The Square Ball: Leeds United Podcast

30 years ago, the Whites travelled to Plough Lane, where Wimbledon hadn't lost all season. A thumping Chapman header secured the points for Leeds and a third win on the trot, as the push for Europe continued. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The spring sunshine brought a Whites win at Elland Road against Hecky's hopeless charges. Full time chatter. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The struggling Black Cats were demolished by a rampant Leeds side. The performance featured some top drawer headers and a solo goal from distance by former Sunderland man Lee Chapman. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Heckingbottom brings his kestrel up the M1 on Saturday as the Premier League mercifully returns. We'll have our lovely Kalvin back and we'll take him away from the bad man. We celebrate a joyous week for one third of Benelux. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

United travelled to Stamford Bridge before their property developer chairman had rebuilt the place and came away with 3 points at Easter as the players celebrated with the cars behind the goal. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We pay tribute to Peter Lorimer, remembering him for everything from his rockets to his sandwich making skills. Just why was United's current top scorer overlooked for England? And what on earth are the U23s being subjected to in the Midlands? With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are they saying about Leeds United in the wake of our 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage? Leeds fans want to talk Phillips, Alioski and Scott 'Scottie' Parker. Meanwhile, Fulham fans are confused about appendages. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

United came up short in one of the crucial clashes that would determine who takes a place in Europe. A last minute goal secured third placed Palace the points after the Whites made most of the running throughout the game against a pacy Eagles side. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

United's final shot at Wembley slipped away thanks to a 4-6 aggregate defeat against the Toffees. A 3-3 draw at Elland Road, characterised by slack defending, was followed just 48 hours later by a 3-1 extra time defeat at Goodison Park. The second leg was witness to one of the greatest free kicks of all time. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Full time thoughts as goals from Bamford and Raphinha mean that United finally won in London against a team of brutes. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Whites travelled to Highbury to face the Gunners for the sixth time this season. The game proved to be as tight as the previous clashes with the teams evenly matched. Late goals swung the match in favour of the hosts in the televised match. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guess who's back. Back again. Bates is back. Rear end. Yes, Kenneth has an Opinion and we've all got to hear it. Why can't he just stick to vaguebooking like Kiko Casilla? Was Thomas Tuchel talking a load of cobblers? All this and more. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We catch up with the ramblings of online Chelsea fans in the wake of our 0-0 draw and we find out what you made of it all. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reaction on the whistle as the Whites and the Blues played out an entertaining goalless draw in LS11. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The poo emoji was presumably invented for the London Stadium. And what to do with London itself and VAR? We've got a few ideas. With Frankless Chelsea in town at the weekend, what will be left on the away dressing room floor? With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was yet another pointless trip to London for the Whites after David Moyes's Hammers bagged twice and VAR ruled Costa's patella offside. Reaction at the full time whistle. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was back to Elland Road 30 years ago today and back to winning ways for United. Strachan was back in the line up following his injury last week. An industrial game saw Leeds run out 2-0 winners. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the defeat to Villa it's great to hear their fans condemning cheating in football. The countdown is on to return to ER. And with Illan Meslier turning 21 we ask: what did your 21st birthday look like? With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finally returning to league action a month since the last game, a Strachan-less Leeds United suffered at The Dell at the hands of Rodney Wallace and his attacking cohort. The Match Ball 30 is a game-by-game real time journey, 30 years on, charting Leeds United's arrival back in the top flight through to being crowned champions. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acas...

In this bonus episode we chat to author Jon Howe about our home, Elland Road. We talk about the stadium's more residential past, the current state of the ground, and what the future holds with an exciting redevelopment on the horizon. An updated version of Jon's book, The Only Place For Us: An A-Z History of Elland Road, is out now from all the usual book retailers. Signed, personalised copies are...

An early goal sealed three points for the visitors in a game that could be described as, at best, 'hard work'. Full time reaction brought to you with levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reaction straight after the final whistle as the Peacocks ran out 3-0 winners versus the Saints, with goals from Bamford, Dallas & Raphinha. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A toxic atmosphere at Elland Road saw the Whites miss out on Wembley due to a Lee Sharpe goal deep into stoppage time. The match swung on two second half injuries for Leeds. The Match Ball 30 is a game-by-game real time journey, 30 years on, charting Leeds United's arrival back in the top flight through to being crowned champions. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast....

A few inches and a hideous twist of physics meant Adam Traore's thunder strike rendered the Peacocks' efforts a failure on Friday, but Marcelo's mutual love affair with Yorkshire continues to grow. But has Southampton's coach taken a wrong turn? With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full time reaction as United fell to an unfortunate 1-0 defeat at Molineux thanks to Traore's long range deflected effort. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.