After running away with the Division One title last year Streethouse suffered a shock on the opening day of the new cricket season as they lost to West Bretton in the Pontefract Cricket League.
While Marcelo Bielsa has defended his players from accusations that they have bottled it there is no escaping the feeling that they have not been able to handle the pressure of the promotion run-in.
Head coach Marcelo Bielsa admits Leeds United will almost certainly have to go through the play-off route if they are to earn promotion this season after seeing his team’s meek surrender at Brentford.
Leeds United’s promotion hopes suffered a huge nosedive as they somehow managed to contrive to lose 2-1 at home to a Wigan Athletic team playing with 10 men for 80 minutes.
Leeds United took a massive stride towards their promotion goal as Jack Harrison’s second half goal earned them victory over Sheffield Wednesday and took them three points clear of rivals Sheffield United.
After delivering a hammer blow to Preston’s play-off hopes Leeds United will be out to produce another against a team with promotion aspirations when they take on Sheffield Wednesday in a Yorkshire derby with plenty at stake on Saturday evening.
Two second half goals by Patrick Bamford saw Leeds United bounce back from their weekend disappointment with a convincing victory over 10-man Preston North End.
Leeds United’s topsy turvy run continued as they followed what looked a massive win against Millwall with a potentially disastrous 1-0 defeat at Birmingham City.
Soon after Sunday day tickets sold out for Reading Festival the remaining Saturday day tickets have now been snapped up to see Post Malone and Twenty One Pilots at the big August bank holiday event.
There are bound to be more twists and turns to come in the promotion race, but suddenly it is advantage Leeds United again ahead of another big week in the Sky Bet Championship.
Memorably named Cornish band William The Conqueror bring their new album, ‘Bleeding On The Soundtrack’, to Yorkshire when they include a Leeds date on their upcoming tour.
Leeds United went back into second place in the Sky Bet Championship after coming from behind to beat Millwall in an incident-packed thriller at Elland Road.
It was very much the calm before the storm with Leeds United having a week free from the pressure of their promotion battle, but now the tension is beginning to build again as they enter the last lap of their thrilling campaign.
Castleford’s Bulsara And His Queenies - the only Queen tribute band to have twice headlined The Official Freddie Mercury Birthday Party - start a series of dates in Yorkshire this week.
