Geoff Clarke

est. 1980

[Mike Weavers @PeakWeaves]

A serious post. Sarah Porter was running the Spine Ultramarathon, 108 miles of the Pennine Way in 60 hrs. Raising money for women in Afghanistan. With specific threats to murder her, she was withdrawn from the race. Her fundraising page is at https://t.co/0RNFpovo49

[The El Loco Gnome @ellocognome]

MATCHDAY COMPETITION!

Win a Tanaka! 🇯🇵

It’s been a while since we’ve done a giveaway, so to mark his first PL goal let’s giveaway an Ao!

To enter simply follow us & share this post.

Winner picked after full time this evening (6/12)

Get yours here: https://t.co/9vnuTN0VbP

[Geoff Clarke @_geoffclarke]

@TheSquareBall I don't understand. This should be shit but it's brilliant. What a season we have ahead of us. #Italianchildren

[Graham Smyth @GrahamSmyth]

The legends who fed the @TheSquareBall charity walkers this summer have had their van nicked from outside their house. Keep your eyes out please, it's incredibly distinctive and obviously means the world to them.

Share far and wide too.

#lufc

[90s Football @90sfootball]

On this day in 1995, Tony Yeboah scored this... 🚀 https://t.co/YiDb7LHUvT

[Josh Heffernan @Joshheff90]

My daughter, Maeve, has cerebral palsy & activities aren’t very accessible to her. So very kindly, my cousin has taken it upon himself to run the York marathon to raise funds for her, as support isn’t easy to access. If you’ve time, please take a look🙏🏼👇🏼

https://t.co/nd09eotRo0

[Melissa Ilic @Mgi1997]

Penelope is the daughter of a CSgt here at Sandhurst. She is just 14 months old and she urgently needs a Berlin Heart to survive. Please consider donating and sharing this wider https://t.co/3mXrnwjm2u

[Micky P Kerr @MickyPKerr]

Please share. Football fans of every club are all fighting the same war. But until we unite and begin the real fightback, we’ll keep conceding ground. We are letting them take football from us. Make a stand before it’s too late.

[Norman Records @normanrecords]

WIN! - A Copy of the Deluxe Edition of Jamie xx's 'In Waves'

Jamie xx's second solo LP drops next Friday, and we're giving away a copy of the triple LP edition featuring a disc of bonus tracks.

Simply like, retweet, and give us a follow to be entered.

https://t.co/3CWSxOOk8Q

[The Square Ball @TheSquareBall]

Just win, dickheads, and stop making everyone feel so sad. #LUFC

[The Square Ball @TheSquareBall]

One Rob Burrow

Leeds were playing champagne rugby, and Burrow was dancing through defences with the electricity of Diego Maradona if he’d been born in a West Yorkshire mining town.

by @robconlon25, from Monday's Daily Email👇

https://t.co/1l526pIyde

[LUFCDATA @LUFCDATA]

Such a beautiful moment. Liam Cooper comes on to an unbelievable reception. His final appearance at Elland Road after 10 years as club captain. An unbelievable captain and talisman at Leeds United. A Championship winner. A champion. A proper Leeds icon. Going out on a high.

[Marching Out Together @MarchingoutLUFC]

🎶 "We'eeeeeve been through it all together..." 🤍💙💛

Wherever we are ✊🏽

[Megan McCubbin @MeganMcCubbin]

Hey @coopuk - you've put millions into your new arena #CoopLive which will host superstars like @billieeilish! Have you considered investing as much in your animal welfare standards? Please stop selling tortured frankenchickens in your shops from intensive chicken farms! Pls RT.

[Keith @keithdunn]

Jasmin Paris @JasminKParis finished loop five of the #BM100 in 59:58:21.

[Larry & Paul @larryandpaul]

🇺🇸 GUNS: The debate rages on in the US, with the NRA calling for babies to be “armed from birth.”

👇🏻 Watch this #BrokenNews report, then share.

