Rob Conlon
@robconlon.bsky.social
Writer of words, talker of shite — @thesquareball.net, @realclass.co.uk Subscribe to the free Real Class rugby league newsletter and podcast http://realclass.co.uk
Ahead of #LUFC's trip to Anderlecht, Eirik Bakke warned their dismissive manager Aime Anthuenis: “I’ll be perfectly fit to go hunting for scalps.” "We didn’t care who we were playing," Bakke tells @robconlon.bsky.social 25 years later. "We thought we could beat anyone.”
Hunting For Scalps • The Square Ball
“We didn’t care who we were playing,” Eirik Bakke tells Rob Conlon. “We thought we could beat anyone.”
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Loved that. Bastards make football ace* *Apart from that Sunderland game at Elland Road
🎤☘ TSB LIVE SEASON PREVIEW, DUBLIN We'll be at the Laughter Lounge for a #LUFC season preview podcast on 11 August, the night before Leeds play That Lot at Croke Park. 🎟️ Tickets on sale now! laughterlounge.com/products/the...
Leeds playing Bradford at Magic Weekend gave us a nice excuse to look back at one of the daftest games of rugby league you'll ever watch. "A total and complete and utter mess." I thought it was ace. open.spotify.com/episode/27A0...
Cult Classics: Gansongate, Leeds Rhinos vs Bradford Bulls 2007
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Pablo Hernandez can’t escape the ghosts of #LUFC @robconlon.bsky.social has seen this film before, only this time it was soundtracked by Ennio Morricone rather than Joy Division.
Pablo Hernandez can't escape the ghosts of Leeds United • The Square Ball
We've seen this film before, only this time it was soundtracked by Ennio Morricone rather than Joy Division.
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The good news is Pablo has got Castellon playing like Bielsa's Leeds. The bad news is they've just recreated the play-off semi-final against Derby.
I've waited my entire lifetime for a league win at Old Trafford, so naturally I missed it. Saved watching back the whole game for a little treat at the end of the season, and bloody hell, we really were brilliant.
The Square Ball@thesquareball.net · 2mo agoNoah Okafor went to Old Trafford on a Monday night Earning a new song symbolically heralds the transformation of an #LUFC player’s career. Okafor inspired three in one night. by @robconlon.bsky.social thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
Wrote about the origins of the Yorkshire Rose crest. An incredible competition with mad designs that ended with #LUFC refusing to pay the winner. thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
The price of identity • The Square Ball
With Leeds United returning to the Yorkshire Rose crest, it's time to give designer Brenda Reader her credit — and start looking to the future.
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The existential crisis of James Milner retiring @lukebre7.bsky.social missed James Milner's #LUFC debut, since the view from his dad’s testes was quite unclear, but he's sure he enjoyed it nonetheless. thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
The existential crisis of James Milner retiring • The Square Ball
I missed James Milner's Leeds debut, since the view from my dad’s testes was quite unclear, but I’m sure I enjoyed it nonetheless
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A football column quoting a Jake Thackray lyric is a fine thing indeed.
Darren Leathley@dmleathley.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhy I love The Square Ball (an ongoing series): a Jake Thackray reference by the end of the first paragraph. #lufc
Congrats on doing what I never did in 10 years at Viz: getting “fuck” on the front cover 👍 @robconlon.bsky.social @eamov1.bsky.social @oddytsb.bsky.social @michaeltsb.bsky.social @dan.thesquareball.net @cmcmenamy.bsky.social 👏 #lufc
The Square Ball@thesquareball.net · 3mo agoThe Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 08 On sale now and at Elland Road this weekend! Job done, #LUFC. We thank the lads for getting it wrapped up and giving us a nice day out. We've got: - Player reviews - (Not petty) season awards - Meeting your enemy And more! | Cover by Arley Byrne
It's been an absolute cracker of a season, hasn't it!? Enjoy this feeling while It's here. #lufc
The Square Ball@thesquareball.net · 3mo agoLeeds United are letting old habits die hard (at least for a bit) If ever you are going to do it, now is as good a time as any to let your guard down and truly enjoy being a #LUFC fan. by @zacconnolly.bsky.social
Can only apologise for making @jonnyhughes1990.bsky.social relive one of his darkest days as a rugby league fan. I did enjoy it, though. open.spotify.com/episode/3qjx...
Cult Classics: The Battle of Belle Vue
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Well worth it if only for this page IMO. Cut it out and frame it on your wall, or fold it up and keep it in your wallet forevermore. Just buy the mag for one last time this season, basically.
The Square Ball@thesquareball.net · 3mo agoThe Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 08 On sale now and at Elland Road this weekend! Job done, #LUFC. We thank the lads for getting it wrapped up and giving us a nice day out. We've got: - Player reviews - (Not petty) season awards - Meeting your enemy And more! | Cover by Arley Byrne
For the integrity of the Premier League I sincerely hope Leeds rock up at Spurs tomorrow with Ethan Ampadu wearing a traffic cone on his head and Daniel Farke pretending to do a line in the dugout. And still win, obvs.
Never expected so much Michael De Vere and Peter Gill chat, but here we are. open.spotify.com/episode/5UJD...
He's drawing a dog!
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Bournemouth 2-2 #LUFC: Sorry not sorry Who are you and what have you done with the Leeds United I fell in love with? by @robconlon.bsky.social
Bournemouth 2-2 Leeds United: Sorry not sorry • The Square Ball
Who are you and what have you done with the Leeds United I fell in love with?
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#LUFC 3-0 Wolves: Everybody loves the sunshine And sometimes, just sometimes, the sun shines on Elland Road. So make sure you savour it. by @robconlon.bsky.social
Leeds United 3-0 Wolves: Everybody loves the sunshine • The Square Ball
And sometimes, just sometimes, the sun shines on Elland Road. So make sure you savour it.
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If, like me, you are still shaking with adrenalin and can't be trusted to drive a motorised vehicle for another 24 hrs after last night, & are likewise confused by the structural concept of public transport, you can also still purchase online at @thesquareball.net thesquareball.net/shop/days-of...
Days of Treacle | Jon Howe | Signed & Personalised Book • The Square Ball
Days of Treacle – a brand-new fiction book by Jon Howe You’ve read all the facts you’ll ever need to know about Leeds United, now read the fiction. TSB legacy contributor Jon Howe adds to his canon of...
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Three rugby league fans fight with their own bias. open.spotify.com/episode/1MXJ...
Who are Super League's greatest treble winners?
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IT'LL BE GOOD TO SEE MATCH OF THE DAY AGAIN.
