Leeds United Special | Premier League World | The Wait Is Over
Following 16 years of heartache, Premier League football will return to Elland Road this season. A club with such rich history and huge fanbase, take a look at what it means to the city and its supporters.
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I am a new Leeds fan. Have never seen a club like this. Hello from Los Angeles. I’m with you.
Ladies and Gents i am in my 60s now and an out and out Celtic fan faithfull through and through , One of the best games i seen as a younger fan was Celtic V leeds in 1970 played at hampden , Since then i have a soft spot for your club and supporters , i hope you do well in this up and comming season , have a great year HAIL hAIL !
Aye, was there at the Elland rd leg, Jim. Apart from a q/final leg against M/City in the F A cup, (when they won it) never experienced a better atmosphere at Leeds. the jocks sure love going t'England. Same when the blue peeps came down.... Added extra, no aggro. ( in those days, it was rife.. in England, any way }
I was born in Leeds and followed Leeds during the Revie Years what a ride that was.. unforgettable time laughter and tears all the way... l emigrated to New Zealand but never forgot my beloved Leeds United now in my twilight years l get so much joy seeing them on the road to greatness again... Come on the mighty Leeds 😘
marcelo bielsa is a gift to the premier league...leeds fan from ethiopia
I've been a Leeds fan since I was 13 yrs old i'm now 71 yrs old & still cry with excitement when i watch these videos... been there worn the T-shirt & Leeds until i die ...MOT
When are they going to build Marcelo Bielsa's statue outside Elland Road? Without him, it simply wasn't possible. What a man, what a team, what a history! Amazing! Congratulations, all the Leeds fans. It's been far too long coming!
Too soon for a statue. Billy and Don had to wait a long time to get one. Norman & Jack should get one before Marcelo Bielsa.
welcome back to the premier league. The league needs teams like Leeds.
LIVERPOOL SUPPORTER here!! And I couldn’t agree MORE!! Welcome back!!
LFC supporter here Leeds is legendary team welcome to premier league
@@ashunknown9728 couldn't agree more with both of you gents also LIVERPOOL fan and Leeds are and always have been a quality side so it's awesome to see you guys back where you belong. Good luck this season LEEDS !!!!
Reminds me of the Philadelphia eagles and our fan base. I’m new to English football being from America. I love it. I have chosen Leeds as my team. Because you the fan base and how passionate they are like we are with our eagles. Hopefully you don’t think that’s wrong of me to jump on, but I don’t have a team.
G'day Josh, I'm Dean, I'm a very passionate Leeds United fan from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, welcome to the Leeds United fanbase, I hope you enjoy this season watching Leeds in the premier league, I hope we have a good season and stay up and finish in the top half of the table this season, cheers Josh :)
What a legendary Football team. Welcome back to Where you belong LEEDS UNITED..❤️🙏🏽 #MuchLoveFromSomalia 🇸🇴
Lucas Radebe made me have a soft spot for Leeds as a 🇿🇦. So happy to see the club back where it belongs.
I knew I was going to be emotional but didn’t know it’ll be 30 seconds into the video. “Every other city is divided, but In Leeds, we are united” Leeds in PL is literally the only good thing happened in 2020 for me. #MOT
It’s not true though, Newcastle is also a one-team city, as is Sunderland.
Welcome back Leeds Utd. I remember in my childhood what a team you were good luck for the season from a lifelong Liverpool fan
Welcome back to the Premier League from an Arsenal fan!
I second this as an Arsenal supporter as well! #VivaBielsa
Leeds>arsenal
Great to see you back! From a Rangers fan 🔴⚪🔵🏴🇬🇧
Cheers... up the gers!
I am a Namibian and I love Leeds United. One of the former players I have always idolized was Lucas Radebe from South Africa. I am so happy to see Leeds back in the EPL. Can't wait to visit the city soon.
Lucas radebe was King 👑 forever a legend!!!
⚽️💛💙 L U F C 💙💛⚽️
mr Isaak, i'm a human and i love leeds, why would'nt ya ?
