Watford vs Leeds United Vicarage Road 3pm, 09/04/22 Ah Leeds. That one of two times a season that I forget how much I hate the players that play for my club and get behind them 100%. The one of two times a season I forget about the stupid things that happen to my club and have a laser focus of wanting to win at any and all costs. That one of two times a season that for 90 minutes (plus 8 added minutes if we’re ahead), I’ll be nice to every Watford fan I know. Why’s that, I hear you ask? Because I truly despise Leeds United ‘Football’ Club. I hate everything about them. Their decrepit old stadium which they think is the Yorkshire Maracana. Their need to put ‘Yorkshire’ before everything that has a passing resemblance to something else, like Pirlo or Tea or the internet. Their awful kits, their need to bring football into every other sport played there, like boxing or Cricket. And as for that dreary ******* dirge they sing, I think ‘Marching On Together’ even tops the national anthem for the most boring and horrific song in the history of humanity. But what do I hate most? Their fans. Every time we’ve played these morons, it’s a horrific and nauseating experience. Generally unemployed missing-toothed simpletons, they follow their club everywhere they go. Lacking other hobbies such as washing or being sober, they usually smash up the places they visit, embarrass themselves in pubs and other public areas and happily abuse any opposition fan that happen to get in their way. We went through a nice, comfortable period of beating them heavily all the time, ruthlessly punctured by a simple end of season game at the end of the 2012/13 season. I don’t really want to tread too much old ground as, and you might have noticed, it’s still somewhat raw. They could have happily joined us in stopping their geographical rivals getting promoted but no, instead they laughed and celebrated like they last won a trophy (30 years ago in case you were wondering) whilst they deliberately injured our goalkeeper and lobbed one over a part time barman in injury time to stop us. They celebrated like they did 30 years ago, when they last won something. Leeds fans celebrate preventing Watford promotion, the closest thing they've had to success in 30 years, 2013 Of course, they don’t have geographical rivals. They have to be rivals of the ‘big boys’ like Man Utd and Chelsea. Two teams who are so far in the distance from them, they might as well still be stinking out the Championship. Oh, what fun years they were. The whole reason I don’t dislike Frank Lampard is because of what he did to them. Glorious. 30 years since this ‘massive club’ won something, by the way. Frank Lampard ruining Leeds, again. 15/05/19 THE TOWN Leeds Cathedral during week day rush hour, 2018 Leeds, ever the massive exaggerators, call themselves a city. It’s not really a city, is it? Sure, it has a rubbish cathedral which has seen less action than a Watford FC YouTuber’s bedroom but ‘city’? I beg to differ. Although they did have a massive push for the community to get involved in the building - as the photo below shows. Leeds 'Build Our Cathedral' Campaign, 1983 (colourised) It has an airport too, you know. But it’s shared with Bradford, so it’s Bradford’s as far as I’m concerned. If something is yours, you never share the glory. Unless you haven’t won anything for 30 years. I read that it’s the ‘16th busiest airport’ in the UK. Just behind Aberdeen, which I don’t believe even has an airport and London City - which I’ve never even heard of. Leeds fans arriving at Leeds/Bradford Airport for 30th anniversary conference of 'when this massive club last won something', 2022 And that’s about it. The Yorkshire Dales are about 20 miles away so you can’t count them. Thankfully. After all, you wouldn’t count ‘London’ as a part of Watford. Leeds fans enjoy the scenery in the Yorkshire Dales, 2022 Truly one of the most nondescript places in the world, nay, the galaxy. Nothing ever (non-football related) happens. I did knock a glass off the table in a restaurant in Leeds once. I said it was an accident but it wasn’t. Oh yeah, they have Yorkshire Cricket Club there. Awkward pause. Awkward pause. But no doubt that’s now in Bradford too. Still at least Yorkshire have won something in the last 30 years, unlike Leeds United. A busy day in picturesque Leeds, 2022 They have a shopping centre. Called Trinity. Heh. Indeed. I think the thickos up there wanted the ‘St Pancras Station’ eye-blinding white effect mainly as it stops them from seeing how each other look. We wouldn’t want a day to day fashion show would we? Oh yeah, let's stick a bunch of fake dinosaurs in there. For no reason. Idiots flee an approaching T-Rex during The Great Dinosaur Attack at Trinity Leeds, 2018 Nothing much else they are famous for. Emmerdale. An ongoing soap about a farm. No one of note has ever graduated from the programme to be a big deal in Hollywood. A couple have gone on to marry Premier League footballers. The ultimate career path for people up there. I suppose it’s hard for people in the city when their most important institution hasn’t won anything in 30 years. EDIT: I’m told that Jenna Coleman was once in Emmerdale. The one from Doctor Who? Point stands. Give me a shout when she’s in a Marvel movie or two. Jenna Coleman as 'Seth Armstrong', Emmerdale, 2007 FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM LEEDS One or two of these may be very subjective as to ‘famous’. On the list I’ve seen, James Milner is 6th. Which says it all. Mel B of The Spice Girls is from Leeds. Yep. Disappointingly, actor Malcolm McDonald is from Leeds. Probably why he did that movie about being crazy and smashing things. It happens after 30 years of not winning anything when you’re a big club like Leeds. Malcolm McDonald watching Leeds Utd vs Aston Villa, 10/03/22 Of the others, Chris Moyles is on the list. To be honest, he’s probably their most famous person ever. And Leigh Francis. That guy who is that bloke off the Juice programme. The horrific Juice programme. That only a certain demographic watches. Sorry not sorry. He probably got the idea from living in Leeds. Where the population have suffered from their football team not winning anything for 30 years. THE TWO TEAMS Not that Leeds are particularly successful anyway. Which makes their attraction to non-Leeds people rather strange. 3 League Titles, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, two Charity Shields and two of the made up online-only Twitter tournament called the *checks notes* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Not exactly even Arsenal level is it? The way their fans bang on, you’d have thunk that they’d won 5 Champions Leagues, 33 League Championships and had Lionel Messi lining up with Ronaldo up front. No, they have a guy who wants to leave in the summer called Kalvin and some Brazilian who is guaranteed to be at a Spanish club next season. Players don’t want to play for big teams that haven’t won anything for THIRTY (30) years. News report of when Watford beat Leeds in 1992, the same year the massive Yorkshire club last won anything Had we been anything above absolute ***** this season, Leeds may have been looking a bit worried over their shoulders. Instead, they are breathing a sigh of relief that they are kicking around down the bottom when horrific sides like Us, Norwich and Everton are about. There’s little to no point in rehashing anything about our season, we’re **** and even if we scrape out a win from this monstrosity of a game, we’ll still not survive. Leeds have a bunch of players out. But they have a rookie coach who is relatively decent and is making them fight. Watford squad and coaching team(s) pose with supporters, 2022 Us? Well, our defence is split apart with a long ball from a 74 year old and we broadcast it social media for the likes. Telling every team that our defence is so bad even a 74 year old can beat it with a simple through ball. Of course, the people who say our defence is fine stay silent at times like this. Like normal, as long as we have a good day out. Basically no one with a brain cell thinks we’ll stay up. 99.9% of Leeds fans think Watford will be a PL team next season.
