Leeds United – The Square Ball: Recent Episodes
Leeds United – The Square Ball
Ahead of the new season for Leeds United the Opta numbers man chats about winning formations, James Trafford's record numbers and Anton Stach's elite company.
Ahead of the new season for Leeds United the Opta numbers man chats about winning formations, James Trafford's record numbers and Anton Stach's elite company.
In preparation for the playing ranking episode the lads come up with a new rating system, Dean breaks his NDA and famous Leeds United numbers are discussed.
In preparation for the playing ranking episode the lads come up with a new rating system, Dean breaks his NDA and famous Leeds United numbers are discussed.
How much?! The former Leeds United boss talks James Trafford, goalkeepers and what it takes to shoulder the heavy number one shirt at Elland Road.
How much?! The former Leeds United boss talks James Trafford, goalkeepers and what it takes to shoulder the heavy number one shirt at Elland Road.
An unbiased view of James Trafford from a Manchester City fan. And a biased view of England's future number one from a Leeds fan.
We need to acknowledge that LUFC is no longer the exception to modern football — and focus our attention more clearly on what else is happening in plain sight.
Our Leeds United phoenix club needs a lot of new players and some of them want a lot of money. Will Michael break his own hardline wage structure?
Our Leeds United phoenix club needs a lot of new players and some of them want a lot of money. Will Michael break his own hardline wage structure?
Just because Massimo Cellino has already liquidated Brescia doesn't mean he's going to stop taking their money.
Episode 47 of The Phil Hay Years and Phil takes us back to 2016 and a poor Leeds showing against QPR.
Episode 47 of The Phil Hay Years and Phil takes us back to 2016 and a poor Leeds showing against QPR.
Two down in Chicago, but four goals in response means Leeds United's heroes come home from USA with the Premier League Summer Series in the bank. Book the open top…
Two down in Chicago, but four goals in response means Leeds United's heroes come home from USA with the Premier League Summer Series in the bank. Book the open top…
We don't know what Ethan Ampadu saw when Leeds United approached him three years ago, but we're glad he did.
LU Americas chair Chris Padden jets in to chat about the appeal that Leeds United holds in the USA as the Whites embark on their American tour.
LU Americas chair Chris Padden jets in to chat about the appeal that Leeds United holds in the USA as the Whites embark on their American tour.
It's the end of the season and everyone's pitiful contracts are expiring. Will anybody be retained at the Leeds United phoenix club? Probably not.
It's the end of the season and everyone's pitiful contracts are expiring. Will anybody be retained at the Leeds United phoenix club? Probably not.
Episode 45 of The Phil Hay Years and Phil looks back to one of Leeds more modern cult heroes - Luciano Becchio.
Episode 45 of The Phil Hay Years and Phil looks back to one of Leeds more modern cult heroes - Luciano Becchio.
The World Cup has ended in a hilarious cloud of thuggery and now it's back to business as Leeds United prepare to head to the United States as preseason cranks…
The World Cup has ended in a hilarious cloud of thuggery and now it's back to business as Leeds United prepare to head to the United States as preseason cranks…
This week on the members show we have World Cup beef, behavioural science and you get what when you order a pizza?
This week on the members show we have World Cup beef, behavioural science and you get what when you order a pizza?
As the World Cup comes to an end, the transfer business is really beginning, with Leeds United set to capture Bosnian defender Tarik Muharemovic.
As the World Cup comes to an end, the transfer business is really beginning, with Leeds United set to capture Bosnian defender Tarik Muharemovic.
The financial disparity between the Premier League and the rest of Europe is no good for football. At least until Leeds sign Tarik Muharemovic.
Another Square Ball update after the news of ex-Leeds United chairman Ken Bates' death.
Another Square Ball update after the news of ex-Leeds United chairman Ken Bates' death.
Episode 44 of The Phil Hay Years and Phil takes us back to the glamorous trip to Neil Warnocks back yard for pre-season.
After Leeds United lost to Villa at the weekend there has been more noise about Daniel Farke's future at the club. But still he clings on.
Another tough weekend for Leeds United so we try to find solace via the misery of West Ham, Wednesday, Spurs and Scum et al.
Episode 12 of The Phil Hay Years we go back in time to when football returned post covid.
Episode 12 of The Phil Hay Years takes us back to that strange reality of football behind closed doors. Starting away at Cardiff.
Paraag Marathe blames other people for all that went wrong during his vice-chairmanship of Leeds United, but is that fair?
Another defeat for Leeds United leaves Daniel Farke teetering. Graham wonders if there's any way back for the German.
After all that has happened at Leeds over the last decade, I left Elland Road on Sunday reminded of just how little has changed.
Full time reaction to yet another defeat for Daniel Farke's Leeds side, at home to Aston Villa.
With not much football to talk about we turn to the next best thing. Obscure foods. Obv.
With the international break drawing to a close we eat cake, bovril on toast and Mexican Fanta to get us in the mood for Sunday!
English, Australian or Italian? Leeds United or Aston Villa? Title-winner Tony Dorigo has an identity crisis with things precariously balanced at Elland Road.
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines what LUFC is.
As an exciting international break draws to a close we talk about joy in Scotland and Ireland and what does tonights press conference in Uruguay mean?!
Leeds United won! And after last weeks Propaganda the question was - How much sadder could West Ham fans get? This answered and more!
I’ve always been superstitious about football, which has led to some ridiculous routines over the years.
Episode 8 of The Phil Hay Years takes us back to Daniel Farke's first win as Leeds boss away at Ipswich.
After an unsure preseason at the start of 23/24 episode 8 of The Phil Hay Years looks at those first wins under Daniel Farke.
The battle for a starting spot in Leeds United's defence is tight, and Friday night did little to change that definitively.
Hayden reflects on a good weekend for the Whites and a contract now signed for young Harry Gray.
Hayden Evans runs the agency that looked after Batts, Speedo and more recently the Gray and Cresswell families. Hayden reflects on a good weekend for Leeds United and a contract now signed.
After a few weeks of trying to take heart from stats rather than scorelines, Leeds were finally in the mood to make life easier for themselves.
We get into the big topics once again on the Members' Show including swan recipes. Of course.
Hold tight for flapjack unboxing, teacher sabotage and the legalities of eating Swans. Members' show innit.
Reaction as goals from star turns Brenden Aaronson and Joe Rodon secured the points for Leeds United.
Reaction straight from a rain soaked Elland Road as a resolute Leeds United side bagged twice early and then held off the Hammers.
This is the third issue of The Square Ball's 36th season and Leeds United's 2025/26 definitely-not-ending-in-relegation campaign.
Actor and musician Niall McNamee talks to Chris McMenamy about scrapping with Jackie Chan, imitating Steve Coogan and being asked to write a new Leeds song.
News from inside a sausage factory gets the lads thinking as new tour venue ideas pop up.
Michael is back against doctors orders and the lads tackle more questions from you subscribers.
With the Leeds United squad photo revealed, in our weekly roundup we remember childhood posters on bedroom walls. Who was joining the Whites on your wall?
Spurs fans don't know whether to be happy or sad and does this clip make the lads the most angry they've ever been on the show?
Phil takes us back to THAT press conference at Thorp Arch in episode 5. Behind the scenes of Spygate!
The Leeds United phoenix club edges closer to the start of the campaign, but not before we’ve flogged a bunch of Italian kids half to death in some money-spinning friendlies.
The Athletic’s Beren Cross is feeling good about Leeds United, but hopes the dominant performances turn into points after the international break.
With Michael laid up after surgery Chris joins the members show to talk actual football. Oh and toilet rolls.
Who springs to mind in a Leeds United 1 to 11? Is there enough respect on Farke's name? Oh and toilet roll.
Former Leeds United title winner Tony Dorigo on Gabi Gudmundsson, Jayden Bogle and the tight-knit group growing at Elland Road.
More clarity on James' injury gets us thinking about the shape of Leeds Unites front line and one Tony Yeboah.
We hear from despondent Bournemouth fans in the West Stand car park and we check in with how it is going over the Pennines.
Reaction moments after the whistle as Leeds United indulged in some January foot-shooting.
Full time reaction to another goalkeeping disasterclass from Illan Meslier. What now for the fumbling Frenchman?
"Ankergren was diving around, Kisnorbo was headbutting people’s feet." The coaching staff, players, fans, and reporters remember a glorious day.
The good news is that Leeds don’t have to play Blackburn again in 2024/25. If things go to plan, we won’t be playing them next season, either.
Full time reaction to a dramatic late finish on New Year's Day, straight from Elland Road.
Derby's biggest game of the season attracted their biggest crowd, and they even brought a drum. Welcome to hell. There's a Greggs by the megastore.
Play along as Chris Mac challenges Dan and Michael's knowledge of festive fixtures from the last ten years.
The mist engulfing the pitch is what I imagine the inside of Piroe’s brain looks like behind his hazy eyes, and in the middle of the fog he was pure hotboxin’.
Reaction to a Pair of Piroes and a comfortable away win in the Boxing Day fog at Stoke City.
The Yorkshire Evening Post's Leeds United writer joins us to report back directly from Daniel Farke's zesty festive press conference.
Welcome to Elland Road, where the wind blows in four directions all at once and our goalkeeper can be spotted outside his penalty area chasing after a balloon.
A naughty nautical flavour to this weeks members show as we ponder the pro's of holidaying to Englands south coast and Rob tells us how he would beat Aaronson in the fight of the century...
With yet another international break we play some fantasy football based on this years charity calendar...
