A little story from Saturday night in Cheltenham.
We decided to eat in a Chinese restaurant which turned out excellent but that's not the story.
We were seated on the next table to a group of four a young couple (early 20's) and a Older couple. I think it was Mother, Father, Daughter & boyfriend.
Anyway boyfriend seemed to be doing a lot of talking and trying to impress the future in laws with his knowledge of football.
I'll point out at this stage he was clearly a Scum fan so I started to listen
Anyway he started out explaining how Man City are only better than Scum because the have more money to spend and how it was unfair, I had to bite my tongue.
Soon his chat turned to Leeds now back in the Premier league, he continued of how he hates Leeds and every one calls them dirty Leeds because they only won things by kicking others off the park and their supporters are all thugs.
He then turned on Don Revie saying how crap he was as a manager and how stupid Leeds were getting rid of Brian Clough who turned out the greatest thing since sliced bread winning the Champions league.
I managed to keep my mouth shut until we paid the bill and turned round and said politely something like -
"Sorry I couldn't help hearing your football conversation and think you got a few things wrong"
"First Clough never won the Champions League it was for Champions but called the European Cup not teams finishing in the top four like your team strives for. He also achieved nothing without two things, Peter Taylor the brains of the outfit at his side who didn't come to Leeds and by been the biggest spenders buying the first £1mill footballer and worlds most expensive goalkeeper."
"As you criticise Man city for spending isn't that the same much like your club been the biggest spenders in 14 of the first 16 years of the Premiership"
They were sat gobsmacked by this time but I didn't stop
"As for Don Revie you slagged off one of the greatest managers of all time that dominated the English Game with a team he built for 10 years a fact other great managers of that period including Busby & Shankly confirmed many times.
I'll finish by saying "you are lucky that Leeds fans are not all thugs or instead of pointing out the facts I would have just smacked you in the gob which may have caused offence"
"Enjoy your evening"
Then I left, not a word in return.