Emne: TEMA: Oppsummering 1. halvdel 2007-08

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Her er Yorkshire Post's subjektive oppsummering av første halvdel av sesongen 2007-08.

Mixed fortunes as the second half beckons


Dennis Wise

Our results in the first 20 games of the season have been beyond my wildest dreams. My target after the 15-point deduction was just staying up, but now automatic promotion is well within our reach.
The opening game was the turning point when, thankfully, Tresor Kandol popped up in the last minute to win it for us. Nottingham Forest are probably our biggest rivals for the title, but I do fancy us to win League One. A fit Alan Thompson will make a massive difference, while I would like to see Shaun Derry given a run.

Hero so far: Rui Marques, a class act in defence.
Biggest disappointment: Perhaps losing in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy to Bury when a trip to Wembley was well in our sights.
Best side faced: Hartlepool (and we won).
Worst side faced: Cheltenham (and we lost).
What has gone wrong/right this season? The minus 15 points has galvanised the team and fans into one incredibly focused unit.
What areas need strengthening in the January transfer window and who would you like to sign? A creative midfield player and/or an old-fashioned winger would help in those patches in games where we sometimes lack a
Plan B.
In an ideal world, Gary Speed. More realistically, Richie Wellens from Donny.
Advice to manager: He doesn't appear to need any.
Where will you finish? Heart – First. Head – First or second, with the right signing(s) in January.

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Richard Sutcliffe: Chants have hollow ring in the fame game

 
"YOU'RE not famous, you're not famous, you're not famous any more."
Given Leeds United's fall from grace, it is perhaps not surprising that this chant has been given a regular airing whenever and wherever Dennis Wise's side have been this season.
As with the cries of 'there's only one Peter Ridsdale', this little ditty is aimed at riling a group of supporters who, just a few years ago, were watching United do battle with European football's elite.
The intention, quite clearly, is to add insult to the apparent injury suffered by having to swap the delights of the San
Siro for the less than glamorous surrounds of such as Whaddon Road.
What these intended taunters fail to appreciate, however, is that while Leeds may have slid further and faster than almost any other club in the modern era, the one thing that the Elland Road club can never be described as is "anonymous". Far from it, in fact.
If anything, United are now the biggest of fish in what with every passing week seems a smaller pond.
Tomorrow, for instance, will see Swansea's Liberty Stadium host its biggest crowd in history when Wise's side make the long trip to south Wales.
It will be the seventh capacity crowd that United have played in front of on the road this season.
All tickets for the home areas were snapped up a couple of weeks ago, and such is the sense of anticipation in Swansea that the local newspaper yesterday contacted the Yorkshire Post to ask if we were running a story on the planned police operation for "such a big game".
Our reply that if we did so whenever a big crowd was expected, this newspaper would have run the same story every week did not seem to go down too well.
But it was an indication of the hype that surrounds United in this, their first season in the third tier of English football.
It is why 10 of the 11 grounds visited by Wise's men have recorded season-high attendances, Nottingham Forest being the exception with the visit of Southend in November drawing an additional 800 or so compared to United's trip to the City Ground in August. Ticket prices for that game, however, were slashed to £5 per adult.
The disparity between the attendance for the visit of Leeds and any other club is also marked with Carlisle, for instance, enjoying a 31-year high of 16,668 just a fortnight after a 2-0 win over Gillingham had been watched by just 6,461.
And the number of clubs attracting a season-high crowd against Leeds is certain to grow in 2008 with visits to Doncaster, Huddersfield, Port Vale and Millwall to come before the final away game of the season at Yeovil when thousands are expected to make the long trip south.
Perhaps the biggest indication of Leeds still being worthy of the "famous" mantle comes across the rest of the Football League with the Elland Road average gate of 27,563 being more than 2,500 more higher than nearest rivals, Sheffield United.
Elsewhere in Yorkshire, Sheffield Wednesday have been watched by an average of 20,868 and Hull City 16,845, with the next highest being Bradford City's 13,854 in League Two – following the decision to slash season-ticket prices.
In terms of individual gates, the Championship's two largest have been the 27,769 that watched Wednesday v Barnsley and the 27,493 who witnessed the Black Country derby between West Brom and Wolves.
Leeds have beaten these two figures on no less than seven occasions with the 32,501 that watched the derby win over Huddersfield Town being the highest at this level since 1979. Quite an achievement, even for a side who have almost been able to guarantee their home supporters three points every other week.
It is why, like the Manchester City fans who spent their one season in the third tier chanting "we're not really here" like a football addict in denial, Leeds followers are, contrary to what their rivals believe, actually having a ball.


