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The thirteenth edition of The Square Ball was recorded at the end of August, with Dan Moylan returning from a fortnight in Portugal to rejoin Michael Normanton, Daniel Chapman (Moscowhite), and Paul O’Dowd (Oddy). In his absence the others had been watching the football, and White Watching served as an extended catch-up.
Three fixtures to cover. Leeds beat Millwall 3-1 at Elland Road, Lloyd Sam opening on 32 minutes with Davide Somma adding two in the closing stages â 79 and 90+4 minutes â while a Richard Naylor own goal on 15 minutes offered Millwall brief, undeserved hope. A League Cup defeat at home to Leicester followed, Somma scoring again in a 1-2 loss the panel were not particularly troubled to have sustained. Watford then came to Elland Road and were seen off 1-0, Naylor converting on 6 minutes for the only goal of an uneventful afternoon.
Transfer deadline day was the episode’s other engine. Ross McCormack had come in from Cardiff City for around £350,000, with agent Willie McKay involved â a name the hosts navigated with obvious legal care. Adam Clayton’s loan from Manchester City was made permanent. Ramon Nunez, the Honduran international on extended trial, signed through to January. Alan Sheehan’s contract was paid up and he left for Swindon. Andy Robinson, still technically on the Leeds books long after any conceivable usefulness had expired, earned a Winston Bogarde comparison the panel appeared to have been holding in reserve for some time.
Calum Davenport trained briefly with Leeds before signing, remarkably, for Watton Blue Cross in the tenth tier of English football. The hosts covered his situation with considerable care. Nottingham Forest were fined £12,500 after Chris Gunter stamped on Sanchez Watt during the previous fixture at the City Ground; Leeds themselves were fined £7,500. The disparity was poorly received.
The episode’s centrepiece was a superstitions feature â prompted by the symbolism of the thirteenth podcast. Don Revie’s well-documented matchday rituals formed the backbone, alongside listener contributions that ranged from the mundane to the elaborate. Moscowhite provided the panel’s most memorable personal entry: a confession about building a shrine around a Lucas Radebe corinthian figurine and getting through half a bottle of Bushmills during a vital game, an experiment he was relieved not to have to repeat after Leeds lost.
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