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Leeds United - Saturday 20/02/10

The Leeds United made a flying start to the season, and following their 1-0 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup looked shoe-ins for promotion. Unfortunately, its all gone a bit pear shaped since, and they have since slipped from the top of the table. A tough game was in order then for the Albion, who still occupy a place in the relegation zone and came into this match on a ludicrously hard run of fixtures that had featured Norwich, Millwall and Huddersfield with Charlton still to come. A massive fixture then against England's biggest club

 

Being real men, McCarthy and Oaf were watching music channels on awakening in their Bradford Hilton room. Here, we see a member of Journey who looks shockingly like Nicky Forster

Unfortunately, McCarthy's attempts to have a subtle piss up a hill the previous evening resulted in him slipping, falling down and getting covered in mud. This did not come off

Oaf is banished to a different part of the train for the journey from Bradford to Leeds

Just incase any Yorkshirefolk were in any doubt, this sign confirms that the track should be kept off

Incase we got in any trouble, we were advised my a Leeds fan of the Leeds Salute - used to identify with fellow fans, it involved punching yourself in the chest and saying "Leeds Leeds Leeds" in a low grunting voice. Potter practices in Wetherspoons

By a sheer stroke of luck, the Wetherspoons we were in was playing host to the FA Cup. Here it is arriving

The FA Cup in all her glory - and all your had to do to get a photo was buy a pint of Carlsberg

Potter poses with the famous trophy

McCarthy, despite being with one of footballs greatest prices, still manages to look like a mentalist

Oaf managed to have his photo taken without breaking the cup

With people purchasing Carlsberg just to have their photo, this meant that there were full pints all over the pub that people had no interest in drinking

Potter and McCarthy decide not to waste the beer, and so help themselves to the unwanted pints lying around

Joy soon turns to confussion though, as it transpires that McCarthy had picked up a pint of Fosters and a pint of cider. Not only did these lead to a disgusting cocktail, but it also meant that these were not unwanted drinks and we had effectively stolen them

Somebody had had an accident in the toilet and done a pretty poor job of hiding the evidence

Colin Hawkins masks are soon on display

Potter models his Hawkins mask in excellent fashion

Valder suggests that Hawkins may, infact, be an alcoholic

This television screen was ridiculously high up and resulted in neck injuries for those wanting to watch it

A pint of bread please

With just 25 minutes until kick off, joy turns to confussion as McCarthy and Piers find themselves still in the city centre and a distinct lack of taxis to ferry them to the ground

Thankfully, we arrive at Elland Road in time for kick off

At 2.55pm and having just got to the ground in time, McCarthy makes the questionable decision to buy a pint that subsequently had to be necked

The Elland Road

The Main Stand

The Don Revie Stand

Leeds attack with a free-kick

A delightful flag was on display here

The Albion go forward

Potter is delighted to be at Elland Road

The East Stand is packed to the rafters, as you would expect from such a big team

The away end features a Southend-esque cafe. It loses marks though for not being in a separate room

McCarthy and John share a half time drink

This man was sporting the official range of Mark Potter headwear

The Clayton brothers and the Upton brothers were plainly enjoying their day out

McCarthy's half time pint resulted in him missing half the second half - he was happy nonetheless

Brighton have a free-kick of their own

This steward shared an unbelievable resemblance to Mark McGhee, and as such was greeted with a chorus of "Drinking Pints of Whiskey"

Gary Dicker suffered a nasty head wound

Glenn Murray prepares to give the Albion a shock lead from the penalty spot Casper Ankegren was looking stunning between the posts for Leeds
This policeman ruins McCarthy's photo with the Billy Bremner statue As compensation for doing so, he sportingly agreed to McCarthy's cheeky request to wear his hat
Potter acquired these Leeds United childs gloves for his photo with Billy A wrong turn on the long walk back to the station leads through a housing estate that looked like something straight out of Shameless
Despite being surrounded by locals, McCarthy confidently continues on his way, knowing that should any trouble occur he can produce the Leeds Salute to ensure he remains in one piece This Fanta bottle was half empty when discovered on the street. Answers on a postcard as to what may have been used to fill it up
 
Joy turns to confussion once again in this off license before the train home, as Piers picks up the one can of Strongbow they had in stock. A shocking state of affairs  

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