| Jabba's Comments |
Desperate to appease the fans angry at Eddie Gray's sacking and
very short of money, the board turned to Billy Bremner in an
attempt to finally drag Leeds back to the top flight. Bremner
embodied the spirit of the club under Don Revie, and the hope was
that he could instil some of that into the players and finally
manage to pull the club clear of lower division football. Bremner
had managed Doncaster Rovers and achieved reasonable success on a
shoestring, selling some useful players along the way - including
Ian Snodin, with whom he linked up again at Leeds.
His first season saw him bring a bit of stability back to the
defence, but the club were well off promotion pace. 1986-87 was his
best season and also his undoing. Through a combination of battling
play and "easy" draws, the club made it to the FA Cup semi-final,
losing to Coventry in extra-time. Meanwhile the league form had
improved enough to gain a play-off place, and Leeds faced Charlton,
desperately clinging to their Division 1 place. A drawn 2-legged
final was followed by a replay at St Andrews, where an extra-time
lead was turned into defeat and despair. The following season, the
team never managed to recreate the same buzz and drive that had
brought them success the previous year, and after a poor start to
1988-89, Bremner was sacked in October 1988.
andy sedon says: i think that billy bremner is one of the all
time best leeds united players he has got to be my favourite
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