Not sure what it is but there is something in that opening post that suggests you're not a big fan of this massive club?!
Probably feel more like an away game with us defending trying to counter attack and in their usual attack mode .
Leeds score right before half time for 1-0, we miss a few good chances in the second half, begin to lose all shape as we desperately try to (and fail miserably to) attack, Leeds get another one between the 85th minute and added time for a fairly simple 2-0 win.
Brilliant review - I think it may upset a few of their knuckle draggers. Massive game, win this and HMS Survival is back on track. Watford 3-1 Leeds COYH.
One of the all-time classic reviews. ps the facsination with dinosaurs in the shopping centre was apparently an attempt to make their last league title look "modern day".
Meant to be going to Dam tomorrow night but sleazyjet have cancelled the flights so I have to watch this. Fuming.
This is exactly the type of game we win to give us renewed hope for a few days before another soul destroying loss, so genuinely think we'll win this one. Great preview though, one of the best this season. Learnt a lot. If a link to it isn't on their own forums within the hour I'll be surprised.
Win or bust, all or nothing, live or die, sink or swim, 10 pointer. WFC 1 (Sarr) LU 3 (VAR 2, Ref (pen))
Great review. I loved that match in 92, famous for Cantona missing the 1 on 1 with Suckling. Two weeks later he was off to Utd and, I don’t think you realised it, but they didn’t win another cup after he left
It annoys me when people think @GoingDown is just a troll. He’s the amongst the brightest this forum has to offer. Bravo.
Chris Moyles and Leigh Francis are two of the most pathetic specimens on the celebrity circuit, both of whom only operate when surrounded by "yes" men. You lose a mark for forgetting Leeds' favourite son Jimmy Savile though. Leeds fans are, along with Luton fans, probably the only bunch that you wouldn't be surprised at all if they punched a toddler or stamped on a geriatric's head.
Every time I've been to a game against Leeds their fans have been a pain in the ar5e apart from the play off final where every one of them I met was decent. Surprising considering the magnitude of the game they just lost
Foster Kiko Kabasele Samir Kamara Sissoko Louza Kucka Sarr JP Cucho Bachmann, Masina, Cathcart, Nkoulou, Kayembe, Cleverley, Sema, King, Dennis Watford 0 - 2 Leeds 'Orns!
What the **** is this? Foster Demerit Henderson King Young Spring Stewart Chambers Mahon Mackay Bangura Or close to that.
Assuming Everton lose at lunchtime and we beat Leeds by 8 goals or more, we'll be out of the bottom three by 5 o'clock on Saturday. COYH!!
Another week,another simpering email from the characters in 'Just William' in the marketing department and a reminder about season ticket renewal. I have replied requesting if Mr P would have the decency to reply to one of my last three,if at all possible? Failing that I'd take a reply from Mr Benn,I'm not proud! Great preview GD,no chance that the match will be as sprightly. I shall be following from my bunker, prior to a trip to Covent Garden. Good luck to the brave souls who attend.
I disagree we have had something like 18 not must win’s at home already this season how many lives do we get, this is a MUST WIN!
That was excellent @GoingDown . Well done and a lot of research, I agree with one of the posters above, got to be one of the best this season and there have been some very good ones. I have no real ill feelings towards the White half of Yorkshire - their brand of football is, well, interesting to say the least. I am still surprised they sacked the old man, but the Amercian guy they have now seems pretty good. Certainly had a good start under him. I said it before and I'll say it again - I think Leeds are safe already. For them, this is not really a "must win", more of a "can we grab a point". For us, it's the total opposite. We just cannot drop anymore points at home. We have earned S E V E N points at home all season. That is pathetic. We earned more with GT in 99/00 when we finished with a total of 26pts. We need to get something out of this - we win, we might move back above Dyche's bore boys, and if the early kick off goes well... we could also move level on points with Everton. But that is all "if, buts and maybes". What we need is points. A defeat here, and whatever sim survival hopes we gained after last night's result will evaporate. Start on the front foot, go at them from the off. If we go ahead, don't sit back and protect a 1-0 lead, we're Watford, we cannot do that. Let's hope if Roy starts Kucka, he's hauled off at HT. Sarr needs to have a better game than he did at Anfield also. Watford 0 Leeds 1
