WOW - THEY ARE LOUD! 📢 A Brutal Review Of The Fan Experience At Leeds United.

[@babyshambler]

Leeds fan here. Re the atmosphere section - I think our terrace culture has a thread that runs back to the 1970s and how the media gave us the moniker of "Dirty Leeds". It's passed on to each subsequent generation that we're not liked, and this was obviously the case in the 80s/early 90s when hooliganism was at its height and our fans were famous for it. I was only 9 when I first went to Elland Road in 1993, but the atmosphere has always been our biggest feature. I've been to other grounds but nowhere comes close, and I really think the hatred we get from all sides has cemented an almost siege-mentality over the years, home and away. We love that we're hated, never ignored. We trade on our reputation and take great pride in how well earned it is. Of course we wish we'd been more successful over the years, but hand on heart the thought of becoming oil-rich overnight and turning into a golf-clap crowd like Man City has me filled with dread.

[@timphillips9954]

No you can't compare the atmosphere of the 1970s to today's, it was a totally different experience. What Leeds have is a very young fan base with very few families or even women / girls or femails attending which like it or not adds to the atmospher. For me talking about atmospher in the PL is a bit pointless. Going to the football today is more like going to the movies than a sporting event. Like it or not the PL is following the North American model of burgers shakes taking your mother, girlfriend and a bag of popcorn to the game.

[@johncregg1159]

Actually, I quite like Leeds and I remember the 'Dirty Leeds' tag from the 70's in Don Revie's days of management. The likes of Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner. If you managed to walk off the pitch after playing them then you probably hadn't competed as much as you should have. Great fans and always a great atmosphere with a great traditional ground unlike some of the modern bowls you visit these days. You're great to watch and good luck for the rest of the season, from a Villa fan.

[@elliotMCFC]

Look at there Video on man city they said are atmosphere wasn't too bad

[@johndean8295]

Luton town ran lot back to where you come from.when you tried to come across to.our end in mid 70s lol

[@robhaze2767]

When we got the minus 15 in league one that's when the Leeds Vs the World mentality clicked for me

[@jamesstridgen6320]

City fan here, we beat Leeds 8-0 at the Etihad last year and these fans are still the best I have seen, been to Rugby league same, Boxing same again. Leeds folk are just the best. Donated to the Bobby Moore bowel cancer appeal as well. Thanks for letting me know about it.

[@Ladinhio]

Come on James don’t do us like that … it was only 7 👀

[@jamesstridgen6320]

@@Ladinhio sorry Paddy; genuine mistake, but seriously Leeds folk are the best. I love boxing and the first time I watched Josh Warrington fight was electric

[@Ladinhio]

@@jamesstridgen6320 well thank you, we do try and make an effort ahaha. Ye Josh Warrington fights are always limbs tbf

[@janetfrith8927]

Leeds fan here, it was only 7

[@jamesstridgen6320]

@@janetfrith8927 yeah Janet, we done this four months ago. Soz🤭

[@simapark]

You mentioned the Leeds fans standing all the time behind the South Stand goal next to the away section . We do the same behind the North stand goal too. It's not something that was easy to achieve and it took several years of club vs fans strife over it and there were many appeals by the club not to stand ,then ejections then a closure of the bottom tier but the fans wanted a 'singing section' and by our persistence we achieved not one but 2 singing ends which must be unique.

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

It’s nice seeing Leeds in the premier league because a club the size of Leeds should be a premier league club and they went into administration around the same time as us.

[@partybwoy8521]

Congratulations to THE SQUARE BALL ON WINNING the latest FAN AWARD .

[@bigmallly7863]

Great vid Lads......The fireworks were let off by a local guy from his garden. He was watching the game from the house & had fireworks ready in the garden with it being bonfire night.

[@danielwood210]

As a Leeds fan I’ve always thought being in the away end must be horrible with the views etc, our fans will admit the stadium needs a lot of work. The west stand needs rebuilding and we have a long way to go in terms of in stadium refreshments (the pints are shite as an example). We do have the best atmosphere in the country and that is difficult to dispute. Your experience would have been way better if you went into the city centre!

