Post Match Bust Up

Brilliant thats all we want..punishment by the FA and the Police..

i hope silly bollox got his head caved in

would rather have someone break my jaw than spit on me

If he has spat on him then he should never play for us again. I hope he hasn't.

Red Wizard wrote:If he has spat on him then he should never play for us again. I hope he hasn't.

Totally agree...disgusting and no justification for it, and I would say the same whoever it was...

mc'cormacks lass on twitter on about spitting

Red Wizard wrote:If he has spat on him then he should never play for us again. I hope he hasn't.

Well he's a bit daft for putting himself in the position (twice) where the opposition can even accuse him of it.

And IF he has there's no excuse, however good a player he is

Will be interesting to see what comes of this. If he has then he has to go. I am hoping its not true as he is our best player. Lets hope there is cctv footage to prove whats gone on either way.

Just been told from a very very good source the a leeds cb hit one of out strikers our stiker hit him back and the a leeds striker head butted our striker. No spitting and that has come from a son of somone high up at Rovers. Just found this and also been told it.

Red Wizard wrote:Just been told from a very very good source the a leeds cb hit one of out strikers our stiker hit him back and the a leeds striker head butted our striker. No spitting and that has come from a son of somone high up at Rovers. Just found this and also been told it.

Alex Bruce was seen sprinting into the the tunnel so that cetainly holds a bit of weight. McCormack was 100% involved so he was probably the leeds striker.

O'dea the cb. Apparantly

sorry, just spoken to him a few mins ago, he lost his mobile in the ruck. from what he saw it was diouf pushing at ross going into the tunnel when becchio stepped in to calm things talking to diouf then swapped shirts only for him to have a go at bruce which he didn't like (as you can imagine) which led to it al kicking off again involving most of the players and staff from both sides only calming down when a dozen of the ob and stewards were involved. ref saw the whole thing as he wss last off the pitch and will be including it all in his official report. so probably not heard the last of it

from a lad whos mate is a steward in the tunnel, everyone's gonna have a different story

So it would seem both storys seem about the same and no spitting. I can sort of handle a bit of hand bags but wouldn't stand for and spitting.

Which is why he shouldn't of been lambasted before the facts came out

dickos1 wrote:Which is why he shouldn't of been lambasted before the facts came out

Totally agree I'm afraid past reputations colour a lot of things

Dagenham Rover wrote:

Totally agree I'm afraid past reputations colour a lot of things

And the fact he gets into situations that leave him open to such accusations

As I keep saying he should keep his head down and let his football speak for him

Let's all wait and see eh, however in the meantime the law MUST be laid out forcefully to EHD. Time to grow up and walk away from trouble, keep his mouth zipped and I'm not talking about this particular incident but generally.

VixDRFC wrote:

And the fact he gets into situations that leave him open to such accusations

As I keep saying he should keep his head down and let his football speak for him

I suppose he do'es like to spout off to the officials, although everytime I've seen him he can be a total class above,
the way he starts running across the 18yd line from somewhere near the touchline to the centre of goal demolishing everybody in his way is terrific to watch

Dagenham Rover wrote:

I suppose he do'es like to spout off to the officials, although everytime I've seen him he can be a total class above,
the way he starts running across the 18yd line from somewhere near the touchline to the centre of goal demolishing everybody in his way is terrific to watch

I think you're missing the point with me re Diouf. I have repeatedly said how good at football he is. I just think he should keep his mouth shut and just play football then he won't be accused of things he's not done

VixDRFC wrote:

I think you're missing the point with me re Diouf. I have repeatedly said how good at football he is. I just think he should keep his mouth shut and just play football then he won't be accused of things he's not done

Well I've just tried to reply but got a vsc type message back that the server was too busy along the lines of
Diouffy could be be accused of something at a game even if he didn't get on the team coach.
and could it just be feasible he is trying to instill some balls into the team

To be fair he does need to try and calm down a bit, but every week players go out their way to wind him up. Nobody likes him, at rangers the Celtic players were more bothered about winding him up than anything else.
That's why I think we should stick by him, he does show he cares and shows passion, which are the players we used to adore. He was adored by rangers and Bolton fans, and if he's not doing anything wrong but scoring and creating goals then we should be fully behind him, in my opinion of course.

I agree he'll always be accused which is why he should just keep out of confrontation. Scrapping and arguing constantly with officials isn't instilling balls, its showing a lack of discipline

He's got a great chance both to help the club and have a fresh start, make himself a hero - he should take it

Daft thing is I tend to agree with both Dickos and Vix
every opposition player, fan and his Uncles dog is out to get him sent off especially as he's "dropped down" into the Championship.

anyway welcome Dickos nice to get a sensible debate rather than just being slagged off stick around mate

Cheers daggers.. Makes a nice change on here

ANYONE careering around the Magic Mouse rollercoaster ride that overlooks the Elland Road car park early on Saturday evening must have been wondering just what had been going on at Leeds United.


