2016-03-19 18:53
Two great articles in The Guardian yesterday and today. Todays article which can be found here details how Ken Bates won back control of Leeds without offering the largest bid. Yesterdays ar… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
About a year ago I posted about the launch of the Royal Families charity. The Wives and Girlfriends of the Reading Footballers got together under the banner of the Royal Families charity, w… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
We made it to the start of the season although at the time of writing we are currently 1-0 to Tranmere. It has been a horrendous summer culminating in the Football Leagues decision to dock u… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I feel a new chant coming on-9, -9, -9-9, -9, -9-9, -9, -9-9,-9.So having started the season on -15 points we have managed three straight wins (including two in the league) and now stand on… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
It is fairly depressing to watch most of your home being broken up and put into a skip but that is what has been going on over the last week or so. After a long saga of inaction and many ph… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
I guess this is another story about common sense or lack of itThe sort of issue that we need to tackle at a detailed level where the ordinary people of this country can see that what is happ… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
I missed this story which surfaced about a month ago. How old does the gentleman above look to you? 52? 62? Well actually he is 72 but clearly over 21According to the BBC "Supermarket staff… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
More news on the flooding front as Gordon Brown attempts to persuade the electorate that he handled the flooding crisis well.According to MSN "The Prime Minister has appealed to insurers to… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
According to the BBC "The Football Association has informed Leeds there will be no more action over the decision to dock them 15 points." I cannot understand why the FA refuse to act. We wer… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
The next phase of the restoration of our house has begun. However this is just another way of saying more demolition has taken place as the floors and skirting boards come out. The good new… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
So why am I backing Nick Clegg?Well I suspect that this will be a two horse race with an extreme outside chance that it might just become a one horse race! I assumed that Steve Webb would al… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
Leeds have moved quickly to appoint a new assistant manager following Gus Poyet's move to Spurs. In comes Dave Bassett who has worked with Dennis Wise at previous clubs so hopefully this a… Read More
2008-11-13 06:15
Call me old fashioned but I am not impressed with this sculpture which was unveiled in Trafalgar Square yesterday on the fourth plinth. How this fits in to Trafalgar Square's environment is… Read More
2007-11-16 17:59
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2007-10-31 12:14
The report in yesterdays Guardian stating that the Government has cleared up the rubbish tax confusion did not to my mind clear up the confusionIn the article itself it seemed that there wer… Read More
2007-10-30 13:10
Apparently the government in the form of Ruth Kelly is planning "a big increase in access to 'personal travel plans' after trials showed huge decreases in car travel for only a few million p… Read More
2007-10-29 23:15
Leeds are now sixth in the table after just thirteen games of the season and a mere four points off the top spot. Next weeks away trip to Carlisle should be interesting given the current sta… Read More
2007-10-22 12:56
I was sent the following by friend and it precisely sums up the way I feel about modern life in the UK. Source unknown but this theme is one that The Liberal Democrats could do well to expl… Read More
2007-10-15 17:38
According to Sky News Ming has quit as party leader. The announcement was made by Simon Hughes and Vince Cable. Vince takes over as acting leader pending the election of a new leader.Good… Read More
2007-10-15 15:43
11 Games into the season and we are sitting in 12th place in the top half of the table and unbeaten so far. We are a mere 4 points off the playoff places and 6 points away from the automati… Read More
2007-09-23 17:00
Now we are out of the relegation zone properly following yesterdays 2-0 defeat of Swansea. That makes seven straight wins and equals our start to the 1973/74 season when we won the title! A… Read More
2007-09-15 22:54
This story about pregnant women getting cash to have a good diet really got me thinking.Where has all the common sense gone?Nobody disputes that a healthy diet is a good thing for pregnant w… Read More
2007-09-14 23:27
Given the depressing start to this season things have not developed badly. Ok there is still plenty of opportunity for things to get worse but six games, six wins, eighteen points and a goal… Read More
2007-09-08 17:38
The Football League docked Leeds United 15 points. I still cannot work out why they were docked any points let alone 15!Anyway five games of the season have now elapsed. Five Games, Five W… Read More
2007-08-03 11:00
We have eight days to go until the new season kicks off and the Football League are still refusing to release the golden share to Leeds. According to the BBC the Football League wants them… Read More
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