First off, merry christmas to everyone! Much needed break from the monotony that is routine life.

Anyway, after countless occasions of watching the football games from the late 90's till early 2000s, I started thinking back on the various teams that made up the league at that time, and I stumbled upon Leeds United. To think that back then, they had an excellent squad comprising of lee bowyer, vmark viduka, alan smith, harry kewell, paul robinson, rio ferdinand, hasselbaink, ian harte and many more. They were even in contention for the Champions League at one stage! What a pity it is that they had to go down (and a rather hard fall its turning out to be), due to silly errors behind the scenes, risks that didn't need to be taken, and poor planning skills.

Fast forward to the present, and you have them in the 3rd-tier division, plying their trade in the Coca-Cola League One, striving for promotion within this season. So far so good it seems, but i really do hope they get promotoed and make a swift return to the Premiership. Reading up on the history of Leeds United, it seems to be full and rich, marred with controversies, which spices things up somewhat. What gets to me are the fans actually, who've stuck by their team despite its freefall downwards. Such a loyal bunch.

After a seemingly long hiatus from football, this sudden resurgence in interest has definitely sparked off my passion for the game again, and perhaps this time, its not about the superstars, the dazzling techniques, who's the best, who's got the bigger stadium, who has more money to buy players, but more on the team as a whole, striving towards survival, and the people who are genuinely backing them up, not just because they are one of the best teams in the world.

Football is my religion, Elland Road is my church.