LUFCFANZONE - Leeds United Podcast
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Welcome to LUFCFANZONE Podcast! Every episode we will be talking to an ex-Leeds United player or manager about their time at the club.
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LUFCFANZONE Agent Talk | July 11th
July 13, 2021 07:28 - 32 minutes - 73.5 MBThis week on LUFCFANZONE’s agent talk, we give you updates from the agents of Leeds’ transfer targets - revealing who is on Leeds’ radar, and who’s name is just media speculation. One of the players who has been linked to Leeds this month is Hertha Berlin’s Matheus Cunha - however, according to his agent, a move to Leeds this summer seems unlikely. Never the less, we speak about the Brazilian on the show, using the quotes from his agent as well as expert analysis from Martin Riley to expl...
LUFCFANZONE Agent Talk | July 3rd
July 03, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 80.1 MBFormer Opta Analyst Martin Riley joins us to talk over the Junior Firpo, Nahitan Nandez, Noa Lang rumours and discuss what each player's agent had to say on the links to Leeds United. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#31 20/21 Season Best Bits
June 05, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#30 Hugo Diaz
May 22, 2021 12:49 - 34 minutes - 78.1 MBHugo spoke about captaining Leeds’ under 23 side to league and cup glory in 2018, making his first team debut against Preston under Paul Heckingbottom, and making the trip to Myanmar for the post season tour! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#29 Howard Wilkinson (2/2)
May 16, 2021 17:59 - 37 minutes - 85.9 MBIn this week’s episode, Howard spoke about winning the Division One title at Leeds, and being the last English manager to win the top flight. Howard also spoke about the formation of the Premier League, and Leeds’ relegation scare in the first year of the new formation, as well as his departure from the club following a 4-0 loss to Manchester United. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#29 Howard Wilkinson (1/2)
May 08, 2021 10:13 - 29 minutes - 67.4 MBIn this week’s episode, Howard spoke about his arrival at Leeds United, and being approached by a club journalist asking if he would take the Leeds job when he was at Sheffield Wednesday - something he initially laughed off! Howard also touched on his first Leeds United signing, Gordon Strachan, and how he managed to lure Strachan away from Manchester United to join Leeds - who at the time were a mid table Division Two side! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#28 David Healy (2/2)
May 01, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBIn this week’s episode, David spoke about missing out on promotion against Watford, being at Leeds United when the club went into administration, and being relegated into League One - captaining the side who lost to Ipswich Town at Elland Road which confirmed relegation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#28 David Healy (1/2)
April 24, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 39.2 MBDavid spoke about arriving at Leeds United unaware of how serious the financial trouble at the club was, as well as finishing top goalscorer at Leeds in his first season despite arriving at Elland Road 15 games into the campaign. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#27 The Story Of Tommy Knarvik
April 11, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 40.5 MBIn 1998, aged 19, Tommy Knarvik won Leeds’ first ever Young Player of the Year Award - beating fellow youngsters Jonathan Woodgate, Harry Kewell, and Alan Smith to the end of season trophy. However, despite spending six years at Leeds, he played just 4 minutes of first team football at the club - coming on as a 86th minute substitute in a 5-1 away win at Portsmouth in the FA Cup 4th round in 1999. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#26 Eirik Bakke (2/2)
April 03, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 27.4 MBEirik spoke about the demise of Leeds United. Section one was all about the successes at the club, and this episode is a stark contrast - with Eirik revealing what it was like to be playing for the club during the sides fall from grace, and the financial problems that came with it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#26 Eirik Bakke (1/2)
March 27, 2021 10:12 - 39 minutes - 35 MBEirik spoke about his first couple of seasons at Leeds - where both himself and Leeds had a very enjoyable time. Eirik spoke about Leeds’ European adventures, as well as winning Young Player of the Season in his first year at the club - in what was a very young and successful Leeds United side! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#25 Mateusz Bogusz (2/2)
March 20, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBMateusz spoke about Leeds’ promotion winning season as well as his relationship with head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Mateusz also touched on his future plans at Leeds United, admitting that he may have to have another season out on loan before he begins to feature regularly for the club - something which is his long term ambition. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#25 Mateusz Bogusz (1/2)
