I’ve been thinking about promotion, and I’ve decided I’m against it.
The Square Ball Week: We Are Destroying Football
Marcelo Bielsa believes that one day beauty will win, and that winning isn’t worth it without it.
The Square Ball Week: Cleaning Up
Marcelo Bielsa has never looked or sounded more like a Leeds fan than when he was using Salim Lamrani’s arm to demonstrate the strength of different punches, trying to establish what level of violence the FA finds acceptable against a Leeds player.
The Square Ball Week: Written & Performed
Leeds are going on with the show, starting from the top and following the same script.
The Square Ball Week: Love Burning Out
Marcelo Bielsa is synonymous with burnout. But aren’t we all, nowadays?
The Square Ball Week: Too Pure
If Marcelo Bielsa takes Leeds up he’ll atone for our past excesses; but excess, now, is what the Premier League expects
The Square Ball Week: Making It Count
In a 46 match season, it’s not only about who plays at the end.
The Square Ball Week: Pushing My Love Over
One of my favourite Leeds United photos is of the squad from the 1989/90 Division Two title winning season.
The Square Ball Week: The Perfect Match
Leeds and Bielsa are a perfect match; like Fred and Ginger, or Sid and Nancy.
The Square Ball Week: Revie & Bielsa, Modern & Anxious
English football’s battle to protect its culture against foreign influence, and Leeds United