There is a new film coming out starring a familiar face! What on Earth is going on!? This week on Propaganda...
Selfish QPR fans not engaging with Leeds means things take a very strange turn on this weeks Propaganda...
Them devils at Sky have been up to their old tricks again, recruitment staff turnover and we check in with Pep Clotet in Italy...
Personnel shifts upstairs at Elland Road and those dastardly devils at Sky have been up to their old tricks again...
Pep Clotet. One-time Leeds assistant under Garry Monk and Birmingham City manager, and now case study in unprofessional behaviour in the workplace.
Leeds need some skullduggery to add a bit of spice to this season. An EFL conspiracy here, a Millwall grass there. Anything to make it more interesting.
The Yorkshire Evening Post's Leeds United writer Graham Smyth relays Farke's frustration in the post-QPR press conference.
Farke fizzes as recruitment is reshaped. Graham Smyth from the Yorkshire Evening Post brings us the latest from Elland Road.
We answer important members questions and deliriously rank some Orta signings immediately post Millwall defeat...
Reaction to a Leeds United victory that was light on thrills, but it was a victory nonetheless.
Reaction to Leeds United's perfunctory performance against QPR and another three points.
Left back, winger or number 10? Former Leeds United player Aidan White talks about his time at Elland Road and the current state of play.
Left back, winger or number 10? Former Leeds United player Aidan White talks about his time at Elland Road and the current state of play.
Leeds’ latest defeat at The Den fit like an old pair of slippers, reminiscent of so many of those previous losses. But it wasn't entirely the same, either.
Leeds United tried to storm the capital but failed to defeat the blue 'Wall. Thoughts on the whistle.
Stunned reaction on the whistle, after Illan Meslier cost Leeds United two points in Wearside.
Our latest injury crisis has prompted suggestions Leeds should sign anyone from Sergio Ramos to Paul Dummett. At least these would be funnier.
Popey drops in from BBC Radio Leeds to assess Daniel Farke's record and gives us a peek behind the commentator's curtain.
As we wait on news of Gruevs knee injury, the lads ponder if it will all be ok. It will be won't it? WON'T IT?!
Double game week at Leeds United and a mounting injury list at Thorpe Arch. But we'll be fine right!?
A night that started with everything going wrong ended with Leeds having played with personality, graft, and a lot to be valued.
We debrief Leeds United's debut in their blue third kit, with a point secured at Carrow Road.
A point gained or two lost as Gruev joins the injury list? Full time reaction to Leeds United's midweek draw in East Anglia.
A bizarre wander around the football world post Coventry victory. Including a peak behind the gents toilet door...
This week's tour around the football fan channels takes us to Coventry via the urinals.
We dish out some FPL advice, rank more of Victor's signings and offer some horticultural help to a presumed Welshman.
Full time reaction to a settling win for Leeds United against the struggling Sky Blues.
Reaction on the whistle to a comprehensive victory at Elland Road, thanks to goals from Gnonto, Bogle and Piroe.
Ed Cowburn from Acid FC joins us to crown Leeds United as the best dressed team in English football!
Design master Ed Cowburn joins us to cement Leeds' credentials as the best dressed team in football.
We react to Daniel Farke's pre-Coventry press conference, with Minor Solomon out, Pascal Struijk a doubt and a question mark over Junior Firpo.
Will the Big Sexy Pirate make it on Saturday or will he sit it out like Solomon? We react to Farke's pre-Cov press conference.
If Billy Bremner could advertise Bisto gravy and Norman Hunter could advertise Jelly Babies, here are the brand partnerships we want to see today.
That young lad from Cardiff lets it all out in our weekly tour of football fan channels.
We're not quite sure exactly when we'll have 53,000 seats in Elland Road, but when it happens we've got some ideas for the project.
We discuss news, that we kind of already knew, of Elland Roads planned development. Oh and moon landings.
LUTV's Tony Dorigo joins us from the commentary box in South Wales to ponder how to turn xG into G...
Fan favourite and LUTV's Tony Dorigo joins us to dissect strange feelings around an away win at Cardiff.
Leeds' solid if unspectacular start to the campaign has failed to charm supporters. It would help everyone to find some common ground.
We tackled some of football's more obscure topics, including flesh projectiles flung from the terraces.
Despair, despair everywhere... but luckily not at Elland Road! And how delicious it is. This week on Propaganda...
Window = closed. Leeds = winning. International = break. Welcome to the stress-free life.
And... breathe! The window is closed, Leeds United are winning and we're into the first international break of the season.
The Big Sexy Pirate has been so quietly impressive I can't help but wonder how last season would have ended if he never got injured.
It took until the end of August, but Leeds finally delivered what supporters thought they would be getting in the opening match of the season.
Today on The West Stand... Graham Smyth of the YEP talks the state of the squad and a routine 2-0 win.
YEP journalist Graham Smyth discusses the mood of Leeds United manager Daniel Farke in the aftermath of a routine win!
Reaction on the whistle as goals from Mateo Joseph and Joel Piroe took care of the Tigers.
Full time reaction to another clean sheet and a win against the Tigers for Daniel Farke's boys.
Let’s face it, I am simply never going to care about an inverted winger as much as I do about what the kits look like.
LUTV commentator Bryn Law joins us in the studio to give us his insight on how Deadline Days have changed in football over the years...
Bryn Law gives us the inside scoop on The West Stand as Leeds United hurtle towards Deadline Day!
Sign them all! We analyse the final 24 hours of the transfer window and query Bannan's Bad Barnet.
Comedian and Leeds United fan Micky P Kerr joins us to discuss HUGE ideas about the past, present and potential future of football!
It’s quite possible that one of McCormack’s greatest moments in a Leeds shirt exists only in my imagination, so I had to ask him if it really happened.
With Leeds United winning we can gleefully roll around in the misery of others this week on Propaganda!
A year ago, my opinion on Brenden Aaronson would not have been safe to read — and I wasn’t alone in that.
It’s a wonder what winning can do to your mood, whether you’re a fan or a player or a manager. For everyone’s sake, I suggest we do it more often.
With four players reportedly on the way in, Michael looks forward to more maternal machinations. The latest from Elland Road.
One minute you're living vicariously through Georgi Rutter, the next you're falling for Largie Ramazani's YouTube highlights.
In the absence of much excitement at the weekend, Michael turns up the temperature in the studio with some hot chat.
Beren Cross joins us to chat about the incoming transfer stasis enveloping Leeds United.
It's four weeks since Leeds United signed anyone and stars have since departed. Beren joins us from Leeds Live to analyse the state of play at Elland Road.
If the money is there, get it spent. That way we’ll be able to forget this game ever happened, and make sure it's still a season that’s worth remembering.
Come on, you can do it. Join us as we analyse an incident free afternoon at the Hawthorns.
Full time reaction to an anaemic performance by the Leeds United yellows. Plus Extra Time for TSB+ members.
Tony Dorigo joins us on The West Stand to discuss Boro, Rutter and what it is like to be transferred...
On this edition of The West Stand, Leeds United left back supremo Tony Dorigo joins us post Boro to make sense of the wreckage.
Sadness swirls around Elland Road as we discuss a heavy defeat and Georgi on his way out the door. Sad face.
Nothing to see here. Just an awful 3-0 defeat at home and the news of gorgeous Georgi boy leaving. Oh Leeds United.
As we welcome Luke Ayling back to Elland Road it begs the question... do we care about the League Cup?
Souleymane Doukara might have rubbish, but that doesn't mean Leeds should never sign a baldie again. Will Almond is demanding we start a shiny new revolution.
The first Propaganda of the season as Leeds United draw 3-3 with new promoted Portsmouth.
Unfortunately it is excitable Portsmouth fans in this first Propaganda of the season. Leeds United doing Leeds United things!
Did I enjoy that? I have no idea. All I know is that it was pure, unfiltered Leeds U-fucking-nited.
The YEP's Leeds United reporter joins us to look back on the season's crazy curtain raiser.
The Yorkshire Evening Post's Leeds United writer joins us to chat about Leeds United's opening day ding-dong against Portsmouth.
Reaction on the whistle, just after the first crazy game of the Championship season at Elland Road.
This is the first issue of TSB’s 35th season, and the first of Leeds United’s title-winning campaign.
I’m quite content to see us never score a goal in a final and grimly appreciate another season in The Champo. It’s what I wanted, actually. Honest.
Rob Conlon went to the Copa America to chase after Marcelo Bielsa and Mateusz Klich, hoping to relive the past and outrun Jesse Marsch.
For Calum Archibald, a new signing making their debut in the summer sunshine at Elland Road is, often quite literally, as good as it gets.
Having followed the insidious workings of Red Bull since their first involvement with SV Austria Salzburg, Wayne Gamble warns we shouldn’t expect them to act any differently with Leeds United.
Jonathan Peel reminisces about the unlikely romance of pre-season away days, when they’re not played in secret.
After the exhausting end to 2023/24, Richard Finn isn’t sure if he’s ready for 2024/25, so maybe it’s for the best that we just have to crack on with it.
It’s five years since Pablo Hernandez passed a football to Stuart Dallas at Stoke, and Chris McMenamy still isn’t over it.
After scrambling for a ticket as a member for almost a decade, this summer Tom Hinchcliffe finally got the call he was dreaming of.
Opta's Jonny Cooper runs the numbers on Leeds United's squad. Will Daniel Farke's vibrant young team go one better in 2024-25?
