![]() ![]() ![]() Violence has certainly not disappeared entirely from football, and it would be foolish to pretend otherwise. ![]() It certainly says a lot about more general changes within the game. The difference between that barbaric reaction and the dignified manner in which they accepted their fate this year perhaps says something about the changes that have taken place in Leeds and at Leeds United during the past two decades. As they went down 2-0 to West Brom, The Hawthorns became a battleground. When they found themselves in a similar situation back in 1982, Leeds's fans reacted in a very different manner. It was the fact that the supporters of Leeds United did not express their disappointment at their team's failure to avoid relegation by demolishing the Reebok Stadium two Sundays ago. F rom one perspective, the best thing that happened to English football this season was not the swerving shot with which Thierry Henry scored against Manchester United at Highbury a few weeks ago, and as a result of which Roy Carroll is still suffering crossed eyes, or the exquisite precision with which Fernando Morientes constructed the goal that finished off Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last week. ![]()
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