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#29 Howard Wilkinson (1/2)

In this week’s episode, Howard spoke about his arrival at Leeds United, and being approached by a club journalist asking if he would take the Leeds job when he was at Sheffield Wednesday - something he initially laughed off!

Howard also touched on his first Leeds United signing, Gordon Strachan, and how he managed to lure Strachan away from Manchester United to join Leeds - who at the time were a mid table Division Two side!

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