League one club-by-club crowds
Club Ave High

Leeds United 27,563 32,501* v Hudds Tn
Club Ave High v Leeds (visiting fans)

Nottm Forest 19,587 26,094 v Southend 25,237 (3,483*)
Swansea City 12,399 17,220 v Nottm Forest Dec 29
Hudds Town 9,442 10,994 v Nottm Forest Mar 25
Millwall 8,044 9,401 v Brighton Apr 19
Southend 7,879 9,828 v Leyton Orient Jan 28
Bristol Rovers 7,814 11,883* v Leeds 11,883 (1,195**)
Carlisle United 7,670 16,668* v Leeds 16,668 (3,249**)
Swindon Town 6,775 9,342 v Bristol Rovers Mar 1
Tranmere R 6,852 11,008 v Leeds 11,008 (2,004**)
Doncaster R 6,661 7,542 v Millwall Feb 16
Luton Town 6,567 8,524 v Nottm Forest Jan 26
Gillingham 6,165 8,719 v Leeds 8,719 (1,460**)
Walsall 6,050 10,102 v Leeds 10,102 (2,891**)
Oldham Ath 6,016 10,054 v Leeds 10,054 (3,732)
Brighton 5,905 8,691* v Leeds 8,691 (843**)
Bournemouth 5,626 9,632* v Leeds 9,632 (2,116**)
Northampton 5,279 6,646 v Southend Feb 9
Yeovil Town 5,351 6,818 v Nottm Forest Apr 26
Leyton Orient 5,127 6,496 v Brighton Apr 5
Hartlepool 5,015 7,784* v Leeds 7,784 (970**)
Port Vale 4,674 6,808 v Bristol Rovers Mar 15
Crewe Alex 4,599 5,394 v Brighton Jan 14
Cheltenham 4,333 7,043* v Leeds 7,043 (1,805**)
* Capacity crowd ** Sold out allocation


LEAGUE ONE ATTENDANCES
Season Average Highest Club

2007-08* 8,176 27,563 Leeds United
2006-07 7,492 20,612 Nottingham Forest
2005-06 7,576 20,257 Nottingham Forest
2004-05 7,737 23,100 Sheffield Wednesday
2003-04 7,507 22,336 Sheffield Wednesday
2002-03 7,052 13,206 QPR
2001-02 7,180 14,115 Reading
2000-01 6,319 13,767 Stoke City
1999-2000 6,704 12,937 Burnley
1998-99 7,554 28,261 Manchester City
1997-98 6,394 11,846 Bristol City
1996-97 5,788 10,802 Bristol City
1995-96 5,152 10,602 Swindon Town
1979-80 7,245 18,288 Sheffield Weds
1971-72 8,510 31,952 Aston Villa


* up to and inc Boxing Day. 2007-08 aggregate ticket sales stand at 2,052,367 across 251 games at an average of 8,176. If these figures continue across the season, the projected aggregate will be 4,513,572.
NB: Seven games missing from data due to League not having received official returns from clubs yet. (Source: Football League).

