Rob Parker | January 25, 2010
League One outfit secure points victory
Leeds are through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after the BBC handed them victory over Spurs. Like most viewers watching the match, OTP thought that Jermaine Beckford’s late penalty was an equaliser but it is now being lauded as the “matchwinner”.
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Rob Parker | October 20, 2009
How beach balls can be used to help, not hinder
Leeds keeper Shane Higgs showed Pepe Reina a thing or two about putting beach balls to good use when he blockaded most of his goal with inflatables ahead of last night’s clash with Norwich.
OTP suspects they have some very pleased sponsors this morning after this cheeky [...]
Rob Parker | May 14, 2009
West Yorkshire Police tackle hooliganism by making fans collect tickets in service station on matchday!
Millwall fans have been offered the chance to pick up a League One play-off semi-final ticket, a Big Whopper and a Costa Coffee in one go. Lions supporters’ tickets for tonight’s clash with Leeds are only being made available today, and [...]
Dan Morris | April 26, 2009
In the wake of Southampton’s point deduction and relegation this week, OTP looks at the English clubs which have been left looking like a bunch of bankers.
1. Leeds United
Peter Ridsdale led Leeds to football’s archetypal financial meltdown. While they only cost small change compared to the millions spent on managerial compensation and outlandish wages, Ridsdale’s [...]
Rob Parker | April 10, 2009
Petition to award Leeds 1973 Cup Winners’ Cup trophy
A Yorkshire MEP has launched a petition to have Leeds United’s 1973 Cup Winners’ Cup final defeat to AC Milan investigated in a bid to have the trophy awarded to United. Milan won the match 1-0, but the result was overshadowed by suspicions over a number of [...]
Rob Parker | March 3, 2009
Leeds forward hoses down the pitch?
Leeds United’s Argentinean striker Luciano Becchio grabbed his side’s equaliser against pink-clad Oldham last night and celebrated in quite bizarre fashion. This still shot captures Becchio in a stance that wouldn’t look out of place in a urinal, although the rest of the celebrations would!
What was he up to? Find [...]
Rob Parker | March 3, 2009
They do a lot for charidee, mate
Oldham Athletic donned a one-off neon pink strip for last night’s televised match against Leeds United to help raise funds for the Victoria Breast Unit at the Royal Oldham Hospital, which neighbours Boundary Park. After a 1-1 draw manager John Sheridan said: “It was always going to be a [...]
