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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t give Super League any ideas for next year

Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 2d

I'm actually cool with the Connor call. Think he was right to say the door is open for the World Cup, but at the minute Connor has won one play-off game in his entire career — and that was five years ago (as a full-back). He needs to back it up next season.

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 2d

Was saying to the Real Class lads this morning if he came out and said he's used the last two series to build towards the Ashes and is favouring continuity then fair enough. But he communicates so terribly he just antagonises people.

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 2d

New Real Class pod is out, recorded straight after the Grand Final.

Only just realised JWH got a four-game ban in his last ever match, which is absolutely perfect.

open.spotify.com/episode/2ve3...

Three And Easy — Grand Final Review

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 3d

Rugby league might be changing, but the last of his kind proved that sometimes the old rules still apply.

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, take a bow🫡

www.realclass.co.uk/jared-waerea...

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves raged against the dying of the light and won

Rugby league might be changing, but the last of his kind proved that sometimes the old rules still apply.

www.realclass.co.uk

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 3d

Rugby league might be changing, but the last of his kind proved that sometimes the old rules still apply.

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, take a bow🫡

www.realclass.co.uk/jared-waerea...

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves raged against the dying of the light and won

Rugby league might be changing, but the last of his kind proved that sometimes the old rules still apply.

www.realclass.co.uk

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 5d

It's what we refer to as our "Lost Weekend"

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 8d

Haha cheers mate - can only admire you listening to something on a topic you actively hate! Will be some Ashes stuff soon🤞

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 8d

Another quiet week in rugby league discussed on the @realclass.co.uk pod: terrorism threats, owners being weirdos, Grand Finals. Just the usual.

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Quiet Week — Play-Off Semi-Finals Review

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 8d

Another quiet week in rugby league discussed on the @realclass.co.uk pod: terrorism threats, owners being weirdos, Grand Finals. Just the usual.

open.spotify.com/episode/4kj9...

Quiet Week — Play-Off Semi-Finals Review

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The Square Ball @thesquareball.net · 10d

#LUFC 1-2 Tottenham: High wire

Crysencio Summerville has a lot to answer for.

by @robconlon.bsky.social

thesquareball.net/leeds-united...

Leeds United 1-2 Tottenham: High wire • The Square Ball

Crysencio Summerville has a lot to answer for.

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 11d

Oh mate! Been there a few times myself and it’s never fun - certainly not for a defeat!

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 13d

I was thinking the same...

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 13d

Love this by Richard Finn in the latest issue of the mag.

The Square Ball @thesquareball.net · 13d

Free to read from Issue 2 — Make Football Shit Again

Richard Finn needs to get a few things off his chest about the Premier League. Thankfully, he’s got an idea to save us all.

thesquareball.net/leeds-united/make-football-shit-again/

Make Football Shit Again • The Square Ball

Richard Finn needs to get a few things off his chest about the Premier League. Thankfully, he’s got an idea to save us all.

thesquareball.net

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 16d

One of the maddest ends to a rugby league game I’ve ever seen and I never want to see it again.

New episode of the @realclass.co.uk pod is out, with the help of my therapist @jonnyhughes1990.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/3p0n...

Humble Pie — Play-Off Madness Review

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The Square Ball @thesquareball.net · 17d

#LUFC 2-2 Bournemouth: Stop making sense

@robconlon.bsky.social is still not sure how to feel about whatever the hell happened at Elland Road. But he's starting to suspect that's sometimes much more fun.

thesquareball.net/leeds-united...

Leeds United 2-2 Bournemouth: Stop making sense • The Square Ball

I had to watch this back to try work out what the hell happened at Elland Road. I'm still none the wiser. But I'm starting to suspect it's sometimes much more fun that way.

thesquareball.net

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 18d

#ButterTheFoodButterTheMood

Leeds Rhinos @leedsrhinos.bsky.social · 19d

FULL TIME
Rhinos 14 - 16 Saints
🤝 In partnership #Anchor
#ButtertheFoodButtertheMood

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 18d

How was it, dare I ask?

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The Square Ball @thesquareball.net · 20d

The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 02

Our new issue out now, featuring:

- George Graham 96/97
- #LUFC Women
- Sam Rodon's Vinted page
- Three decades of Yeboah

plus much more. Cover by Shannon Marriott.

SHOP: thesquareball.net/leeds-united/the-square-ball-season-36-issue-02/

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 23d

We revisited our pre-season predictions in the new episode of the Real Class pod and in case you hadn't realised, we talk absolute shite.

open.spotify.com/episode/0HUw...

The Worst Takes Of 2025 — Revisiting Our Pre-Season Predictions

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · 24d

Leeds United are much more fun to write about when we're scoring goals, so I'd like to propose we play at Molineux every week.

The Square Ball @thesquareball.net · 24d

Wolves 1-3 #LUFC: The spectacle of a goal

Leeds fans around the world weren’t just toasting the tonic of three goals and three points, they were celebrating the promise that there might be more to come.

by @robconlon.bsky.social

thesquareball.net/leeds-united...

Wolves 1-3 Leeds United: The spectacle of a goal • The Square Ball

Leeds fans around the world weren’t just toasting the tonic of three goals and three points, they were celebrating the promise that there might be more to come.

thesquareball.net

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Rob Conlon @robconlon.bsky.social · Sep 16

Latest episode of the Real Class podcast is out as me and @joshheff.bsky.social take our medicine after Leeds' defeat to Catalans.

open.spotify.com/episode/43LA...

Can I Just Shock You? — Round 26 Review

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The Square Ball @thesquareball.net · Sep 15

Fulham 1-0 #LUFC: You better believe it

We learned nothing new in London about Leeds United's strengths and weaknesses, and that was the problem.

by @robconlon.bsky.social

Fulham 1-0 Leeds United: You better believe it • The Square Ball

We learned nothing new about Leeds United strengths and weaknesses in London, and that was the problem.

thesquareball.net

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Chris McMenamy @cmcmenamy.bsky.social · Sep 9

My sister Ellen was out supporting @calebscauseni.bsky.social protest about the lack of services for adults with special needs yesterday and spoke about her own experiences.

Please help support the petition to pass urgently needed legislation!

PETITION: chng.it/Gn9DTPfjkg

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Paddy Gunn @paddygunn.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last thing on #LUFC and Sweden for now (I think).

Leeds are - kind of - involved at both the bottom and top of the Swedish top-flight.

Featuring Marcus Antonsson, Pawel Cibicki, and someone calling Junior Firpo the worst left back we've ever had.

@thesquareball.net

The Square Ball @thesquareball.net · Sep 8

Marcus Antonsson and Pawel Cibicki are living in Victor Orta’s parallel universe

As Sweden's Allsvenskan nears its conclusion, #LUFC are involved at both ends of the competition. Sort of.

by @paddygunn.bsky.social

Marcus Antonsson and Pawel Cibicki are living in Victor Orta’s parallel universe • The Square Ball

As Sweden's Allsvenskan nears its conclusion, Leeds United are involved at both ends of the competition. Sort of.

thesquareball.net

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