[@chubskii]

Gonna hopefully not show my horrific stand knowledge by pointing out that they are gonna be rebuilding some stands in the upcoming years, might take a while though

[@ronoccc]

The view from the away end is awful especially near the back and I’m a leeds fsn

[@seancunningham4462]

there was recently talks of extending the stadium to hold more fans so hopefully that happens in the next coming years 🤞🏼 conor from one leeds fan is always honest and non bias, love the shoutout

[@bullyb6182]

Fair play fire work man 🤣 couldn’t really disagree the away end isn’t the best view at all and the concourse is poor but like you say our atmosphere is the best in the country 👍🏽 good luck for rest of season

[@Jon-1919]

Leeds fan - disappointed the "people" only got a 6 😂 suppose we can't be *too* nice though. Fair criticisms on the stadium, the view there doesn't look the best. Glad you guys had a decent day though and you were looked after in the Drysalters! Enjoy the rest of the season

[@gypster9403]

Leeds fan here. Really interesting! Aside of your overall rating (stay over next time - enjoy a Leeds City weekend experience), you were very fair. Our stadium is one of the oldest, but we love the old girl and it will also be updated soon. If it's any consolation, the concourses and food/drink staffing are just as bad for the home fans - we've been complaining for years about it. Look forward to you visiting next season (fixture list - bonfire night - guaranteed!)

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Good video, been going to Leeds since 1971, supported them for 55 years, was at Bournemouth for that Leeds win all those years ago when we took over the town . Leeds is a good place to visit

[@jansings7742]

Fair comments, I must admit West Stand has seen better days and probably most of the ground has, but i just love the smell and feel of it, regardless of the fact everytime i go to the loo in the North East stand i get a extra bonus of a shower from the pull chain fixture, i still love it!! It has spirit Elland Road and i hope should we expand it will keep that spirit. You definitely need to go into town though, hopefully we will both stay up. It looks like a possibility of Marcelo coming your way, i have so much envy, someone put on another site its like your grandad remarrying after their grandma died. If he comes your way enjoy the ride, it was one of the best times i have had as a Leeds fan.

[@darrenstoopybaker8127]

Well done lads, again this content is very unique, seen a lot of opposition fans vlovs but never seen anything like this. Keep up the good work and best of luck for rest of the season 👍

[@Wilss]

Yeah that West Stand has seen better days. Should be getting a full upgrade in the very near future though, apparently taking us up to 55,000 capacity.

[@andyrjs]

The stand that you are in was built in 1957 so it is desperately in need of replacing. When they built the South Stand they moved the pitch towards the kop but didn't change the West stand and hence it sticks out past the end of the pitch giving a crap view.

[@Cuz_lufc]

There's plans in to do the West Stand the same as the Family Stand (East Stand) and it badly needs updating. I prefer if we expanded the ground instead of moving grounds. As a Leeds fan I hate Leeds twitter 🤣 Next time you're up come into The Peacock for a pint

[@andywrong3247]

Great vlog lads, you missed kagey vision, city of Leeds fan, just joe, leeds lobby a lot of others, I didn't understand the fireworks joke.

[@simonsvensson3116]

Come to Sweden and watch a stockholm derby between Hammarby and Djurgården, u wont regret it i promise

[@ady44a]

I was 20 in 1990, one of my best weekends ever ALAW good blog lads, see you bank holiday weekend again 😂

[@furyiv]

Leeds fan here, and late on this one but cracking video guys!

[@CCarlos79]

Leeds Fan here - A great review and very fair in all your categories. The Twitter crowd are different to the Elland Road crowd. The Elland Road crowd aren't bellends, the twitter crowd are.

[@foolonthehill731]

I suppose one of the great things about being a Leeds fan is that although we can be very polite, in reality we couldn't care less whether you enjoyed it or not. It's nothing personal however, we'd feel the same if it was Barcelona 2010 or the Brazilian 1970 team's fans opining about our place. Mind you after our kind and generous help towards your local economy in 1990 (repairs for damage not included) I'm sure the good people of Bournemouth already knew all that anyway :-) Oh well look after Bielsa for us. Unless of course he's going to work from within to help destroy one of our competitors. Good vid lads, best wishes. MOT X

[@control2XS]

Glad you guys enjoyed the square ball, top lads, would be great to see a show with the 5 of you.

[@Steve-tl6ie]

To explain the terrible view the west stand used to align with the pitch but sometime pre 60s they moved the pitch which is why the tunnel isn’t at the centre of the pitch either now, and left that end of the stand over hanging

[@chrischadwick5395]

Thought the atmosphere should of bumped it into decent day, everything considered.

[@horseon4730]

10 and another level for atmosphere thatll do me lads n fair play to bmouth, bford, sthamptn watford fans travelin to see ur teams, i like that, ppl supportin where their from hats off. From a Leeds fan 😁👍🖕😉

[@ianthomson6554]

Hi Sam, Tom and Tigs etc..., Thank again for a superb, intelligent, unbiased and well composed video...!! As someone that unfortunately cannot attend as many games as I would like, due to inability to get tickets, finances, work pressures etc... your brilliant work means that I feel that I am involved with the club that I have supported all my life, more than ever. You toital dedication to the amount of the amazing content is truly sensational and I take my proverbial hat to you all I totally realise that your commitment comes at a significant cost to you and so do you have a BACS Account that I can setup a monthly Direct Debit? Also, can you add the link to the BOTN Mug, which is a great stocking filler at just a tenner Cheers Ian (Lifetime AFCB fan for 40+ years) UTCIAD

