Recently two of our members Jim Ryan and Pat Basil Whelan have spent some time in hospital and thankfully now they are on the road to recovery. Both are Ennislusc stalwarts and all their friends in the club would like to wish them well with their recovery.

On behalf of all associated with Ennislusc I would like to wish all our members and their famalies a Happy and Peaceful Christmas and hopefully despite the absence of the Celtic Tiger a prosperous New Year.
Obviously promotion is the wish of all Leeds supporters in '09 so if your listening Santa please please grant us our wish as we've had enough of League 1 ! Marching On Together

Tranmere Rovers 2 Leeds United 1

Tranmere came from behind to hand Leeds a fifth away defeat of the season. Fraser Richardson flicked on a Robert Snodgrass cross for Enoch Showunmi to beat Danny Coyne from eight yards and give the visitors an early lead.

But when United keeper David Lucas missed his punch from an Andy Taylor free-kick, Antony Kay was on hand to head Rovers level from 12 yards.
Ian Moore's speculative 20-yard shot wrapped up the win although Leeds had a Luciano Becchio header ruled out.

Tranmere: Coyne, Johnson, Chorley, Goodison, Taylor, Moore, Jennings, Kay, Wilson (Edds 82), Sonko (Shuker 86), Savage.
Subs Not Used: Achterberg, Antwi, Gornell.

Booked: Kay, Jennings.

Goals: Kay 17, Moore 49.

Leeds: Lucas, Richardson, Telfer, Marques, Sheehan, Snodgrass, Douglas, Prutton, Howson (Kilkenny 71), Becchio, Showunmi.
Subs Not Used: Ankergren, Michalik, Parker, Hughes.

Booked: Prutton, Telfer.

Goals: Showunmi 11.

Att: 8,700

FA Cup 2nd Round

Histon 1 Leeds United 0

Does it get any worse than this I hear you say ? Certainly as a life long Leeds supporter this has to be the bitterest pill to swallow even worse than when Colchester beat us 3-2 in the 1971 FA Cup at Layer Road. Then we had a star studded team of household names but the present team would wipe their boots. They have no heart and lack the fight needed when you play on waterlogged pitches and against 11 partimers who have nothing to lose. Sad to say Gary McAllister did'nt once get off his bench in the second half and looked resigned that his team were heading for defeat long before the final whistle.

Matthew Langston's header stunned Leeds and earned non-league Histon a home tie with Swansea in the FA Cup third round. In a game played in awful conditions, postman… Read more

Northampton Town 2 Leeds United 1

Substitute Nicholas Bignall grabbed the winner as Northampton gained revenge for last week's FA Cup defeat with victory over Leeds. The Cobblers took a deserved lead in the 28th-minute when Liam Davis fired in from the edge of the area.

Jermaine Beckford headed home an equaliser at the far post in the 69th minute before limping off injured. But Northampton rallied and in the 87th minute Bignall rose to head home a Danny Jackman corner and claim the win.

Northampton: Fielding, Kyle Walker, Crowe, Todd, Jackman, Gilligan, Coke, Guttridge (Holt 76), Davis, Constantine (Bignall 75), McGleish. Subs Not Used: Dunn, Hughes, Dolman.

Goals: Davis 28, Bignall 87.

Leeds: Lucas, Hughes, Telfer, Michalik, Parker, Prutton, Delph, Douglas (Snodgrass 65), Robinson, Beckford (Howson 79), Becchio. Subs Not Used: Ankergren, Richardson, Kilkenny.

Booked: Robinson, Delph, Douglas, Prutton.

Goals: Beckford 69.

Att: 6,008

Leeds United 4 Hartlepool 1

Jermaine Beckford scored his fourth and fifth goal as classy Leeds eased past Hartlepool. Becks opened the scoring when he glanced home a fine cross from Andrew Hughes but Joel Porter's header from Michael Nelson's centre on twenth five minutes made it 1-1.

