Andrea Radrizzani has urged Leeds United fans to inspire the players with their “love and passion” on Sunday against Middlesbrough – but supporters took to Twitter to tell the owner to bin the plastic flags at Elland Road.
Radrizzani posted a message on Twitter on Wednesday night pleading with fans to get behind the struggling team for the Championship showdown against Middlesbrough.
“Finally we are back in the biz on Sunday. Let’s make Elland Road loud and on fire for the lads. We need your love and passion,” Radrizzani wrote on his personal Twitter account, accompanied by a link to a story on the official website.
Finally we are back in the biz on Sunday! Let’s make ER loud and on fire for the lads! We need your love and passion #ALAW https://t.co/rhMETZfyrR
— Andrea Radrizzani (@andrearadri) November 15, 2017
It stated that 32,000 tickets have already been sold for Leeds’ first fixture in two weeks in a match made even more significant by Leeds’ need to end their horror run and the return of former manager Garry Monk.
Plastic flags and cards to form a mosaic will be left on the seats of supporters to add to the atmosphere.
But a section of Leeds fans were none too impressed at what they felt were the club’s artificial attempts at drumming up atmosphere and made that plain to owner Radrizzani.
This Is Futbol has rounded up the best tweets:
Cringey tinpot nonsense.
— Andy (@VacantFaith81) November 16, 2017
What the hell is all this!! Next it will be paper clappers we are not Huddersfield!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Richard Dodwell (@spdoddy) November 16, 2017
Our fans always take a fantastic amount of banners and scarves to away games. Make these inclusive at Elland Road by not having to have a H & S certificate. It’s great seeing all the ones in the south stand and cheese wedge would be great to see them everywhere in the ground
— Follow Me And LUFC (@FollowMeAndLUFC) November 16, 2017
No plastic flags here , just bring your scarf pic.twitter.com/Igcc7yqcai
— ALAN Collins (@Alcol1Collins) November 16, 2017
Ditch the flags please Andrea, they aren’t welcome or needed. #ALAW
— John Broster (@BrosterJohn) November 15, 2017
— Andy H ????????????80/92 (@LiloMan_LUFC) November 16, 2017
You sort team n we sort atmosphere ????????
— karl mclear (@KarlMclear) November 16, 2017
We need passion from the players.
That’s what Leeds United is about.
Not waving little flags.#lufc— ????????????????????????????????????Leeds Fan???????????????????????????????????? (@LeedsFanz) November 16, 2017