Opta's Jonny Cooper brings us the cold, hard facts about how good Leeds are. Just before we lose to Portsmouth.
We preview the first game of the season and predict how the whole thing might end up. Will Mateo Joseph get 40 goals?
At the 2004 Olympics, Marcelo Bielsa proved that even in the filthy world of modern football, it’s still possible to have both dignity and gold.
We look back to an incredible night in the Champions League as Lee Bowyer bagged a last minute rain assisted winner against Maldini and Milan.
We wrap up the final part of preseason with a win against Valencia and it's all systems GO!
Leeds United overcame Spanish opponents Valencia in a fiesty football fiesta at Elland Road!
The story of the Marching on Together remix that may or may not have been number one in Japan.
We boldly made some claims about the season just gone. But how wide of the mark were we?
Ahead of the new season, we revisit our predictions for the 23/24 season. Were we right, wrong or somewhere in between?
David Batty's famous afternoon of fun at Roberto Mancini's expense started with a Sampdoria assault on Nigel Clough, and ended with a ball bouncing off Batty's head.
Dennis Wise has been shafted out of a job at Como by Cesc Fabregas. Why are you laughing?
What did a young Alex Cairns make of the goalkeeping disasterclass unfolding in front of his eyes soon a chilly November night in 2011?
He was just some little kid with dodgy hair and a tracksuit, says Simon Walton, but his Elland Road debut has never been forgotten.
Ali Maxwell dials in to give us his thoughts on last season's near-miss and the coming season's pr
Ali Maxwell from Not the Top 20, the EFL podcast, gives us his thoughts on the good, bad and ugly at Elland Road
Somewhere in the deepest, darkest depths of Cornwall, Neil Warnock’s thin lips were breaking into a shit-eating, I-told-you-so grin.
With Mateo Joseph taking the 19 shirt, we rank the wearers of that shirt from top to bottom.
Finally we have some football to talk about, as Leeds United defeated Hannover 96 in a preseason friendly with a new hero leading the line.
No wonder this had to be played behind closed doors. Georgi Rutter's footwork was so filthy I had to close the curtains before watching a replay.
Does anyone require putting into special measures? Requires improvement? We wrap up our player reviews.
We round off the final members of the squad. Who's hard and who's strongly caffeinated?
Dom Poleon, folding his arms and frowning in a stream, summing up the mood of a club in its first summer of being Cellino’d.
Trust Leeds fans to find United's secret German hideaway. Jayden Bogle found it too, but there's no sign of Rasmus.
New faces. New shirt. LUTV charging a fiver for a jumpy stream. This is Leeds United pre-season heritage.
Ice cream Eddie! We're down to the last eight of our head to head competition between United greats.
We're up in the high twenties with our season review, with Willy Gnonto is under the microscope.
Leeds United continue their summer makeover with the departure of Glen Kamara to France.
As Leeds United gut their midfield we wonder: should we try signing some players? The latest this week from Elland Road.
Rob dials in from the USA to tell us about his Copa capers. What was it like being in the same stadium as Marcelo and Raphinha again?
He barely misplaces a pass all night. No wonder Jesse Marsch didn’t have a clue what to do with him.
With the return of Alex Cairns, we look back on our own storied goalkeeping careers and test your ball knowledge.
Whenever I cross paths with lonely souls in blue, I mutter “vamos Uruguay” and receive relieved smiles and thumbs up in return for indulging my dirty little secret.
The clash we all want to see! We round up Copa America, Euro 2024 and Leeds United's ticket prices.
We say adios to another centre back and wonder if we're going to sign anyone besides Alex Cairns.
Las Vegas meets Leeds United: “It turns out you guys are all cold. You’re psychopaths.”
A little ear-tickling fun for you from inside the bowels of Elland Road in our latest summer roundup.
What on earth is that Leeds United related noise? We round up the latest from preseason at Elland Road including shirt confirmation.
Archie Gray has been sold, Joe Rodon has been bought and preseason has begun. We round up the summer latest.
There'll be no German tour for Leeds fans because everyone needs a holiday. At least the fixtures are out though!
To celebrate the launch of our new Admiral shirt, we chat to kit designer Ed Cowburn about those dream Leeds kits that never were.
With the reported return of the smiley badge next season, would you make it the new-old LUFC badge?
We chat to Leeds United fan and kit designer Ed Cowburn about the return of the famous smiley badge at Elland Road and the rumours of a sought after yellow away kit.
Rooney or Heskey? Pickford or Shilton? With plenty of England players battling it out for the prize of the biggest knobhead of their position, Gareth Southgate doesn't know how easy he's got it.
Sleepy England lack a Kalvin and big boned Weston has been yapping. We round up the summer latest.
Coffee, cake, hardness and special measures! We rank the LUFC squad player by player, starting with our goalie.
We grade Leeds United's players for the 2023-24 season on a scale of our choosing, starting with squad numbers one to five.
With PL clubs circling, can Leeds United get maximum value from the sale of Crysencio Summerville.
Will Leeds United secure big money for Crysencio Summerville? And has Max Wöber lost his head at the Euros?
10 years on from that Cellino infused Hockaday summer, can you remember the crucial outgoings?
Check out Phil Hay's final show with us (for now at least) as the Athletic man moves on to something new.
Phil bids a fond farewell as he leaves behind Leeds United (the lucky bastard) and makes a bold prediction.
With a distinct lack of Leeds United at Euro 2024, it's left to Coops to be our standard bearer.
With Euro 2024 nearly upon us, who can we support through the tournament besides Liam Cooper?
Can Brenden Aaronson make a success of his return to Leeds? Reaction to the American's homecoming plus the latest summer news.
The Euros are nearly here, so join us as we take a look back at some of our favourite international tournament memories.
With the retained list released and Red Bull's cash in the bank, the early stages of Leeds United summer rebuild are underway.
Leeds were playing champagne rugby, and Burrow was dancing through defences with the electricity of Diego Maradona if he’d been born in a West Yorkshire mining town.
While Red Bull's cash may be a boost for the Whites, will the taurine merchants be satisfied with leaving the heritage alone?
Leeds fans will hope that Red Bull's sponsorship doesn't lead to an eventual rebrand. Can we trust them not to eliminate the club born in 1919?
Phil chats about the news that the Austrian taurine sellers are heading for Elland Road, his interview with Paraag Marathe and the play off final.
Back from Wembley, we reflect on a lively weekend in the capital and the experience of the national stadium.
Wembley awaits... but first, let's look back at Leeds United's historic play-off efforts.
Phil joins us to preview the monumental crunch game against the Saints at Wembley Stadium.
The scramble for tickets is over and the countdown to Wembley begins... Join us as we remember moments of past playoffs in all their ugly glory.
All eyes are on Wembley as we're getting ready make the journey south and bid a fond farewell to Coops.
With Leeds United heading to London for the playoff final, The Athletic's Phil Hay looks back on the decisive moments that got them there.
Norwich reaction! Strange words! Devastating humour! This week in the football fan channels.
Remember the playoffs? We certainly didn't in this quiz, which was 36 years in the making.
It's time for a quiz! Join us as we remember the heroes and bastards who have decided our play-off fate down the years.
Watch us try and explain that very un-Leedsy playoff semi final second leg, moments after the final whistle.
Phil previews a season defining game for Leeds United: the playoff semi final second leg against Norwich.
Which Leeds players are definitely missing in a penalty shootout, and who might at least hit the target?
"Hopefully the second step, by scoring, comes this coming Thursday," said Daniel Farke. Hopefully!
Reaction to a controlled Leeds United performance in the play off semi final at Carrow Road.
Ready for another instalment of your favourite football franchise? In this week's Members Show, we discover how Leeds United are making fans stronger.
What can we expect from the playoff semi final first leg? Phil ponders Leeds United's post-season showdown with Norwich City.
Every story needs supporting characters and, this season, Leeds United Women were cast as a bit-part.
You ain't my muvva! I am! There's high drama in this week's tour of the clips in the football world.
They crossed the streams in Ghostbusters and this was the devastating result. The week's audio clips from the football world.
Daniel Farke has produced a season we could have believed in, but somehow, he hasn't been able to turn that into faith.
Phil wonders just what that post-match roar meant from the Leeds United fans at the end of the Saints game.
Phil discusses Leeds United's late season decline in form and how Elland Road tried to rouse the players for another push.
Can you tell their charming nightspots apart? We tackle this burning issue and more of your questions.
We tackle more of your questions and test your brain, not once but twice, as we ask: is it Empire State or total state?
Here's what we made of Leeds United's final day deflation, as the Saints signalled playoff intent.
This is the eighth issue of TSB's 34th season, ready to celebrate promo... oh, we're pushing that back a few weeks?
It looks like the playoffs for Leeds United. Or does it? Almost certainly. Phil previews the final game of the regular season against Southampton.
Who is at home? In women's football, writes Flora Snelson, home advantage often comes second to just having anywhere to play at all.
With Leeds on the verge of the playoffs we look at what's left of the promotion bid and look forward to a penalty shootout.
Leeds United aren't the only ones having a tough time. Let's hear from some of the other strugglers from the EFL and beyond.
Join us as we take the temperature of the footballing world all across the country, from Liverpool to Millwall.
Author Rocco Dean chats about his new book 'The Sons of Revie: Leeds United's Decade of Dominance'.
We chat to Rocco Dean, author of The Sons of Revie: Leeds United's Decade of Dominance, about what it was like to write about Don's iconic team.
Whether against Southampton or in the play-offs, Daniel Farke now has to take his players to places where they've never been and won before, and this time, they have to win.
