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One last chance for Leeds United youngsters with possible first team taster
United’s under-21s have improved their results of late, taking seven points from a last possible nine for a three-game unbeaten run. Those points have taken Scott Gardner’s young side away from the bottom of the table and up to 23rd place in the 26-team Premier League Two table. One of the three sides that sit below Leeds will now present their final opponents of the season this evening as the Whites visit West Brom’s under-21s in a 7pm kick-off at The Hawthorns. The Baggies sit second-bottom,...
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'I got the gist': Leeds Rhinos coach Rohan Smith responds to fans' chants after win at Hull FC
Rhinos remain eighth in Betfred Super League, but are just two points behind the teams from third to sixth place. The result ended a two-match losing run, but while Smith insisted his side “ got what we needed” some fans were less than impressed. There were chants of “get out of our club” aimed at the coach following the final hooter, but asked in his post-match press conference about the fans’ reaction, Smith opted to focus on the number of Leeds followers who made the trip. Smith said:...
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New predicted final Championship table upon Leeds United lifeline from Ipswich Town and big Southampton change
Daniel Farke’s Whites offered a massive opening to autos rivals Ipswich Town as Friday night’s clash at Queens Park Rangers ended in a 4-0 loss for United’s heaviest league defeat of the season. The big setback left Leeds just one point clear of third-placed Ipswich in the division’s second automatic promotion spot but with Kieran McKenna’s side having two games in hand. The first of those arrived on Saturday evening at Hull City where a win would have taken Ipswich second and two points above...
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19 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1995
They chart a year in the life of your city in 1995, a 12 months which featured its fair share of change and challenges. as the mobile phone revolution really took off to become something that everyone could afford to have. The gallery focuses life around the city centre with shopping and travel providing a focus before heading out to the suburbs with Armley and Morley among those to be featured. The images are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of the David Atkinson...
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Leeds bus timetables: All route diversions and cancellations as Stanningley Bottom and Wakefield Westgate shut
Stanningley Bottom and Richardshaw Lane will be closed due to roadworks from Monday, April 29 to Friday, May 3, 7pm to midnight each night. Services 16, 16A, 72 and 91 will all face diversions from their regular routes. Disruption will continue along Elland Road and Cemetery Road, Beeston due to M621 junction 2 & 2A improvement works until Saturday, May 18. Meanwhile Kirkgate & Harper Street in Leeds city centre will remain closed until Sunday, May 5 due to a collapsed building. Bus services 4,...
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Leeds Rhinos reaction: Rohan Smith 'not surprised' by Riley Lumb's superb debut in win at Hull FC
Lumb’s first senior performance was the highlight of today’s 18-12 win at Hull FC which got Rhinos back on track in Betfred Super League following successive defeats. The 19-year-old scored a spectacular touchdown to open Rhinos ‘ account and added a scrambled second just before the break. He was drafted into the side after playing on dual-registration for Halifax Panthers in the Betfred Championship seven days earlier, which was his debut as a professional player. Smith was “really proud” of...
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A 3 and a 9: Peter Smith's Leeds Rhinos player ratings as Riley Lumb shines in 18-12 win at Hull FC
Lumb’s fantastic all-round effort would have lit up a much better game than this horrible affair between one very poor side and another playing well below what its capable of. The 19-year-old’s first touchdown was a belter as he accelerated on to Paul Momirovski’s pass and beat three defenders with some outstanding footwork. As well as grabbing another, he was also involved in holding a Hull player up over Leeds’ line, made several strong carries and at least one outstanding catch. It was as...
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Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville name Leeds United players expected to emerge from Academy
Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville have picked out a Leeds United pair in who to look out for from the Whites Academy. Gray and Summerville were part of the Leeds representation at this season’s EFL Awards where Summerville was named the Championship’s player of the year and Gray the division’s young player of the year. Keen to delve into the future, Football Manager spoke to pair to ask who was coming through from the club’s Academy with two names emerging from their verdicts. Both...
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Leeds Knights suffer penalty shoot-out agony to end aspirations of another NIHL National double
The Knights were looking to retain the play-off crown they won last year as well as add to the league title they won for a second successive time back in April. But they were denied in the cruelest of fashions when Luke Ferrara scored the decisive goal in the shoot-out to send the Phantoms bench delirious along with their fans behind the net where the winning strike took place. It remains another stellar campaign by the Knights, though, having already retained their regular season crown in such...
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Leeds United outline clear promotion goal to help 'rebuff offers' to keep hold of £30 million key man
Leeds United are now looking over their shoulder at Ipswich Town as we approach the crunch of the 2023/24 Championship season. The Whites have been on quite the journey this season, piling the pressure on Leicester City at one point, to now hoping that their top two position won’t slip away. Daniel Farke’s side were dealt a shock defeat at the hands of Queens Park Rangers last time out to cast doubt on their chances at automatic promotion. If Ipswich capitalise on their two games, they will...
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Club history sees ex-Leeds United man banned from facing Ipswich Town with next season impact
An ex-Leeds United player has received a ban which will prevent him from facing Ipswich Town next week and also impacts the start of next season. Defender Liam Kitching began his career with Leeds before departing for Forest Green Rovers in 2019 and the centre-back is now a key part of Coventry City’s squad. The Sky Blues face United’s automatic promotion rivals Ipswich in a massive game on Tuesday night but Kitching was sent off in Saturday’s goalless draw at Blackburn Rovers and is...
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Kieran McKenna declares minimum Ipswich points target, Leeds United plan and missed chance take
Third-placed Ipswich went into Saturday evening’s Championship clash at Hull knowing that a victory would put them on the verge of automatic promotion by sending them second and two points clear of Leeds – and with an additional fixture still to play. Ipswich, though, were held to a 3-3 draw which has kept McKenna’s side behind Leeds in third, level on 90 points but with a minus seven worse goal difference. The Tractor Boys will now make a quick return to action by taking in their other game in...