Fabian Delph ( who has Liverpool and Arsenal monitoring his progress ) restored Leeds lead with a low drive from 12 yards on 50 mins and Beckford teed up Luciano Becchio who blasted in number three from eight yards on 64 mins..

Beckford rounded off the scoring, collecting a Hughes pass and firing in the home side's fourth in injury time. This completed a great week for Leeds haveing knocked Northampton Town out of the FA Cup on Monday night and now they are beginning to fire on all cylinders.Let's hope for all concerned it continues.

Leeds: Lucas, Hughes, Michalik, Telfer, Parker, Robinson,… Read more

The second round of this year's FA Cup sees Leeds travel to non league Histon on Sun 30th Nov for a 12.15pm kick off which is live on ITV. This is a potential bananna skin for The Whites but if we overcome the non league side we are then in the draw with the big boys and who know Man U at homee !
As usual we will be meeting in Moroney's for the game and will be discussing our next trip to Elland Road. There is talk about going over for the Scunthorp game and also takeing in the World Rugby League Final between the Leeds Rhinos and Manley Sea Lions (Australia)at Elland Road on Sun 1st Mar at 6pm. This would mean a possible three day trip to Leeds and will be discussed after Sundays game if members are interested.

Our good friend Frankie Woods has done some checking re… Read more

Leeds United 1 Huddesfield Town 2

It all started so well for Leeds in front of their biggest crowd of the season ( 32,028) when Robert Snodgrass got on the end of a Becchio cross on four minutes to see the boys on their way or so we thought. Playing some of the best football we have seen from a Leeds team in over four years it looked like this could be a dream day over on our annual trip. However not being able to get that crucil second ment that we were always vulenrable on the break and so it proved forty seconds into the second half.

Just after half-time Leeds keeper Casper Ankergren failed to deal with Keigan Parker's cross and Joe Skarz the left back finished from close range to equalise.Leeds did press on to get that elusive second and both Beckford and Becchio with a header off the… Read more

As we relaxed in Moroneys on Sunday evening after another eventful trip club secretary Paul Nihill remarked that I had'nt mentioned that this was our best trip yet but it was because it's a given at this stage. All we were missing was the result and as said in the match report this was of our own doing. This time our plane journey took us to Birmingham Airport ( as East Midlands was taken off the Ryanair schedule five weeks before our trip) which is 187K from Leeds but the bus journey was as always humerous and we played a comedy video ( Deuce Bigalow ) to pass the time.

The journey time was two hours and when we got to The Marriott Hotel at 5.20pm it was the start of a mighty weekend. This hotel is now our No 1 spot in Leeds and even our old favourite The Queens… Read more

Tomorrow evening sees Leeds United take on Northampton Town in the 2nd Round of this years FA Cup at Elland Road. A big comedown for such a great club as Leeds but hopefully this season under Gary McAllister sees us on the road to recovery with promotion our number one option. Yes a good cup run as we're haveing in the Carling Cup where we are in the last 16 and due to play Derby County would be superb but is not the main aim of our season.

The FA game gives us a chance to meet up before we travel over on Friday week for the Huddesfield Town game and as always the atmosphere will be electric in Moroneys. So if you are around tomorrow evening come down to the game and afterwards enjoy the trad session. Marching On Together.

Cheltenham 0 Leeds United 1

Leeds ended their sorry run of away form with a close win thanks to Luciano Becchio's ninth goal of the season. The visitors had lost their last four away games but Argentine hitman Becchio headed in a Frazer Richardson cross after just seven minutes.

Yet Gary McAllister's spurning a series of good chances at Whaddon Road with Jermaine Beckford rattling the side-netting after the break. Injury-hit Cheltenham struggled to carve out any clear-cut openings.

Cheltenham: Higgs, Gallinagh (Spencer 69), Kenton, Diallo, Wright, Montrose, Payne, Ridley, Hayes, Murray, Connor (Caines 83).
Subs Not Used: Scott P Brown, Armstrong, Lindegaard.

Booked: Diallo.

