625 with approx. 2,900 Coventry fans

Referee: Gavin Ward

Booked: Rodon


Within minutes of the start Bogle went flying into the air near the box as Leeds were awarded a free kick. It didn’t take long to take the lead though as a move involving both Aaronson then Firpo with a great pass, saw Gnonto hit a first time shot into the roof of the net. That steadied the nerves especially when we had a chance to double the lead shortly afterwards as the keeper saved Gruev’s shot. Ramazani was the next one to see the keeper tip his shot over the bar and shortly afterwards Joseph saw a shot saved. Just before half time Ampadu went down injured, and the trainers came on. He didn’t last long after that as he went down injured again so was replaced by Tenaka. The score stayed at 1-0 to Leeds as we went into the break but it was good to see Leeds shooting, catching the opposition out, instead of trying to walk the ball into the net.


The second half was only a few minutes old when Leeds did double their lead. Leeds attacked the Kop, with Ramazani receiving the ball from Bogle before passing it back to him to score. A great ball from Tanaka to Gnonto on the wing saw him take the ball forward before passing to Piroe who scored a third goal on the day. Coventry had their first shot of the game in injury time with Meslier making a good save to keep the clean sheet.


With two away games at Norwich and Sunderland next week, it was good to get another win to keep the pressure on other teams around us in the top six.


See you soon, LUFC – Marching on Together!

Legends Evening - June 2025 - Reaney, Gray & Martyn

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Leeds United, We'll Support you ever more, We've only got one song!

June 6, 2025
A selection of Leeds United Songs from 1960 to the present day, sung by Leeds United fans Friday 6th June 2025 On 2nd September 2023, I was lucky to be invited into the director’s box at Elland Road to watch the game against Sheffield Wednesday alongside Mick Hewitt, Gary Edwards and Tony Winstanley. We had finally achieved our ambition of recording Leeds United Chants and Songs from the terraces, that had to overcome the hurdles of being curtailed during the covid pandemic and many other challenges. Both the Leeds United Foundation and the Leeds United Academy received equal shares of the £6,605.16 proceeds of our CD sales after costs had been taken, and we were extremely proud to hand this amount over to officials at Leeds United. As always, none of us were gaining anything personally from sales, it was always going to be for the good of our club. The good news is that 99 of these songs and chants are now available on Spotify HERE for anyone who prefers to download their music. Again, any money raised will be shared between the Leeds United Foundation and the Leeds United Academy so please continue to support the club. Below is the introduction for the songs to give some context to the recordings plus the thank you to all those Leeds United fans who took part. Sadly, we have lost some of those who were there for the recordings since then.

Paris 1975 - 50th Anniversary

May 28, 2025
Paris 1975 – 50th Anniversary 28th May 2025 I cannot believe it is 50 years to the day that I set off for Paris for the European Cup Final. Initially I didn’t get one of the 8,000 tickets for the game despite it being my 70th game of the season but ended up with two. I was going with or without a ticket and got mine through my friend Carole’s season ticket as she got one with her programme tokens as well. By travelling with the club to the final it meant I got a further ticket as we’d travelled to Barcelona in the previous round with them. One lucky Leeds fan who I knew was the recipient of the second ticket for face value outside the ground. Sadly, when we finally got to our hotel, we had to wait to be allocated our rooms before heading to the ground which took ages. I always regretted not going with the Harrogate trip as we did to Anderlecht earlier in the competition as I felt we missed out on the build up to the game by getting there late. We did manage to walk around the ground to soak up the atmosphere once we arrived and it was good to get photos and have our photos taken by loads of Leeds and German fans before going into the ground. I had a fantastic view behind the goal on the front row of the upper tier next to the clock. The whole night was magical from the start, and it had been perfect, with Leeds fans singing na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, Leeds United for the first time. It was an incredible feeling being in the stadium and when Peter Lorimer smashed the ball into the net in front of us, I immediately looked at the linesman and referee only to see them both award a goal before celebrating. It was only when Beckenbauer went over to the referee that things started to change and we couldn’t believe it when the goal was disallowed. I’ll never forget being cheated out of our rightful trophy and we will always be Champions of Europe. WACCOE. My first book Follow Me and Leeds United includes all my recollections from this game and the previous rounds for those interested. Watch out for the Paris 75 documentary which I’ve been interviewed for with the official trailer released at 8.30pm, Wednesday night - PARIS 75 - Official Trailer  . The finished film is now coming out end of August/early Sept by independent filmmaker Harvey Marcus. PARIS 75 Official Trailer out May 28. My new independent documentary, PARIS 75 - the final football tried to forget. A film about a season, that match, and those fans that shaped the identity of what it means to be a Leeds supporter. Please join/share the PARIS 75 - The documentary FB group for more info and cinema dates and a chance to win a PARIS 75 print signed by Allan Clarke. WACCOE.
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