Monthly updates have been scarce. Apologies. Here is the February 2025 update / info from previous monthly branch meetings.
Monthly branch meeting February 2nd 2025
Exec minutes read out and SAB reports.
LUSC sponsored player is now Isaac Schmidt, seeing as Charlie Crew is now at Donnie and Harry Gray wasn’t an allowable option. Leeds United are going to start asking fans re stadium new build, keep eye out for emails etc. Annual quiz will be March on a Thursday night (see AOB). Last year the place was full to bursting, so LUSC need to confirm numbers to ensure enough seating and food. No info yet if there will be any opportunity to do an Thorp Arch children’s event as in previous seasons.
SAB – feedback from Manor Solomon chant, police and EFL say no hate crime etc. but Leeds don’t want people to sing it and season ticket wait list. Club saying not all seats are being filled at home games , so desperate to get bums in seats – sorry get more revenue in from people buying tat from the Club shop and overpriced food and drink. They are warning that you will lose your S/T if you don’t transfer on to a F & F or at least sell it back to the Club if you can’t go / get stuck in traffic. Apparently, even if you seat doesn’t get sold, you will still get some money back, so if you can’t make it, just return it.
Memberships
Numbers still increasing, some from website and some from LUSC website. Need to set a closing date for memberships. We need to set up a meeting with the Membership Secretary soon to retrieve the forms. Reminder that membership forms need to be filled in, and subs paid EVERY year.
Away games
Due to the paucity of tickets, it has been a challenge for some games. Hence the need to raise money re raffles / footie card etc. We will try run buses to every game, bar Plymouth at the end of the season. We will try to get seats on other buses for Plymouth away for members who succeed in getting tickets / away season ticket holders. Pompey will be a struggle. As will Oxford, Luton etc. As of February 2025, realistically there’s probably only Boro left with a decent allocation. We urge EVERYONE to try to log on and get their own tickets, as many hands make light work! We haven’t been doing so well lately. We will still try, but with us doing well, there are more people wanting to go. Even with the likes of T’blades charging £40+.
A.O.B.
Sponsorship
As of February 2025, we are now the proud sponsor of Josuha Guilavogui. The decision had to be taken rather quickly, so The Secretary and gdb took that decision, but it was agreed at a previous meeting that we could. He seems like a nice bloke, I think he donates most of his wages to a orphanage in Guinea in West Africa.
Although he hasn’t started a game yet, he has come on as sub a few times. He might not be here very long, but we haven’t lost a game that he has played in, long may that continue.
As part of the hospitality there may be opportunities to go to an event at ER and of hopefully some Hospitality tickets, which we will open out to all members as usual.
LUSC Annual Quiz
It will be held at ER on Thursday 13th March. Usual pie and pea supper and quiz. I need potential players and team names please asap. I think the Smuff and Littlefair brothers combo did best from our branch last year. Probably as they were sober (or at least the most sober, most of the night). It is a good do. You get to see people who you see at football normally and get to have a chat with some of them. So we would encourage you to attend. It’s the taking part that counts – not the winning! Although that doesn’t negate from people doing a bit of revision! The branch will help towards transport costs and the first round if you get a receipt.
Fundraising
Anyone with any ideas for fundraising, please get in touch. The branch is not for profit, anything we make gets churned back into the branch for events like the quiz, the annual BBQ and any other events that we can organise. We also aim to donate to St Michaels and the Christmas Day event that Bruce Reid organises in Knaresborough. The Alan Sutton event was excellent the other year, as was the 40th anniversary event. I’m sure Andy Yates would appreciate any help. Please try to participate in the raffles / etc.
Monthly branch meeting
This is held on the 1st Sunday of the month (unless we are playing). Please try to attend if you can. This is the only way to keep up to date with what the branch / LUSC etc is doing, and it is your chance to contribute. Not everyone is on social media / contactable, and we are really struggling with away tickets, so just turn up if you can please.
Memberships
PLEASE remember you need to renew EVERY year by filling in a membership form and pay subs (as required). You cannot participate in the events if you are not a member. One form, once a year. That is all. It has been like this every year. For ages. If you aren’t on the email list, you ned to let us know. Or at least give us a postal address.
We are NOT a ticket service though. We can help you order tickets if you are a F & F and cannot navigate the website, but that is the only way. We try to run a bus to most / all away games, tickets permitting. Tickets are not that easy to come by anymore, now that we are doing well. 10 years ago, away tickets were not a problem. But that was because we were crap, and no one wants to go back to those days ever again.