Join us as we chat about superstitions and melted candles, all while giving thanks for the thousand years of peace.
Reaction to Leeds United's capital capitulation. And you thought they might have changed.
Watch as we try and convince ourselves (and you) the Bad Thing won't happen in the final week of the season.
We round up the latest from Elland Road, including: the final promotion push, Dan James's poorly ribs and Justice for John.
Can Leeds United follow up that feverish night in Middlesbrough with a pivotal victory in London?
Phil chats about Leeds United's electrifying triumph against Boro, as opportunity knocks at Loftus Road.
Leeds' defending was cavalier in Cleveland, but was did our smoggy counterparts make of it all on their fan channels?
On fire? How did Boro take their defeat at the hands of Leeds United? We check in on the latest from the football fan channels.
A six goal thriller has Flora Snelson wondering how defenders can get the same plaudits as their forward-facing pals.
"I was about to throw up in the second half," said Junior Firpo. Now, that I can believe in.
We dive headlong into the numbers, wonder about irrational hatred and check in with a couple of Curtises.
There's only one.... Join us as we celebrate the Leeds United career of Elland Road's favourite utility man.
Phil Hay on crunch time for Leeds United, as the Whites head to Teesside for the Monday night fixture.
Leeds United have nothing left to play for this season, but they're as united as they've ever been, helped by Jess Rousseau getting back in the goals.
Leeds United's loss wasn't as deep as some of the heads that have gone in the world of football this week. Join us as we review the worst jokes and the best nibbles from across the Champo and beyond.
This week, in the hopes of not thinking about Leeds United, we come up with a few creative ideas for how to take the piss out of Leicester City.
The U21s haven’t been the best place to search for some respite this season. Against Derby on Monday, they did their bit.
Daniel Farke needs to decide whether sheer weight of attacking numbers will release Leeds, or turn more pressure on.
Phil drops in after the Blackburn game to chat about another twisty weekend for all the Champo chokers.
Leeds United snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and here's what we made of it, straight from Elland Road.
We tackle more of your important questions, including Bielsa vs Farke, all while virtually touring North Carolina.
Who would win, Marcelo Bielsa's side, or Daniel Farke's team? We ponder this as we take a trip to The Old North State.
Reaction to the idiotic reappearance of the ghost of Leeds United seasons past against Blackburn while we were busy saluting Stuart Dallas.
Phil reports back on his chat with Stuart Dallas after his retirement announcement and reflects on his time at Leeds United.
After chatting to Stuart Dallas about his retirement, Phil examines the Northern Irishman's place in Leeds United's history.
On this day, and for a short while, we thought our new German striker would help us run away with the Championship title.
Remember that time that in 2017 when Leeds United had a hotshot German striker on loan and looked destined to win the Championship?
With more changes than expected this season, Leeds United Women are taking the adjustments in their stride.
We quiz Phil on his Edinburgh upbringing and find out why he's definitely not a Hibs fan.
The Athletic's Leeds United writer chats about his early life as a Hearts fan in Penicuik, near Edinburgh, and his freewheeling journey into journalism.
What trends has Jonny noticed about Leeds United's early season? Scoring first, youthful line ups and previous promotion winners all feature.
In this week's Members Show, Michael reviews Flamingo Land while Dan and Rob are put through their paces with a Bournemouth edition of real or no real.
The Athletic's Leeds United writer tells us what he thought of our chat with Angus Kinnear.
It's an intense process. But it's a simple principle. Which is a good way of describing Bielsa.
Phil Hay analyses our interview with Angus Kinnear. What conclusions can we draw from our chat with the Whites' CEO?
Now August is done, we assess Leeds United's transfer business and Dan flirts with capital punishment.
The head honcho of Leeds United stops by to talk through the previous eventful year at Elland Road.
The Leeds United CEO joins us for an exclusive chat about the failures and learnings involved in the club's relegation.
In August, United's opening day win over Stockport County confirmed their positive trend. But then manager Rick Passmoor's phone rang.
We listen to the world react to Leeds United trying and failing to kick the ball in the goal and a pair of disasters at Chelsea and Manchester United.
Struijk's last two years have been like sailing through a storm with a broken compass and a shortage of rum. Daniel Farke has already soothed the seas and brought a map.
Phil gives us his verdict on a frustrating day for the Whites against the resolute Owls.
Phil Hay reacts to Leeds United's goalless draw against Sheffield Wednesday and the start of something new for the Peacocks.
As the match with Wednesday took shape, it became clear that what Leeds United's forward four of the day don't know is a lot.
On this week's Members Show, we steal from Sheffield Wednesday, Google Russian infrastructure, and examine the etymology of every football fan's favourite boat.
It finished goalless in the sun-kissed Yorkshire derby. Reaction straight from the stadium.
Recorded before the transfer deadline, find out just how out of date we could be! Plus: does Joel Piroe make you feel safe?
Leeds United won a game and Ipswich Town fans were quite nice about it. Catch up with the world of football this week.
We catch you and Pascal Struijk's bride-to-be up on what's been said in the world of Leeds United this week.
With Djed Spence in the door at Leeds United, The Athletic's Phil Hay expects a busy end to the window at Elland Road.
Reaction to Leeds United's Carabao Cup exit on penalties, despite having 33 shots on goal.
Leeds United signed a striker and started scoring lots of goals, and that's football done the easy way.
In this week's Members Show, Dan defends his choices, we set the terms for Willy Gnonto's redemption, and imagine if Leeds United players were board games.
Full time reaction to Leeds United's first win of the season in a high-scoring trip to Portman Road.
Whatever the feelings about our manager across the East Anglian barricades, I just hope they leave little Sam Byram out of it. But what else is there between us and Ipswich?
Phil pops to discuss the impact of Joel Piroe's signing for Leeds United. With the Dutchman through the door, more are set to follow as the deadline closes in.
In the early nineties, fixtures between Leeds and Ipswich were described as an 'awful example of the once-great game'. Then Tony Yeboah rocked up.
Will little Willy be forgiven by the Elland Road faithful? Is he the only Leeds United player in history to have been a little turncoat bastard? Join us as we express our hopes and fears as we enter into the final week of the transfer window.
Twas a chilly October eve in the foothills of the Pennines that Ian Westlake raised from the mundane to the spectacular.
Water baby Westy's finest moment in a Leeds United shirt? An injury time volley on an otherwise bleak Tuesday night in Oldham, in 2007.
Transfers are supposed to be easy, but more deals are sounding to me more and more complicated, and I don't just mean Leeds United's loan-clause/FFP drama.
Phil reflects on a Good Friday night performance and wills Leeds United to kick on in the transfer market.
Phil gives us his verdict on Leeds United's performance against the Baggies and talks through Tyler Adams' departure as he experienced it.
Join us as we try to pretend Leeds United beat Birmingham, reflect on Victor Orta's legacy, and reminisce on the life and work of Mike Whitlow.
Before Leeds United can get out of the Championship, maybe we need to get used to being in it again.
Straight from ER into the studio - we dissect the point against the Baggies. Is that elusive win coming?
In our weekly roundup we wonder if Goodison-bound Jackie Harrison will return to Leeds. Perhaps he'll be handed back in bits.
As Leeds United prepare to face WBA, Phil chats about Daniel Farke's latest press conference, in which the boss suggested better times are just round the corner.
Jackie has left Leeds United and has gone on loan to Everton. Will we ever pull on the white shirt again? Plus legal disputes! Stubborn Willy! Fun & games!
Under Bielsa, only Klich played more, only Bamford scored more, and only Pablo Hernandez created more.
We catch up with Flora, who has been tracking the progress of England's Lionesses Down Under, at the Women's World Cup.
What's been said in the football world this week? Birmingham Blues and glorious Yorkshire tones!
From defeat in the West Midlands to phone a loan in West Yorkshire, we find out what's been said in the world of football this week.
Phil analyses Leeds United's loss at St Andrews and chats about the controversial loan clauses. Are fans right to feel angry?
Daniel Farke has been here before. “Ultimately, it was a case of FIFO: fit in or fuck off.” Over to you, Willy.
In this week's Members Show, we take questions from the audience, Moscow talks ice hockey smut and Phil tells us what he sees happening in the world of Leeds United this season.
Thoughts at full time as an insipid performance by a threadbare Leeds team meant we left St Andrews empty handed.
As Leeds head off to St Andrews, Phil Hay looks back on another wild week in West Yorkshire.
We never wanted him anyway, RIGHT? Max Aarons does the dirty, big Joey Rodon signs on and where's Willy?.
Rodon, yes. Aarons, no. Phil Hay analyses another eventful few days at Elland Road and previews Birmingham.
We chat about Willy, Max, Joe, Tyler and Gustavo. Some we like, others need to grow up. We assemble the TSB Jury to pick a hero of the week and celebrate the Gray family tree.
Full time thoughts on United's 2-1 victory against the men from Shropshire that secured their place in the second round of the League Cup.
What did you make of Leeds United's draw against Cardiff? And what did THEY make of Elland Road?
What's been said about Leeds United and in the football work in this opening week of the EFL calendar? Propaganda returns!
Phil Hay reacts to Leeds United's thrilling season opening draw against Cardiff City at Elland Road. Phil gives us his verdict on the squad: work to be done.
Leeds United might have the goofiest fun attack of any team around, and that could be a joy.
A late Crysencio Summerville strike meant it finished all square at Elland Road on the opening day. Full time reaction.