[@afcbpodcast]

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[@ianthomson6554]

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[@ianthomson6554]

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[@srichardson1963]

love you vlog. im a Leeds fan and i was there in 90. though not battling with anyone. too hot and too drunk for that shit. also i got run over after the game trying to climb on a lorry lol. The West Stand that the away fans go is the oldest stand in the premier league so i believe, it dates back to the 60's and im sure you understand after 16 years in the mire we couldnt replace it. end of next season it should be replaced if we dont go down. They are planning to build the top tier first around the existing stand then when thats complete do the bottom section and the fans go up top so we dont lose any capacity

[@floridawhite]

The west stand was built in 1957 after the old one burnt down. Great vlog guys, I think I saw you in the drysalters, though I was at the other end.

[@srichardson1963]

@@floridawhite Really? i thought it was Revie era. but i stand corrected. Thanks

[@yorkiegeoff1825]

Was there in 90 too , pulled a sicky at work and drove down the week before to queue up for tickets , never got any ! Still went down for the following weekend without tickets and spent the match day on the beach (as did thousands of others ! ) we managed to find a pub that was open outside Bournemouth after the match 👍

[@mkirby311]

First went in the West Stand where you were in 1963 age 7 with my dad and apart from some dry walling at the back in the concourse it doesn't seemed to have changed much 😂😂

[@bogmiester]

Glad you didn't judge us by twitter, shows the worst side of everything. Hope those wounds are still healing after the bank holiday visit and that we get to do it all again in the prem next season

[@carlhenshaw2451]

Leeds fan, and fair tier list tbf, after seeing your view I'm shocked u would even put it in decent 😂 however I do think u got unlucky with those seats, a bit lower down and more towards dugout and would have been a good view, as for wanting a pint pre game and inside concourse half time it's same for us big ques, it's why alot of fans head down at 40th minute

[@charlie17401]

great vlog guys , just lost it a bit when it came to the placing ....lol

[@carlpearson6734]

I was at Bournemouth in 90 and got my car nicked from near dean court but that meant taxi to an off license outside Bournemouth as beer was not available on the Saturday night where I looked and a good crack down the beach and I remember the scousers that are based down there and they had my car for the 3 litre engine for the Banger track If only I’d had insurance

[@exit56b]

Great work again gents! I’m jealous of all the travel yall get to do together.

[@Gary-my9ko]

Who has cash these days quote lets you down boys, be prepared always as traveling away in 70s and 80smade you aware

[@Josh-cm9jw]

Can't complain about what was said about the view, if anything it was generous. Stood behind a gantry at the back of the Kop on one of my visits last season, and had to view one half of the pitch through the gaps in the steps leading up to the gantry 😂

[@LeedsAway]

Both stands behind both nets are stood up the whole game

[@HeatherHoggatt]

Fair review, I enjoyed the day even though the view wasn’t the best (had to stand on tiptoes to see at points! ) You could go outside the concourse at halftime though down some stairs

[@acleedsunited]

Good video. Your final rating though is too low and doesn't really chime with the rest of the video. (Marking down for the weather is stupid) Our concourses and refreshments are very poor, so actually surprised that didn't score lower. Interesting to get this perspective though.

[@jamesbarry8586]

We were further over to the left in the away end and view was good. Atmosphere incredible. Concourse terrible and access to it from where we were sitting was so poor we didn’t bother at half time. Some pretty unpleasant home fans close to us. I lived in Leeds for 3 years and there are much better bars/pubs in city centre.

[@lilmoyinyang5812]

Very informative review bravo 👏🏻

[@Ladinhio]

Fair review from you both . Thank you Firework man ;)👍

[@fearinoculum9145]

Two things I'm going to pull you on Distance and away end Did you fly to Newcastle and like being sat on the roof yes I get the city centre location . will now have to watch that review good day to ya both .

[@helvete983]

I appreciate the honesty, but can't agree at a 3rd tier ranking. Sorry but the atmosphere is key to any football match. We cannot help the fact our stadium is aging, and it is due a major redevelopment, which is in progress. I'd say bare minimum for a football experience Leeds should be at least 2nd if not 1st tier. You said it yourself the atmosphere is going to be hard for any team to beat, but to then knock points off because it's not the best pint and a pie you've ever had and had a longer queuing time, if you are going to a stadium for the grub you have your priorities wrong.

[@tonystellafella301]

Most Prem grounds are dull and sterile. Full of tourists. Elland Road is a bloody zoo. Atmospheres in the EFL are way better. Proper fans. Leeds are old school. I prefer that tbh.

