Another win after coming from behind - it's already a bad habit this early in the season. Nevertheless a 2-1 win keeps us in the play off places. In fact all three promoted sides from Division One are in the play offs - us, Millwal and Norwich.
I get really frustrated with Max Gradel - he tries to be too flash too often. He should get his head up a bit more often and show more composure otherwise we'll see too many good chances go begging. The Swansea goal came from yet another slip by Richard Naylor. I have the same nervous feelings when Naylor is around the ball as I used to get years ago when Chris Whyte and Chris Fairclough were playing for us in the early 1990's.
Goals from Bradley Johnson and Luciano Becchio secured the win today. Bradley seems to be really consistent so far this season and always seems to give 100%. Becchio is always likely to score, especially from close range.
Next match is a big derby game against Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday.
On this day in 1920 Leeds were away at Leicester City and got a 1-1 draw with a goal from Merton Ellson. That was the club's fifth game of the season. So far they had lost three, beaten Port Vale 3-1 (including two goals from Ellson) and got the draw at Leicester. Three points from a possible ten.
It was a real odd situation for the club in that first season. Because they were a new league side they had to enter the FA Cup from the qualifying stages. This meant that some league games had to be played on the same date as FA Cup qualifying matches. The club decided to play their stongest side in the league games and play the reserves in the FA Cup matches.
So while the first team were drawing away at Leicester the reserves were playing at Elland Road in the FA Cup qualiyfing rounds against Boothtown (a side from the Halifax district). The reserve side won 5-2.
However Boothtown reported Leeds to the FA for failing to field their strongest side, pointing out that there should have been a bigger crowd, and therefore more gate money to which they were entitled to a share, had the United first team turned out. Leeds were fined £50 and ordered to field their strongest side in future.
In the end the club reached a compromise with the FA. They played their reserve side in the next round against Leeds Steelworks - won 7-0 in front of a 3000 crowd at Elland Road and then promptly withdrew from the competition. They went straight into the competition at the first round next season.
Over the following 90 years the football authorities have often seemed keen to take tough and unjustified disciplinary action against the club. Perhaps more about this in future blog posts.
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