Bakke The Net

@LUFC Rochester, NY

🌍 Where in the world will you be following tonight’s clash with Brentford from?

How has Patrick Bamford missed from there? 🫣❌

El fenómeno de Anton Stach grabó un vídeo para su canal de Youtube donde va a las calles de Leeds y le pregunta a extraños cosas típicas de UK. TIPAZO TOTAL. Se tiene que quedar a vivir.

@bethgabriel_ If it was a friendly against Burnley in Detroit in the Winter I’d be less forgiving of the price but since I can’t get to many games and it’s a big team in Chicago in the Summer I’m up for it haha

@BakkeTheNet A massive one-off especially for those fans in the states. Flights alone are well over a grand for me, it’s a bit too much right now. Saying that, I could well change my mind 😂

Big fan of this 🤝

@bethgabriel_ Don’t blame you! I’m buzzing for it but it’s a one-off and that’s how I can justify it to myself. Ticket prices for sports are crazy in the US.

@BakkeTheNet 😬one of the reasons I’ve given it a miss

The friendly at the Aviva last summer was proof - if it was needed - that Leeds are one of the best-supported English clubs in Ireland Ahead of 3 @TheSquareBall live shows in Ireland this month, here's @cmcmenamy_ on the bond between Ireland and LUFC balls.ie/football/leeds…

Championship club fans visiting Tottenham Hotspur stadium next season for an away day

When the break for Ramadan was apparently booed by #LUFC fans during their game against Man City last Saturday evening - there were some very prominent voices who were asserting that, essentially, Leeds’ fans were all racist. When a few people tried to explain that the booing was not necessarily about Ramadan; and was likely due to: Pep’s tactical team talks, the lack of communication about why the game was stopped, the lack of visibility of the messaging on the board etc - Leeds fans were accused of making excuses. There was a break for Ramadan in the game today. Of the thousands of people standing around me there were perhaps a handful who tried to boo and quietened when there was no one joining in. Instead Leeds fans were singing: “We are the champions, Champions of Europe” - a song sung regularly since the 1975 European Cup Final injustice in Paris. I don’t imagine there will be many - or any - prominent voices that will now correct the narrative. It is much more interesting for some people to call fans of a club they (presumably) hate - racist, than it is to listen, and to express nuance - characteristics incidentally, which can cure people of racist ideologies. #LUFC and the city of Leeds has a proud history of anti-racism. 30,000 Leeds residents met Oswald Mosley on Holbeck Moor and kicked the British Union of Fascists out of the city in the 1930s. When Albert Johannasson was verbally abused by opponents in the 1960s, Billy Bremner would take retribution with his studs by very literally kicking racism out of football. And in the 1980s the National Front were expelled from Elland Road by a campaign led by #LUFC fan groups and fanzines. Leeds United does not have a racist fan base, there are racists everywhere. But it certainly is popular to call them so, while ignoring the nuance, circumstances and history.

Sorry the rest of the football pyramid is interrupting the big-six fan experience

@MadogJones What did you search to find that? Tickets aren’t on sale yet

@luamericas I’d love to go to the Chicago game as I’ll be there. But not at these prices. A complete rip-off

🇺🇸Leeds United preseason tour in the US: vs Wrexham, Saturday 25 July Raymond James Stadum, Tampa vs Sunderland, Thursday 30 July Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey vs Liverpool, Sunday 2 August Solider Field, Chicago Join us for LUA events at each game + special guests!

A Nottingham Forest fan’s rant about modern atmospheres in Premier League stadiums has gone viral, and many supporters will likely agree with her… 🗣️ “They don’t want us. They don’t want loyal fans. We’re cheaper, we’re worse behaved, and we’re not just going to sit pretty and clap. We’re fans, we’re real. It’s our life, it’s our community. These are just excuses and we can’t give in to them. And I don’t think it’s a countrywide issue, I think it’s a Premier League issue. The Championship—I don’t want to go back down, I don’t want to jinx it—but the atmosphere was so good, I miss it. The banter between stands, the fact that we were actually singing. You go to—no offence, and you’re not going to like this—but you go to Anfield and it’s dry. You can hear things through the tannoy. All we hear when we go to Chelsea or Arsenal is one song, because it’s just tourists. It is just tourists. We are the product. We pay the wages at the end of the day. I know literally it’s not us, but why do broadcasters want to broadcast football? Because there are fans. Without fans, there is no football.”

"I believe all football clubs have their own DNA. Leeds' was set by Don Revie in the 1960's. Hard, tough, skilful. We want to bring that back." Listen to our exclusive interview with Peter Lowy, Leeds United director and large investor in the club, here: bbc.in/4bkq03X #LUFC | #BBCFootball

@ChicagoWhite I spent a few days in Chicago 10 year ago, loved it. Can’t wait to be back again in the summer to watch Leeds!

Favourite place in North America Great city my wife is from Chicago oldest son born in Chicago youngest lives and works in Chicago. Best sports fans in US more downs than ups but stay loyal Remember #LUFC #LUA meetup in Chicago for England game v septics

Leeds v Liverpool in Chicago here. Nice! 🇺🇸

Every club seems to be doing this. How do they improve atmosphere? The answers are obvious. Tickets need to be SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper. Safe standing at both ends. Allow people to take their beers to their seats. Not light shows, gimmicks & pre match videos.

A little graphic on Leeds' all-time goal scorers in the FA Cup and their FA Cup appearances for the club. Impressive numbers in the competition from Baird, Bakke and Beckford. 🏆 #LUFC

Champions of England since Spurs last were: Liverpool x15 Man United x15 Man City x9 Arsenal x6 Chelsea x5 Everton x4 Leeds x3 Derby x2 Villa Blackburn Ipswich Leicester Forest

Leeds sent teams to the Dallas Cup in 1996 and 97, future stars including Harte, Alan Smith, Woodgate, Robbo and more. Plus there’s another #LUFC #dallascup link via Ron Griffith, who founded the legendary youth tourney 45 yrs ago and was, of course, a Leeds supporter.

🎣 11k Chelsea fans reeling back their FT replies