Good Morning. It's Tuesday 13th February, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road ER Journo worried about repercussions following Bamford's antics Elland Road journalist Adam Pope is concerned about repercussions following Patrick Bamford deliberate handball in Leeds 3-0 demolition of Rotherham at the weekend. The 30yo is no stranger to controversy. He feigned getting struck in the head by Anwar El Ghazi, getting the Dutchman sent off during the infamous 1-1 draw against Aston Villa in 2019. Similarly, he was responsible for Asmir Begovic's red card during Leeds 1-0 win against QPR. Both red cards were later rescinded His latest antics will annoy many officials, putting scrutiny on both himself, and his team mates. For someone believed to be one of the most intelligent men in football, his decision making is somewhat shocking! According to Popey: “Firstly, it’s hilarious because as we’re watching on the monitor for the restart he’s trying to say, having pointed to his elbow to the whole of the East Stand, he’s telling Andy Madley that it was above the t-shirt line. “It’s one of those where he’s done it, he’s probably totally expecting it to be ruled out. It isn’t, and then add to that the club’s social media after the game, ‘They all count’. “[Daniel] Farke said it’s like one in 14 that’ve gone Leeds’ way. Overall, it should be ruled out, it’s a bad miss by the officials, clearly. I think revelling in it a little bit is not a good look, because that will come to bite Leeds somewhere later this season.” please log in to view this image Time to rest Archie? With 2886 minutes of game time under his belt already, Archie Gray has proved invaluable during his maiden season at Elland Road, but with Connor Roberts raring to go, is it time to give him a well deserved rest? His adaption to the right back role has been seamless. It's a role he adapts for King and Country, so we shouldn't have been too surprised that he has been able to plug the gap. Archie is strongest in midfield, as proved by his stats. He is Leeds leading tackler in their entire squad, but has yet to really make his mark down the right wing, contributing just assist in 33 appearances for the Whites this season. In Roberts, Leeds have a specialist International wing-back that may offer that little bit more fluency down the right hand side. That's not to diminish Grays performances in any way. Archie has been a revelation this season, but it's virtually impossible to come up with a sentence about him without mentioning he's only 17? please log in to view this image It takes a brave person to bet against Leeds at the moment Writing his Sky Sports Championship predictions, former White turned pundit David Prutton will be backing Leeds all the way. The Hull born midfielder spent three years at Elland Road between 2007-2010, making 67 first team appearances. Swansea's shock win at Hull on Saturday will no doubt give them confidence, but Leeds are on a roll. It takes a brave person to bet against them at the moment, as Prutton explains:- "Swansea plucked that win at Hull City pretty much out of nowhere on Saturday! They were in no kind of form at all, but that just shows what can happen in this league on any given day. “Can they replicate that performance against Leeds? It is a big ask as Daniel Farke’s side are steamrolling everyone right about now. It could be close down in South Wales, but I can’t back against United at this moment.” please log in to view this image
Excellent result tonight, even better as soton dropped points. Thanks for the link ell, they even changed the source when it went all jackson pollock. MOT
