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 📢 We’re excited to share the very first edition of Connecting to WILKO92 ! This new regular newsletter will bring you all the latest updates on the campaign to create a lasting tribute to Howard Wilkinson — the man who led Leeds United to the 1992 league title. ⚽💛💙 Take a look at the first issue here 👉 https://sway.cloud.microsoft/K8xDIFRx2iFAb5Md?ref=Link?play We’d love you to read, share, and help us spread the word about this campaign! Together we can make the Wilko92 Statue a reality. 🙌 #LUFC #Wilko92 #LeedsUnited

By Graham Smyth An Elland Road pub has changed its name in tribute in tribute to a two-time Leeds United promotion hero. The Old Peacock, opposite Leeds' Elland Road ground, is now synonymous with the club and its fans. On matchdays it serves as both a watering hole and a pilgrimage for supporters coming from near and far to watch their team play. Earlier this year Patrick Bamford put £5,000 behind the bar of The Old Peacock so that fans could enjoy a pre-game drink ahead of the game against Bristol City, when promotion back to the Premier League was to be marked with celebrations before and after. Now the establishment is out to repay his generosity and recognise his contribution to Leeds United during a seven-year stint that came to an end this summer. A post on The Old Peacock's Facebook page revealed that the pub will be renamed in his honour until Tottenham Hotspur visit early next month. It read: "To celebrate the unforgettable years of service from Patrick B...

If you didn't laugh... Written by: Rob Conlon Midway through the first half and with Leeds United starting to get a grip of possession, Anton Stach wandered forward to briefly stand near Dominic Calvert-Lewin up front. They have been teammates for less than a month but for Calvert-Lewin it must have felt like being reunited with a long lost friend. Lord knows he needed the company. It was one of the few times all afternoon he could read the name on the back of another Leeds shirt without straining his eyes and peering into the distance. Before long Stach was strolling back into position and getting an earful from his captain Ethan Ampadu, who moments earlier had looked for a simple pass to his left only to realise his fellow midfielder wasn’t where, in theory, he was meant to be stationed. On another occasion Stach shuffled over to the right-hand side of the pitch trying to find space, but that was where Sean Longstaff was being told to play. Longstaff was diligent enough to ...

Leeds United could go seven points clear of their West Midlands relegation rivals with a win Saturday’s visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers was already a big game for Leeds United but what happened in London at 4.50pm on Saturday turns the pressure dial up a few notches. Wolves are bottom of the Premier League table with no points from their opening four games, despite scoring one more goal than Leeds have. A win for the Whites would take them seven points clear of their expected relegation rivals - a huge gap at such an early stage. United need to bank as many points as they can before November with a horrid run leading into December, including games against Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. Brighton & Hove Albion away, Nottingham Forest away and Aston Villa at home are precarious preceding fixtures too. Not getting points on the board at Wolves would heap yet more pressure on Daniel Farke and the home games against Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur. Leeds have three no...

By Graham Smyth Graham Smyth with things you might have missed from Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Fulham London has often been where Leeds United go to suffer heartache and the trip to Fulham was no different. The worst thing about this latest disappointment in the capital was how late in the day Fulham's winner arrived. A draw was on the cards, the fifth point was almost in the bag and then a freak goal changed everything. Including the mood. Here's the YEP take. Leeds United Good Day Karl Darlow. He won't consider it a good day, however he was good on the day. A first Premier League game for four years and a point to prove after the Sheffield Wednesday game but he produced some sublime saves. His performance was everything it needed to be and there was no fault to attach to him whatsoever for the goal. He deserved a point at least. Leeds United Bad Day Anton Stach. The midfielder's overall performance wasn't terrible but it wasn't his best. Far from i...