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Signed in a blaze of publicity - the fee of £400,000 was a
record for a Division 3 player at the time - Alan Curtis came into
a side that was in turmoil, with the last of Revie's players
retiring and few obvious replacements coming through. His
reputation as a goal-scoring centre-forward had prompted Leeds to
splash the cash, but a string of injuries didn't help him establish
himself. Despite bagging two goals on his debut against Bristol
City, Curtis only managed two more goals that season. Halfway
through his second season at Elland Road, Curtis returned to the
Vetch for less than half the fee that Leeds had paid 18 months
earlier. He only stayed there for nearly 3 years, and made a
telling point at the start of the 1981-82 season, bagging an
excellent goal against Leeds as Swansea dished out a 5-1 hammering
in their first ever game in Division 1. With a bit more luck, fewer
injuries, and in a more settled side, Curtis might have done a lot
more for Leeds, but it wasn't to be.
Richard Robinson says: I remember that goal he scored at the
Dell against Southampton... a firm drive from a long way out ...
won goal of the month on Match of the Day I think.Here's part of
song I wrote which included a verse about that Southampton game.
You can sing it the tune of Scotland's 1978 World Cup song " We won
the match with Ally's Army ... we'll really shake 'em up ... etc"
Boyer scored for Soton at the Dell
But then they slipped and L.U. made 'em pay
Wayne Entwistle made us smile
and Alan's goal was sheer style
And rightly Leeds, they won two-one
on the day
Sad eh? If you want to hear the other verses, say so.
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