Leeds: Ankergren, Richardson, Telfer, Michalik, Parker, Howson (Robinson 54), Delph, Douglas, Kilkenny (Prutton 70), Beckford (Snodgrass 79), Becchio.
Subs Not Used: Lucas, Showunmi.

Booked: Delph.

Goals: Becchio 7.

Att: 5,726

Southend 1 Leeds United 0

Ex Leeds United defender Dan Harding came back to haunt his old club when curling in a free kick in the top corner on 18 minutes.The hosts should have made it 2-0 but Casper Ankergren parried a Francis Laurent's effort and Hal Robson-Kanu blasted over from a good position.

Neil Kilkenny was denied by keeper Adam Federici, while substitutes Andy Robinson and Robert Snodgrass also went close for Leeds.

Southend: Federici, Francis, Clarke, Barrett, Harding, Betsy, Christophe, Sawyer (Grant 81), Robson-Kanu, Revell (McCormack 83), Laurent (Scannell 76).

Subs Not Used: Walker, Sankofa.

Goals: Harding 18.

Leeds: Ankergren, Richardson, Michalik, Telfer, Parker, Kilkenny (Robinson 67), Howson, Douglas, Delph (Snodgrass 67), Beckford, Becchio.
Subs Not Used: Lucas, Prutton, White.

Booked: Michalik, Becchio, Robinson.

Att: 10,132

Leeds United 3 Walsall 0

Teenager Fabian Delph scored two superb goals as Leeds brushed aside Walsall to secure a seventh successive home win. Home keeper Casper Ankergren who was in in place of David Lucas made a fine early save to deny Jabo Ibehre but Leeds dominated from then on.

Jermaine Beckford, Neil Kilkenny and Delph all wasted good chances before Luciano Becchio forced home the opener from close range Delph smashed home the second from 25 yards and he made it 3-0 with another stunning long-range effort late on.

Leeds: Ankergren, Richardson, Michalik, Telfer, Parker, Kilkenny (Robinson 59), Douglas, Howson, Delph (Prutton 88), Beckford, Becchio (Snodgrass 81).
Subs Not Used: Showunmi, White.

Goals: Becchio 46, Delph 65, 86.

Walsall: Ince, Palmer, Roberts, Gerrard, Boertien, Nicholls (Zaaboub 72), Mattis, Taundry, Deeney (Reich 72), Ricketts, Ibehre.
Subs Not Used: Gilmartin, Bradley, Hughes.

Att: 26,422.

Leeds United 2 Leyton Orient 1

If Leeds can get their defensive weakness right then they will be hot favourites to get promotion. With Beckford and Becchio up front chances will always be created as was the case tonight but they have only kept three clean sheets in eleven league games this season which shows where our problems are.

Jermaine Beckford missed a penalty and hit the woodwork three times but Leeds still saw off Leyton Orient. Beckford slipped in his run-up to his spot-kick and fired over after JJ Melligan handballed in the area.

The O's took the lead when Dean Morgan found the bottom corner but a Stephen Purches own goal brought Leeds level. Luciano Becchio headed the home side in front from Frazer Richardson's cross before Beckford hit the bar once and a post twice in the second half.

Leeds: Lucas, Richardson, Michalik, Telfer, Parker, Howson, Kilkenny (Robinson 84),… Read more

Milwall 3 Leeds United 1

Despite scoreing first Leeds were well beaten in the end by a home side who made a major statement that they will have a major say in promotion at seasons end. Two goals from Neil Harris helped Millwall beat Leeds and move above their promotion rivals. The hosts had to come from behind as Luciano Becchio swivelled and opened the scoring with a superb 25-yard shot.

Millwall equalised when Dave Martin lifted the ball over keeper David Lucas after good work from Harris. And it was Harris who then took over when he put his side in front with a header before curling home for his second goal to seal the victory.

Millwall: Forde, Craig, Robinson, Whitbread, Frampton, Grabban (Dunne 90), Martin, Laird, Abdou, Harris, Alexander.
Subs Not Used: Edwards, Grimes, Moore, Noel-Williams.