Full time reaction to the late goal that helped United salvage a draw against the Bluebirds in the season opener.
Phil joins us for a live stream to preview the big kick off ahead of Leeds United's new season.
With the Whites set to strut in peacock feathers this season, we talk birds and the ungodly of Leeds.
Join us as we chat tough birds, the history and commerce of the city of Leeds, and contemplate why anyone would ever support anyone else.
This is the first issue of TSB's 34th season, a magazine that deserves the Premier League.
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The cynical view is that this looks like a reshuffle of Championship seasons from the last decade.
Our Flora Snelson is at the 2023 World Cup, and life in FIFAland, it turns out, is as strange as the inside of a box of fries.
Brian Clough runs amok, as Moxco runs down five chaotic summers that make 2023 look relatively organised (almost).
From Packard Bell to Paddington Bear, as Moxco runs down five chaotic summers that make 2023 look relatively organised (almost).
James Milner was the new Mr Leeds, for about a week, as Moxco runs down five chaotic summers that make 2023 look relatively organised (almost).
Into the third tier for the first time ever, as Moxco runs down five chaotic summers that make 2023 look relatively organised (almost).
It's Cellino time, as Moxco runs down five chaotic summers that make 2023 look relatively organised (almost).
We saw Daniel Farke working at Norwich from close up. Patrick Gunn spoke to some Borussia Mönchengladbach fans to find out what happened next.
With a morning off from playing the bass, Simon Rix goes looking for the no.19 we still need.
Jose Mourinho knows a thing or two defenders. So what, asks Chris McMenamy, does he want with Llorente and Kristensen?
A director of football is a good idea, writes Miles Reucroft, but who directs the director?
A giddy poke from Rodrigo made relegation inevitable, according to Richard Finn, anyway.
Leeds have struggled to work with what should be a simple visual identity. Ruari Skelton asks, what will our new owners make of white, yellow and blue?
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Forward Play! is a new initiative from Leeds based designer and art director Eve Warren that champions creativity through football.
Emily Pilbeam is a Leeds based DJ and, as host of BBC Music Introducing in West Yorkshire, is head scout and first team coach combined for new music in the city.
Leeds United's season kicks off this week and we are ready for the Championship - even if the squad isn't quite there yet. At least young Cressy has put pen to paper.
Leeds have a new goalie, with a 'don't concede too many goals' attitude to goalkeeping that may be refreshing.
He only has one career, so he has the right to decide what’s best for it. I only support one football club, so I have the right to think he’s a shitebag.
With Sam Byram making a surprise appearance against Monaco, we discuss which players of his era we'd take back for the upcoming Championship season. Dan dabbles in eugenics, while Rob gets a maths lesson from Moscow.
The season is a mere week away, but 49ers have bigger questions to answer: how will we do our internet banking if there's no wi-fi at ER?
Phil joins us to chat about the impact of all those pesky losers being out on loan after the Monaco result.
Phil delivers his thoughts after the Monaco friendly in York, when it was revealed Leeds United would be losing yet another player on loan.
Getting the guys together after relegation was already one of Farke's big challenges. Injuries to Tyler Adams and Jackie Harrison are making that more complicated.
If he was a beverage, what would he be? With all our players turdified, we turn our attention to the Leeds United managers of the 2022/2023 season, and Rickie Lambert inspires Michael to conduct a scientific experiment.
It's time to sort the Malbecs from the Mahous. Join us as we review last season's managers as alcoholic beverages.
We look back on a star turn from Leeds United's Ghanaian superstar on a balmy night in the home of Europe's tax exiles and millionaires.
Our Flora Snelson has gone to the World Cup, but before getting on the plane to Australia she wrote this 20 page guide to the tournament.
Ampadu has become (hopefully) the first in a set of shiny new footballers to replace all the bad ones we’ve said inabit to.
With moves afoot to rebuild Leeds United's midfield, Phil joins us to celebrate our recently retired hero, El Mago, Pablo Hernandez.
Shiny new things! Owners, technical staff, Ethan Ampadu. It's all been happening at Elland Road.
The 49ers takeover at Leeds United is complete, so Phil gives us his thoughts on the new owners' initial moves.
With EFL approval finally arriving and the signing of Ethan Ampadu imminent, Phil chats about a busy first day for the 49ers as owners of Leeds United.
In our third turd adventure, we rate the attackers in last year's LUFC squad and bring ou another hit collab.
Kristensen reportedly paid for his own flight to undergo a medical earlier than Roma were expecting him to arrive. Maybe he just really likes Diego Llorente.
The season kicks off in just 3 weeks and there's no sign of incoming players, but Daniel Farke is pleading patience. Here's what Phil makes of it.
Remember that time we lost to Daniel Farke's Norwich and completely blew promotion? Me neither, but here it is!
Leeds United have a shiny new shirt but Rodrigo won't be wearing it. We look at the latest news from Elland Road.
An initial dose of Diego is intoxicating. Too much of a good thing can leave you with sweaty palms, itchy teeth, and pains in your chest.
Phil chats about Leeds United's opening preseason friendly that will see us wear our new kit, but will we see any fresh faces in the Peacocks' line-up?
Brenden Aaronson didn't adapt so well to post-industrial Leeds, so now he's off to post-industrial Berlin. But he'll back!
Robin Koch is going to spend his last year as a Leeds player playing for Eintracht Frankfurt. Will we miss him?
We head back to February 2, 2019, when Marcelo Bielsa's table topping Leeds hosted Daniel Farke's Canaries in one of the season's defining games.
It's time for another sing song as we run the rule over United's shonky midfield from last season.
With Daniel Farke safely in the building, Phil chats about Leeds United's summer transfer targets.
Phil Hay joins us to run the rule over the Leeds United squad and to chat about who the Whites have their eye on.
Does Leeds United's new boss hate animals? We analyse Daniel Farke's aversion to horses and dogs, and wonder: is the Kop Cat in trouble? 🤔
Leeds haven't been a yo-yo club since the 1930s. Time for Daniel Farke to get us bouncing.
Phil joins us to chat about his first meeting with Leeds United's new boss Daniel Farke. What's next as the German sets to work?
Our 164 page 2023 Summer Special issue aims to do everything the football team didn't last season, i.e. be really good
Leeds United's defence is getting a roasting from us this week as we use the Bristol Stool Chart to assess our players' seasons. Plus! Another Whites fan does battle with Cristiano Ronaldo's toenails, and a former chairman performs an Elton John classic.
The season is over and Leeds have been quite shit! Naturally, we're taking the opportunity to rate player performance by a medically recognised measure of shit. Join us to discover who's lacking fibre, which defender felt like weeing out of your bum, and for a very special karaoke performance by one Mr Ken Bates.
Phil joins us for his regular end of week chat, this time about the Peacocks' apparent never-ending wait for EFL approval of the takeover.
As Leeds United await the green light from the EFL, Phil Hay joins us to chat about the hold up and the chances of Daniel Farke being confirmed.
Somebody say something! Somebody do something! Until then we're stuck with rumours of Nat Phillips, who potentially brings an interesting father in law with him.
Jordan Brown wanted to test how easy it is for a rumour to gain traction. He never expected tactical breakdowns of what Raul could bring to Leeds.
The members' show is back! This week, Michael has a bone to pick with Villa Park, Dan seems to know an awful lot about the 49ers, and one of our listeners is snogging Aleksandr Mitrović.
Phil joins us for a chat while we wait for Leeds United to appoint a new boss. Will it be Vieira, Farke or will Paraag and co spring a surprise?
Leeds United's fixtures have been released for the upcoming EFL campaign. Meh. And we don't even know yet who'll be managing us. Chop chop!
The story of Leeds United's post-season trip to South East Asia in the summer of 2018, just before someone special arrived to fix us.
110+ walkers embarked on a 4-day odyssey from Liverpool to Leeds. It hurt. Here's what went on.
Scouse arse-wiping, cow parties and a Friday night in Halifax. Just some of the stuff that happened as our 110+ walkers did 92 miles from Liverpool back to Leeds.
The Athletic's Leeds United writer chats to us about the crucial week that lies ahead at Elland Road as the Whites finalise their search for a new head coach.
We kick off a new show for - and featuring - our TSB+ members. We tackle: preseason, patience and the prospect of Jed York getting his hands dirty.
It's new! It's exciting! It's a podcast!
Join us as we launch our new show exclusively for members. Listen to find out which two good decisions 49ers Enterprises could make to outstrip the last owners, what money can't buy prize you've the chance of winning and who's clipping Cristiano Ronaldo's toenails.
With Nick Hammond in the door to oversee transfers, Phil chats about closing out the manager hunt.
The Athletic's Leeds United writer, Phil Hay, joins us to dissect the first moves being made at Elland Road by soon-to-be-owners 49ers Enterprises.
One week on from its start, donations for our charity walk have passed an incredible £60,000. We'd like to say a few thank yous.
We return from a short break to chat about the 49ers Enterprises buyout of Andrea Radrizzani and Aser Ventures. What do they need to do first at Elland Road?
We turn our attention to the playing staff and consider giving our Player of the Year trophy to no one.
We round up the joys of relegation from a playing point of view and ask: does anyone deserve our much-coveted Player of the Year award?
We used to call them managers, not head coaches. And inches, not centimetres. It's all low blocks and false nines these days.
It was no Chernobyl but it certainly wasn't pretty. The important thing is that it's all over at last.
Join us as we dissect the big cake of shit that was this season and brace for what comes next.
It's finally over and the club's owner is nowhere to be seen. Here's Phil's 15 minute take.
