Leeds returning to old rituals

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24125800

Leeds United manager Brian McDermott is looking to the past in his determination to make Elland Road an intimidating venue for opposing teams.

McDermott's players are recreating some of the pre-match rituals made famous by Don Revie's side in the early 1970s.

That includes walking out and waving to the crowd in the manner pictured above.

McDermott said: "I distinctly remember that team walking out like a group of soldiers, it was bordering on being a little scary and I liked it."

"We are fortunate to have people from that era around the club, like Norman Hunter and Eddie Gray and Peter Lorimer, and now Dominic [Matteo] from another successful era when they did really well in the Champions League.

"I have great respect for what they achieved and I have no interest in diluting that."
McDermott said the club's fans were responding to the idea.

"We sat down, all of us, and had a discussion about the past and the history of our club.

"I remember very, very distinctly years ago, when Leeds United used to walk out on to that pitch and wave to the crowd. I remember the socks, and the tracksuits with the name on the back, and as a group you have to respect that great tradition and history.

"And we just felt as a group it would be a nice touch, because some of the players are too young to remember that.

"So we are trying to get the music going before the game in the warm-up, just little things that can make a difference, just trying to add them up to get to where we want to get to.

"There would have been a lot of supporters in the ground who picked up on it, because they know this club.

"We have a lot of supporters aged 45, 50, 55, my age, where they know what's gone on here in the past. We're not doing it for a gimmick, it just sends a tingle down the spine."

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How is that intimidating?

Couple of players scratching their a***s, one playing with himself, while giving Nazi salutes.

Is that Gallen from Planet of the Apes, playing in goals?

Maybe we could do something like this
http://youtu.be/kjVqZkDZrgg

See you taffs are obsessed with us

We are Leeds we are leeds

Can't help but think he;s clutching at straws just a little with this comment,reason they were intimidating was cause they were a bloody good team,infact I can pick out at least six players in that photo who could get in the present side'and two of those are dead.lol

Terry Yorath, far right, in the track suit.

That was a brilliantly talented side, but nasty, dirty, and sly. I know they won a few trophies, (although not as many as they should have), but won no friends.

Brian McDermott can do better, without all that stuff.

They need to fill most of elland road before it can become intimidating.

Is Billy Bremner playing with his piles?

Lorimer, what a shot he had on him.

we had a team of 11 internationals playing week in week out why not try and recreate the past? it cannot be bad for the club the gaffa BM stated there were oldies like myself 50yrs plus who remember those day but this is for the younger generation to get te same feeling at home games etc living in the past some of you will say but hey what a past we had we did the very same thing at away games even at ninian park 1972 fa cup winning yr i know i was there ..let the good times roll and fingers crossed meet you next yr in the top flight ..andy.. M O T.

I forgot about those number things they wore on their socks and the fact that David Harvey was the ugliest goalkeeper in England. Why have they got thier hands in the air? Did the tannoy man ask how many of them think Brian Clough's a c**t?