Booked: Alexander, Harris.

Goals: Martin 38, Harris 59, 88.

Leeds: Lucas, Richardson, Michalik, Marques,… Read more

Leeds United 3 Brighton 1

Leeds boss Gary McAllister says there is still room for improvement after takeing 20 points out of a possible thirty in their first ten games of the season. If they can continue this trend there is no doubt Leeds will be up their fighting come the end of the season for one of those all important promotion places.

Two goals just before half-time helped move Leeds to third in the table, inflicting a first away defeat of the season on Brighton in the process.
Luciano Becchio got the first, firing home from eight yards at the second attempt, before Jermaine Beckford headed in Fabian Delph's cross.

Beckford added a third in injury time, calmly finishing with Delph again providing the assist.
Glenn Murray got a late consolation from 12 yards for Brighton with the last kick of the game on 93 minutes..

Leeds: Lucas, Richardson, Michalik,… Read more

Peterboro Utd 2 Leeds United 0

There can be no doubt that the better team won and this was confirmed by Gary McAllister in his post match interview. This is a wake up call for Leeds and it's how they react will define their season.

Goals from George Boyd and Craig Mackail-Smith earn Peterborough a victory that checks Leeds strong start to the League One season. Leeds lost first choice goalkeeper David Lucas in the warm up and Boyd added to their problems by slotting his side ahead two minutes after the break.

Luciano Becchio's equaliser was ruled out for offside and Andy Robinson saw a late effort cleared by Tom Williams. In stoppage time Mackail-Smith tucked home Boyd's lay-off to seal the win.

Peterborough: Lewis, Martin, Morgan, Zakuani, Williams, Green (Whelpdale 72), Coutts (Lee 83), Hyde, Boyd, Mackail-Smith, Batt.
Subs Not Used: McKeown, Westwood, Rendell.

Goals: Boyd 47, Mackail-Smith 90.… Read more

Leeds United 1 Hereford Utd 0

Andy Robinson hit a 72nd-minute winner to give Leeds victory and leave Hereford still without an away point. The win was Leeds' sixth straight in all competitions but Hereford's massed defence, marshalled by on-loan ( Bolton Wanderers ) Bruno N'Gotty, made it difficult for them.

Jermaine Beckford went close with three good chances for Leeds before Robinson decided the match. He drove home the rebound after Bulls keeper Darren Randolph could only parry Luciano Becchio's header.

Leeds: Lucas, Richardson, Marques, Telfer, White (Hughes 79), Howson, Delph, Douglas, Robinson (Snodgrass 85), Beckford, Becchio.
Subs Not Used: Ankergren, Prutton, Kilkenny.

Goals: Robinson 72.

Hereford: Randolph, Jackson, Broadhurst, N'Gotty, Rose, Hudson-Odoi (Smith 81), Johnson (Taylor 81), O'Leary, Diagouraga, Done, Chadwick (Ashikodi 67).
Subs Not Used: Samson, Beckwith.

Booked: O'Leary, Broadhurst.

Att: 25,676

Leeds have been drawn away to either Derby County or Brighton in the 4th round of this seasons Carling Cup. With both Liverpool and Tottenham still in the hat along with Derby / Brighton Leeds can feel pleased that they avoided the big guns although as Gary McAllister said their fans might think otherwise.

The ties will be played in the week commencing the 10th Nov.

Some slight changes have been made to our flight plans for our trip to the Huddersfield Town game on the 15th November. The flight to East Midlands has now been pulled by Ryanair and instead we will be flying into Birmingham. The only downside to this is that we will be on a bus for two hours on our journey up to Leeds as opposed to the shorter journey from East Midlands.

Also the journey on the way back will depart from the Marriott in Leeds at 10am ( which is 1 1/4 hrs later than usual ) with the flight for Shannon timed for departure at 3.00 pm. We will confirm these times nearer the departure dates.