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Your support makes all the difference.Leeds United have not won a match at Elland Road almost eight months, and frustrations at the ground have even found their way into the minds of the ball boys it seems.
During Leeds' 2-0 Championship defeat by Blackburn Rovers last night, a ball boy, who could also have been a fan sitting in front row, collected the ball and threw it back at Rovers' player Ben Marshall in venom (watch video below). Marshall saw the funny side, however.
In the game, Craig Conway struck in Blackburn's first attack after just 17 seconds and Jordan Rhodes made it 2-0 to leave Leeds' latest head coach Steve Evans without a win in his first three matches.
Blackburn's last away win was in April last season, at Elland Road, while a first success on the road in 10 matches is the perfect response to last weekend's home defeat to local rivals Burnley.
For Leeds, whose last home win was in March against Ipswich, there was plenty of defiance on the terraces with whole-hearted chants for owner Massimo Cellino to go, but there was little on the pitch as they produced another insipid home performance.
Cellino lodged his appeal against his latest Football League disqualification on Wednesday and it will concern fans that fiery Scot Evans has not managed to instil in his players the bloody-mindedness of the club's Italian owner.
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