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United on the road to record attendances

LEEDS UNITED'S huge pulling power has put League One on course for its highest average crowd in more than 35 years, the Yorkshire Post can reveal.
The third tier of English football is enjoying a huge surge in popularity this term with the aggregate number of fans coming through the turnstiles expected to top 4.5m for the first time since 1971-72.
Tomorrow marks the halfway stage of the season and Football League figures show that the average crowd for the division stands at 8,176 – up from 7,492 in 2006-07.
Leeds's average crowd of 27,563 – almost 8,000 more than nearest rivals, Nottingham Forest – accounts for a huge part of this increase, while the draw of watching the fallen giants on the road has also contributed significantly with United having played in front of capacity crowds on six occasions already.
For the division as a whole, aggregate ticket sales up to and including Boxing Day stood at 2,052,367 across 251 games and provided these figures continue across the full campaign, the projected total aggregate will be 4,513,572 – comfortably the highest since 1971-72 when Aston Villa were watched by huge crowds en route to lifting the old Third Division title.
Last season, League One's 552 games attracted a total of 4,135,599 fans with Forest being the best supported club with an average of 20,612.
The divisional average of 7,492 meant the third tier in this country was watched by around three times their Italian (2,448) and French (2,094) equivalents in 2006-07, and twice the number who watched the same level of football in Germany (3,774).
In the past decade, the two seasons with the highest attendance records have been 2004-05 and 1998-99 when the presence of Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City, respectively gave the division a massive fillip.
The Owls, for instance, were watched by an average of 23,100 as they won promotion via the play-offs, while Manchester City's 28,261 is the highest club average since 1971-72 when Villa were watched by 31,952 per game.
The Midlands club were such a huge draw in the old Third Division that they attracted four 40,000 plus gates with the peak coming against Bournemouth when a staggering 48,110 saw the home side beat Bournemouth 2-1.
Leeds have been the main contributor to this season's increase and the Elland Road average crowd is only likely to increase
in 2008 as Dennis Wise's side chase promotion with the likes of Forest, Carlisle and Doncaster all scheduled to visit West Yorkshire.
These also seem certain to boost the number of 30,000-plus gates at Elland Road beyond the current tally of two, though unless the upper tier of the East Stand is opened between now and May there will not be a bigger attendance than the capacity 32,501 that watched the derby win over Huddersfield Town earlier this month.
This, incidentally, was the highest crowd at this level since Boxing Day, 1979, when 49,309 watched Sheffield Wednesday win the Steel City derby 4-0.
It is on the road, however, where United's pulling power has been most apparent with 10 of 11 away games having attracted the biggest crowd of the season for their opponents.
Of these, six clubs (Carlisle, Cheltenham, Hartlepool, Bournemouth, Brighton and Bristol Rovers) enjoyed capacity crowds for the visit of Wise's promotion chasers with a seventh due to be chalked up tomorrow at Swansea City due to around 20,000 tickets having been sold.
The attraction of seeing a club who just six years ago were in the Champions League is clearly a big one for fans of clubs who have spent much of their existence in the bottom two divisions.
United fans have also backed their team in huge numbers this season with the club failing to sell their allocation of tickets just once.
And even then, the away section at Oldham Athletic was only a couple of hundred under capacity after 3,732 tickets were sold.
Only the visit to Nottingham Forest in August failed to attract the host team's biggest crowd, the 25,237 that saw Jermaine Beckford's last-minute goal seal a 2-1 win being eclipsed in November by the 26,095 that watched Southend crushed 4-1 after ticket prices were slashed to £5.

League one crowd-pullers
2007-08
(up to and inc Boxing Day)

Lge ave Highest club ave
8,176 27,563 (Leeds Utd)

2006-07
7,492 20,612 (Nottm For)

2004-05
7,737 23,100 (Sheff Weds)

1998-99
7,554 28,261 (Man City)

1971-72
8,510 31,952 (Aston Villa)

Yorkshire Post

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Kammy's verdict

(fra The Sun)

IT’S the time of year for half-term reports — and we all know the feeling of opening them.
Must try harder, can do better — at least that’s what mine tended to say — or, for the bright sparks, a case of top of the class, now keep it up.
So today I run the rule over the Coca-Cola Leagues, to discover who is proving a Festive flier — and who’s the Christmas turkey.

