Leeds and Leeds and Leeds and Leeds, we all ...

THE decision of the Football League to back Leeds over their ticket allocation to Town absolutely stinks.

Over 5,000 Town fans went to Elland Road when we played them in the Carling Cup three years ago and, from memory, there was a fantastic atmosphere (even though we lost) and barely a hint of trouble around the ground or in the city.

Leeds are using the excuse that on police advice they can give us only 1,710 tickets because this will help to limit the threat of trouble - but I don't remember it making any difference when they used to crush us into that old enclosure on the Lowfields: roughly the same area they are talking about using now.

If people are intent of causing bother, they will hang around to make sure it happens however many opposition fans are there, and I remember scarpering to avoid troublemaking Leeds fans on more than one occasion.

This is a massive match in the League I calendar and both Leeds and the police should recognise that by offering as many tickets as possible to Town fans. If the minimum allocation is 2,000, we would sell twice that number easily - so why can't we have the end opposite the Leeds kop?

Maybe Town should seriously think about their own allocation for the Leeds match at the Galpharm later in the season?

Perhaps it's time to segregate under the Panasonic Stand - surely it wouldn't cost too much ? - and then Leeds could be given those lower-tier seats in the open air and we could have the 'away end' as our own. This would also enable us to create a much better atmosphere for our own team.

It's time for Town to stop toeing the line on stuff like this. When was the last time the League - or any other club - did us a favour?