Leeds United 2 Crystal Palace 1

Leeds marked their first game since being bought by GFH Capital by ending Ian Holloway's Eagles unbeaten 14-game league run at Elland Road in what was Ennislusc first club trip of the season. It also turned out to be a super day for our own Leon Quirke who had backed Leeds to win 2-1 with Becchio scoring at odds of 45-1.Good on you Leon and thanks for the drinks. Neil Warnock included new loan signings Alan Tate from Swansea and Jerome Thomas from WBA and they certainly added the missing ingredient to ignite United as both had storming games.

Wilfried Zaha the hottest property in The Championship was well shackled by 19 yr old Sam Byram who had a super game. United had Paddy Kenny to thank for a brilliant double save in the first half to keep Leeds from going in behind at half… Read more

Tomorrow morning at 7am 13 members from Ennislusc will board the EIN 3600 to Manchester on the first leg of their journey on their way to Elland Road for Saturday's fixture vs table toppers Crystal Palace. When this fixtures was chosen back in August it was never envisaged that The Eagles would be top of the table with Leeds down in lowly 18th position but unfortunately that's the scenario. There are also three members flying over from Dublin on Saturday morning for the game so we'll be well represented at Elland Road on our 23rd trip. Marching On Together

Millwall 1 Leeds United 0

The rot continues for Leeds with now only one win in the last nine league games and now we are being dragged into a relegation fight.Chris Wood scored the only goal of the game on 85 mins for Millwall as they beat 10-man Leeds in a tense encounter at The Den. After a goalless and poor opening half Leeds Luke Varney was dismissed on 48mins for an elbow on Adam Smith.While Neil Warnock was very upset over the dismissal in his post match conference I suggest he reviews the video as in my opinion it was a straight red and cannot see it being reduced to a yellow card status as he wishes.

Millwall dominated thereafter with Wood going close with a long drive and James Henry also spurning a fine chance. Leeds created few chances throughout and on this form with games coming up vs… Read more

Leeds United 1 Watford 6

United slumped to an embarrassing home defeat and are now without a win in six league games after Watford scored six goals at Elland Road. Neil Warnock's side finished with nine men after Jason Pearce was dismissed in first half injury time and Rodolph Austin broke his leg in two places on 50mins after Leeds had used three substitutes.

Watford's goals came form Matej Vydra (2), Almen Abdi, Mark Yeates, Sean Murray and Troy Deeney.
Leeds salvaged a small consolation through Michael Tonge's penalty. The takeover by a Middle East-based private equity group is expected to be completed imminently with the deal with GFH Capital believed to be worth in the region of £44M.

The sooner this goes through the better although our season looks over now as barring a miracle we won't make the top six. And as if to compound matters Michael Browne and Jason… Read more

Burnley 1 Leeds United 0

Burnley striker Charlie Austin scored his 20th goal of the season to seal a win over a disappointing Leeds. Austin has scored 16 times in his last 11 matches headed a late winner at Turf Moor to seal a second straight win for new manager Sean Dyche. Leeds are now without a win in their last five league matches and drop into the bottom half of the Championship.

Paddy Kenny made a superb early double save, first keeping out Ross Wallace's 20-yard shot at full stretch and then blocking Dean Marney's follow-up.Leeds best chance fell to El-Hadji Diouf who spurned a gilt-edged chance when he dragged wide from 12 yards after 30 minutes. And Aidy White should have done better on the hour when he missed a easier chance.

Then United paid for their spurned chances when former Swindon striker Austin broke the deadlock on minutes… Read more

Brighton and Hove Albion 2 Leeds United 2

Leeds goalkeeper Paddy Kenny saved a 74th-minute penalty to deny Craig Mackail-Smith a hat-trick and give Neil Warnock side a point the hardly desreved. Mackail-Smith the scourge of United (prior to this evenings game he'd scored against us 6 times in five appearances) opened the scoring from the penalty spot on 16 mins after Leeds captain Lee Peltier brought down Will Buckley. No question it was a penalty and shortly after the striker hit the post with Kenny beaten all ends up.

Brighton's centre half Bruno fouled Luke Varney on 37 mins and the ref pointed to the spot which was harsh to say the least.Up stepped El-Hadji Diouf and he made no mistake with his effort to put Leeds back on level terms. Then on 48mins that man again Mackail-Smith scored his second with a effort from 12 yds that took a… Read more

Leeds United 0 Birmingham City 1

Leroy Lita's brilliant 30-yard drive clinched a late victory for struggling Birmingham at Leeds.
Neither side impressed in a dour game before Lita's strike handed the perfect 40th birthday present to Blues boss Lee Clark. It was Birmingham's third consecutive league victory over United only on this occasion Nikola Zigic didn't score for the Blues as he wasn't in the match day squad.

