Mick Millward

⚽️ LUFC 🏈 Green Bay Packers & UCF Knights 🏏 YCCC & England. Father of 3, husband of 1

[Adonis Storr @theadelites]

When an #LUFC employee was found on a public footpath outside Derby’s training ground, the ‘spygate’ scandal was the main football story for weeks.

Leeds’ manager at the time - Marcelo Bielsa - was accused of not respecting English customs and culture.

One after another, pundits came out against Marcelo, from TalkSport to Sky to the papers.

Aware of the enormous backlash, Bielsa called an impromptu press conference.

Some people thought he might be resigning, or that he was sacked - such was the furore in the media that had been whipped up against him.

Instead, he admitted that Leeds had spied on every opponent that season; and then went on to give a PowerPoint presentation on all the information he had gathered on Frank Lampard’s Derby County.

There was no specific rule Leeds broke so the EFL fined Leeds £200,000 for a crime against the spirit of the game.

The spirit of football can be found - in case you’re wondering - tucked neatly under the layers of agents, betting sponsorships, state-funded sports-washing and dynamic priced tourist tickets.

Bielsa payed the fine himself.

The EFL subsequently brought in an ‘anti-espionage’ rule to stop clubs watching opponents train 72 hours before games.

Now that Middlesbrough have reportedly contacted the EFL after finding a Southampton spy watching them train ahead of the playoff semi-final, I look forward to the backlash.

I wonder if Southampton will face the same scrutiny and criticism that #LUFC and Bielsa did?

I wonder if Southampton will be fined, and if they are fined, I wonder if their manager Tonda Eckert would pay it himself?

The spygate scandal is unique no longer, but I doubt it will be the same.

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

Social club in Woodford Green this morning. Now headed to Wembley to continue the carnage. We deserve to win this, surely it’s time for the football Gods to smile at us ⚪️🔵🟡

[Ty @TyUps11]

If anyone missed the West Ham equaliser

#lufc

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

Couldn’t get this plastic “hard man” prick on the screen enough up until the pens, all of a sudden TNT lost all knowledge of his whereabouts, funny that init??

[Ellis Platten - AwayDays @ellis_platten]

If you’d rather survive relegation than win the FA Cup then I don’t think Football is for you.

[Dale Johnson @DaleJohnsonBBC]

The Premier League's KMI Panel unanimously votes that Gabriel Gudmundsson should not have been sent off at Palace.

KMI Panel said that there was "minimal contact" by the Leeds defender and "the challenge was careless and not clearly reckless". #LUFC
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https://t.co/YmzpnOiAVT

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

Amateurs. We set off at half 4, we were in Spoons in Bromley by 9am

[All Leeds Away @allleedsaway]

Leeds fans outside Selhurst Park at 7am this morning to get their bus to today’s big game against Palace 👏🏼👌🏼

[Jonny Cooper @JRCooper26]

The last time Leeds United played in an FA Cup quarter-final was the same month Richard Hillman drove the Platts into the Weatherfield Canal in Coronation Street. That dates how long ago it was if nothing else does. #lufc

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

Derby (A) Early kick off means early morning pub stop at Ilkeston Town FC. Brilliant set up here, lovely little ground.

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

Sunderland (A) Pub stop in Durham 🍺

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

Is that the Brendon Aaronson we thought we were signing in the summer of 2022 that rocked up tonight? #lufc
#mot

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

Fulham bound with the South Kirkby LUFC Supporters Club #lufc #mot

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

What a weekend and what a day yesterday was, I’ll remember it forever. This club, our club, once it gets in your soul it’s got you for life. #lufc #mot #alaw

[Leeds United tickets H&A @lufcticketswaps]

Du Du Du.....

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

@redposy11 @petermmillward1 It really does look amazing doesn’t it? Might get somewhere closer to the front of the season ticket list once it’s done!

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

Absolutely unreal day yesterday from start to finish, memories made and shared with my daughter that will last a lifetime. I just feel so privileged to have experienced it #lufc #mot

[Joe Donnohue @JoeDonnohue]

📅 The day promotion was won. Start to finish. #lufc

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

@Larrydn22 @LeedSTUnited Fuckin love you Larry

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

I’ve been fine all day. Fully expected Burnley and Sheff Utd to win and been confident we’d do our bit. Now push comes to shove and I’m absolutely shitting myself. Just fuckin win Leeds!! #lufc #mot #alaw

[Chris McMenamy @cmcmenamy_]

PGMOL admin person has just opened their laptop, clicked TEMPLATE_APOLOGY_LEEDS and changed the date.

[Mick Millward @mick_millward]

@ConorMcGilligxn He took 3 or 4 games to settle in and has been class ever since. We don’t look anywhere near as good a side when he’s missed games.