Our anger at Leeds United and litter disgrace of fans – Yorkshire Post Letters

From: Hilary Jones, Harmby, North Yorkshire.
Handout photo courtesy of Liam Sanders of litter in Millennium Square in Leeds after fans celebrated Leeds United's return to the Premier League.Handout photo courtesy of Liam Sanders of litter in Millennium Square in Leeds after fans celebrated Leeds United's return to the Premier League.
Handout photo courtesy of Liam Sanders of litter in Millennium Square in Leeds after fans celebrated Leeds United's return to the Premier League.

HAVING seen the photos of litter left behind by celebrating Leeds United fans in Millennium Square, it’s clear that while the team may be heading into the Premier league, their fans should be relegated.

I hope the club educate them to achieve higher standards and stop embarrassing the city they claim to support.

From: Godfrey Pallender, York.

Leeds United fans outside Elland Road celebrate the club's return to the Premier League. Photo: Bruce Rollinson.Leeds United fans outside Elland Road celebrate the club's return to the Premier League. Photo: Bruce Rollinson.
Leeds United fans outside Elland Road celebrate the club's return to the Premier League. Photo: Bruce Rollinson.
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WHAT a dirty part of the country we live in, particular Leeds, after the football celebrations. Disgusting. It is not just Leeds, it is everywhere. Don’t the people realise that they pay in the end through council tax?

A disgrace. Sometimes I am ashamed to be British. The Yorkshire Post should be showing the lead on this constant problem.

From: Bob Watson, Baildon.

THE unauthorised gathering of Leeds United supporters in Leeds city centre to celebrate promotion to the Premier League underlined exactly why so many are fearful of their return (The Yorkshire Post, July 21).

There was none of the required social distancing, litter was left everywhere, and most worrying were the attacks on the police.

From: Martin Fletcher, Thorpe Helsey.

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IT’S nice to see the Leeds United fans and directors can be just as stupid as the Liverpool ones (The Yorkshire Post, July 24).

Only the police, the council and the directors of the clubs can have thought that the rabble would heed the advice and not all come out to the club for end-of-season celebrations.

From: Hilary Andrews, Nursery Lane, Leeds.

A PARADE of Leeds United on an open top bus in the middle of a pandemic. Yet another indication that Leeds Council is not fit for purpose.

Editor’s note: first and foremost - and rarely have I written down these words with more sincerity - I hope this finds you well.

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Sincerely. Thank you.

James Mitchinson

Editor

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