Live in Detroit, in the States. Saw a documentary on Amazon with Leeds. Amazing, this team is absolutely brilliant. I just want to say, I wish my Detroit Lions of the NFL, could have a season like that. Going to be pulling for Leeds for the rest of my life. Don’t break my heart. Would love to see a game at Elland Road, maybe when COVID 19 is over. Go Whites!
Welcome to the family brother MOT 🤝
Leeds promotion is one of the few good things that happened in 2020. The rest of 2020 can disappear for all I care.
I support Leeds United since in Africa 💪👏🇬🇳🇸🇳🇩🇿
@Gossip Heart where you from ?
I support City and whats wrong in supporting City as I am an Indian teen who have been watching football for last 5-6 years And still all here support RM, Barca Bayern Chelsea for trophies..... And they are pathetic enough to call me Plastic
@Gossip Heart Even if he's a recent supporter, so what? If he supports Leeds United that's fine by me.
@Gossip Heart have u heard of lucas radebe "the chief" leeds have thousands of african fans. ex captain and even has one of the worlds biggest bands named after him, who are from leeds
I was a Leeds United season ticket holder for ten years aged 10 to aged 20, I then left university- Leeds got relegated and ever since that moment I have used the story of Leeds United as motivation for myself to improve get better and fight everyday to succeed and live the life I dreamed of as a boy. today I'm 37 in October and with this determination i'm better than ever before stronger, fitter, independent and deeply fulfilled in my day to day life. Seeing what Bielsa has managed to do with the club and the team the last two seasons is so moving, I'm confident with the right mentality in the club to always strive for individual and collective improvement alongside doing things responsibly we will stay in the premier league for the rest of my life. COME ON LEEDS.
Spurs might steal your manager if he does well in PL.
@Lds I mean they got pochetino, mourinho is short term manager so bielsa is their likely target.
@Paul McDonnell C'mon man lets not go that road, with all due respect for ur undying support Leeds just got in the PL after 17 years.
Liverpool 4-0
Paul McDonnell i think leeds with finish top 10
Welcome back Leeds. Great club, supporters, and ground. Looking forward to seeing you host United. Spurs supporter.
i was fledged in 68, first match blackpool at home 1-1. over the years (home'n away) one repetative chant.... we all fxxxxxg hate leeds. the love now is rather moving.
Leeds fan since i was 5 years old first time seeing them play on tv and i was hooked and i was born in Portugal in the islands and now live in USA and i go from the USA once a year to England just to watch Leeds! #MOT #WE-ARE-BACK!
Fair play mate 👏🏻👍🏼
LFC supporter. Our first game of the season it’s going to be amazing 👏👍😜welcome back.
And it was. Even though we lost. Great advert for the game.
i do'nt know, but this tape must be heavily cropped. saw my first game in '69. since then every cxxt hated leeds. i can't handle this "love in". .. they're playing some decent stuff, mind.
Leeds Utd big up I’m born n breed Afro Caribbean n we must love the city we was born in n the football team nice to heard Leeds are up n kicking yes it’s the third biggest club in England after Man Utd n Liverpool
Delighted for the people of Leeds, deat of luck from Ireland 👍🏻
What does "deat" mean?
Welcome back from a Liverpool support we need good teams like Leeds in the Premier League, we love our Mr Leeds Milner he’s our rock❤️
I’ve been in Vancouver BC since ‘95. Supported the Whites my whole life. Third generation supporter. Family from Yorkshire. Surrounded here by plastic fans who support whatever kit hangs on the rack in the sports store. Made several pilgrimages to Elland Road, never stopped supporting. Last year I knew it was coming. Bielsa made us believe. Finally back, full of hope, full of love, ready to laugh and cry and sing again!
As a football fan this brought tears to my eyes! Great to see Leeds back in the big time! Hope you hit the ground running and can't wait to play you again! Our new local Darby 👊
When the supporters return to grounds, the noise at st James’ park or Elland road, those two games will be the loudest. Huge Leeds fan but always had a soft spot for Newcastle, geordies are some of the friendliest folk in the world.
