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Blues handed Leeds (A) in third round
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2 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:00:20
I live in Leeds and will most definitely be getting tickets to this. I fricking hate Leeds United with a fiery passion. I want to see us absolutely destroy them.
3 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:00:06
COYB
4 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:04:30
I live 6 miles from that ground and I back you up 100% with that
Had stick from them since Aug 1990 at Goodison when I was just 15
horrible set of fuckwits
5 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:14:30
6 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:21:39
7 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:24:07
8 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:28:08
9 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:33:30
10 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:32:44
But Leeds fans were the worst I've seen. Saw a Forest lad, or maybe there were two, set upon by about 100 in the town centre. A frantic woman looked round screaming, "someone do something". Against 100 thugs? What exactly? Bloody mindless nutters, and one horrible, classless Bates as owner (always assuming he is the owner).
But only been to Elland Rd to see Spain France. Leeds was good that day: what a town centre roar when Seaman saved Gary Mac's pen!
11 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:38:23
12 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:37:45
Difficult draw but at least it's not premiership opposition. And if we get through, a fair few of the premiership teams will be out. Let's hope we put a good team out, as we have a good chance of winning this cup.
13 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:44:14
14 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:43:55
Leeds fans, horrible, once witnessed a massive brawl when Cardiff came to town.
15 Posted 30/08/2012 at 22:53:50
Even if Everton lose, if Leeds do too then I can live with it.
Can't wait to dump them on their arrogant arses.
16 Posted 30/08/2012 at 23:16:12
17 Posted 30/08/2012 at 23:20:13
Even me dad the most mild mannered of men said they were dirty, I honestly thought they just gave what they got.
Eddie Gray on the wing, makes Cristiano Ronaldo look like an ale house player.
19 Posted 31/08/2012 at 00:18:03
Also,David O'Leary. A proper gent, all round good egg but,, I wouldn't allow him to run the cage of my granddaughters's hamster
20 Posted 31/08/2012 at 01:32:39
21 Posted 31/08/2012 at 02:15:32
It was a brutal atmosphere outside after the final whistle, Leeds everywhere, nasty. Got out without a scratch, ended up getting hammered in a local alehouse with decent Leeds fans and 2 cars of us – Z-Cars of us!!!
22 Posted 31/08/2012 at 02:21:39
24 Posted 31/08/2012 at 02:33:51
26 Posted 31/08/2012 at 07:53:32
27 Posted 31/08/2012 at 09:31:31
28 Posted 31/08/2012 at 09:52:35
I think we will win, but it will be tight for sure.
29 Posted 31/08/2012 at 11:23:46
Got Chris in East Ardsley and Ben in Robin Hood so plenty of Blues about I reckon!
30 Posted 31/08/2012 at 09:55:39
I've lived in Leeds since coming here for uni as an 18yr old in 1996 - great city, horrible, stupid fans. Been to every game Everton have played at Elland Rd since '96 - unfortunately had to go in the home end on a few occasions, and once had the extreme misfortune to hear them shouting racist abuse at Danny Cadamarteri at the same time as having a number of black players in their own team (not that if they didn't it would somehow be ok, just shows the depth of ignorance).
I was at Elland Rd last time we played in April '04. I had the company season tickets and was in the Director's box. At the end of the game I've got my fists cleched in the air in isolated celebration, surrounded by grumpy Leeds fans. I looked around hoping to see the odd Blue...sure enough I turned around to see the great Brian Labone (RIP) with a great crimson smiling face, shaking his fists in front of him. For 5 seconds or we just stared at other, fists shaking screaming 'YEEEEEEEEESSS'.
A precious memory for me.
31 Posted 31/08/2012 at 14:22:43
Strangely, despite not liking the city much and thinking Leeds fans are awful I have a strange soft spot for them. Probably as we could have suffered a similar fate. I'd like to see them back I'm the Prem.
I hope we run riot on them in the cup.
32 Posted 31/08/2012 at 14:54:20
The Battle of Goodison” was an ugly game, pockmarked with violence, and staggers onto this list with “love” and “hate” tattooed on its knuckles. The adage was that if you stood up to Leeds they bit back twice as hard. At Goodison that afternoon not only did the Everton players stand up to them, but the crowd did too. Throughout the game angry faces in the stands were clenched like fists.
Famously, a tackle by Willie Bell on Derek Temple knocked him out cold; Brian Labone later told writer James Corbett that they thought Bell had killed him. After the “tackle” – and the howls from an increasingly feral crowd, referee Spokes escorted the two teams off the field for a cooling off period.
Cushions, hats, and all manner of debris were tossed onto the pitch – Leeds players feared a lynching – and winger Albert Johanneson was flecked with racist phlegm. Amidst the carnage, Leeds managed to score.
This is a lesson that history isnt always written by the victors; Leeds had won the battle of Goodison; but they went on to be remembered as the bullies. Everton evolved into “The Three Graces”, with the saintly skills of Alex Young. Leeds were to become infamous for their brutally successful football; more totalitarian than total.
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1 Posted 30/08/2012 at 21:55:53