OneFootball x Embrace: Leeds are only surviving because of Calvert-Lewin
OneFootball x Embrace: Leeds are only surviving because of Calvert-Lewin As part of OneFootball's collaboration series with Shoot Music we're interviewing an artist every week about their love of football. This week it's Embrace bassist and Leeds fan, Steve Firth. When did you start supporting Leeds and why?
Coming from Halifax, everyone supported either Leeds or Man Utd and still do. My first football memory is watching Leeds against Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final and losing 1-0. I remember crying,so I must have been a fan.
What is your best memory of supporting Leeds as a child? My favourite era when I was a regular at Elland Road was the early 90’s. I loved the team with Strachen, McAllister and Batty but Tony Yeboah provided some of the best moments with his outrageous goals.
As a child I have vivid memories of filling in the Panini sticker books collecting the great Leeds teams including Hunter, Lorimer, Bremner, Gray, McQueen etc. , but Allan Clarke was always my favourite. What are your thoughts on how Leeds are doing this season?
If it wasn’t for the home results we’d be down already. I don’t know what’s going on with our away form - we’ve never done well in London for some reason. Letting in too many late goals isn’t helping.