It was dismay and relegation at Elland Road. Full time thoughts after the curtain came down on Leeds United's stay.
Phil tackles the big questions posed by Leeds United's relegation from the Premier League: where is the owner and what happens next?
Beneath every footballer's mistake, you'll find their signature, their unavoidable ownership of their error. That's not where responsibility should end.
In a surprising twist, Leeds United lost the final game of the season and were relegated in the process. Full time thoughts.
Dan shows off the fruits of his BSc Geography in Michael's Leeds United players around the world quiz.
Join us as we squabble over the rules of a Bielsa v Marsch themed quiz and contemplate mammal teats.
This is the eighth issue of TSB's 33rd season, a magazine to remember from a season to forget.
Running a football club isn't easy, writes Michael Normanton, but that's no excuse for Leeds United setting fire to themselves for two years. This post is only available to members.
With one game to go at Elland Road, writes Moxco, First Division survival depended on beating Spurs. This post is only available to members.
Don Revie had an inkling, but few others knew what was at stake. At Newcastle in 1962, writes Rob Conlon, Leeds faced the most important final day in their history. This post is only available to members.
The party was ending, writes Moxco, but Wilko’s Leeds had one last dance in them. This post is only available to members.
The day David Wetherall sparked a spending spree, by Flora Snelson. This post is only available to members.
Leeds were already going down, writes Flora Snelson. Was there really lower to go? This post is only available to members.
It was Neil Warnock’s QPR promotion party. Leeds wanted to make sure they didn’t enjoy it, writes Rob Conlon. This post is only available to members.
Victor Orta should have taken advice on finding managers from Massimo Cellino, says Miles Reucroft. This post is only available to members.
Adam Clarke does not enjoy Leeds in the sunshine. This post is only available to members.
After Bielsa, Marsch and Gracia, Leeds are now Big Sam’s problem, writes Andy P. But that’s not where the buck stops. This post is only available to members.
Did Marc Guehi’s goal break everything, Patrick Gunn wonders, or just take the plaster off? This post is only available to members.
Leeds United are the only Leeds United we’ve got, so Richard Finn thinks we might as well get behind whatever all this is now. This post is only available to members.
Some football chairmen communicate because they want to be loved. Then, as Ruari Skelton discovered in a classic of the genre, there was Ken Bates. This post is only available to members.
Thoughts at full time as Leeds United rallied late at the Etihad at the end of a tough day.
Can the Whites survive after the Man City game? Phil drops in for his regular 15 minute debrief after the weekend's match.
The Athletic's Leeds United writer dissects the Whites' weekend at the Etihad. Has the late flurry given the team the platform from which to save the season?
Four games has become three games, but it took longer than expected. Can Sam Allardyce stop the clock?
Reaction on the whistle to United's defeat at the Etihad in the final outing for the black kit.
Leeds won't get a fraction of Allardyce's knowledge in four weeks, not even for £3m. But Leeds just want the bit that works.
When a sporting director is picking one idea, they have to make sure it's the right idea.
I've been trying all season to work out what a football manager does in the Premier League now and how much it matters.
Clips, chat and even cartoons from the football world this week. Milton the Monster anyone?
Leeds United have spent half a million on motivating their weary players. Join us as we discuss Big Sam's arrival, Javi Gracia's departure and try really hard to pick a hero out of the ordeal.
If the appointment of Sam Allardyce feels a bit Mike Bassett, that's because they've both worked with Bradley Walsh as their assistant.
Victor Orta is the latest sacrificial lamb in Leeds United's catastrophic season. Join us as we discuss his departure.
Did Orta learn anything in his time at Leeds? As United's season goes west once again, we dissect the club's latest fall guy.
Does someone always have it worse than Leeds United? At least Spurs gave us a grin this week.
Big Sam is in the house. Join us as we brace ourselves for four last games under our third manager of the season.
Four cup finals, four chances to save Leeds United's Premier League status... one Big Sam.
A clean sheet, a win, and lots of reasons to be optimistic about Leeds United Women next season.
What was it that made you fall in love with Leeds United in the first place? Those were the days!
As an antidote to the ill feeling surrounding Leeds United, we look back on the captivating sights, sounds and smells that made you fall in love with the Whites.
The Athletic's Leeds United writer assesses the sorry state of affairs at Elland Road following the Dean Court defeat.
The Athletic's Phil Hay interrogates Leeds United's withering performance at Dean Court in 15 minutes.
Even saving themselves from relegation won't be enough to save Leeds United from this season.
Standards slip at TSB Towers as our competence levels match Pat's far post finishing v Leicester.
The shoddy work of Leeds United's first team is rubbing off on the rest of us. Bonus clips and chat for members.
Leeds United weren't quite at Fulham levels v Leicester but Javi Gracia's men still left Dan James and Mateusz Klich well in the running for Player of the Year.
Will Javi Gracia free Willy for the Whites' Bank Holiday trip to Bournemouth? Join us as we preview United's Dean Court visit.
The season's nearly over and everyone else is doing badly, so how bad can being a Leeds United fan really be?
Pat Bamford is not the only one in despair. Join us in listening to some of the this week's most desperate Premier League fans.
Spurs got spanked and Saints threw it all away - join us as we listen in on some of the Premier League's freshest losers.
Diego Llorente is a perfect metaphor for Leeds, in that both were really good two years ago.
From a formless wasteland came two goals and a point apiece, and at the end of it all the crowd had forgotten how to be themselves.
Jesse Marsch spent a year thinking he could change Leeds’ habit of doing things the hard way. Twelve months on he was consumed by stress and unemployed. I’m not sure if that reflects worse on Marsch, or us.
This isn't about anyone demonstrating their birthright to success. It's about being less bad than three other teams despite being as bad as them.
Wilf, if you're reading this, blink once for 'ankle still hurts', blink twice for 'this weirdo hates me'.
Reaction as Leeds United took a point from the Foxes at Elland Road after leading for a long stretch.
Thoughts turn to alternative hobbies if Leeds United continue on their current path. Golf anyone?
Almost two years on from Andrea Radrizzani's infamous tweet about Adam Forshaw, it is truer than ever. That's the problem.
Leeds United Women's last home game of the campaign was a lesson from Newcastle on what needs to be done next season.
The Athletic's Phil Hay joins us to chat about another crucial week in the recent history of Leeds United.
Leeds united face the Foxes in a crucial relegation battle at Elland Road on Tuesday night. Strap in!
We look back on that time when Souleymane secretly took a bite out of Fulham and no one knew. Lewis Cook though eh?
Phil Hay gives us a 15 minute debrief of the defeat at Craven Cottage and lays out the bare truth about the Leicester game: it's now or never for the Whites.
If Javi Gracia can't find answers he'll be sacked. But it isn't him we should be asking.
We travel back to February 2016 to a poorly attended 1-1 Championship draw. The game seemed to pass without incident. Or so we thought.
Another passive performance saw Leeds lose again at Craven Cottage. Full time reaction.
It's been a terrible week for Leeds United, with 11 goals shipped in just 2 games. The villain will be easy, but how on earth can we pick a hero from that?
Abbie Brown’s thunder-volley was a real treat. Wham, bam, thank you Abbie, we all enjoyed that almost as much as you did.
Leeds conceded 11 in two games, but aren't the new Elland Road food offerings fantastic? Join us as we discuss the week's news.
Can Leeds United outgrapple Fulham on their way to outshitting the other Premier League strugglers?
Relegation watch is back, but at least we've got Bao buns. We discuss the week's news and whether Leeds have got what it takes to out-grapple Fulham.
Should we keep Meslier hostage in the Championship? Should we keep wee Jimmy captive in Pontefract? The big questions answered.
With Leeds United in disarray, we go for the low hanging fruit, including jibes at Frank Lampard. Plus: Michael makes a promise if the Whites stay up.
Leeds United Women put five past Hull but failed to take their chance against league leaders Durham Cestria, who are showing there's no room for error in this division.
Not content with letting in five goals against Palace, Leeds United went one better at home to Liverpool. Here's what Phil Hay thought.
The Athletic's Phil Hay tries to sum up Leeds United's capitulation against Liverpool in just 15 minutes.
Leeds, locked rigidly into their fear, were gritting their teeth and hoping for something to save them from top level football.
Michael Normanton is wondering if the adults know what they're doing. This post is only available to members.
Where does someone with 43 aliases go to be himself? Leeds, as Rob Conlon explains. This post is only available to members.
Don Revie was fed up of defending his players for defending. At Highbury in 1968, writes Moxco, they pleased everybody but him. This post is only available to members.
Moxco asks, what could Gordon Strachan and Vinnie Jones possibly have in common? This post is only available to members.
PSV didn’t have Ronaldo, Leeds did have Yeboah. And there were goals, writes Rob Conlon. This post is only available to members.
A month before the famous Viduka 4-3 Liverpool, Leeds got some practice in, writes Flora Snelson. This post is only available to members.
The Tuesday night of all Tuesday nights, by Flora Snelson. This post is only available to members.
Watford needed a win. Leeds didn’t need anything. The rest was predictable, at least to Rob Conlon. This post is only available to members.
Things can change fast for an old club with new American owners, as Chris McMenamy discovered in Venice.
Being good for so long is bad news for us now, writes Jonathan Peel. This post is only available to members.
Klich and Berardi, after slow starts, became heroes. Dave Guile is wondering if Junior Firpo can do the same. This post is only available to members.