League One
LEEDS still haven’t given up hope of getting back the 15 points they were docked at the start of the season, as fruitless as I think that will prove.
Despite that kick in the guts, they have still done incredibly well to move into the play-off places.
Once they hit the top, as I’m sure will happen, Dennis Wise’s men will have a different pressure to cope with as the division’s prize scalps.
Swansea are the great footballing team of League One, while Carlisle, Leyton Orient and Brighton deserve a special mention for their impressive starts.
At the other end Crewe, Port Vale and especially Millwall — after going well for Willie Donachie last season — have been huge let-downs this campaign.

SHINER: Leeds for putting their off-field woes behind them and flying up the table.
STINKER: On the pitch Millwall, off it Luton were rocked to their heels by losing 10 points.

Hele storyen: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/sunsport_columnists/article629349.ece

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The One to watch


Chris Kamara, Sky Sport

Last week I praised the Championship for being such an exciting division, but League One has been just as unpredictable this season.
A supposedly mid-table club like Oldham went to Elland Road on New Year's Day and gave Leeds a battering - and then went to Everton and won in the FA Cup. Huddersfield, Luton and Bristol Rovers also got good results against top-flight teams and that just goes to show that there are no mugs in that division.
You can go from Swansea at the top right down to the likes of Crewe, who we will be seeing on Monday Night Live this week, and they'll all think that they've got a chance of going up.
I'd say it's as exciting as the Championship - even though it doesn't get as much coverage.
The best footballing side in League One is Swansea, who I've seen a few times this season. I saw them win away at Leyton Orient earlier in the campaign and they were quite special and they were outstanding again when they beat Leeds recently. They score goals from all over the pitch and it's tremendous to watch.
I'd say they are the most attractive side in the division, but I'm not sure whether that will be enough to win them the title. However, Roberto Martinez is certainly not going to change his style and he won't be settling for anything less than the play-offs from their current position.
Swansea are the benchmark at the moment, but there are plenty of other good teams just behind them. You've obviously got to mention Leeds, who have been very impressive and would be top of the table if they were given their 15 points back
Nottingham Forest will obviously expect to be there or there about and I suspect they will be in the mix for the promotion places at the end of the season. Colin Calderwood knows the play-offs are a minimum requirement this season because he has been in charge for three years now.

Surprise packages
Carlisle are the surprise packages at the moment. John Ward has done an excellent job there so far and will now be looking at a play-off spot, even though nobody expected that at the start of the season. Martin Ling is exceeding all expectations at Leyton Orient, who are also having a surprisingly good season.
I would expect the bigger teams with money to spend to sustain their promotion challenge, but the great thing about this league is that there are always surprise teams coming up on the rails.
Looking at the other end of the table, Luton shouldn't be down there because they had 10 points deducted through that silly rule about going into administration. Kevin Blackwell's side drew with Liverpool in the FA Cup last weekend and the manner in which they achieved that result was very impressive. They are clearly not a bad team.
It will certainly be hard to call who will go down this season. Port Vale have not had a great run under Lee Sinnott, but he'll expect that to improve at some stage.
Cheltenham have the potential to get out of it under Keith Downing and Bournemouth are also down there at the moment, but Kevin Bond has the backing of his chairman and probably doesn't expect to be in trouble for too long.
The likes of Gillingham are also just off the pace, but Mark Stimson has worked wonders since he arrived there because they were at the bottom not too long ago. Crewe are also surprising me with their lowly position because I thought they would be doing a lot better.