Yep, Premiere League needs these sort of clubs with rich history and a pure culture of football in its DNA. Fantastic fans, congrats Leeds. YNWA🙌🏼
A modern United fan here. Buzzing to see their unique style of football in the premier league (which promoted teams rarely have) and mostly, the rivalry that new generation fans never got to witness. Welcome back guys!
I hate the way you scum fans call your team United as if there's only one in existence.
Cant wait watch Leeds playing amongst the big lads again cant wait watch utd and Liverpool home and away big stoke fan but allways watched Leeds Elland Road my favourite ground in the UK
Respect buddy
if anything you say is credible, it's lost when you say united. you're a knobhead. ( or 6 year old) ya ca'nt tell now a days. ..maybe you're talking about boston ?
Cheers brother
@@pig2twig enjoy your run in the top flight hopefully join u in the near future for a tasty game as allways
How good has it been 😂 we smashed it MOT
Love the documentary!! Please add spanish subtitles for all the fans in Argentina to learn Leeds history. #MOT
Welcome back to premier league Leeds 😍 YNWA
We used to sing that song too, you know. Last time I remember was v Norwich in 92.
Qonrtulations with you PL title. You're the CHAMPIONS and it's so deserved!!! Im so happy for real Reds!! Be nice to us in the first match please, use your power against Man U SCUM 😊. LEEDS UNITED for life Norway.
Kjell Esperås Leeds have one of the passionate fan base in England ❤️ I hope you guys stays in the premier league forever. We wouldn’t let the Scums win the title soon 😂
G Yorkshire in 92 I was 4 yrs old so I don’t remember 😂
@@menishneupane9751 Nice, thanks mate. We ALL HATE SCUM . Take another PL Title please, nothing hurts them morra. LEEDS UNITED since 1973.
A beautiful homage to a great football team.
Been a fan since 1968 when I met Johnny Giles, just delighted to see Leeds back where they belong!
I've supported Leeds from the 70s, all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦. Johnny Giles guested for my local team Durban United. I saw him play. He's the reason I'm a fan for all these decades... #MOT
I loved seeing that young lad, I've often seen that footage over the years and wondered what happened to him. I reckon Leeds will ruffle a few feathers in the prem. Let's start with a win against Liverpool!!! MOT ALAW
This is great for the game. Hope they dont become a yo yo team and drop back again after one season. They deserve to stay in the Premier League, and this is from a Man Utd fan. Well done I say.
Welc back Leeds! From a Liverpool supporter
Radrizzani has been the single most important man at LUFC over the past 16 years. He bought the ground back, he redeveloped Thorpe Arch because that's what Bielsa demanded and, he delivered what he promised to the fans, the players and his head coach. Not many owners can or will do those things and do them responsibly. I tried not to think about promotion until it happened, because I was just happy to watch great football again. #MOT
Leeds fan born and bred, even worked there in 89/91 seasons when Vinnie Jones was there. Still remember him giving me a heart attack (as he crept up behind me and shouted BOO) as I waited for my boss to turn up. Supported ever since I was a minor and will do for the rest of my life, no matter where they are. BUt fully deserved promotion.
Welcome back Leeds United. A much deserved comeback and a strong contender this season. The team will do well this season, God willing. All the very best from Malaysia.
you deserve it leeds you have my respects from a sheffield united fan
Looking forward to beating Leeds again! ;) Welcome back lads. MUFC!
Leeds will piss all over you scummy lot no problem.
Beautiful story that little boy crying in the stands, and then we see him back as an adult talking about his feelings as a Leeds fan. He can be proud of himself cause he is a REAL fan, he has always been there for his team, in bad and good times. 👍
I wonder how Alan Smith felt about lying to his to his face, saying he would never go to the scum, then he went there a week later.
Ricky Allman's a legend!
Leeds United carajo , this is my favorite team right now and I'm from Uruguay 🇺🇾 I try to watch avery single day now if I can . Vamos bielsa viejo nomas
Welcome to anfield Leeds.we love u
Peter Lorimer, remember him as a fantastic player for the Whitecaps in the 80's. Great to see Leeds back in the Prem
The long time lady fan really impressed me. What a passionate lovely soul.
aye fab, the fly. when i went, there weren't many females; for obvious reasons, btw, now, they're more passionate than the blokes ! power ta ya. ( 68/9 season/first game).