David Rocastle was perfect for Leeds, writes Anthony Crewdson, but so was the midfield already. This post is only available to members.
Like many Leeds fans, Adam Clarke never saw Eddie Gray play. Like many Leeds fans, Eddie Gray is Adam’s favourite player. This post is only available to members.
The vultures are circling. Steven York is wondering what do we do if Meslier leaves. This post is only available to members.
Miles Reucroft on how the disconnection of modern football now extends to the front of the shirt. This post is only available to members.
Leeds United have filed record breaking accounts, but where does the money come from and where does it go (besides Jean Kevin Augustin)?
After Leeds United took a beating from Roy Hodgson's Crystal Palace, we discuss some of this week's best and worst people.
Leeds are paying £833,000 per minute of Jean-Kévin Augustin, but it looks like next season's home shirt will have the right colours - join us in reviewing the week's news.
Leeds United host Liverpool under the lights at Elland Road on Monday. Here's to being alive on Tuesday morning.
One hefty Jean-Kévin Augustin shaped bill for Leeds United has helped us forget all the woes of Crystal Palace already.
Misery befell Leeds United at the weekend, but we're not the saddest cats on the block. Clips from elsewhere prove it!
Neil Warnock is becoming self-aware so we don't have to. Join us in trying our best to forget Sunday afternoon.
Despite Leeds United's thumping at the hands of Palace, the Premier League relegation places have been determined! Clips from the week in football.
It might have taken 270 minutes of eleven a side in one week, but Leeds United Women are working out that they still want more from this season.
With Leeds United shipping five goals to Palace, The Athletic’s Phil Hay takes on the challenge of covering what went wrong in just 15 minutes.
Full time thoughts after Leeds United's second half horror show against Palace on Easter Sunday.
The Athletic's Phil Hay reacts to Leeds United's second half capitulation against Roy Hodgson's team.
Leeds United face the Eagles in the Sunday 2pm kick off at Elland Road. Will the boys take a decisive step towards safety?
Leeds beat Forest and people were pleased. As were Chelsea simpletons with the return of their mediocre hero. The conspiracy against Wolves, however, runs deeper.
"Football can feel like quite an exclusive pursuit for many people — we want to be welcoming to everyone."
Game feel, and Luis Sinisterra, made a game that could have been so fraught feel so good.
It's Testicular Cancer Awareness Month and Adam joins us to give you some potentially life saving advice that involves grabbing your balls.
Reaction after the whistle to that highest of high stakes game against the Trent-dwelling Trees.
Victorious reaction straight from Elland Road following United's crucial win in the relegation clash against Cooper's Trees.
No collaboration I've ever heard of began with one of the collaborators going away and staying away.
What did The Athletic's Leeds United writer make of the Whites' performance at the Emirates? And what will the Forest game yield?
Thoughts at full time as United fell to a defeat at the Emirates, despite a promising opening half hour.
Leeds United face stern opposition in the shape of title-chasing Arsenal on Saturday. They've lost one Premier League game at the Emirates all season, surely it's time to shake that up? This post is only available to members.
Leeds United Women lifted their first trophy in 13 years on Sunday. We discuss the Plate, and all the latest news, injuries and bomb threats from this international break.
Leeds United have won a really enormous trophy. We go over the latest news from the international break and preview the return of the Premier League.
We have a natter with the guy who tweets out cool Leeds United stats. What does he do at Opta and how does his mind work?
We remember that time we torched Arsenal's title dreams and handed the trophy to our least favourite club. Fun though, wasn't it?
We chat to Leeds United fan Jonny Cooper about his stat work at Opta - just how does he come up with the facts he regularly tweets about the Whites?
This was a winning mentality, this was getting it over the line, staying composed but doing it in style.
We caught up with the Leeds United Women's stand-in skipper to celebrate her 300 appearances, just before she led the Whites to victory in the FAWNL Plate final.
Leeds United Women will fight Stourbridge for the FAWNL plate on Sunday. It's their first national final in 10 years and Olivia Smart is ready to go out and win it.
Leeds United Women have a chance to bring home their first silverware in 13 years on Sunday. Acting captain Olivia Smart gives us the lowdown ahead of the FAWNL Plate final.
This weekend, Leeds United Women play in their first national cup final for nearly a decade. Captain Rebekah Bass talks to Flora Snelson about the feeling she wants this time.
Crystal Palace haven't won a game in 2023 - so why not bring back a familiar face to regenerate the Eagles' survival hopes? Watch our reaction.
Leeds have won a game of football so relegation is cancelled. We discuss the latest United news, the week's heroes and villains, and knicker-sniffing.
Even if he’s not one of Leeds U21s' highest profile names, Charlie Allen is one of the team's most consistent performers.
We employ ChatGPT's AI to compose us a song and we try and solve a Leeds United related cranial challenge.
Six goals! Red cards! Furious lupine vloggers! What's been said about that victory at Molineux. This post is only available to members.
Even more Propagoodies in this mammoth week of clips from the football world via Mississippi migraines and ChatGPT.
Leeds have won a game of football so this week, we're enjoying the outrage of objective journalists, boiling fans and totally unbiased Dave Phillips.
Against Bradford, players were charged with not only climbing the table, but also showing they're worthy of the chance to take part in an historic club moment.
"The ball came out and they were trying to take a quick throw, so I thought I’d seize this opportunity."
The worst thing a team can do in a relegation battle, especially one as crowded and narrow as this, is relax. This game was not relaxing.
Reaction on the whistle to Leeds United's incredible win in an incident filled match at Molineux. Wow.
Forward players are not so much vying over the Whites’ number 9 shirt as passing it respectfully between them.
Just when I thought Lee Erwin's career couldn't get any weirder, he accidentally kickstarted a riot in Lebanon.
With Leeds hovering around the Premier League basement, we're gonna have to talk about it aren't we? We also try and talk ourselves into a win at Wolves.
"In my opinion we throw money away — [clubs] use money because they have so much of it, but there is no real need for it” — Radz, a week before raising season ticket prices.
Ilkley Moor is a stunning natural landscape where you can't even ever escape bloody Everton.
We remember League 1 Leeds United and Fabian Delph going it gloriously alone against the Seagulls.
We look back on Fabian Delph's star turn for Leeds United's League 1 visit to the Seagulls' temporary home at a Sussex athletics stadium.
Who in the Leeds United squad would do what on a building site? Foreman Willy! Extra chat for members.
Three humdingers! We tackle a trio of questions about the Leeds United squad. Bonus bit and bobs.
Leeds United's decrepit home stadium is rather loved by some of last weekend's visitors.
Leeds United get a point against a middling, nothing, no-history team, while Neil Warnock and Jake Humphrey are up to the same old bullshit.
The source of Elland Road's anger was not in how this game was played, but in how this game came to be played this way.
Reaction to the home draw against the Seagulls, in which Jackie found the net at both ends.
From Elland Road into he studio with thoughts on the point against Brighton, secured with goals from Bamford and Harrison.
Could lightning Struijk twice at Elland Road? Who will pop up with an crucial goal to improve Leeds' survival hopes against the Seagulls?
Enjoy our live show, featuring slightly bewildered guest Phil Hay, recorded at the Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds on 2nd March 2023 as part of the Leeds Lit Festival.
Like everything else, the price of a season ticket at Elland Road is going up - but only if Leeds stay in the top flight. Watch our reaction.
We react to Leeds United's decision to increase season ticket prices and look ahead to the weekend's fixture against Brighton.
This is what Leeds need. A ball bouncing back to Rutter when he messes up, so he can smack the rebound in properly.
After Kevin Blackwell got the sack, John Carver was there to raise Leeds United's promotion hopes in 2006.
Everything you need to know about the time John Carver's Leeds United (almost) entertained their way back to the Premier League.
We embrace the pleasure of other people's pain after a very very poignant moment for Scum fans.
Even when Leeds United lose there's something to smile about. Please do enjoy the Man Utd fans before and after the game at Anfield.
This is what relegation scraps are like, and they're like this for weeks. And then it's summer.
United left Stamford Bridge empty handed after Graham Potter's Chelsea scored the only goal of the game to secure victory.
Radz is saying things again! But Javi is quietly getting on with the job as we head to Chelsea armed with Junior Firpo 2.0.
It wasn't to be for a profligate Leeds United side that dominated the game at Craven Cottage but fell to two quality long range strikes.
To Craven Cottage and the FA Cup fifth round! Will Javi Gracia's Whites have what it takes to get through to the last eight?
We preview Leeds United's fifth round trip to Craven Cottage as the Whites pursue a place in the FA Cup quarter final.
Watch as we team up with the men's mental health charity to chat about the trials, tribulations and humorous aspects of life's loves.
Relationships are not like the movies! This month, Oli joins us from AMC to talk about the challenges we all face in love and life.
Not everyone enjoyed so triumphant a weekend as Junior Firpo. We toast the left-back and hear from some of this week's biggest losers.
Look at our goofy happy faces! Three points were secured at Elland Road on Saturday and here's what we made of it.
Leeds United are finally back to winning ways against the Saints and here's what we made of it all, fresh from Elland Road.
Leeds have beaten four teams from the division above them, but hopes of winning promotion and taking on those clubs every week are fading.
Leeds United have a manager at last, but will his work permit arrive in time for Saturday's must-win against Southampton?
Tyler Adams was one of the standout performers in the England v USA game. We wrap up the latest from Qatar 2022 through a Leeds lens.
Will Tommy Knarvik run away with it? Is Tony Yeboah destined to go all the way? Or will Adryan wriggle his way to success?