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Player of the season
Crewe are facing Leeds live on Sky on Monday and the obvious player of the season in that division is the Whites striker Jermaine Beckford. I wouldn't be surprised him to see him end up in the Premier League - and he's certainly good enough for the Championship.
He's not the finished article, but he's improving all the time. He played League One football at Scunthorpe last season, but performing in front of the Elland Road fans has lifted him to a different level. He's got to keep his feet on the ground and keep improving, but he could have a big future.

There is also a very interesting race for the manager of the season award because there have been plenty of great performances.
Martin Ling has been keeping Leyton Orient up there for a long time, John Ward has only lost a couple of matches since he took over at Carlisle, Roberto Martinez has been terrific and Dennis Wise has had an unbelievable season with Leeds.
I like the job Richard Money has done at Walsall and John Sheridan proved last weekend against Everton how well he is doing with Oldham. I took a Championship team to Goodison when I was at Bradford and we beat Joe Royle's Everton in the FA Cup, so I know what the feeling is like. To do that with a League One side is probably one of his best ever moments as a manager.
Overall though, both ends of the table are very hard to call because anybody in that division can beat anybody else.

Sky Sports

[Jon R]

Kamara oppsummerer det inntrykket jeg har fått gjennom nettet de siste månedene: Swansea har spilt den beste og mest underholdende fotballen utover sesongen. Ingen grunn til å undervurdere dem! 

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Promotion is in reach for Leeds United


United reach half way stage

Phil Hay, YEP

It sounded like a figure plucked from the air, and to most observers it was.
The date was August 9, and Dennis Wise was at his most defiant. News had reached him that Leeds United's appeal to the Football League against their 15-point deduction had been dismissed with what amounted to a near-unanimous vote against the argument from Elland Road.
In response, Wise vowed that Leeds would aim for 105 points and finish the season in May as League One's champions. It was a bold comment, but one which seemed to invoke a herd of flying pigs. The city of Leeds was more inclined to feel that the Football League was attempting to relegate their club.
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United's position at that beleaguered point in their history did not lend itself to such a target.
Wise had been hindered by a transfer embargo until the third day of August, a week before the first weekend of the season. The group of players he had hastily assembled was now being asked to drop no more than 33 points over the course of 46 games.
In 20 previous seasons, only Wigan and Fulham had gathered 100 points on their way to this particular trophy, and both clubs were experiencing a renaissance at the time of their success. On average, 92 has been the highest total a championship-winning team could expect to produce.
But Wise's optimism was not misplaced and nor was his aim unrealistic. United, at the turn for home, are halfway there.
It is dangerous to sniff at ambition, however extreme it may be. That master-of-words Ian Holloway once said that those who reach for the sky are most likely to claim the stars, and the first half of United's season has travelled forward with that attitude.
Had Wise allowed their campaign to revolve solely around the task of avoiding relegation – and for all his protestations and words of caution, that was never the case – it is likely that they would be presently engaged in such a battle.
But his plan to amass 105 points has been pursued with methodical and commendable consistency, to the point where survival is taken as read.
Their league position – fourth after 25 games – has no more surety than that of any other club, and promotion is too far away to appear fated.
But in a contest which can finally be described as even five months after it began, Leeds are in a position to reap what they have sown. It was not the year envisaged by the Football League when they imposed United's deduction, and not the revival expected by the club chairman who supported it. But this season has moved exactly as Wise hoped and believed it might.
The door to a successful term was opened by the unbeaten sequence of 13 league matches which ran from the first game at Tranmere to the 4-2 defeat of Millwall at the end of October. Without it, Leeds may have entered 2008 as nothing more than an outside chance for the play-offs.
Managers fear the consequences of a poor start to a season, but the margin for error becomes ridiculously small when a penalty on the scale of United's is handed out.
Wise knew that an average of a point from every game would leave his club with a negative tally until the first week of November. Their form was of such a standard that by the time their 14th match ended in a 3-1 defeat at Carlisle, they were already in League One's top six.
Wise's players trampled over the division with the ferocity expected of a team stung by injustice, and by the time their 15-point penalty was removed by a victory over Hartlepool on September 8 it was clear that Leeds had no business in the bottom four.
Their performances were not as flawless as their results, but until Leeds began to drop points with increasing regularity during their matches either side of Christmas, the club remained beyond reproach.
Wise's squad are the highest scoring in the division and their prolific statistics have been underpinned by the league's most prolific striker, Jermaine Beckford.
Their defensive record, meanwhile, is comparable with every other team inside the top six, and thoroughly respectable.
This is clearly an untimely moment at which to lose Rui Marques to the African Cup of Nations, but Darren Kenton arrived at Elland Road yesterday to fill the void for a month.
Marques himself was quick to point out that individual players do not decide promotion; the success of a club is generally dictated by the strength of their squad.
This month should see to it, then, that Leeds attack the second half of the season with greater strength indepth.
Wise has attended quickly to United's midfield, the one area of his squad which has failed to inspire confidence, and his signings appear to be progressive transfers rather than safe options.
Leeds have the potential to increase in strength from here, and if the club complete the season as they started it, they will leave this division in May.
From their 21 remaining games, they require 50 points to meet Wise's pre-season target and around 45 to have a realistic chance of automatic promotion, a rate of more than two points a match.
The figures are daunting but less so when compared to United's initial goal of 105, and Wise's opinion that his players have achieved nothing of note is not strictly true.
Their sparkling half-season has been a delight to watch. It is also the very reason why Leeds have everything to fight for.

