Hull City v Leeds United MATCH THREAD

Why do Leeds fans think they are the biggest team in England - THEY'RE NOT !!!![/U]

 

Dont think it will suit either team to be honest.

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We dont think that at all !!

 

I agree, but it could end up being a deciding factor. Tired legs and an uncertain bobble can result in mistimed tackles or embarrassed goal keepers.

 

You seem to have a superfluous "that" in your post.

 

You can't assume the Don's reasons for choosing not to sue. Possibly he decided it was more trouble than it was worth with the allegations having already been dropped.

 

If rachubka was in goal for us then I would say 6 nil to you lol, mis timed tackles that would be odea he has tackled himself twice this season, If AoB is back fit then he will make a difference, I can honestly see this being a 2 all draw tbh.

 

"For those of you who don't know, Revie made an enormous success of managing Leeds from 1961 until 1974, winning league titles, several cups and European trophies.

He then became the England manager, where his record was anything but spectacular, and in 1977 he suddenly resigned - the first man to do so from that post - to manage the United Arab Emirates team.

Revie angered the Football Association by selling the news of his resignation to the Daily Mail, before the FA received his formal resignation letter.

The FA then suspended Revie from football for 10 years on a charge of bringing the game into disrepute. All this is recounted by Henry Winter but - as with Revie's Wikipedia entry - the real reason for Revie's downfall is airbrushed from history.

For the true situation we have to turn to the Daily Mirror cuttings library and the memoirs of the late Richard Stott, a former editor who, in 1977, was one the paper's senior reporters.

With evidence from the former Leeds goalkeeper, Gary Sprake, he exposed Revie as a match-fixer. In fact, it was when Revie discovered that Sprake was about to spill the beans that he vanished to the UAE.

It's all there in Stott's book, Dogs and Lampposts (memo to Henry: turn to pages 173-181).

Once Revie had taken up his job with UAE for £340,000 a year (a colossal sum in those days), other witnesses came forward. One of them, a respected player and manager, Bob Stokoe, told how Revie tried to bribe him to lose a match.

By the time Stott had completed his investigation he was able to present the FA with a 315-page dossier cataloguing Revie's long period of corruption.

Revie sued the Mirror for libel, but he did not pursue his legal action. The FA simply swept it all under the carpet, though it did issue the ban on Revie.

 

If they had so much proof why were the allegations dropped?

 

So you can assume then? Plus not all allegations were dropped. Do you not think the level of his punishment implies a bit more than the poor timing of a press release?

 

I didn't assume, hence why I said possibly.

 

I don't work for the FA.

Maybe they didn't want to open the can of worms, as quite possibly plenty of people accepted his bribes and the game here would have taken a massive hit.

Better to sweep it all under the carpet.

 

Not all were, plus there's some speculation that it wasn't in too many people interest to open up the whole can of worms.

With what's come out since, if Revie had been as straight as you're trying to paint, he'd have stood out as a football oddity. Elton John said he thought the pop business was crooked until he got into football.

 

Assume, speculate, balance of probability, guess it amounts to the same thing, you just assume it's one way because of the implications if it's the other.

 

I think the pitch, your possible fitness issues having a more tiring game and less rest and our ability to contain Snodgrass will be key elements.

 

Will Chris Moyles be there on Tuesday?

****ing love that guy.

 

I must be unique as I can honestly say I've never heard him. I'm aware of the name and a feeling he's a bit of a phoney and i think he's described as fat, but that's the limit of my knowledge. oh hang on, I think he's a radio presenter, which tends to mean dickhead.

 

I think tiredness will be a key factor, but webber looked very sharp when he came on, and if snoddy is up for it then he will be hard to contain, and the fact he is now captain seems to have had an affect as well, if we can keep it nil nil till half time we might have a chance dont fancy us to chase the game at your place even with our record of scoring late late goals.

 

You should tune into radio one when big Chris is on air.
Moyles and 'comedy Dave' will have you in stitches.

What with those two and Dominic the news bloke, it's pure comedy gold.

 

You got any injury niggles from the weekend?