Where do you even start with this report? The game, or the last two weeks? I’ll start with the last two weeks.<\/b><\/p>\n
I know this report isn’t about me, it’s about the thing we all love most, Leeds United, but I just wanted to say thank you to everybody who has supported me and my partner after we lost everything in a house fire less than two weeks ago, including our dog Norman, named after the man himself, bites yer legs!<\/p>\n
It’s been the most horrific time imaginable, but the love and support from the LUFC family has honestly been unbelievable. It’s another reminder that this club is far more than just football, it’s family. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much to everyone who has reached out, donated, messaged or simply stopped for a chat. It has meant everything.<\/p>\n
I was in two minds about going to the game on Monday and I’m still not sure whether it was the right thing to do emotionally, but seeing so many familiar faces and being back around my people did help.<\/p>\n
As for the game itself, wasn’t it nice for once to have the pressure off? Maybe the atmosphere felt a little flat at times, but given the alternative of needing a result for survival, I’d have taken that all day long.<\/p>\n
You can see exactly why Spurs are where they are. There’s quality there, no doubt about it, but they’re nowhere near clinical enough and they don’t have enough physicality or structure to back up the technical players they’ve got. Lots of nice football at times, but very little edge or bite when it matters.<\/p>\n
The Ethan Ampadu penalty incident though was an absolute disgrace from the referee. How play was allowed to continue for that long after a head injury is beyond me. We were stood on the front row and heard the bang of his head straight away. Maybe the referee didn’t hear it, but the linesman was right in front of it, right in front of us as well, and somehow nothing was stopped. In a game where player safety is constantly talked about, that simply wasn’t good enough.<\/p>\n
Nobody in the stands seemed to really talk about the Brighton game. You can’t expect much, but our last game at home knowing we are playing Premier League football is great. But… West Ham on the final day. It would be nice to send them down, wouldn’t it? Although ideally Spurs don’t survive purely because of the stadium, the support and some of the players they’ve got on their books. Either way, let’s finish the season properly and enjoy the ride together. MOT.<\/p>\n