Leeds United 2 Stockport County 0

Simon Grayson's men completed 14 home league victorys on the trot, something the great Don Revie side of the late 60's and early 70's failed to achieve. However it must be stressed that we are talking about League 1 games here as opposed to the top division Revie's side competed iin. They also completed a second record of eight successive victorys in a row, another outstanding achievement that must be acknowledged.

Two first-half strikes sunk Stockport, Mike Grella accepting a short pass from Bradley Johnson inside the box before curling an effort into the corner. Lubomir Michalik stabbed home from six yards amid protests after Leigh Bromby appeared to impede Owain Fon Williams. Leeds could have added to the tally but Williams saved Robert Snodgrass weak penalty with an outstretched leg although he was going the wrong way.Keep it going must be the motto as automatic… Read more

Leeds have been drawn at home to play Liverpool in the Carling Cup 3rd Round with ties to be played on the 22nd and 23rd September. This is the challenge all Leeds fans were waiting for and as Sky will televise two games on these dates this clash seems certain to be screened. Now that's a game not to be missed and with Liverpool fans heading to Moroney's to slag us Leeds boys the crack should ne mighty. Bring on The Pool.

Colchester United 1 Leeds United 2

Jermaine Beckford netted the winner as Leeds maintained their 100% record with victory at Colchester. Leeds took the lead two minutes after the break when Bradley Johnson headed in Robert Snodgrass's free-kick. Johnson has got a new lease of life this season and with Grayson playing him on the left side of midfield he seems to be thriving in this new role. Obviously playing left back as was previously was the case limited his goalscoring chances but he's been a revelation in his new position.

Ex Charlton forward Kevin Lisbie equalised from the penalty spot after he had won the kick himself when he was tugged by Rui Marques. However Becks struck the decisive goal for Leeds when he converted from six yards after Alan Maybury's ( an ex Leeds player himself) defensive header had fallen short. Hopefully with the transfer window closing on… Read more

Great Weekend For All Leeds Banner Supporters

By John Galvin

A great trip was had by all at the recent home game v Tranmere with a whopping 3-0 win, which in all honesty could have been 10-0. Leeds were sublime at times, all six Ennis Supporter LUSC members certainly enjoyed the game. Present at the game were Craig and Nicola, Marty and Melissa, Kevin and John. In all my years travelling to Ellen Rd, since ,my first trip in 85 with Mr Greene this was certainly the most complete performance.

A most enjoyable weekend when Nuggy finally informed us that Clare had qualified for their first ever under 21 All Ireland final. With the sun shining coming away from Ellen Rd, maybe the portents are good that the sun might shine on us this season. After a few nice pints in the marriot knowing we had the three points
got, the words of… Read more

Leeds United 3 Tranmere Rovers 0

It was a great day at Elland Road for Ennislusc supporters Marty Brennan, Melissa O Connell,Craig Ryan and girlfriend Nicola, Kevin Greene and John Galvin who saw Simon Grayson's boys go joint top of League 1 with Charlton. Leeds eased to victory over Tranmere as they maintained their 100% start to the season and in his post match comments ex Liverpool star and now Rovers manager John Barnes said they were lucky as it could have been seven or eight nil.

Jermaine Beckford hit the post for the home side before Bradley Johnson scored after Luciano Becchio's header had been parried by keeper Luke Daniels. Then on 35 minutes Beckford nipped in and sent a shot in off the foot of the far post to add a second for Leeds. The work-rate of the team throughout the whole match and passing was excellent.

The second half was… Read more

Walsall 1 Leeds United 2

Leeds came from behind to secure a dramatic late win over Walsall to make it three wins out of three. The Saddlers went ahead in the 79th minute when Sam Parkin hammered home a penalty after Rui Marques had brought down Steve Jones. However the 4,000 Leeds fans saw Bradley Johnson grab an equaliser with a diving header at the far post following an Andy Robinson corner.

Then up came that man again, our saviour on so many occassions Jermaine Beckford. He turned central defender Manny Smith before smashing in a low left-footed shot from outside the box for the winner in the 86 minute to grab a superb three points for Grayson's boys.

