Graham Smyth
@grahamsmyth.bsky.social
Yorkshire Evening Post chief football writer. Views all mine.
From mid-September I'll be joining Leeds United as club journalist. Match reports, news, interviews and features. Podcast too, ideally. Really excited. The club gets under your skin and it feels like a particularly good time to get involved. #lufc
My last Inside Elland Road newsletter is unlocked and free to read - Leeds United and what it has been like to cover this club. #lufc newsletters.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/inside-ellan...
Bielsa's grace, Big Sam's finger gun and seven years of Leeds
Good afternoon reader,
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Leeds United DNA theory proven on a ploughed field. The Verdict on Leeds 4-2 Liverpool. #lufc www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...
Aggression in terms of physicality, positioning and approach has changed this game completely. Longstaff deserves that goal. With a finish as scruffy as the pitch. #lufc
No ball watching from Bornauw there. Ball is there in the penalty area, he goes steaming in and through his own man to get on it. He's not as cultured as some but love that aggression. Longstaff has that too. And DCL. #lufc
Farke was annoyed because the lino had flagged for offside prior to the second goal but the referee didn't see it. Flag went down. Play went on. The officials did not come with their communications system today. #lufc
Leeds defending flat-footed again. Bit too much watching/not anticipating. Passive. #lufc
Jaka Bijol progressing well as he rehabs his injury and will hopefully be back in team training soon. #lufc
First saw @skindredmusic.bsky.social in very early 2000s in a crowd of about 20 in Sheffield Hallam union bar. Don't think anyone has worked harder or more relentlessly since then. Deservedly headlining @rdrfestival.bsky.social last night and putting on an incredible show, just as they always have.
Leeds United have been evaluating other attacking options particularly since Julian Brandt didn't sign prior to the US tour. They have several and among that number is Igor Paixão. #lufc
The Inside Elland Road podcast. Final dour hour. The pod has been so much fun with Joe 1, Joe 2 and Chris Joe'Connor. Audience the biggest it has ever been and the interaction has been great. Cheers for all the comments, feedback and slagging off. #lufc www.youtube.com/watch?v=otoV...
Leeds v Sunderland recap, Muharemovic verdict, Trafford latest, transfer needs and a final goodbye
In this week's episode of the Inside Elland Road podcast co-host Chris O'Connor is joined by YEP chief football writer Graham Smyth for one final time. The pair discuss Leeds' friendlies against…
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Next steps needed. The Verdict on Leeds United 1-0 Sunderland. #lufc www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...
If Muharemovic can just play exactly like that every time we see him from now on then he'll do. #lufc
Piroe could maybe have made more of that challenge than popping straight back up but the referee played a decent advantage there and Leeds didn't make the most of it. #lufc
Leeds functional but not overly fluid in that first half. Muharemovic looks the business. Nmecha not getting the balance of physicality quite right or rather not playing it smart enough to get away with it. Referee has given very little Leeds' way. All very pre-season so far. Even the goal. #lufc
Bryn sounds like a dalek on my feed. Or like he's commentating from under the Passaic River. #lufc
Lucas Perri missing the game with a slight knock. He's still in the US with Leeds United. #lufc
Brandt? Charles? Delap? Offer stands. Offer stands. And no. Bit more in this piece. #lufc www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...
Leeds United News: Delap stance, Brandt offer stands and Trafford 'positivity'
Leeds United remain very close to finalising a £40m deal for Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford.
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'I took a huge risk to sign James Trafford' An insight into what Leeds United can expect, from a man who signed and managed the farmer's son 74 times. And why this move has his blessing. #lufc www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...
Leeds United News: 'I took a huge risk signing Trafford and this is what to expect'
Leeds United's £40m move for James Trafford has the blessing of a man who took a 'huge risk' to sign and play him in 2022 after a rude awakening.
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As @David_Ornstein has reported, deal is very close to being done. Club record fee by some distance at £40m plus add-ons. All good on player terms, just between clubs to finalise. #lufc
Leeds United's talks with Man City progressing for James Trafford. Still not there quite yet. The private jet repositioning at LBA was nothing to do with Leeds, as most gathered. Carlos Espi (Levante) is on the list of strikers they like but no bid/move imminent. #lufc
“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa
You're a Whites wizard, Harry. Get used to 'crazy' fan experiences. #lufc www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...
Leeds United News: Wilson gets 'crazy' sign of things to come from first encounter
Leeds United newboy Harry Wilson has been given his first real taste of the club's 'crazy' fanbase at the team hotel in Tampa, Florida ahead of a defeat by Wrexham.
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More of a tribute act than a warm-up for the main event. Not a game for overthinking, but Leeds United were still given a ruthless reminder. The Verdict on Leeds 2-3 Wrexham #lufc www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...
Leeds United News: 'Tribute act' given ruthless reminder - Graham Smyth's Verdict
Daniel Farke will have learned little that he did not already know from Leeds United's pre-season opener against Wrexham but such games are not for overthinking.
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