Moscowhite • Daniel Chapman, Author at The Square Ball

Green stink lines

Four seconds for the last four: 49ers and Jimmy G in a play-off smell test

Time for some good old fashioned pathetic fallacy, Jimmy Garoppolo dragging a sled of brandy like a rescue husky through a blizzard.

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Clarity

Leeds United 0-1 Newcastle United: What not to do

I'm not advocating for calm acceptance but I wonder why Leeds couldn't keep their cool given how often they've played this game.

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Back to school

Wednesday 12th February, 1969

In 1969 Leeds United were going for their first league title, but before a Wednesday night match with Ipswich Town Jack Charlton had some time to spare. So he went back to school.

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Yer dad's banned

Off their backs

If only there was one dream left in football that wasn’t worth a dollar, writes Moscowhite.

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Dose of rest

Bielsa before Newcastle says it’s important to be loved and have a nice lie down

It's sort of astounding when Marcelo Bielsa is talking about how us, we, fans, thee and me, have made him feel.

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Slimezone!

Here’s the 49ers taking on slime monsters, SpongeBob and the Cowboys in a wildcard play-off

Don't forget the Niners have hitched themselves to the Leeds United funtrain, and anything play-off related just isn't going to be that easy.

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Worldies

If Leeds Under-23s go down, they’re taking a Puskas Award with them

Gelhardt, Dean, Miller: what the kids do for Jacko from long range feels like the one thing missing from the first team.

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Play on

West Ham United 2-3 Leeds United: Party fears three

Leeds, brave, played, won, didn't whinge, and can now feel the cool breeze of nine points between them and the relegation places.

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Opportunity knocks

Bielsa before West Ham unleashes one hundred Drameh-tic puns

"Leeds is a city, a club, a fanbase, that leaves a mark on someone who's been a part of it."

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Centre what

Junior Firpo is fitting in and moving about

Leeds United's left-back says he's fitting in well. Oh, and he fancies playing centre-half one day.

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Body-bag game

49ers took their play-off hopes into overtime, kept fighting

It's a few weeks since we checked in with our San Franciscan kissing cousins, and already this weekend it was the vital regular season closer.

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Out of the hat

West Ham United 2-0 Leeds United: Now you don’t

Just for a moment the FA Cup held magical third round possibilities for Leeds United.

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Sometimes

Bielsa before West Ham says everybody hurts

Don't say Joffy, don't say Joffy, please don't say Joffy, please please please don't say Joffy.

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Samu

Samu Saiz hits the top corner

Still aesthetic, still not promoted.

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Strong arms

Leeds United 3-1 Burnley: Hugs and squeezes

In so many ways growing up is the worst thing that can happen to anybody and Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United won't do it.

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Unfixed

Pawel Cibicki needs pals right now

Things have not been going great for Pawel Cibicki.

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