Leeds lined out as follows :

Leeds United
12 Higgs
02 Crowe
03 Kisnorbo
05 Marques
04 Doyle (Kilkenny 71)
14 Howson
16 Johnson
22 Hughes (Robinson 72)
09 Beckford
10 Becchio
23 Snodgrassyellow card (Prutton 90+3)
Substitutes
01 Ankergren, 17 Michalik, 07 Prutton, 08 Kilkenny,… Read more

Thanks to the great endevours of our secretary Paul Nihill and the canceling of many Ryanair routes into and out of Manchester it is now possible for us to fly in and out of Shannon for the Colchester game at the end of January 2010. Presently we could fly to Liverpool on the 29th Jan at 08.45 from Shannon and depart on Sunday evening the 31st from Birmingham on the 18.25 arriving in Shannon at approximately 19.30.

If we book now the cost of the flights would be 100 Euro and even allowing for the government taxes this is good value. As we discussed at the AGM it hadn't looked possible that we would ever be flying into or out of Shannon in the forseeable future but today this opportunity arose thanks to Michael O Leary problems with airport charges in Manchester.

If we get sufficient interest we will look to the… Read more

Wycombe Wanderers 0 Leeds United 1

A spectacular 30 yard effort from Luciano Becchio on 61 minutes sealed a great away victory for Simon Grayson's boys and continues their good start to the season. Included in the Wycombe team were ex Leeds players Ian Westlake and Mike Duberry but on the day they played second fiddle to a Bradley Johnson inspired Leeds.

While by any stretch of the imagination this was a poor game with very few shots on target and a Jermaine Beckford who seemed to have other things on his mind. All the speculation with a possible transfer to Newcastle seems to have unsettled the player. On the day keeper Shane Higgs who seems to have made the position his own, Michael Doyle and Luciano Becchio were Leeds best players. Next up at Elland Road are Tranmere Rovers with their new manager ex Liverpool star John Barnes in charge today… Read more

Thanks to the efforts of Kevin Greene members of Ennislusc will be resplendent in new rugby style tops shortly. As our last tops were so successful we thought that an away version of the top would go down well with blue as the main color,yellow on the sleeves and a white trim. The idea came about in a discussion following Monday night's AGM and up to yesterday evening orders for 48 had been put in by members following texts to their mobiles.

It is hoped that the launch of the away top will be on Monday 19th October when Leeds play Norwich which is live on Sky Sports. This will be the fourth shirt launched by Ennislusc since it's inception and very few clubs if any can compete with the quality and value available to it's members. Marching On In Style Together

Leeds United 2 Exeter City 1.

Becks started where he left off last season ( 34 goals to his credit) and saved Leeds blushes on a day that saw Elland Road's highest opening day attendance since 2004. Beckford had missed two good chances before he coolly opened the scoring when left-back Ben Parker set him up for a low shot into the bottom corner.

Beckford headed against the bar, before former Leeds trainee Barry Corr saw red for elbowing new signing Michael Doyle the ex Coventry City Irish International. But Alex Russell fired Exeter level following a free kick , only for Robert Snodgrass and another debutant Jason Crowe to set up Beckford's late winner.

Simon Grayson'swas in an upbeat mood after the game

"It's very important to start the season in a positive manner. There has been some strange results today. It's all about winning the game on the opening day.… Read more

Last night Ennislusc had one of their most successful AGM since their inception. As always a great turnout of members showed up and a lively discussion took place after the Carling Cup game involving Darlington and Leeds. In what was a very poor game Leeds booked their passage to round two courtesy of a toe poke from Showumni on 54 minutes.

One of the items up for discussion was the proposal that the club consider joining the Leeds United Members Club and a strong case for this was put forward by Kevin Greene, Tommy Kelly and Kieran Ryan. It was agreed to find out the cost and benefits etc and report back on the 19th October when Leeds would be on Sky vs Norwich City.

Also on the agenda was the club trips and after much discussion it was agreed to go early in the New Year leaving us with the possibility… Read more

Congratulations to our good friend and Ennislusc member Enda Howard and his lovely wife Mags on the birth of their son at 6.30am today. The little bundle of joy weighed in at 7lb 4 oz and both mother and son are doing well. It looks like the names Luke and Tom are top of the list and all at Ennilusc send the Howard family their good wishes. Oh and yes Enda has said he's a Leeds supporter !

It's Exeter City first up for Leeds at Elland Road on the 8th August as the League 1 fixtures were published today followed by an away fixture to Wycombe on the 15th. However the stand out fixture for our first trip of the season looks to be Norwich City on October 17th.

