02 May 2026 20:10:02
The win at Old Trafford was The Game, possibly the game that saved us.
Fair play to DF and the lads, as getting three wins out of four at this stage of the season is some achievement.


I was hoping for 50 points at the start of the season probably because I have high aspirations for our club and am an optimistic sod, believe it or not. Two wins and a draw and we’ve got there.
MOT.

1.) 02 May 2026
02 May 2026 20:47:22
Yep 100. ? Corkey, those 3 points at OT were huge in us keeping ahead of those below us.

. In addition, I am a firm believer that the 4 game winning FA Cup run gave the Leeds United squad much added and needed confidence (especially the euphoria of winning the epic FA Cup QF match at West Ham) .



Without the Cup run, I don't think we beat Man U at Old Trafford in the EPL.

2.) 02 May 2026
02 May 2026 20:54:02
Also, Leeds' late, late escape and equaliser at Bournemouth were also significant. That extra point was very helpful.

12000 stadium capacity Bournemouth, imo, will finish 6th this season. Does this mean they replace 60,000 capacity Spuds as a top 6 club? ? Stadium capacity seems less relevant to success these days in EPL.

Top 6 big club Spuds. The misnomer of all misnomers.

3.) 02 May 2026
02 May 2026 20:56:15
I never thought of that, Baz, and that's a fair point. The way the team played in that first half at Old Trafford showed a team full of confidence. So, yes, I agree with your summary.

4.) 02 May 2026
02 May 2026 21:25:26
Imagine how good Bournemouth would be if run as now, but with Spurs income!

5.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 05:49:49
I guess you could point to several key matches, the 3-1 against Chelsea, 4-1 against Palace, two draws against Pool, all pivotal at the time, as was the win at OT. But, again, it is the sum of all that is important, and losing just 4 matches after the City match in December is impressive stuff.

6.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 07:51:49
I think, if you want to look at a so called season defining game that saved us, then that would surely be a game that we actually lost, which Vid correctly points out.

Farke's change of formation mid-game against Man City was literally a game changer for us, and undoubtedly the reason we are not already relegated.

7.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 08:48:58
I don't believe that a cup run helped us to beat Man U. We turned up to play. If that is the case, why didn't we beat Chelsea on the day we weren't at our game? If we can play like we did every game, we would be well up the table. And I know I am a bit biased on the cup run anyway, but my view.
Another player was sent off for hair pulling, and we had Rooney and Robinson saying it should be part of the game as he's pulling shirts really.

You can tell these two don't have hair and aren't playing anymore. It's like spitting, that should be banned too. There's absolutely no reason for it. If you wanna spit, go off, spit into a spit bag, and then wait for the referee to allow you to come back on. Let's see if spitting is really necessary, because, believe me, they won't do it. It's even in the Women's game now, that is disgusting.

8.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 09:26:33
I agree Baz, the win at West Ham was massive for the team's confidence. If West Ham lose to Arsenal next Sunday, we will be safe before we play Tottenham.

9.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 10:55:01
Absolutely Feath, great position to be in. Don't particularly like the Gooners, but will be watching that match and backing them. We can play our part on which one, Spuds or Spam, goes down.

10.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 12:38:27
* Overawed (not overrated) .

11.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 12:33:59
Whitey pal imo 2 of the big reasons why the Leeds United players did not play so well vs Chelsea in FA Cup are :

1) they were somewhat overrated by the magnitude of the occasion.80000 plus fans huge stadium much media attention etc

And the other big reason
2) the huge blow 7 days previous to Cup semi of ALL of Forest, West Ham and Spuds winning in the EPL thereby considerably cranking up the Relegation pressure on Leeds United

I certainly know from my perspective that after those EPL results I could not focus on at all the FA Cup Semi

a game I had initially been greatly looking forward to.and as a result I wasn't even that disappointed to lose in Cup semi.normally I would have been totally gutted!

AIMO of course

12.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 14:35:43
Baz, mate, understand your point, but we really should have won that game, but as I said I wasn't in the FA Cup fan club. Will not complain. Maybe next season we will win it. ?