Leeds United - Inside Elland Road

Leeds United's West Ham whimper, grubby food, prediction recall, Paraag Marathe's letter and SCR consequences


Published: 27 May 2026 at 16:29 Europe/London

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Episode notes

In this week's episode of the Inside Elland Road podcast co-host Chris O'Connor is joined by YEP chief football writer Graham Smyth to discuss what happened when Leeds United visited West Ham United on the final day of the Premier League season. Graham addresses 'grub gate' after national press coverage, the pair return to their pre-season and run-in predictions and pore over chairman Paraag Marathe's letter to fans to explain Squad Cost Ratio and its consequences.

📝 In this episode:

  • West Ham – Failing to grub chances

  • Predictions – what did we get right?

  • Marathe - reading between the lines

  • Departure - big character leaving Leeds

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