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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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