It was as if El Loco descended from heaven. ‘The Godfather of Modern Football’, ‘the best coach in the world’, yet I’d never heard of him despite being obsessed with football since his managerial career began. I used to bemoan the fact no world-class manager would have the hunger to take on the hardest task in football: guiding Leeds United back to the Premier League.

My dad made the ultimate sacrifice, giving his ticket for scum at home to his 16-year-old Grandson. Lucca had also been given a ticket for scum away, and he was sat in the home end with his scum-supporting friend’s mum and sister when Luke Ayling produced one of the highlights of the season, although the subsequent capitulation had trampled all over the memory.

It’s been a long time since we did an interview, and we’re delighted to welcome fellow presenter Rocco Dean - best selling author (on his street) to our first in a new series of interviews. Rocco is a published author (Pitched Publishing) his titles include “Marcelo Bielsa vs The Damned United: The Extraordinary Story of a Club Reborn” & his latest book “The O'Leary Years: Football's Greatest Boom and Bust”

Getting a draw at Aston Villa, at the end of the game felt like a point gained and two point lost to some. But Everton, was our worst performance this season. There was a bit of Everton playing well, but overall Leeds were off it that day. We pick it all a part and prepare for the war of the roses…

Let’s start with the glaringly obvious, it’s been disappointing. We dreamed of building on last season’s late push for Europe and instead we are now doomed to spend at least the vast majority of the season looking over our shoulders at the bottom three. The past week perfectly summarised Leeds in 2021/22, a good performance followed by a bad performance, and not enough wins.

Everyone in the build up to this match had us down for running away with this one, and on paper we should have! Instability through injuries, not taking chances and silly mistakes costs us all points here today. Still feeling confident that we'll beat the drop but there's a tough run of fixtures coming... Join Paul, Rocco & James

Injury woes have sapped our optimism in recent weeks but It's funny the difference a couple of back-to-back wins in the Premier League can do for your mental health.

It was a victory for fortitude, for humility, and for Marcelo Bielsa. He overcame the London Curse, VAR and the worst injury crisis I’ve known in thirty years of watching English football to beat high flying West Ham on a remarkable Sunday afternoon.

6 pointer against a boring Sean Dyche Burnley side, no one wants to pay Premier League prices and watch a non-league side!! Then, it was the same as usual - an unjury ravaged squad saw a crippled Leeds United side on another day out in the crapital. Are things on the up? We discuss.