Clarke one nil

The latest in our series of occasional contributors, lifelong Leeds United fan James Ellis explains why 35 years on from his first game he hasn’t got a membership card this season.
I distinctly remember the day I first became a real Leeds United fan. February 19, 1974. Leeds United vs Bristol City, FA Cup Fifth Round [...]

Marginal differences can alter footballing lives forever, whether it’s in the difference between a good referee and a bad referee, a good Leeds team or a bad one, a good day out or a bad one! Yesterday that difference came to me, a combination of a bad referee, a neither good nor bad Leeds team [...]

I’m not a fan of previews of games, they tend to be speculative and uninformative, rarely go beyond a basic format and I certainly never intended they would be part of the Clarkeonenil mix. However I have decided to make an exception on this occasion, for three reasons. 1) because it’s a visit to a [...]

Pint off me (if we ever meet) to the first to get it. Thanks to The Beaten Generation and “Dods” for finding this.

Two weekends into the new Premier League season and already we are witness to the wonderful range of whinging, moaning and one-eyed comments that have become compulsory with top division managers and coaches. Egged on by the controversial provoking nonsense that is the John Champions of this world and badgered by questions so convoluted they [...]