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“I’ve been a Leeds fan since I was a nipper,” writes Jeremy Boyce, “and I’m old enough to remember the Trolleybuses on Briggate. As you say, Sir Don was manager last time we made it to an FA Cup final, but lest we forget, it ended, as did so many trophy campaigns under Revie, in disappointment, thanks to Sunderland’s Ian Porterfield’s goal and Jim Montgomery’s amazing double save.
“Since those halcyon Revie days we’ve had ups and downs (mostly downs) with occasional false dawns (Armfield, Wilkinson, O’Leary, El Loco), and I think I speak for Nasties fans everywhere when I say we were filled with dread for what this season back in the Promised Land might bring, more so in November when results were poor.
It’s been a difficult week. It’s never nice when a manager loses his job, but you have to be adapt and be ready for a big challenge like Leeds United in a semi-final.
We’ve tried to give the players what they need to be ready for this game – technically, tactically, psychologically. It’s about getting them in the right headspace, having a clear gameplan and hopefully executing it well.
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