The #LUFC Breakfast Debate (Friday 5th May) Premier League break rules to televise Leeds trip to the Etihad
Premier League break rules to televise Leeds trip to the Etihad
Leeds' trip to the Etihad will be televised, live on Sky Sports, despite the broadcast blackout which prohibits the live streaming of Premier League fixtures (in the UK), between the hours of 2.45pm and 5.15pm on Saturday afternoons.
Originally, the game was scheduled for Sunday, but with Citeh in action 48 hours later against Real Madrid, the game was bought forward 24 hours. The usual lunchtime slot wouldn't work because of King Charles’ coronation, and a lack of police resources. The 5:30pm slot wasn’t a viable option either, as 30 miles down the road, Liverpool are playing Brentford, leading football authorities to break article 48 for the first time in Premier League history.
Leeds are a Northern club, and should behave like one
Sharp suits, prawn sandwiches, diplomacy - It's not very Leeds is it? In the past, visiting Fortress Elland Road used to be a terrifying experience, but over the years, it's fair to say Leeds have become a soft touch, both on and off the pitch.
I'm not talking about the away continent leaving LS11 with half their teeth missing; those days are well and truly confined to the past, but any fear factor has long since vanished, and may as well have been replaced by Nickelodeon.
In many ways, the arrival of Sam Alladyce is the perfect appointment; someone to add some northern grit, back to the party. He says what he likes, and to hell with the consequences; as apposed to his predecessors who would tow the company line, just to keep the authorities happy.
The squad have lost heir backbone, pure and simple! There's little determination, fight, desire or indeed structure to their game. Any confidence they do have, is diminishing fast. They have let the fans down this season, but there's still 12 points up for grabs, and I for one am a lot more confident now, than I have been over the past month or so.