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Terry Venables, pointing, as if he's just walked past Mark Bosnich drinking brandy and smoking a cigar the night before a game
The Wizard of Oz

Terry Venables and the Goblet of Brandy

Maybe Venables’ time in charge of Viduka, Kewell, and Okon as Australia manager can tell us what could have been at Leeds.
Joel Griffiths playing for Australia, before Kevin Blackwell ruined his life
Below the belt

Joel Griffiths wants a fight

Kevin Blackwell described waiting for Griffiths' international clearance as "close to a violation of human rights", then ruined his World Cup dreams by not playing him anyway. It's a wonder they didn't get on better.
Neil Kilkenny isn't shouting at Ken Bates in this picture, but he might be thinking about it
Killa vs Bates

TSB Guide to Neil Kilkenny yelling at Ken Bates

"I did blow a kiss. I can't stress enough that it wasn't to the fans. He [Bates] didn't blow a kiss back — he just sat there with a stony face."
Jacob Burns wearing Leeds United's beautiful yellow Strongbow shirt
All yellow

TSB Guide to Jacob Burns

The point is, the lad loved a tackle and a scrap.

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Elland Road, 1972:

50 days that changed Leeds United forever.

The cover of See You Win: TSB & Trevillion special issue bookazine, featuring a collage of Paul Trevillion artwork by Ed Cowburn
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  • Big Jack and Don wanted the Cup
  • Paul Trevillion wanted to thrill
  • Elland Road, 1972 —
  • 50 days that changed Leeds United forever

A 160 page special publication by The Square Ball, Paul Trevillion and Leeds United Supporters’ Trust, to celebrate Leeds United winning the Centenary FA Cup in 1972.

When Don Revie picked up the phone to call Paul Trevillion, he thought he was getting a public relations expert. What he got instead was a true born artist, a whirlwind of ideas and action, a charismatic tempest. Revie soon nicknamed him, ‘The Beaver’.