My Favourite Leeds player

So my prediction was nearly right with Leeds winning 2-1. What makes it better is that Luciano Becchio scored twice in the last ten minutes to secure the win and put Leeds back in the play-offs. According to early votes on the poll on this blog that is where Leeds will finish.

Anyway I thought it was about time I did a more general post like who my favourite Leeds player is which I'm sure everybody is very interested in. It's left-back Ian Harte. It's not just because I played in the same position as I was only there because I was left-footed, not because of any kind of skill. He was a free-kick specialist, took penalties and could score goals from long range. Harte and Harry Kewell in their prime could have easily fitted into the England team and solved problem positions if they weren't Irish and Australian respectively. After going to see Leeds gallantly lose to rivals Manchester United 4-3 I was lucky enough to get some autographs after waiting for the players. As you can imagine, there were a lot of people trying to get the signatures and although I wasn't in a favourable position in the crowd, Ian Harte heard me shout 'your my favourite player' and suddenly his pen was scribbling in my autograph book. Leeds will actually come up against him this season as he now plays for fellow Championship side Reading.

Although Alan Smith deserves a special mention as he was the life blood of Leeds and I even named a pet gerbil after him 'Smithy'. Obviously he isn't held in such high regard since he moved across the Pennines to Old Trafford in 2006. However it's since come to light that he moved there as Manchester United were the only team to offer money up front rather than in payments and had to accept it to try and fight off administration. He's still in the Premiership playing for Newcastle. Other autographs I managed to get included Eirik Bakke and Mark Viduka but they aren't going to get as much of a mention. Especially seem as I'm whenever I think of Viduka, I think of how he got sent off in the game Leeds were relegated from the Premiership.