Who better to decide the fate of Adryan than Phil Hay? The second round of group ties concludes in the WBC.
Gjanni and Junior! Alex and Amdy! Aaronson and Antenucci! Just some of the big names that feature in today's head to head ties.
With Mirco Antenucci back in action, we deploy Jonny Buchan to help us pick today's winners in the WBC.
The lowdown on the striker who signed for Leeds United in June 2004, as the Whites planned for a new life outside the Premier League.
With Leeds United starting their journey down through the divisions, the England-capped striker arrived from Middlesbrough as Mark Viduka went the other way.
Enjoy more top tier showdowns between Leeds United greats, such as Fede Bessone and Tony Warner, as the second round of group games continues.
Phil Hay is back to oversee the latest round of ties, including heavyweights like Robinson, Bessone and Healy.
The tournament returns to Group A and B for the second round of group fixtures. How will Kamel Miacek fare?
Jonny Buchan returns to steer us through the second round of group games as Brian Flynn, Kamel Miacek and Tomas Brolin star.
Drama in the desert and Rasmus got booked for what?! We look ahead to the Black Friday showdown between England and the USA.
The final set of combatants take to the stage in our global ghee-fest, including Tony Yeboah, Adryan and Luis Sinisterra.
Phil Hay tags along as the final two groups swing into action, with ties featuring Yeboah, Sinisterra and Adryan.
Alioski, Firpo and Nunez take to the world's biggest dairy based stage, as Jonny Buchan returns for more buttery action.
The opening ties in groups E and F are settled as Jonny Buchan helps us adjudicate. Firpo, Alioski & Nunez all feature.
We look back on the start of the controversial Qatar 2022 tournament, including the curtain raiser and the big games for England, Wales & USA.
Tyler, Brenden and Dan James - we look at the early stages of the World Cup through our Leeds United lens.
Jonny Buchan joins us as we tackle the big questions concerning Habib Habibou. Will it involve the throwing of any wild fowl?
Jonny Buchan joins us to help decide the outcome of more titanic clashes in the WBC, including Healy v Habibou.
More heavyweight head to head ties overseen by Phil Hay, settled by questions like: who would you rather see snapping on a rubber glove?
It's Bamba versus Brolin (and more) as Phil Hay joins us for today's ties in the WBC as we ask: who's best at karaoke?
Watch the opening day of the World Butter Cup as Griffiths faces Peltier. You can drink beer if you want!
It's the prestigious curtain raiser of the WBC as host Joel Griffiths faces off against Lee Peltier in Group A.
We wrap up the pre-World Cup Leeds United news. Who's staying? Who's going? And who's actually looking forward to it?
In 2002, he emerged from the not-so-mean streets of LS18 as a wide-eyed 16 year old and broke into the Leeds United first team.
This Horsforth lad broke through at Leeds United as a mere teenager, before going on to do a bunch of other less important stuff.
We chat about a bunch of things after the Spurs defeat: trips to South America, balding managers and more!
What's in store for Jesse in Peru? Will anyone find a special World Cup holiday friend? Lampard rated.
Spurs fans, Leeds fans, questions, questions, questions! Just don't expect conclusive answers.
What is it with Leeds United?! Why can't we understand them? We tackle these and the other questions asked this week by Whites fans and the wider football world.
Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the FSA Awards Fan Media of the Year category. We bloody won!
Leeds United fans are reeling from weekend to weekend, 4-3 to 3-4, late winners to late losers, blindfolded trying to pin a tail on this donkey of a season.
Check out the video for The Match Ball live - streamed right on the whistle after the defeat at the Tottenham spaceship.
Reaction to Leeds United's defeat in the capital - a game they lost despite being ahead three times.
On the full time whistle we chat about a youthful Leeds United team's exit from the Carabao Cup at Molineux.
Leeds United have been ordered to pay for JKA, which feels very expensive. But would you do the same again? Spurs preview & shouty Victor.
Time being what it is for all of us, could we have a better go at the FA Cup this season instead, please?
Full time thoughts as an inexperienced Leeds side exited the League Cup due to a late goal at Molineux.
We never really knew ya! The curious case of David Livermore, who was bought and sold by Leeds United in a matter of weeks, during the summer of 2006.
He was at Leeds United for only a couple of weeks in 2006 before he was immediately sold again. This is the TSB Guide to... David Livermore's bizarre transfer.
Extra chit chat about the questions raised by the Bournemouth win. How does this one rank alongside Derby in 1997?
Bonus clips, chat and questions for TSB+ members. Where does that Bournemouth game rank alongside other comebacks?
Football's saying what? Questions tackled from this week's fan output, including Leeds United v Bournemouth.
We look back on the game that delivered the explosive arrival of Leeds United's striking prodigy.
We tackle the big questions in football thrown up by our trawl of the fan channels. With Leeds United beating Bournemouth, just how did the Dorset denizens react?
Reaction from our studio just off Gelderd Road to another crazy day isn the life of Leeds United - this time against the Cherries.
Staggering around the pitch at full-time, Marsch looked as powerless as any other Leeds fan to resist what this club is. Buy into it, Jesse. Live a little.
Reaction on the whistle as Leeds United defeated Bournemouth in a ridiculous game at Elland Road.
We look back on the sensational arrival on the scene of the Whites' new teenage striker from Rothwell.
Leeds United have a new coach and he comes with some particularly interesting tastes. We cover that and the latest news about the Whites, and we preview Bournemouth.
Jesse Marsch does not look at peace with the idea that he does not have all the answers. But this could be the best thing that ever happened to him.
A teenager striker came off the bench, turned the game and instantly became a Leeds United folk hero. This is the TSB Guide to Smudger's grand entrance.
Feast your eyes on the video version of this journey through Eurodance, human rights and more Leeds United joy.
Leeds United have finally won a match! And that means we can safely trawl the opposition fan channels to answer the week's big questions.
Member exclusive bonus clips and chat after the Liverpool victory. This one covers some ground!
With Leeds United winning at Anfield we can finally laugh at the opposition fans! Some were more measured than others.
‘Getting it’ is a strange concept at Leeds, universally understood but difficult to define. Tyler Adams gets it, even if he’s still learning what ‘it’ is.
You don’t need to be following Summerville on Instagram to know he doesn’t lack confidence. The giveaway is on the back of his shirt.
This was about a coach with a one in a million shot of being here, with a one in a million shot of staying here, pulling off a one in a million shot that could keep him here.
You may have seen that Leeds United went to Anfield and won. Here's our reaction, moments after the final whistle.
Ecstatic reaction on the full time whistle to Leeds United's late victory at Anfield thanks to Crysensio Summerville's birthday gift.
Check out all three parts of the weekly TSB show, including our preview of United's trip to Anfield.
Phil Hay joins us to conclude the draw for the group stages of the made-up-for-a-laugh tournament that will fill the World Cup gap.
We complete the group draw for the World Butter Cup, adding three teams to the seeds that were drawn in part 1.
We celebrate United's mischievous Viking warrior and one half of the genetic soup that created superhuman striker Erling.
For a brief moment against Fulham, the Yank Badger was subconsciously channelling the spirit of Billy Bremner.
Jesse's hanging on ahead of Liverpool as the under-21s push ahead. The latest Leeds United news, Saturday preview and hero and villain of the week.
Leeds United cult hero, Viking warrior, father of an extraterrestrial footballer, and Roy Keane-baiter. This is the TSB Guide to Alfie Haaland.
Wedded to a strategy that isn't working, tinkering with the minutiae but changing nothing — Jesse Marsch managing Leeds, or me, aged seven, playing Lemmings?
The big questions from this week's football outpourings on the internet, including: what's that on the shelf behind him? Computer enhance!
Do you feel a bit sorry for Jesse? This members' bonus show features chat about that and more.
Bonus clips and chat following Fulham. Feeling sorry for Jesse and hoping Pat can hit the net, plus a pep talk from Ghostshark.
If us Leeds United fans can't be happy then no one can! We check out clips from across the football world and try to answer the questions they throw up.
Jesse Marsch's mad week continued, at time of writing somehow lurching into a fortnight of misadventure and a doomed trip to Anfield.
Is this Jesse Marsch's final game as Leeds United manager? We ponder the questions thrown up by the home defeat to the Cottagers.
Full time thoughts as the Whites fell to yet another defeat, this time at the hands of the Cottagers. Have we seen the end of Jesse Marsch?
Michael guides Phil Hay through the first half of the draw for the prestigious competition, the rules of which will be explained as we go.
The Butter Cup returns - this time on a global scale. Here we draw the seeds for the group stage of the world's premier Leeds-based head to head competition.
If Jesse Marsch wants to keep his job coaching Leeds United, he's got a funny way of going about it.
Reaction as another sorry display saw Leeds United fans voice their feelings towards Jesse Marsch.
Big Kev waited almost three years between goals. Now he's got something to celebrate about.
We find every reason that Leeds United should beat Leicester, but will they actually do it? The latest Leeds news, including the possibility of a pizza party at ER.
A 3-0 defeat at Bolton in the Papa John's was a lot less fun than the 5-3 win over Tranmere, but I'm not ready to stop living vicariously through Leeds' kids.
What's been said this week? Chat about Leeds v Arsenal and clips from across the football spectrum.
Are haircuts the jinxing factor we never knew about? We tackle this and other important things on this members' bonus show.
Bonus discussion and clips after Arsenal. Are we cursed by hair? And why is this man shouting in an empty warehouse?