We can fly to Birmingham on Friday at lunchtime from Shannon but it's the return journey that will pose a problem. Presently the only flight that's available to us on Sunday is from Stansted and this is 175 mls from Leeds. This leaves us with the only option of flying into Dublin as the Cork's and Galway's are too expensive. This was never our preferred choice but with the Ryanair schedule in place and flights cut into Shannon we seem to have no other alternative.

Obviously we will discuss this further at our AGM in August and if anyone… Read more

The AGM of Ennislusc will take place in Moroney's Bar , Market Street, Ennis on 10th August following the live Carling Cup game on Sky Sports vs Darlington with KO 7.45pm. On the night officers for the club will be elected along with the collection of membership subscriptions. The possibility of joining the Supporters Club and of course discussion on the club trips for the coming season will also be on the agenda.

Nearer the date we will contact all the members to remind they of the meeting. Until then enjoy the summer. Marching On Together

Well we were all wrong. In all the predictions as to who would win the League 1 play offs this season no one took a blind bit of notice of little Scunthorpe United. Yes the got into the playoffs courtesy of an 89 min winner against Tranmere Rovers who up until that minute were themselves in the last play off spot.

They then went on to beat the MKDons in the semi final and yesterday at Wembley the upset the form book once again and beat Milwall 3-2 with their winner coming in the 85 minute. They had only 9,000 fans at the game and are the 17th best supported team in the division so it's a great achievement for them to be back in the Championship. Well done Scunny.

Even through all the gloom last night we gained a new member in Damian Morris from Fermanagh. Like the rest of us Damian was down over the result but he's optimistic we'll gain automatic promotion next season. Damian has many friends in the Enniskillen Branch and he can't wait to show them his new Ennislusc club top.Good to have you aboard Damian.

Tonight is the most important night in the season so far for Leeds United as they play Millwall in the 2nd Play Off leg at a sold out Elland Road. Being one down from the 1st leg means that The Whites have to get out of blocks quickly and not allow the Millwall boys to settle. We need big performance from Fabian Delph, Neil Kilkenny, Jermaine Beckford and Becchio all who were very quite in the 1st leg at The New Den.

Well as usual the faithful Ennislusc followeres will be in Moroney's for the 2nd leg which is live on Sky at 7.45pm. You will certainly feel like your at the match such will be the atmosphere. Let's hope we get the result also !Marching On Together

Leeds United 1 Millwall 1

Jermaine Beckford missed a penalty as Millwall drew with Leeds to reach the play-off final 2-1 on aggregate.Leeds had the better of a lively first half, with Beckford and Fabian Delph denied by a double save by David Forde.

Beckford had another chance from the spot when Sam Sodje was pulled back in the box but Forde saved his effort. Luciano Becchio put Leeds ahead after 53 minutes before Djimi Abdou poked home Lewis Grabban's cross to level the game after 74 minutes and win the tie.

With so much at stake it was inevitable the match would be a full-blooded affair and Millwall's Adam Bolder wasted little time in picking up the first booking of the match for a crunching tackle on Robert Snodgrass in the first minute. But any fears that the tension of the night would get to the players proved ill-founded,… Read more

Millwall 1 Leeds United 0 (1st Leg Play -Off)

Veteran striker Neil Harris struck a second-half winner to give Millwall a slender advantage after the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final against Leeds. Harris controlled a low cross before creating a yard of space and drilling his strike past Casper Ankergren, who had earlier tipped a neat flick from the Lions striker on to the post.

The goal sparked a mini pitch invasion from a section of the home supporters and one fan was arrested on suspicion of assault after an incident involving Leeds keeper Ankergren.

It has to be said Millwall deserved their goal after a performance of tremendous desire and spirit that ensured their first play-off win in nine attempts. Leeds showed in glimpses the form that had seen them lose just one of their final 15 games of the season, but they faded after the break… Read more

It was with a saddedned heart we learnt of the death of Michael ( know to one and all as Nuggy) Nihill on Saturday morning last. Michael who's son Paul is one of the founders members of Ennislusc was always to be seen when Leeds were on TV and lending his support for the cause. How ironic it was that his passing coincided with Leeds playing Millwall in the play offs on Saturday morning last.

Of course Michael was a true townie in every sense of the word having been born and raised in Francis Street alongside Cusack Park. One of his great sporting passions was the GAA and he supported his beloved Eire Og and Clare through thick and thin. Never was he so happy than when Clare made the breakthrough in 1995, his only regret he often told me was that his great friend Aidan (no if's or buts… Read more