"Is he still playing for Leeds?"

Taken to heart

Written by: Miles Reucroft
Photograph by: Lee Brown
A photo of Wilf Gnonto sitting down on the pitch at Elland Road, looking over his shoulder at yet another ref who hasn't given him a penalty

โ€œIs he still playing for Leeds?โ€ The question came from my five-year-old son after the 4-3 win at Ipswich. โ€œYes, he is,โ€ I replied. Thankfully there were no further follow up questions. Trying to explain who itโ€™s okay to like and who itโ€™s probably best to move on from has been tricky to explain to a child watching Leeds United in recent years.

The first major hurdle was Kiko Casilla. One of the first football songs my son knew was the Pablo Hernandez/Kiko Casilla one. Suddenly having to drop โ€˜Kiko see-yaโ€™ from the song isnโ€™t really something you can explain to a two-year-old. Er, we just donโ€™t sing that anymore. Heโ€™s probably not always been a very nice man. Letโ€™s move on.

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