Leeds United are one of them clubs who you associate with the Premier League just like Aston Villa, Newcastle, Everton... I can't believe how long it's been for them. They have a great history, stadium and fans, good to have them back 👌
It will be great to play you again after such a long time.Leeds United in my blood but couldn't be happier when I and millions of others watched Manchester United win the European Cup in 1968.
@skeatel Quite agree, a team that was so successful in the 1970's that have struggled( like Leeds) to regain promotion to the Premier League. You have to keep the faith and it may happen soon.
@skeatel Nah, Forest are a championship club at best. They're still living off the clough/taylor days.
I remember watching leeds play premier league football before they got relegated.16 years flew by but im sure it was an eternity for them, Welcome back to the Premier League Leeds United 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Let's hope the glory days are comeing back ,Don Revies team was fantastic, and El Locos team is fantastic to .! MOT ! Chris .
I love you so much Leeds utd 💛💙💛💙💛💙 forever until the world stops going round 💛💙💛💙
Honestly... For me...This is heartbreaking to watch. We have won promotion but it still doesn't take away the pain.
Agree, the pain of catastrophic defeats runs very very deep and because Premier League status is only given for one season. We are very close to going back down. We have to survive.
@@Buzzard1968 That's right, think positive.🙄
@@CB-xr1eg hehe... I'm a pragmatist Leeds fan what can I say?
Im a liverpool fam 4ever but i always had a liking for leeds im so happy thhere bck in the premier league, and ta see they have to play us first
Spell check not working?😉
Actually no its not wrkin😅
@@antoinesandiford2827 thort knot
I am a Man Utd fan through and through but I admire the history of the club and the passion of the fans and the city in general. Hope to see Leeds remain in the PL for many years to come.
Thanks tang yuen 🤪
Im 15 supported Leeds my whole life and on the 12th of September 2020 I will watch them play in the Premier league
I have a lot of respect for Leeds and their history, reminds me of my club Villa with Ron Saunders our successes and decline. Time to turn the page, a new chapter begins... Welcome back :-)
Watching football for 15 years, so it's going to be some experience to watch such a famous club first time and back in England's highest division.
Football is Passion 👊⚽️🏆welcome back from a Liverpool Fan
Fan from Norway since 1972. MOT
Welcome back to PL Leeds United. From a Chelsea fan.
As a Leeds fan i cried watching this. Im not ashamed to admit it
Pilgrim , I’m sure you weren’t the only one..ALAW ! 💙💛
Pilgrim I shed a tear as well, just a soft southern bastard! Can’t wait, bring it on, we’re gonna surprise a few this season #mot
Tommy ! Probably will lose, you are the best, but we don’t care, just want to give you a game and see how we do, I think we’ll do ok, just looking forward to it
@Tommy ! I thought we made a good account for ourselves, deserved a point
1 fa cup 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Remember that day outside the Town Hall, good times ahead MOT
Monster club and we are back. The prem needs Leeds.
My second team.....good to see you back!!!!!
Lol ha ha we’ll b ur first team shortly! Ha
The other team is anyone who beats Man Utd 😊
Alguien que sepa inglés y lo pueda subtitular por favor...estamos ansiosos por ver al leeds con el loco en la premier...saludos desde Argentina
Leeds av allways been a big club im a west Bromwich Albion fan were both backpack were we both belong
We certainly did bring entertainment. The most goals scored by a promoted team and ended up just 3 points of Europe and if lorentte was playing from the start of the season Leeds would of made Europe he was massive tightening the back up and young struyk. With 3 class players in next year we are heading into Europe ! Watch !
