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Article: THE PAUL McCARTHY VERDICT: Ugly side of Leeds may ruin title bid.(Sport)
- Article from:
- The People (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 13, 2002
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Byline: PAUL McCARTHY
WHAT is it about the young talent of Elland Road that sees their class overshadowed by ugliness and brutality?
Why do they continue to shame their club and manager with displays of crudity that would embarrass the worst park clogger?
We've seen it all too often with Alan Smith, the Norman Stanley Fletcher of the Premiership, an habitual offender whose very name has referees cringing.
Leeds' clash with Aston Villa this season was held up as an example of all that was distasteful in the English game, with Smith cast as ...