Leeds best chance fell to El-Hadji Diouf whose point-blank header was saved by England keeper Jack Butland. For long periods it had looked as though a goalless draw would be the outcome of this Championship clash with opportunities scarce and only Birmingham's Ravel Morrison and Leeds Diouf looking dangerous. However a moment of brilliance on 76mins from Leroy Lita settled this disappointing clash and United ended the week with only one point from their two home games which doesn't inspire confidence as… Read more

Leeds United 1 Charlton Athletic 1

Leeds extended their unbeaten Championship run to six matches with a dour 1-1 draw against Chris Powell's Charlton. David Norris fired in Luke Varney's knockdown to put United on course to climb into the play-off positions on 37th mins

However Charlton hit back on 50th mins through debutant Dorian Dervite as the Addicks extended their unbeaten run at Leeds to a fifth match.
Leeds goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, playing his 500th career game, twice denied Bradley Wright-Phillips in the dying stages to secure the points.

Another poor home display by United which was acknowledged by Neil Warnock in his after match press conference.Still for us Leeds fans it's not a Tuesday night defeat and we are one point off the play off places which we would gladly have taken before the season kicked off.

Leeds United
01 Kenny
03 Drury
04 Lees
05 Pearce
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Last Sunday in Sixmilebridge Ruan won the Clare Intermediate Hurling Title at the expense of Crusheen after contesting their third final in a row. Unfortunately defeat was their lot in 2010 and 2011 but now they will play in the Clare Senior Championship next year.

Every present at left corner back for Ruan was Ennislusc member Leon Quirke. All his friends in the club would like to extend their good wishes and look forward to seeing him togging against Eire Og next year.

Sheffield Wednesday 1 Leeds United 1

Michael Tonge's stunning equaliser gave Leeds a point at Hillsborough but the game was marred during the celebrations of Tonge's goal as a Leeds fan struck Wednesday goalkeeper Chris Kirkland in the face. In what was one of the darkest hours in Leeds United history this will have serious repercussions for the club with fines and a ban on away supporters sure to follow. What this mindless moron did could even jeopardise the proposed takeover that all us Leeds fan crave but only time will tell on that front.

It must be said that over the course of the game Leeds can consider themselves extremely lucky to have come away with a point that they hardly deserved. For all of the first half Wednesday were by far the better team and Paddy Kenny was luck to get away when he fumbled a Jay Bothroyd… Read more

Tomorrow evening Leeds play Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough with the game live on Sky Sports 1 and kick off 7.45pm. This is a big ask for United but a win here would put us up to second place in the Championship even if it was only for a short time before Saturday's games. As usual Ennislusc will be gathering in Moroney's for the game so come on down and enjoy the banter. Marching On Together

Leeds United 1 Barnsley 0

Luciano Becchio's first-half penalty was enough to give Leeds a narrow win over Yorkshire rivals Barnsley. Referee Darren Deadman gave the spot-kick despite Stephen Foster appearing to foul Lee Peltier outside the area.This decision certainly didn't go down well with Tykes manager Keith Hill who made his feelings know in the post match interview. Argentine striker Becchio has now netted in each of Leeds five league games at Elland Road this season and has nine goals in all competitions.

The goal on 42 mins came against the run of play with Barnsley dominating the opening exchanges, as they looked to continue a six-match unbeaten run against United. Ex Nottingham Forest striker Marlon Harewood came closest to equalising with a bullet like header forcing a unbelievable save from Paddy Kenny. It was not one of United's better performances but with 5 games in 14 days one has… Read more

Bolton Wanderers 2 Leeds United 2

Two goals from veteran Kevin Davies earned Bolton a draw against in-form Leeds. Bolton old-boy Diouf named captain for the night on his return to the Reebok Stadium was once again the top man for Leeds. However it was Bolton who were rewarded for their early dominance when Davies powerfully headed in a corner from Chris Eagles on 14 mins. Five minutes later Eagles nearly made it two nil when his twenty yard effort hit the butt of the Leeds post with Paddy Kenny well beaten.

Leeds levelled on the stroke of half time through Sam Byram's glancing header following a cross from Dioufy. Then on 50 mins Byram was felled in the area by Stephen Warnock and Luciano Becchio converted the spot kick to give United a unlikely lead. Then cometh the hour cometh the man and another Davies header from a Martin… Read more

Bristol City 2 Leeds United 3

It was the El-Hadji Diouf show at Ashton Gate as he scored twice to help Leeds beat a stubborn Bristol City. Jamaican International Rodolph Austin headed against the home side's woodwork before Diouf steered in a low Sam Byram cross for the opener on 63 mins. Midfielder Albert Adomah's header from a Richard Foster super cross levelled matters for Derek McInnes side on 70 mins.

