Chris McMenamy

Refuse to believe Leeds don't get to 40 points. Refuse to believe 40 points doesn't keep you up.

Birmingham City 1-1 Leeds United (P): Stocking up on tinfoil • The Square Ball Leeds United could take or leave a cup run, and they certainly played like it for most of their fourth round tie. But somehow they still won. Dare we say it?

Birmingham City 1-1 Leeds United (P): Stocking up on tinfoil

#LUFC played like they could take or leave a cup run for most of the game But somehow they still won. Dare we say it?

by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social

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TIRO Issue 1_NAPOLI

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Serie B’s arms race | TIRO - A place for calcio lovers Now the transfer dust has settled, where does everyone lie in Europe's most unpredictable league?

Serie B’s arms race

Now the transfer dust has settled, where does everyone lie in Europe's most unpredictable league?

by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social

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Liam Rosenior is angry — and wrong • The Square Ball Leeds United and the Premier League got on the wrong side of the Chelsea boss, and everyone thinks it's funny except him and his mates.

Liam Rosenior is angry — and wrong

#LUFC and the Premier League got on the wrong side of the Chelsea boss, and everyone thinks it's funny except him and his mates.

by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social

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The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 05 • The Square Ball This is the fifth issue of The Square Ball's 36th season and Leeds United's 2025/26 definitely-not-ending-in-relegation campaign.

The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 05

On sale for Fulham tomorrow, 80 pages of #LUFC including:

- Discredited autobiographies
- Meeting Mat Klich
- Wilko in a beret

plus much more, like apologising to Brendy

Cover by Emily Tartanella

One Night Stand • The Square Ball In the middle of a wretched title defence, Leeds ushered in the New Year of 1993 by flying to Italy to face two teams in one night.

Wrote about #LUFC playing in Trofeo Kenwood back in '93 for
@thesquareball.net Issue 05.

Come for Wilko's beret, stay for Fotherby's trilby.

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Derby County 1-3 Leeds United: Breach the walls • The Square Ball A heavily rotated Leeds United won in the FA Cup despite going behind and missing a penalty. Job done, shake hands and move on to the next round.

Derby County 1-3 Leeds United: Breach the walls

A heavily rotated #LUFC won in the FA Cup despite going behind and missing a penalty. Job done, shake hands and move on to the next round.

by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social

NAPOLI RESTOCK

More TIRO Issue 1 mags coming next week, so get your orders in if you haven't already! #Napoli

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Haunted by The Ghost of January Past • The Square Ball Jonjo Shelvey's free-kick at Elland Road four years ago remains rent free in my head. Cheers, Illan.

Haunted by The Ghost of January Past

Jonjo Shelvey's free-kick at Elland Road four years ago remains rent free in @cmcmenamy.bsky.social head. Cheers, Illan.

MATCHDAY MERCH

We'll have a big ol' merch table in the Lowfields Tunnel for tomorrow's #lufc match, so get down and get your Christmas shopping ticked off if you're heading to Elland Road!

Shopping bags provided if required also, like true bloody pros

TIRO Issue 1_Napoli

We're sold out of print copies of our #Napoli zine, but don't worry! We're going to do a reprint in early Jan so you can still get yours!

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Ⓝ TIRO ISSUE 1_NAPOLI Ⓝ

ON SALE NOW: a zine celebrating Napoli: the football, culture, and everything else in this incredible city, and football club.

Orders to ship from 12/12, also available in digital format!

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Why is Premier League punditry so crap? • The Square Ball I wonder, if we know the stuff they’re saying about us is Grade A Waffle, is what they’re saying about everyone else the same level of nonsense?

Why is Premier League punditry so crap?

If we know the stuff they’re saying about #LUFC is Grade A Waffle, Calum Archibald wonders, is what they’re saying about everyone else the same level of nonsense?

SAN GENNARO: INSIDE TIRO ISSUE_1 NAPOLI

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Inside TIRO ISSUE 1_NAPOLI

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Pretty excited about this mag we've created on @tirofootball.com.

Fun to put together and even better to see it for real.

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TIRO ISSUE 1

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This looks rad

I think you should buy it!

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Leeds United 3-3 Liverpool: Unforgettable and exhausting • The Square Ball It's been some week for Daniel Farke's Leeds United, arguably not one that anyone saw coming. Except maybe the manager himself.

Leeds United 3-3 Liverpool: Unforgettable and exhausting

It's been some week for Daniel Farke's #LUFC. Arguably not one that anyone saw coming, except maybe the manager himself.

by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social

🅝 COMING MONDAY 👀

Keep an eye out for something new from TIRO on 8/12!

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TSB X ADMIRAL LOWFIELDS SHIRT

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery #lufc

It's back! And in long sleeve too, for you hipsters

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👀 COMING TOMORROW!

As Marvin Gaye said, ain't nothing like the real thing baby #lufc

Sins of the past — and present • The Square Ball Paraag Marathe washed his hands of all that happened during his vice-chairmanship of Leeds United, but are we really meant to believe he's absolved of all blame?

Sins of the past — and present

Paraag Marathe blames other people for all that went wrong during his vice-chairmanship of #LUFC, but is that fair?

by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social

Paddy Sloan: Irish football’s trailblazer | TIRO - A place for calcio lovers Thirty years before we had Liam Brady at Juventus, Paddy Sloan was a striker in Milan that everyone should know about.

Ahead of the Milan derby on Sunday between #Inter and #Milan, you might want to read the story of Paddy Sloan.

It's almost 80 years since he scored in the derby for Milan, yet not many people know about the Lurgan man.

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Groundhopping from Udine to Milan | TIRO - A place for calcio lovers An epic account of traversing northern Italy in search of football (and Pippo Inzaghi in an airport)

🏟️ 🛫 Groundhopping from Udine to Milan

📖 An epic from @liberoacademica.bsky.social, four games across the north of Italy

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The Devil Inside • The Square Ball While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines what LUFC is.

The Devil Inside

While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines much of what #LUFC is, and the great work that it does.

by @btngnrtn.bsky.social