Norwich - 22nd January - 24/25

January 23, 2025

Leeds United v Norwich City

Wednesday 22nd January 2025 - Elland Road, Leeds

2024/25 Season


I was very thankful that we’ve had a run of games which have meant there hasn’t been much travelling for me. I know there are plenty of fans who have travelled from afar to the games but as it took me such a long time to get the strength to set off to the game tonight, I was grateful for only having a 20-minute drive to Leeds.  Having Leeds in my life at least made me make an effort and as always, once I met up with other fans, chatted or took their photos, my mood and energy levels did improve. It was nice to talk to some fans from Berlin at Billy’s statue as that is where my mum was born.


Team:  Meslier, Ampadu, Rodon, James, Byram, Bogle, Rothwell, Aaronson, Piroe, Solomon, Tanaka..

Subs: Gruev for Tanaka (55), Firpo for Byram (55), Ramazani for Solomon (74), Gnonto for James (74), Guilavogui for Rothwell (89).

Subs not used:  Darlow, Schmidt, Wöber, Joseph.


Leeds won the game 2-0 with goals from Solomon (1), James (65)


Attendance:   35,157, 954 Norwich fans.

Referee:  Matthew Donohue.

Booked:  Tanaka, Byram, Rothwell, Piroe.


Leeds got off to an even better start than they did against Sheffield Wednesday when Solomon scored again but within a minute after a great cross from James. I’d only just got into my seat and saw the ball hit the back of the net in front of the South Stand. Sadly, the anticipated continuation of Leeds challenging didn’t happen as the game felt very lethargic without too much movement going forward. I was thankful for the half time whistle even though we’d had a chance just before the break when the keeper saved from Bogle.


The second half started off in the same way and when Tanaka brought their player down and the referee spoke to him, I hadn’t realised he’d been booked early in the first half. I’d seen Byram booked but missed this one. When Farke had our first subs ready to come in was unanimous around me that Tanaka would come off as a tactical sub which proved to be the case. It took for the subs to come on for the game to spring into life and although Leeds had come close to scoring, it didn’t take long to get a second goal on the day.  This time Solomon was the provider as he put a cross to the left of the goal for James to score in front of us. Ramazani saw the keeper make a great save from his shot from the edge of the box too. Norwich tried getting into the game in the last 10 minutes when they started to get in plenty of spaces down the wing, but Leeds held firm getting a second home win, three points and another clean sheet this week.


We head to Burnley on Monday who won 5-0 away at Plymouth today, keeping their promotion hopes alive too. It will be a challenging game I’m sure but as long as we turn up and compete, anything can happen




 See you there, LUFC – Marching on Together!


April 29, 2025
After Game Celebrations Monday 28th April 2025 - Elland Road 2024/25 Season What a night and it wasn’t finished there because at the final whistle, the fans carried on singing as the team came out to celebrate being promoted to the Premier League. This is how to celebrate as we stayed for a good hour after the end of the game enjoying the atmosphere and the moment and what a moment it was. This was the night that we were robbed of when we were promoted under Bielsa, and it shows how much we relished the chance to celebrate in style tonight. We even wore the microphone out at the end of the game! It still feels quite surreal that we have been promoted when we had two games still left to play. With one game left, we are back in pole position at the top of the league. I want nothing more than to get 100 points and win the league at Plymouth at the weekend. With both us and Burnley on 97 points it will go to the wire but make us even prouder Leeds by staying at the top.
April 29, 2025
Leeds United v Bristol City Monday 28th April 2025 - Elland Road 2024/25 Season First of all, I want to thank Leeds United and Joe Rodon for giving my granddaughter Alexis an amazing experience as a mascot tonight. Coming out to the sight of scarves waving all around the ground that had been donated by the club plus the tremendous noise of us singing Marching on Together is a moment she will never forget. After the last year we have had as a family culminating in my husband’s death and the subsequent grieving for him, I don’t think I can underestimate what this evening has meant to us all. Alexis was like a giddy kipper especially as she hadn’t got too much sleep last night as she was so excited. We headed to the ground very early to ensure we didn’t have any traffic issues. Luckily, we arrived in good time and after waiting with her at the West Stand main entrance, my granddaughter Hannah and I then headed into the ground although separately. I can’t remember the last game I’ve been into a home game so early, but it gave me a chance to catch up with other fans before kick-off. It was a proud moment seeing Alexis come on to the pitch with Rodon. A big thank you to everyone who told me they appreciate my posts today because as always they are gratefully received which makes it worth doing.
April 29, 2025
Leeds United v Bristol City Monday 28th April 2025 - Elland Road 2024/25 Season That'll teach me to take so many photos last night as it's taken until 9am to whittle them down. All photos will be on my website very shortly where I share my love of Leeds United with fans around the world. First of all, I want to thank Leeds United and Joe Rodon for giving my granddaughter Alexis an amazing experience as a mascot tonight. After the last year we have had as a family culminating in my husband’s death and the subsequent grieving for him, I don’t think I can underestimate what this evening has meant to us all. Team: Darlow, Ampadu, Rodon, Bogle, Gruev, Tanaka, Piroe, Gnonto, Solomon, Aaronson, Firpo. Subs: Bamford for Piroe (81), Ramazani for Gnonto (81), Joseph for Aaronson (86), Guilavogui for Tanaka (86), Byram for Firpo (89). Subs not used: Meslier, Gray, Cairns, Wöber. Leeds won the game 4-0 with Tanaka (21), Gnonto (55) and a Ramazani brace (82, 90) making it a convincing win. Attendance: 36,310. Approximately 1,900 Bristol fans. Referee: James Bell, Booked: Tanaka. Leeds started off well attacking the South Stand and could have taken the lead three times in the opening minutes. Their keeper made a couple of good saves then from a corner we caused problems in their area before Solomon sent a great cross into the box for Tanaka to put the ball into the net. Having had a goal by Solomon disallowed for offside shortly before (replays later showed this was a correct call), it was nothing more than Leeds deserved. When Solomon was put through again, their keeper managed to sit on the ball and catch it at the second attempt to prevent us taking a greater lead. From a corner, Tanaka headed into the side netting but despite al the pressure we went into the break with only the one goal in front. There was a great atmosphere below the stands and luckily it was only a beach ball that hit me in the face as someone said I should have headed it. At least it created a laugh. The second half saw Leeds batter their goal, but they somehow survived the onslaught when first Firpo then Gnonto were denied a goal and Bogle saw his shot hit the post and bounce back. Leeds saw a fantastic pass out of defence from Piroe that went straight into the path of Gnonto who ran forwards and put the ball into the net to increase our lead. Ramazani had only been on the pitch for a couple of minutes after replacing Gnonto, as another attack saw Bamford win the ball and set Firpo up to send a perfect pass into the centre for Ramazani to score. Now there was no way back for Bristol. To be honest there was only one time in the first half when Darlow did a kamikaze run off his line that Bristol came near, but we were able to thwart the attack. We hadn’t finished though as another perfect pass from Gruev set Ramazani on his way to score a second goal on the night and be the crowning glory which he celebrated with a somersault and back flip.  See you on Saturday for the last game of the season. LUFC – Marching on Together!
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