Leeds, That! - The Ultimate Leeds United Podcast

James, Darragh and Rocco look back on Leeds United's first season back in the Premier League with the end of season awards. After finishing 14th on 47 points, eight clear of the drop, with an FA Cup semi-final run and a first league win at Old Trafford since 1981, Daniel Farke's side delivered a season nobody outside Elland Road saw coming.

The lads hand out awards across eight categories - best match, team performance, individual performance, goal of the season, signing of the season, season low, surprise hero and player of the year - with plenty of disagreement along the way. Plus a tribute to Illan Meslier, shoutouts to the players who didn't make the shortlists, and a teaser of the summer transfer chat to come.

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Timestamps

01:50 Illan Meslier farewell

03:25 The season in a sentence

06:45 Best Match of the Season

10:30 Team Performance of the Season

14:46 Individual Performance of the Season

20:40 Goal of the Season

26:00 Signing of the Season

30:39 Season Low

38:12 Surprise Hero

43:39 Player of the Year

48:00 Squad shoutouts - Bijol, Struijk, Gnonto

51:00 Summer transfer chat (teaser)

55:00 Rocco's new book: 'Defending Champions'

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We discuss Elland Road for the final home game of the season, and what a way to sign off - a 95th-minute winner from Dominic Calvert-Lewin to beat Brighton 1-0 and extend Leeds United's unbeaten Premier League run to eight matches, the longest top-flight unbeaten streak since 2001.

In this episode we unpack a remarkable afternoon at Elland Road: the carnival atmosphere, the defensive masterclass from Bijol, Rodon and Sebastiaan Bornauw, Karl Darlow's case for cult hero status, and Calvert-Lewin's instinctive pounce on Jan Paul van Hecke's error to ignite the stadium. Going into the final day, only five teams have lost fewer Premier League matches than Leeds this season - Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Bournemouth and Aston Villa. Eleven sides below us have lost more. Time to reframe what this season actually was.

We get into Daniel Farke's extraordinary pre-match press conference where the German declared his "mission fulfilled" and "job done" - and why those headlines aren't what they look like. Plus the Wilfried Gnonto to Freiburg story, whether Leeds have actually let him down (spoiler: no), and Darragh floats a smart loan-without-obligation idea that could suit everybody.

Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu and the players who've built this thing from the ground up. Brendan Aaronson's development. The Sean Longstaff debate that won't die. Dominic Calvert-Lewin's England chances heading into the World Cup. David O'Leary's frustrating Overlap interview. And the disgusting Luke Ayling incident at Southampton.

Then we look ahead to the final day at the London Stadium where West Ham could already be relegated by the time Leeds kick off. Up the Whites.

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02:00 Only 5 teams have lost fewer than Leeds this season
05:00 Dan James at wingback + the defensive masterclass
09:30 Bornauw - signing of the season
13:30 Karl Darlow - cult hero?
15:00 Gnonto to Freiburg + Darragh's loan idea
21:00 Joe Rodon, Ampadu and the players building this
29:15 Reliving the Calvert-Lewin winner
32:15 The records - latest PL winner since 2001
34:00 Farke's "job done" press conference
41:30 West Ham preview + sending Spurs down
43:30 The Luke Ayling Southampton incident

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The job is done. Leeds United's Premier League survival is mathematically confirmed and Rocco is joined by Isaac Johnson (Leeds Live) to reflect on a remarkable few weeks for the Whites.

From the historic win at Old Trafford to the FA Cup quarter-final shootout drama at West Ham, the cup semi-final disappointment at Wembley, the 1-1 with Tottenham in north London, and what survival actually means for the 49ers' long-term project. Isaac shares insight on Daniel Farke's tactical evolution, the formation question for next season, and his thoughts on whether the manager's contract will be extended.

Plus contract talks for Ethan Ampadu, Pascal Struijk and Karl Darlow, what the 49ers learned from last summer's window, the unsung heroes of the campaign including Ilia Gruev, Lukas Nmecha and the bargain that is James Justin, Georginio Rutter's Elland Road return, and Rocco's brand new book on the 92-93 title defence.