Watching Ridsdale makes me so angry. “We lived the dream”. Yeah, until he turned it into a 16 year f*#%ing nightmare. I would happily have swapped the CL runs for a sustained presence in the PL. He cost us dearly. What Radrizzani and Bielsa have done to get us back is nothing short of miraculous. MOT
To be honest O’Leary is as much to blame buying more and more overrated players,don’t get me wrong I witnessed some great football by great players under him but the amount of bad signings took it’s toll.But what happened is now but a distant memory and as city we can look forward to the premiere league MOT
They only had a plan for success, having a plan for failure is equally important.
I hope we don't make the same mistakes by over spending. I'm hopeful that Radz has the business acumen to keep it real.
Dean Shepherd - it’s the manager’s/coach’s job to do the best with the players available to them. They can request players, but it’s the owners and management’s job to provide them within the club’s means. It’s Ridsdale’s fault 100%. You can’t pin it on O’Leary. As others say here, let’s hope that our spending this summer is within our means. I think so, because Radz can underwrite a certain level of spending with his own fortune.
Leo Dragon yes but ridsdale bought all the players O’Leary wanted,so then it’s down to the manager.
Not a Leeds fan but, After all that suffering. Can't imagine a better way back than on Bielsa's hands.... Como no vais a ascender si teneis " al Loco"!
LEEDS UNITED ARE THE GREATEST SUPPORTED TEAM IN THE WORLD. THE MOST PASSIONATE SUPPORTERS WHO STAND BY THEIR TEAM ON GOOD AND BAD DAYS. "SUPER LEEDS" FOREVER. "LIFELONG LEEDS ANDY" IN KINGS LYNN. I LOVE LEEDS UNITED!!!
Good luck Leeds for the new season. Massive club your are a premier league club with your fans ....👍
Love the Video and having seen Leeds take the game to Liverpool I would say you are going to be a great positive for THe Premiership so, unbelievably, this Millwall fan wishes you Good Luck because this seemed like another Wolves. A real breath of fresh air.. Fulham/WBA might struggle but you won;t....
It's a bit late I know, but coming from a Millwall fan that means a lot. I've been Leeds since I was 10 and saw us get robbed by Chelsea in the '70 Cup final replay. Feels weird not to be hated any more. You were spot on about Fulham and The Baggies. All the best for next season.
Thanks, Kieron. Leeds were better than I thought and were a breath of fresh air with an excellent style and Manager. I hope they go from strength to strength m8.:)Funnily enough my best prediction ever in 40 years of Gambling was Sheffield United. I predicted on many of their pages b4 a ball was kicked exactly what would happen if they did not get strikers as they surprised every team last season but top teams learn QUICKLY and with no strikers, I said they would lose most Home games 0/1 or 0/2 and get little away but have the odd "battling" 1/0 Home win. God Luck !
@@Isleofskye Totally, the Blades, or blunts as we call them, lived up to their name. We are still light up front, I feel, Bamford needs some help with scoring at times. In all my years as a Leeds fan I've never seen so much goodwill from fans of other teams, even Mancs. Some of them had a change of heart when Leeds management took a stand during the European Super League fiasco. I remember as a kid the way we played in the Revie era, it feels like that again. We are definitely not the finished article but the foundations are there. After 15 years of crap ownership and management it's a good feeling. Tips for next year?
Yes,I agree with that Kieron. Diarise your request and I will say just Pre-Season. This will be my 60th year of attending though it's deceptive as I have never lived with any Woman currently over 43 so I, genuinely, feel more like 50 but when it comes to Football enthusiasm I have to pace myself. I still love the game but hate VAR with a vengeance as I am used to non-stop momentum and continuity and VAR's forensic football can kill that but I will say in August, my friend. :)
I'll be buying Optus Sport just for Leeds!
Me to 😉
Needed to watch this again with the tough spot we’re in! We can do this!
Always been a Leeds United supporter and will die one
I'm an Arsenal fan but respect to Leeds. Emotional story. I have good freinds who are Leeds fans. Glad you are back now where you belong.
Fantastic video. This is LEEDS. UPS AND DOWNS. . But we never forget the Glory days, and we follow them even harder on level 3. So PROUD TO BE LEEDS UNITED NORWAY
Tim, I see you have had your 15mins of fame talking your favourite subject. Nice to see your boys ,Max and 'Stan the man'. Hope rest of family are well... Ex work colleague and buddy.