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United: First half of the season report


Jermaine Beckford: electric form in the first half of the season

Phil Hay, YEP

It's all here: marks out of 10, match results and the best quotes from the first half of the 2007/08 season.

Marks out of 10:

Attack: United's reliability up front has been their major strength this season. They are the highest scoring club in League One with 47 goals, and in 15-goal Jermaine Beckford they also boast the division's leading scorer. 9/10

Midfield: The one area of weakness in Dennis Wise's squad. Injuries and suspensions have also restricted continuity, and Wise has not yet established a settled and effective bank of four players. 6/10

Defence: It remains to be seen whether the unavoidable loss of Rui Marques to the African Cup of Nations comes at a cost. United's defensive record is excellent at home and respectable away from Elland Road. 8/10

Resolution: The defining factor of the campaign so far. Nine times United have earned either a draw or a victory in the final 10 minutes of a league match, a statistic which speaks highly of the players' fitness and their attitude. 9/10

Invention: Creativity has not always been United's strong point, an ever-changing midfield has done little to help, nor has Alan Thompson's lack of fitness. But Leeds could rarely be accused of failing to take their chances. 7/10

Application: Only on a handful of occasions have Leeds failed to make their game plan work. Criticism has been made of United's direct style, but Leeds have played to their strengths and adopted Wise's tactics effectively. 8/10

Commitment: The players' commitment cannot be faulted, and few of their poorer results can be blamed on a lack of effort. The unity is refreshing in comparison to last season, and Wise is blessed with players who seem happy and settled. 10/10

Improvisation: Leeds are better suited to defending a lead than chasing a result, but have a talent for making the best of situations. Wise has changed matches using subs, and his bench is usually a class above anything else in the division. 7/10

Prospects: Despite their loss of momentum over Christmas – the "sticky patch" that Wise had expected – Leeds are ideally placed to make good their ambition of returning to the Championship at the end of this season. 9/10

Phil Hay's Comments
Dennis Wise's pool of players should be noticeably stronger at the end of the January transfer windown than it was at the start of this month, and it is pleasing to see genuine investment in the squad at a time when United need it most.
The club passed the halfway stage of the season with a top-six place in their grasp, and United's stamina does not appear to be in question.
But the chances of Leeds claiming the League One title will now depend heavily on how well clubs around them at the top of the table exploit their games in hand. However, the play-offs are beckoning Wise and his players – and the challenge of improving on that is not yet a bridge too far.

