Life Lessons with Josh Maja

You sit down. Stag do. You don’t really know anyone, but it’s okay. Pint in hand. You’re just going to sit here and sound it out for a bit. Before you’re even three sips in, a friend of the groom’s sister who you’ve never met sidles up. Inevitably, the conversation finds its way to football. He’s a Leyton Orient fan. So, how are Leeds doing, then?

And what do you say? Because on the one hand it’s been a lot of fun. Georgi Rutter taking the piss. Dan James looks worth every penny of the £10m we initially agreed. £35m TBC. Crysencio Summerville is yet to find a Championship full-back he didn’t like the look of. Byram’s back. Rasmus has left.

But. The gap to Ipswich and Leicester is still pretty big. And the date of the play-off final is May 26th, if anyone wants to put money on Leeds 0-3 Southampton now. If Leeds don’t get promoted, then Mr. Kinnear says there might have to be cuts. If we could just replay August. Or even Birmingham. Or Cardiff. Or…

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