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Afternoon Leeds-In for 13 November: Happy Birthday Howard Wilkinson

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Last Of The Summer Wine Series Ends After 40 Years Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Happy Birthday!

Who was the best Leeds United manager of all time? Was it Sgt Wilko? Revie? O’Leary? Let the debate continue in the comments.

On to the links.

Leeds United Links

Leeds United Ladies were unable to hang on to a 1-0 lead and lost 2-1 to Mossley Hill Athletic [Leeds United.com]

Stuart Dallas and Northern Ireland lost to Switzerland and won’t be going to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Boo. [BBC.com]

England and English football Links

Bolton Wanderers striker Gary Madine arrested after getting into a pub fight. Glorious. [Lion of Vienna Suite]

Speaking of Bolton, the local council ruled that the ground, but not the hotel, car park, etc., around the ground, is an Asset of Community Value. The owners had looked to get the designation changed for some probably terrible reason. [Lion of Vienna Suite]

Sunderland’s manager search is going, well, poorly. [Roker Report]

Stuart Pearce, Alan Irvine, and Billy McKinlay are David Moyes’ new coaches at West Ham United. [Brace The Hammer]

Leicester City owners are reportedly being sued for £323 million by the Thai government. That can’t be good. [BBC.com]

World Football Links

Spain beat Costa Rica 5-0 in a friendly. [Managing Madrid]

The SF Deltas, who will go out of business this offseason, beat the New York Cosmos 2-0 to capture the “Soccerbowl,” the championship of the US 2nd division NASL. [Twice a Cosmo]