Got the 7" seen at 17:43 and played it when we won the Championship :-) Was an old joke about managers that you were never more than 6 foot away from an ex Leeds manager! I hope we keep this stability now and get back to those heady days of European football, this is more exciting now then the run in to the old Div 1 title and that was incredible under Sgt Wilko.
Been a Leeds fan here in Australia since I was 12/13 in 1997. Damn this doco made me emotional. Fantastic that 16 years of hurt is finally over and we're back in the Prem.
Having Leeds back in the PL is an absolute premium of entertainment. Best of luck 🤞
If people think we’re gonna be in a relegation battle in our first season then they need to do their research. Marcelo doesn’t do relegation battles
Mate after watching your Guys match Liverpool goal for goal I don’t doubt that. Can’t wait to see Leeds playing top flight again.
West ham will defo be at the bottom 3 😂🤣
Best comment Wayne
Don't get carried away just yet mate, remember how Norwich started last season? Its a long season
@@Wazza.10 good point. But Leeds is a dynamic team. We'll see.
Welcome back Leeds from a Chelsea fan. Good luck.
I'm a Liverpool fan through and through but there is always a soft spot for Leeds maybe because im an Aussie and we had a few really good players who played there best football at Leeds esp Mark viduka the Scoring Machine who got every fan off there seat even Harry kewell did some awesome work whilst at Leeds so im not one bit unsure of who my so called second team Is and it's beyond a doubt.LEEDS UNITED 2ND BEST CLUB IN ENGLAND 🇬🇧 PS GOOD LUCK LEEDS 2020 CONTENDERS GO YOU GOOD THINGS.
Unfair comments about george graham's time at the club. He stabilised and kept the club in the premier league then took them to a 5th place finish the following 97/98 season and the football was good to watch that season.
The Bates years were grim. All the stick I used to get at work on Monday morning. Over now, WE ARE BACK.
Excelente video, soy fan del Leeds que los sigue desde Rosario, Argentina.....VAMOS LEEDS CARAJOOO
Arsenal fan here. Great to have you back Leeds. You're wanted and needed. Best of luck this season.
Hello from Pietermarizburg, South Africa Supporting this marvellous football club since 1969 when Billy the King lifted our first top-flight league title at Anfield. Leeds United has a special association with South Africa. It was one of the first clubs in England to open its door to local players of colour, during apartheid: Gerald Francis (1959 - 1961) is the first Black player to sign professionally for the club, followed by the late Albert Johannesen (1961 -1970), the first Black player to play in an FA Cup final (1965). More recently, Davide Somme and the late Phil Masinga also served the club with distinction. The most famous, of course, is the legendary Lucas Radebe who captained the club. Radebe has been accorded the freedom of the city of Leeds. The club also offered trials to 17 year old Bernard “Dancing Shoes” Hartze in 1967 at a time when European clubs were reluctant to consider players from Africa. Leeds United enjoyed massive local support during its glory days. Sadly, many “supporters” abandoned the club - jumped ship - during its bleak years to pursue the fortunes of more successful teams. Marching on together towards a new epoch!
Watched this 50 plus times, cried 50 plus times. 16 years of pain comes out every time.
I'm happy Leeds are back - been away too long. MOT
Marching on together. We are back.
cant wait for the start of the season and see bielsa leeds on action, come on leeds!
Fantastic film. Absolutely rocked the Prem so far. So so proud. LLL.
I lived in Keighley supported Burnley with my cousin 1962. Then I thought why am trailing over to Lancashire when Leeds is Yorkshire and bloody closer, the rest is as you say history
Goes to prove that getting a quality manager instead of bargain basement manager’s pays off
Leeds Utd long suffering fans deserve this , good luck for the forthcoming season from a Bolton fan .
Been Leeds since 1970 Allan Clarke and the white kit did it for me and I'm not from Leeds still a S/T holder to this day.
Leeds United are a big club who always deserve to be in the PL. Still I hope we can beat you guys on the opening day.