[LUFC Trust @lufctrust]

@lukeayling_8 always gave 100% to both the club & fans. He is more than just a player; he's been the beating heart of the team, leading both on & off the pitch with a passion that's second to none.

His contribution will never be forgotten. A true Leeds legend. Best of luck Bill.

[LUFCDATA @LUFCDATA]

Luke Ayling's Leeds United career:

268 appearances
251 league appearances
248 starts
134 games at Elland Road
121 games won
93 Premier League apps
83 clean sheets
81 games started as captain
45.1% win rate
21 assists
11 goals
9 different managers
8 seasons
4 Premier League goals
3 Premier League assists
1 Championship title
2019/20 PFA Championship Team of the Year
2019/20 Leeds United Goal of the Season
2019/20 EFL Championship Player of the Year
Dec 2019 EFL Fans' Champ PFA Player of the Month
Feb 2020 EFL Fans' Champ PFA Player of the Month

Luke is undoubtedly one of the club's greatest ever value signings at £200,000 from Bristol City in 2016, let alone one of the most popular in modern memory.

Amassing over 250 club appearances having made the right-back slot his own since 2016, he became an integral part of Leeds' Championship-winning title season in 2019/20 whilst blossoming under the leadership of Marcelo Bielsa.

Alongside his legendary 'flops' and iconic goal celebrations, he gave us so many brilliant moments to cherish.

His unforgettable volley against Huddersfield in March 2020 will always hold a special place in Leeds fans' hearts. His 91st minute winner in that remarkable comeback win from 0-2 down to a 3-2 win at Wolves in March 2022 also a brilliant highlight. So too was his long range volley in that magnificent 5-4 win at Birmingham in December 2019.

The right-back's attacking contribution for the club has been exceptional, scoring 11 goals and providing 21 assists for the club across all competitions. Ayling's top flight form in March 2021 brought him on the verge of an England call-up, with The Guardian reporting that manager Gareth Southgate was considering giving his first England call-ups to the Leeds defender.

His assists contribution alone deserves highlighting, with only Robert Snodgrass (54), Pablo Hernandez (40), Jack Harrison (31), Ross McCormack (26) and Luciano Becchio (25) registering more assists than Ayling (21) since the start of the 2004/05 season.

Having been deployed on the right side of defence and as part of a back three, the former Arsenal graduate became a master of the 'flop', winning fouls up and down the country, marauding forward down the right channel and massing huge numbers of tackles won.

His volume of game touches, ball carries, successful pressures, progressive ball carrying distance and physical output with tackles and duels won have made him a standout performer for the club over a successful seven-year spell.

A leader on and off the pitch, Luke became the club's vice-captain after Liam Cooper as well as a trusted member of the club's the leadership group. An incredibly popular club player, it speaks volumes for how he has also been seen in the dressing room and the boardroom that he has worn the captain's armband under seven different managers at the club. He also managed to start an impressive 81 matches as Leeds captain.

An inspiration to anyone with a speech impediment, Bill has never been one to shy away from answering difficult questions when facing the media, his post-match interview after the defeat at Nottingham Forest in 2020 proved an instrumental turning point in the club's fortunes amidst a sharp downturn in form and results.

Having made his 250th club appearance milestone in May 2023, he had since struggled for game time and fell behind the pecking order, but his contribution to the club and the way in which he has conducted himself and led Leeds on and off the pitch has been highly commendable and will always be appreciated.

Luke Ayling said in March 2021: "This club means everything to me. I've had some of the best times in football here to get promoted with this team. It's something that I'l look back in several years and think wow I was so lucky to do that."

A club icon, an inspiration, a success story and anything but a flop. It's hard to imagine Leeds without Luke.

Thank you for everything, Bill. 💙💛 MOT

[Jonny Cooper @JRCooper26]

In the 2020-21 Premier League season, Luke Ayling covered the most distance of any defender - 409km - which is almost the equivalent of running 10 marathons over the course of the season. Brought so much energy and quality to a great team. Modern day #lufc legend.