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The Toon are responsible for the decline of Leeds United.This letter was recently sent to 442 magazine by a Leeds fan.



Nearly 70 Grand A Second.

"We all know about the ongoing saga of Leeds United:The Trial,Instanbul,The Book,The Sackings,The Sellings,The Financial Mismanagement,The Rented Fish etc etc
However,no mention is made of Elland Road,Saturday,Dec 22,2001 in the annals of the downward spiral towards the Nationwide.

At 4:30 that afternoon Leeds led Newcastle 3-1.By 4:50,after 20 minutes of the most inept defending known to man. Newcastle had won 4-3 and pocketed the 3 points.
At the end of the season Newcastle finished 4th,5 points ahead of Leeds,and qualified for the Champions League.

Now i know that it's a long time from December until the end of the season and much is still to happen,but if Leeds had held that lead,in the true six-pointer style it would have been they and not the Mags mixing it with the european elite as they had 2 years previously.How different would things be now? At £80M in the red and counting,was this the most expensive 20 minutes in football history?"




Can i add 3 things to this

1 I'm struggling to find a link for this....and an Icon

2 I was there.It was one of the best games i have ever seen with my own eyes.

3 All together now "If you're proud to be a Geordie,clap you hands" and so on.