[@paulbarrett22]

bless you feeling claustophobic when there was a crowd 🤪great vid lads

[@bapsmcginty4782]

What do you think about Bielsa. You jammy buggers, he will transform your club just like he did ours. Peace and love.

[@matthewsmith8727]

You boys are about to get bielsa and you’re about to experience the best football you’ll ever see enjoy the ride I flew out to Rosario bielsa’s home town and plenty of fans over there still follow us (Leeds) but I must say I can’t see why bielsa would want to go to Bournemouth no disrespect you’re a small club you’re a club not known for an intense fan base it doesn’t feel exciting or neither does it feel like a club a club that bielsa will normally gravitate too however I wish bielsa all the best he will always be Leeds

[@MOTwaccoe]

I was in Bournemouth when there were the riots, dont know if you are aware but they were started by a spurs and Liverpool fan. Leeds fans were on the beach and drinking etc and the press were getting bored and paid 2 lads to kick off, then it just went mental. Thanks press, spurs and pool fans 😬. As for ER away fans used to get the cheese wedge corner of the ground but this was changed for safety reasons getting fans from the coaches to the ground....

[@yorkiegeoff1825]

Sadly The Drysalters pub has been boarded up now .

[@ianj7789]

Have to be joking in regards "a banging visit. They atmosphere & it's always bouncing, even at away games. . Declan Rice has said it's awesome, a true old style atmosphere, that is intimidating yet enjoyable. Moyes & other managers who have not experienced it bnefore also gave the same desciption. The fans aroubd stadiums, here in Australia when they played the scum & palace were cheering , shouting & supporting their club. Having a great time the scum fans , jeez what a bunch of wet mops. Remember " Marching On Together"

[@paulbroady4141]

We are planning a ground extension, increasing to a 55,000 capacity.

[@andylake9793]

Leeds Fan I have to agree the west stand isn't MOT the best by a long way and is going to be redeveloped which hopefully when you visit then score will be off the chart , best of luck MOT

[@MartinRobertFletcher]

Nice one 10/10 💙🤍💛. We teach our young so it's a generational thing regarding our atmosphere I suppose. Home and Away. Respect to you both. MOT ALAW

[@leeedsonetwo]

Been a Leeds fan for 54 years, and the stadium while better than was has always been awful and the food worse. Good luck with Bielsa if he really is going to you, you may need it.

[@lynneingram4417]

Honest review. Enjoyed

[@jive091]

Enjoyed that . Good honest reviews two good lads 👍

[@noahmooney9532]

We have also got safe standing on the opposite side behind the net

[@jackthelad5366]

You’d have a better day if you went in the city centre loads of pubs, the vast majority of us very friendly these days 😂

[@andymushlarky7819]

Come on fellas, you have to take into account that you were crammed into the old corner of the West Stand, draped in pigeon nets!!!!! and the Dry Salters!!!!! much better hostelries in the city, only a twenty-five-minute walk to the ground.

[@carlillingworth88]

Fair enough. But Newcastle is a further trip for you than Leeds.

[@leeedsonetwo]

Really nice video, well done lads.

[@craigd2356]

Are you doing a Fantasy World Cup League?

[@rebornitsybitsy7515]

We're the lowfields Elland road

[@paulnutter1713]

everything that's wrong with modern football and its fans like you two is in this video

[@afcbpodcast]

Hope you feel a bit better now after making that comment Paul! Happy Christmas!

[@paulnutter1713]

@@afcbpodcast cheers lads,same to you. Sit rep, the drysalters is now tinned up and for sale but the west stand is still crammed

[@christopherjackson5275]

ground needs improving and most likely will be

[@Wilko710]

Drysalters has shut down since.

[@phantomwhite7972]

I imagine the netting above your head is to stop pigeons from nesting there. Nobody wants to be literally shat on during a game! Regarding the facilities, they’re no better in the home sections. The staff are generally useless and badly organised. If you want a beer at half time in the east upper, you have to leave 10 minutes before the end of the half.

[@ldickens5247]

Drysalters has recently shut down.

[@ciankai]

We're Leeds United, we don't need a drum

[@altonotis1975]

The beer is disgusting at Leeds. always has been

[@jimhem7084]

Good effort however my way of rating the experience though would not include the Concorse etc. Perhaps that's the difference between Leeds and Bournmouth, it's all about the 90 minutes and oh.. we always give the away fans the worse view! For Bielsa info just watch the Millwall vid and see Bielsa ball with players all of similar pace (rather than prem pace players Vs championship). Check link if you like football. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5fcmaGsl9t1mrc

[@dirtyleeds5852]

4-1down to arsenal all four stands were bouncing