Not only were six police officers standing by as the Doncaster Rovers squad made their way in silence to the team bus but a huddle of photographers and camera crews were hovering, clearly intent on grabbing an interview with a notable figure.

Solving the mystery of who the press were prepared to brave the biting cold wind to speak to would not have been difficult for anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge about football following United’s appointment of Neil Warnock earlier in the day.

But a police escort for the visiting team almost 90 minutes after the match had been scheduled to end? This question will surely have puzzled those hurtling around the rollercoaster that is the main attraction of this year’s Valentine’s Fair.

The answer lay in the extraordinary events that had followed referee Keith Stroud bringing an end to a thrilling but often ill-tempered derby shortly after 5pm.

As the home fans hailed a dramatic late winner by Luciano Becchio, most of the 22 players shook hands before heading for the tunnel.

Tempers had boiled over several times during the closing stages with Rovers duo El-Hadji Diouf and Pascal Chimbonda becoming embroiled in spats with Darren O’Dea and Ross McCormack but, as the players left the field, it seemed an air of calm had returned to LS11.

Becchio swapping shirts with Diouf reinforced this belief only for an almighty brawl to then suddenly erupt in the tunnel.

As the players still on the pitch raced in the direction of the commotion, they were soon followed by four police officers as the plastic covering that guards the tunnel bounced from side to side.

Moments later, another four police officers charged round the pitch and down the tunnel as, according to eye witnesses later, “all hell broke loose”.

With the rumpus taking place out of sight of the 21,181 crowd, it is impossible to know who started what and which players were involved but the reaction of the local constabulary suggested the set-to was a serious one.

Eventually, the warring sides were prized apart and ordered to their respective dressing rooms.

Later, players who had showered and dressed were prevented from leaving the changing room as police probed the events that seem certain to be the subject of a Football Association charge for both clubs once referee Stroud submits his report.

In an attempt to prevent further problems, Leeds officials then took the decision to move the Rovers team bus from its usual position outside the north-west corner of the stadium and closer to the Banqueting Suite to ensure the two sets of players left by separate exits.

Both clubs also ordered their players not to speak to the waiting media, which is why the Rovers players, under the gaze of half a dozen police officers and a dozen or more stewards, left without saying a word.

Fifty or so yards away, a similar scene was played out as the home players emerged from the stadium before climbing into their cars and heading home to bring an end to a truly extraordinary few hours at Elland Road.

The day had begun with the news that Warnock had accepted the offer to become United’s new manager and would be at the game.

After a difficult week that had brought two defeats and a protest march by supporters angry at how the club is being run, the 63-year-old’s appointment had been a rare piece of good news for Leeds.

The hope among the locals was that his presence in the West Stand would bring about an instant on-field improvement.

By 4.15pm, however, any optimism felt by Leeds fans had been swept away by two goals from Rovers substitute Mamadou Bagayoko.

The Mali international’s opening strike had come on 32 minutes after he had seized on Andy Lonergan’s failure to hold onto the ball after racing from his line to cut out Diouf’s pass which was intended for James Hayter.

That left Bagayoko, who had only been on the field for a few minutes, with the simple task of rolling the ball into an empty net.

Rovers deserved to be ahead, not least because earlier Habib Bamogo had struck a post with an outrageous flick of his right boot when facing away from goal.

By half-time, Warnock had seen enough and headed to the home dressing room for a second time in the afternoon despite originally intending to leave team matters to caretaker manager Neil Redfearn.

A tweak of tactics followed with Robert Snodgrass assuming a more central role but Rovers continued to dominate in the early stages of the second half as Hayter thundered a shot against the crossbar after being picked out by the impressive Giles Barnes.

The visitors doubled their advantage on 54 minutes courtesy of a wonderful cross from Tommy Spurr that Diouf returned back across goal for Bagayoko to tap in.

Leeds needed a rapid response and it came within 70 seconds, Andros Townsend drilling a low shot into the net after collecting a pass from Danny Pugh to raise hopes of a comeback.

Those should have been snuffed out on the hour but the unmarked Bagayoko fired straight at Lonergan when it seemed the substitute was certain to score.

It proved to be the turning point of a crazy afternoon as, 10 minutes from time, Snodgrass collected the ball on the left and whipped in a cross that Adam Clayton volleyed superbly into the roof of the net.

Now it really was game on as both sides went in search of a winner until a nasty clash of heads brought a temporary halt due to Robbie Rogers and Tommy Spurr both requiring extensive treatment.

Neither was able to continue so play resumed after a six-minute delay with Mikael Forsell having come off the bench and it was the Finnish striker who unwittingly played a part in the winner by getting in the way of a weak shot from Becchio.

It provided Becchio with a second sight of goal and this time he made no mistake with a sublime finish to settle a captivating derby in United’s favour and leave supporters as breathless as those hardy souls enjoying the white-knuckle ride excitement of the Magic Mouse next door.

richard.sutcliffe@ypn.co.uk