Life Lessons with Josh Maja

Written by: William Almond
Artwork by: Eamonn Dalton

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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