Then on 80 mins Lucianno Becchio's beat two defenders before laying the ball off to Diouf to put United back in front. Leeds maintained their pressure and gave themselves a two-goal cushion when on loan Stoke midfielder Michael Tonge gave keeper Tom Heaton no chance with his superb 25-yard strike. Austin's own goal in injury time gave Leeds a minor cause for concern before the final whistle confirmed a fourth league win of the season.

It ended a super week… Read more

Following on from our recent AGM we would like to welcome our new Club President Dom O Rourke to the office and thank Slim Corry for his two years in the role in which he oversaw the inaugural running of the Mike Mac Golf Classic.The rest of the committee has stayed as is and we would like to take this opportunity to thank Mike Jones for his efforts promoting the club's Facebook page.

Our website has now topped 1.65m hits since it's inception which is a phenomenal amount for a any site. The club is also looking at sourcing new gear for members and Kevin Greene is looking after this on our behalf. Our new year trip proposal is the Brighton game on April 27th which considering how well The Seagulls are going at present should be a cracking game.

Last night the club presented €2,000 to Mary Maloney from… Read more

Leeds United 2 Nottingham Forest 1

Victory for Leeds came on the same day owner Ken Bates announced that he is in advanced talks with a banking institution over a proposed investment in the club. This will come as music to all Leeds supporters but after so many false dawns we won't get our hopes up until Mr Bates is walking out the gates of Elland Road after signing on the dotted line.

Leeds short term loan signing El Hadji Diouf frequently caused problems for The Foresters and his cross on 14th mins fell for Luciano Becchio to score his seventh goal of the campaign. Considering Forest beat United 7-3 in the corresponding fixture last season this was a super start for Warnocks boys. It got even better for United on 25mins when Man Of Match
Diouf threaded a pass through for Dominic Poleon to swept in his first senior goal.… Read more

With nearly 1,300 photos in our gallery we though it would be a good idea to streamline it and make it more manageable for viewers to navigate. So with this in mind, we have been tweaking the design to make it more user friendly.

Our new Facebook page is managed by Mike Jones and we thank him sincerely for his daily uploads and Leeds news. If anyone has any ideas on how we can enhance the site or comments to make please feel free to used the guestbook or email john@moroneysbar.com.

It was with deep sadness that we heard yesterday morning of the passing of our dear friend and Ennislusc member Jimmy Allard. A native of Mullingar, Jimmy grew up on the banks of the Royal Canal where he swam and fished as a young boy.Here he learnt how to set night lines to catch the pike which were decimating the trout stock and so his love of fly fishing began. Jimmy moved to Newmarket on Fergus in the 60's living in Ballycar with his wife Cait and indeed winning a Junior County Football Championship with Maughaun. The family then moved to the Turnpike in Ennis and later on to Beechpark where Jimmy resided until his untimely death.

Jimmy was well known around the town and county in his business life as a chimney sweep. However Jimmy was far ahead of his time in this respect having machines when the old brushes… Read more

Leeds United 2 Hull City 3

Steve Bruce's Hull City produced an impressive comeback to beat Leeds United at Elland Road for the first time since 1987. Leeds went ahead after seven minutes when Luciano Becchio scored from the penalty spot after Joe Dudgeon fouled Leeds midfielder El-Hadji Diouf.

However goals from Ahmed Elmohamady (23mins), Abdoulaye Faye (29mins) and Robert Koren on 76 mins secured a thrilling win for The Tigers.
Andy Gray headed in an injury-time consolation for Leeds but the damage was done. Leeds are now in 13th place and it was another night of midweek disappointment for The Whites who have now won just three of their past 22 midweek matches. Now we know why we dread Tuesday nights !

Leeds United
01 Kenny
02 Peltier
04 Lees
05 Pearce Booked
14 White
08 Austin Booked
11 Varney (Gray - 84' )
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Cardiff City 2 Leeds United 1

While Neil Warnock thought United deserved a point he must conceded that the stats don't lie and 61% possession for The Bluebirds and 17 shots to 5 speakes volume for the domination of Malkey Mackay. Cardiff are now unbeaten in 14 league and cup matches against Leeds, having won nine and drawn five since a 1-0 away defeat in February 1984.

Ex Liverpool star Craig Bellamy scored a spectacular free-kick on his return from injury to set Cardiff City on their way to a third successive home victory. Bellamy found the top corner of Paddy Kenny's net with a 20-yard pile driver on 67 mins, three minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. Worse was to follow six minutes later when Peter Whittingham's penalty doubled the lead after Nicky Maynard was bundled over by Leeds defender Tom Lees.

Leeds got a life line on… Read more