They said it! Leeds United's 2007/08 season in quotes:
"Not only have they taken my arms and legs off, now they've cut my b**** off as well." – Dennis Wise on learning that United's appeal against the Football League's 15-point deduction had failed.

"After all that's gone on, it would be very nice to sit back in May with a glass of bubbly, that's for sure." – Alan Thompson looks forward after Leeds begin the season with a 2-1 victory over Tranmere.
"That hurts – it hurts for them anyway." – Wise celebrates Jermaine Beckford's last-gasp winner at Nottingham Forest.

"Leeds will not only be promoted, but promoted automatically. I'm not a betting man but that must be worth a few bob." – Former Leeds striker Allan Clarke after United wipe out their 15-point penalty with five straight wins.

"I don't need to hide behind anonymity or a secret ballot. I voted with the League's board and I think I was right to do so." – Gillingham chairman Paul Scally consoles Leeds over their points deduction before the teams meet at Priestfield.

"The club is buzzing, which is nothing to do with me. I've come onto the ship to try and continue that, and to help Dennis." – Dave Bassett steps into the assistant manager's role as Gus Poyet bows heads for Tottenham.

"We'll beat ourselves up. If you don't do that when you lose games then there's something seriously wrong." – Andrew Hughes reacts to United's first league defeat of the season at Carlisle.

"To say that a change of assistants has affected our results is totally bizarre, and pretty unfair." – David Prutton dismisses suggestions that the loss of Poyet has affected United's form.

"It's very nice and I don't think anyone would have predicted that. But I'd rather be top on May 4." – United's manager sees his side spend two hours at the summit of League One on Boxing Day.

"They need a kick up the backside and this is the perfect opportunity for me to do it. My expectations are higher than where we are." – Wise reads the riot act after the 3-1 defeat to Oldham on New Year's Day.

"We're all human and we are allowed to have bad days. We all had a bad day, but it's forgotten." – Wise considers the loss to Oldham banished by a 3-0 rout of Northampton.

Leeds United's 2007/08 results:
August 11, 2007 – Tranmere Rovs 1 Leeds Utd 2
August 18, 2007 – Leeds Utd 4 Southend Utd 1
August 25, 2007 – Nottm Forest 1 Leeds Utd 2
September 1, 2007 – Leeds United 1 Luton 0
September 8, 2007 – Leeds Utd 2 Hartlepool 0
September 14, 2007 – Bristol Rovs 0 Leeds Utd 3
September 22, 2007 – Leeds Utd 2 Swansea 0
September 29, 2007 – Gillingham 1 Leeds Utd 1
October 2, 2007 – Oldham Athletic 0 Leeds Utd 1
October 6, 2007 – Leeds Utd 1 Yeovil Town 0
October 13, 2007 – Leeds Utd 1 Leyton Orient 1
October 20, 2007 – Brighton 0 Leeds Utd 1
October 27, 2007 – Leeds Utd 4 Millwall 2
November 3, 2007 – Carlisle Utd 3 Leeds Utd 1
November 6, 2007 – Bournemouth 1 Leeds Utd 3
November 17, 2007 – Leeds Utd 2 Swindon Tn 1
November 25, 2007 – Cheltenham 1 Leeds Utd 0
December 4, 2007 – Leeds Utd 3 Port Vale 0
December 8, 2007 – Leeds Utd 4 Huddersfield 0
December 15, 2007 – Walsall 1 Leeds Utd 1
December 22, 2007 – Leeds Utd 1 Bristol Rovs 0
December 26, 2007 – Hartlepool 1 Leeds Utd 1
December 29, 2007 – Swansea 3 Leeds Utd 2
January 1, 2008 – Leeds Utd 1 Oldham Athletic 3
January 5, 2008 – Leeds Utd 3 Northampton Tn 0