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WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE: LUFC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
Memorable ups and downs
away from Premier League
IT’S FAIR to say the Elland Road
faithful have endured their fair
share ofups and downs over
the last 16years.
The club’s story on and off
the pitch reads like a film script
foragenerationofLeedsUnited
fans who remember the Whites
falling through the trapdoor
back in the spring of 2004. And
it is ajourney that has certainly
kept supporters gripped, right
up to Marcelo Biesla leading the
Whites back to the promised
land.
Fans have endured the best
oftimes and the worst oftimes,
a merry-go-round ofmanagers,
relegation to the third tier of
football, promotion back to
the Championship, -15 points,
FACupgloryat OldTrafford.
And you can add play-off
final heartache twice as well
as deadline day confusion,
dodgy signings and nights to
remember at Elland Road.
These photos showcase what
it has been like to be a Leeds
fan in recent years.
UPS AND DOWNS: Leeds came from behind to defeat Bristol Rovers and clinch the second automatic promotion spot in League One on a tense
and, at times, confusing afternoon at Elland Road, main image. Top left, local hero Jonathan Howson struck a 90th-minute goal to book his side a
spot in the League One play-off final. Above left, April 28,2007, and an 88th-minute headed equaliser from Ipswich Town’s Alan Lee at Elland Road
all but condemned Leeds United to relegation. A pitch invasion and 30-minute delay followed before the match could finish..
UPS: January 3 - remember the date? A goal from Jermaine
Beckford after 19 minutes silenced Old Trafford as the Whites beat the
DOWNS: Play off final heartache at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in
HEARTBREAK: Whites fans have endured the best of times and
the worst of times over the last 16 years. ^pictures: yep/varley picture
oddstorecordafamousvictorvaaainst theRedDevils.
Mav2006astheLeedsUnitedwereouttotheswordbvWatford.
AGENCY/PA/GERARDBINKS.