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00:30 Survival officially secured - the reaction
03:30 What survival means & the 49ers' phase three
06:00 Daniel Farke's tactical evolution
11:00 Old Trafford glory - Leeds shock Man United
15:15 West Ham FA Cup QF - Perri the shootout hero
18:15 Tottenham 1-1 - atmosphere & Ampadu's captain's display
22:50 Contracts - Ampadu, Struijk, Darlow & Farke
25:50 Summer transfer plans - lessons from last year
30:00 Back three or back four next season?
32:00 Unsung heroes - Gruev, Nmecha & James Justin
36:45 Will Rutter get a warm reception on Sunday?
38:30 Rocco's new book - Sergeant Wilko's Defending Champions

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James, Rocco and Darragha are back after a beautiful Friday night at Elland Road as Leeds United beat Burnley 3-1 to move up to 14th and on to 43 points - the kind of total that's never seen a Premier League side relegated. Anton Stach opened the scoring with a stunning left-footed strike from outside the box (his fourth goal from range this season), Dominic Calvert-Lewin's outrageous back-heel set up Noah Okafor for a glorious Bogle assist, and DCL bundled in his 13th of the season to put the game beyond Mike Jackson's interim Burnley side.

We break down the perfect Stach goal in slow motion, debate whether Calvert-Lewin is now Rocco's favourite striker since Tony Yeboah, and reflect on the form run since the Manchester City defeat - 12 points from 21, including the win at Old Trafford and the Wembley FA Cup semi-final alongside it. There's full appreciation of Daniel Farke's elite-level Premier League management, a debate about the referee, and a look at how Leeds have quietly become one of the best-organised sides in the league.

Then it's on to Tottenham away on Monday 11th May, with the small matter of Spurs being in the relegation zone, on their third manager of the season under Roberto De Zerbi, and missing roughly half their squad to injury (Simons, Solanke, Kudus, Odobert, Kulusevski, Romero, Vicario, Maddison and more). Plus: the man who lost his watch in the stand, Michael Jackson on the tannoy at full-time, Dara's surprise summer transfer pick to bring back to Elland Road, and why this Leeds squad genuinely wants to be here.

00:00 Welcome and Bass & Bligh
02:07 Reaction to a beautiful night at Elland Road
06:27 Stach's stunning opener
10:19 DCL's back-heel and Okafor's finish
15:11 Calvert-Lewin appreciation
19:14 The third goal and Farke's "43 points" line
23:23 The watch, Michael Jackson and a full moon
27:01 Struijk's error and the referee debate
30:37 Spurs preview: the injury apocalypse
34:05 Summer ahead and Farke is elite
39:24 Dara's curveball: bring Rutter back
42:11 Final thoughts and sign-off

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James and Rocco react to Leeds United's 1-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea at Wembley, and look ahead to the must-win Premier League clash with already-relegated Burnley on Friday night.

Chelsea were there for the taking. A side in crisis, manager sacked four days earlier, no goals for weeks. And yet Leeds froze. We get into Aaronson's huge early miss, Pascal Struijk's costly error, the midfield battle Steven Gerrard called "outclassed," Robert Sanchez's blatant tactical timeout, Ampadu's brilliant reaction, and why Daniel Farke chose to take the high road afterwards.

Plus all the colour from the day itself: the drive down with a garden centre charge stop, Rocco's dad picking up a gilet on Wembley Way, meeting Andrew Bagchi and his son, a shoutout to Sam Cheang who flew in from Singapore, and Malcolm Sunley's stunning Don McCullin-esque photograph of Elland Road sent in to Bass & Bligh.

Marching On Together.

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00:00 Intro and Malcolm Sunley's Elland Road photo

01:34 The Wembley day

06:35 The match

20:20 Chelsea's gamesmanship

25:00 Wembley curse and FA Cup gripes

33:20 Burnley preview and Sam Cheang shoutout

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