It's Here!..........

Leeds United: Keeping The Dream Alive... Just!            

The latest book from David Watkins, the 12th in the series of season reviews, tells the complete story of the 21/22 season. From a difficult and worrying looking pre-season, through the Premier League struggles, it includes every detail both on and off the pitch including that sensational final day in Brentford.

It is possibly the most complete record of this often traumatic season, with all the twists and turns of one of England's most iconic clubs as we fought to stay in the top flight and, as in the previous books, all documented against the background of world and British events of all kinds.

Many Leeds fans were already nervous following an unconvincing pre-season schedule that saw Leeds lose more than they won. Then a first day thrashing at Old Trafford, the club's heaviest opening day defeat in history, set the scene for the rest of the campaign. With a small squad and numerous lengthy injuries to key players, and our usual dose of bad luck, Leeds were mired near the foot of the table all season and frequent thrashings by the big-six clubs created one of the worst goal difference tallys in the division. Following yet another heavy home defeat, this time to Spurs, the Leeds board decided to gamble on a new manager; the reign of Marcelo Bielsa thus came to an inglorious end.

American Jesse Marsch was the man brought in and, initially, results did start to look up, only for Leeds to then suffer three more hammerings at the hands of so-called big-six sides. Survival now depended on what happened in the final two rounds of games.

It's all here, the travels, the games, the behind the scenes goings-on, the tears and the laughs, and all reported in the context of news events around the world and with the Author's particular humour and the odd pun or two thrown in for good measure!