Quote: batleyrhino "Don't let the fact that this is complete bollax stop you from claiming Leeds were the first to be FTP. I was around at the time and very very clearly remember what happened. I also remember what "other" job most of the Leeds players did, such as Roy Powell being a Plasterer for example.
Shall we see if you can back up your ridiculous claim with fact?'"
Maurice told them, so it must be true, "Its not fair" he said, "all these other teams are full time professional, so we have to be" and they believed the Messiah and it was so.
And then they had to sell the temple to pay the wages.
To a supermarket.