Longest football bans: Joey Barton the latest in a conspicious list - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The FA have slapped QPR midfielder Joey Barton with a 12-match ban following the temperamental midfielder's sending off against Manchester City on the last day of the Premier League season.

Leeds United was a powerhouse in the early 1970′s and you can see why in the above video. Featuring stars such as Allan Clarke, Billy Bremner and Peter Lorimer, who scored a spectacular goal in the above video, Leeds went on to finish the season in...
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Susan Boyle, Roseanna Cunningham and Deirdrie "off the Tennent's lager can."
All "close personal friends" of Bob Doolally, the football pundit's pundit making a fleeting Fringe appearance at the Stand Comedy Club.
The act remains much as it always was, that introductory roll call hint that a scattergun approach, devoid of subtlety, is the order of the day.

I watched the highlights of the Fairs cup of 1970 again last night on Arsenal player, was that really 40 years ago? I can remember that spring night as though it was yesterday.

For 11 years, ever since leaving school and starting our apprenticeships, my mates and I had stood in all weathers and shouted ourselves hoarse, as we won nothing.

Leicester City 4-0 Leeds United, September 2003 Your boys took one hell of a beating is a post from: Just Football

'Your boys took one hell of a beating...' is a new series on Just Football looking at famous football thrashings past. Click here if you would like to contribute with a memorable beating involving your own team.

It's incredible to consider that in the European Cup semi-final of 1975, Leeds United played Barcelona. Of course, Leeds were massive in the 1970s and have since fallen in recent years, but it's still remarkable to consider that the two clubs played each other on a massive stage.

In the above video (the first part of a three part series), you can watch the highlights from the first leg of the European Cup (later to become the Champions League) semi-final from Elland Road in Leeds in a superbly entertaining match.