March 13, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 22.4 MBMateusz spoke about his first few months at Leeds - including how he joined the club from the Polish third division in January 2019 aged just 17, and the pre-season tour in Australia less than ten months later where he played against Manchester United and scored against Western Sydney Wanderers! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#24 Deco (Raphinha's Agent)
March 06, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 25.2 MBDeco spoke about how Leeds managed to sign Raphinha from Rennes, life in the Premier League and as well as the possibility of a move away from Elland Road after just one season! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#23 Xavier Fleury (Illan Meslier's Agent)
February 27, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBXavier spoke about how Leeds managed to sign Illan despite strong interest from both Chelsea and Monaco, and how being first choice goalkeeper at Leeds was a key factor in joining the club! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#22 Steve Evans (2/2)
February 13, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes - 24.5 MBSteve spoke about his final few months at Leeds - including his final match away at Preston, which he believed wasn’t going to be his last in charge after meeting with Massimo Cellino the day before the game to discuss plans for the following season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#22 Steve Evans (1/2)
February 06, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.1 MBSteve spoke about his first few months at Leeds - including his first match away at Fulham, and beating Cardiff City at Elland Road in his third game in charge to end Leeds’ 7 month winless home record! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#21 Luciano Becchio (2/2)
January 30, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this weeks episode, Luciano speaks about promotion from League One in 2010, and making the step up into the Championship in his third year in English football. Luciano also speaks about Neil Warnock arriving around the club, and his departure for then Premier League side Norwich City after Leeds failed to agree a new contract with the striker, as well as meeting Massimo Cellino in 2016 about a possible return to Elland Road - something which seemed set to happen until Massimo stopped ans...
#21 Luciano Becchio (1/2)
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 31 minutes - 21 MBLuciano speaks about arriving at Elland Road in 08' as a trialist, having to earn himself a professional deal at the club in League One, scoring 19 goals in 56 games in his first season in English football and as well as beating Scum in the FA Cup in 2010. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#20 Jonathan Woodgate (2/2)
January 16, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBJonathan spoke about playing in the Champions League with Leeds and reaching the semi-finals in 2001, as well as the trip to Lazio in the group stages - a match Woody feels was one of the most memorable games he played in during his time at the club. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#20 Jonathan Woodgate (1/2)
January 09, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBJonathan spoke about winning the FA Youth Cup with Leeds in 1997, with the squad consisting of Paul Robinson, Harry Kewell and Steven McPhail to name just a few, as well as breaking into Leeds’ first team and playing regularly in Europe before he was 20. Woody also opened up about some of the off field problems he encountered during his first few seasons at Leeds, including how he dealt with an ongoing court case whilst playing in the Premier League, and the events in Istanbul before the UE...
#19 Gelu Rodriguez
January 02, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 14 MBThis week on the LUFCFANZONE Podcast we spoke with football agent Gelu Rodriguez about Diego Llorente’s transfer to Leeds! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#19 Gelu Rodriguez (Diego Llorente's Agent)
January 02, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 14 MBThis week on the LUFCFANZONE Podcast we spoke with football agent Gelu Rodriguez about Diego Llorente’s transfer to Leeds! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#18 Gianni Vio
December 19, 2020 10:08 - 44 minutes - 30.1 MBIn the episode, Gianni spoke to us about Leeds’ current set piece problems - using his incredible knowledge to outline where Leeds might be going wrong at set plays so far this season! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#17 Giuseppe Bellusci (2/2)
December 12, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 19.3 MBSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#17 Giuseppe Bellusci (1/2)
December 05, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutes - 23.9 MBGiuseppe spoke to us, as well as anyone involved with English journalism, for the first time, and exclusively revealed that he was not injured for Leeds’ trip to Charlton in 2015 - and expressed his reasons for missing the match for the first time since the incident occurred over five years ago. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#16 David Haigh (2/2)
November 28, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 20.5 MBIn the show David spoke to us about the finances involved in the deal between GFH and Ken Bates, how the Iranian Government helped finance the deal, and how he was instructed to fire Brian McDermott at half-time during Leeds’ 6-0 loss away to Sheffield Wednesday in 2014! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#16 David Haigh (1/2)
