When Ken Bates announced Neil Warnock as Simon Grayson’s successor, I have to admit, I was totally taken aback by it.Warnock had been amongst the bookies favourites throughout the two weeks of speculation thatprecededhis appointment, but I think I can speak on behalf of most fans when I say, none of us ever expected it to actually happen.It wasn’t that he was wrong for the job, on the contrary, .. more …
We’ve all (or almost all) chanted “Bates Out!” at some point. We’ve been frustrated by the lack of clarity at the club. We’ve been fed up with young stars who don’t produce the goods. Players have embodied the club of recent years: nearly limitless potential, no results. Despite the talent of our team, the massive and undivided support-base of England’s third biggest city, a global following .. more …
Neil Warnock has wasted no time setting out his stall at Elland Road. Despite not officially taking charge until today, Neil couldn’t resist an input in Saturday’s 3-2 win over Doncaster Rovers , constantly on the phone to caretaker manager Neil Redfearn throughout the game, Warnock also gave the half-time team talk and issued tactical orders including a change of formation and Robert Snodgrass’ .. more …
With new manager Neil Warnock watching on, Leeds United came from two goals behind to stun Doncaster Rovers and send Neil Redfearn back to the youth team with a win.Leeds trailed 0-1 at the interval after some absent defending forced Andy Lonergan to come out and try to pluck the ball from a Doncaster Rovers players feet. Unfortunately, the ball ran free to Bogayoko and with Lonergan still down .. more …
Thanks to Tony Grenall for taking part. We last met in October when Leeds won 3-0 at the Keepmoat. Has much changed for Doncaster since then? A major change at the Keepmoat has been the departure of financial backers Dick Watson and Terry Bramall, thereby making finances apparently tighter than usual. However, this hasn’t stopped the influx of loanees and free agents as the Willie McKay influence .. more …
Over the years The Scratching Shed has always drawn criticism from a section of the Leeds United fanbase for what is considered to be a hypercritical stance on Ken Bates. Some would, and indeed have, gone as far as to say that the writers of this site are so clouded by an anti-Bates bias that we refuse to accept other factors are to blame for what I personally consider to be, a failing Leeds .. more …
Ken Bates’ latest excuse for Grayson’s sacking is that with a squad of 28 we shouldn’t be signing new players, and Grayson’s work with the current squad has not been good enough. Question-marks already hang high above the last bit of his statement. But what about squad sizes?I have a deadline to meet so let’s keep this short: I’ll take the bottom three clubs, the three mid-table clubs (which .. more …
I was catching up on the latest episodes of Shameless when the idea for the shoddy Photoshop work you can see came about. In the context of the current situation at Elland Road, the dialogue from the opening titles seemed so incredibly apt – particularly the part about allowing something we hate to continue without forcing revolution.During Shameless’ opening titles, the fictional character .. more …
Coventry have suffered a double injury blow ahead of the visit of Leeds after Sammy Clingan and Richard Wood were ruled out for weeks through injury. Both players failed to finish Saturday’s game at Reading due to groin and knee injuries respectively. City already have five players ruled out through injury, with none expected to return against the Whites. Neil Redfearn has no new injury worries .. more …
Match day started at Leeds City Square where hundreds of disillusioned fans gathered to campaign against Ken Bates’ ongoing reign of terror. “Bates Out” chants were echoed repeatedly as the 800+ strong army of Whites fans marched towards Elland Road, determined to make their voices heard.The numbers involved make it hard for anyone to dismiss the overwhelming feeling of disillusionment shared by .. more …