Hull City v Leeds United MATCH THREAD

No !!!!! sorry, can't see where it says he was found guilty of any wrongdoing, just two bitter men crawling from the woodwork with wild accusations

 

http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/leeds-united-don-revie-and-a-40-year-old-slur/

 

GARY SPRAKE:

"I didn't have to get involved. The story was already written. They'd had a dossier on him for two years, had statements from people like Bill McGarry and Francis Munro [Wolves' manager and captain respectively] saying the same about Revie.

"I spoke the truth when I said I knew of two games he tried to fix. Some Leeds players can't get over it. I'm the black sheep because I've said something 'wrong' about the great Don Revie. He was a fantastic manager, but flawed. He was often too cautious and negative, filling our heads with boring dossiers about inferior teams instead of letting us off the leash. When he finally did, in '72, we thrashed Southampton 7-0 and Manchester United 5-1 and were absolutely brilliant.

"But I stand by what I said. Near the end of a season, Revie would ask certain people [opponents] whether they would like a nice holiday. Because I said that, some team-mates have blown me out of the family... I told the truth in '78. Not one person sued me. When I had to finish at Birmingham, aged 28, no one from Leeds got in touch. The bribery story broke and suddenly I had calls from Billy [Bremner] and Don. A testimonial and a job were offered. Revie arranged to meet me at a Leicester hotel. My solicitor went instead. The paper paid me £7,000. If I'd taken what he offered, I could have made £20,000. But it was about principle, not money. My conscience is clear."

Sprake still has cordial relations with some former Leeds players, including Charlton, Cooper and Terry Yorath. He believes those who "bear a grudge" include Clarke, Jones and Paul Reaney. "Paul and me were best mates. We went everywhere together - even shared double beds! When he broke a leg at West Ham in 1970, putting him out of the FA Cup final and the World Cup, I spent the night at the hospital.

"I wrote to Paul asking if he'd contribute to the biography. He replied saying, 'We disagree with what's in it'. How could 'they' know what's in there? It's not a kiss-and-tell thing. I've learnt to accept I'm not welcome at Leeds, even though I still have feelings for the club. Theirs is the result I look for first and I'm really hoping they can get up via the play-offs. Maybe attitudes will change if they read the book."

Sprake would welcome a reconciliation and was delighted that Eddie Gray, to whom he had last spoken in 1973, hugged him before they aired their differences on Radio Leeds. Gray has pledged to seek his readmission to the fold, but an imminent return is unlikely. Sprake has lived too long with the contempt of ex-comrades to hold his breath."

Shame on Leeds.

 

Oh dear, a vermin fanzine article...

Hardly convincing as objective mature journalism.

More squealing 'victimised' shyte from some desperate Leeds nonce who probably isn't even from Leeds

 

Revie was banned for 10 years, effectively ending his career, reportedly for a mistimed press release. To most it's obvious there was more to it than that, hence the continued comments.

Would you have laid back and let the stories run and accept the end of your career if you were innocent, or would you have appealed or sued those that have never dropped the allegations?

 

Someones getting angry, because their argument is getting ripped to shreds, why don't you **** off to the Grimsby board you ****ing clown

 

A moment of self realisation.

 

Sounds like you're the one throwing a histon whoops I meant hissy fit, my spud-cultivating friend, to be sure at all

 

You ****ing losers will be saying we bribed the four points from you this season, get over it you sad ****ers, you'll never win anything, you'll never be a big club, you'll stay in the lower leagues forever.
go pester Grimsby

 

starting with the racism now eh,

 

No.

 

Both clubs are currently at about their career average position give or take a few places.

 

Since when was there a race defined as 'spud cultivators'?

 

correct

 

what are spud cultivators?

 

How come you support the England B team ?

Are you really Irish or just another English born pretender?

 

Funny how we lost the games we were accused of trying to fix, yet still "won everything through bribery"

 

What the **** as it got to do with you numbnuts?

 

begorrah, the foighting oirish of leeds!

 

Nah, think about it. The successful ones are bound to keep quiet about it.