November 21, 2020 09:00 - 49 minutes - 30 MBIn the show David spoke to us about the finances involved in the deal between GFH and Ken Bates, how the Iranian Government helped finance the deal, and how he was instructed to fire Brian McDermott at half-time during Leeds’ 6-0 loss away to Sheffield Wednesday in 2014! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#15 SPECIAL: BEST BITS
November 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#14 David Hockaday
October 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBWe spoke to David about approaching Massimo Cellino about signing Virgil Van Dijk but getting Giuseppe Bellusci, how him and the players had to bring in their own pack lunch for training at Thorp Arch, and how he was approached for the job when he was sitting in his back garden - initially thinking he would be joining as a role within Leeds’ academy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#13 Lee Chapman
October 10, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 28.4 MBWe spoke to Lee about scoring the goal at Bournemouth to secure the Second Division title, scoring 16 goals in Leeds’ First Division title winning season less than two years later, and celebrating with Gary McAllister, David Batty, and Eric Cantona on his sofa on live television! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#12 Tresor Kandol
September 26, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBWe spoke to Tresor about spending time in prison less than 6 months before his move to Elland Road, scoring the winning goal in Leeds’ first ever match in League One, and of course, backflips! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#11 Tommaso Bianchi
September 12, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBWe spoke to Tommy about his switch from Italy to Elland Road and the main differences both on and off the pitch, and why him and the rest of the overseas arrivals in the summer of 2014 couldn’t compare the quality in the Championship to the Second Division in Italy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#10 Chris Wood
August 29, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 29.8 MBWe spoke to our former number 9 about scoring 30 goals in all competitions in his second season at Leeds, how he dealt with negativity from a section of Leeds fans during his first year at the club, and why he didn’t play against Sunderland just days before his £15million move to Burnley in 2017! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#9 Rodolph Austin
August 15, 2020 08:01 - 51 minutes - 34.6 MBWe spoke to Rudy about the impact Massimo Cellino had at Leeds United, the disallowed goal he scored from the half way line against Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup, and what it was like to play against Lionel Messi in the 2015 Copa America whilst captaining Jamaica! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#8 Casper Ankergren
August 01, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBWe spoke to Casper about Leeds’ relegation to League One for the first time in the club’s history in 2007, keeping a clean sheet at Old Trafford in Leeds’ famous FA Cup win over Manchester United, and how he made his greatest ever save when Hartlepool United visited Elland Road over 10 years ago! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#7 Matthew Kilgallon
July 18, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBWe spoke to Matt about joining Leeds’ academy when he was just 12 years old, going from sweeping the first team changing rooms to playing in the UEFA Cup in just a week, and why he didn’t vote for Dennis Wise when he was in the jungle on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#6 Patrick Kisnorbo
July 04, 2020 09:09 - 57 minutesWe spoke to Paddy about Leeds' FA Cup win against Manchester United in 2010, the promotion from League One in that same season, and his infamous head bandage! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#5 Olivier Dacourt
June 20, 2020 11:11 - 1 hour - 1 ByteWe spoke about how Olivier became a transfer record for Leeds in the year 2000, Leeds' Champions League Semi-Final against Valencia in 2001, and his relationship with former manager Terry Venables, who claimed that he would personally drive Dacourt out of Leeds just days before his departure to Roma! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#4 Jerry Mbakogu
June 13, 2020 01:01 - 42 minutesWe spoke to Jerry about how close he was to making the switch to Leeds, how he continues to follow the English Championship even though the move never happened, and how the arrival of Marcelo Bielsa stopped the transfer happening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#3 Hadi Sacko
June 05, 2020 11:59 - 45 minutesWe spoke to Hadi Sacko about his €60million release clause at Sporting Lisbon, Marcelo Bielsa's first day at Leeds United, and of course #SquareItHadi! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#2 Neil Redfearn
May 22, 2020 17:41 - 50 minutesThis week we chat to former Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn about his time at the club and his illustrious playing career for where he made over 1000 EFL appearances. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#1 Sol Bamba
May 09, 2020 15:51 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFormer Leeds United captain Sol Bamba joins us to talk about his time at Leeds United. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.