Better Than Leeds
 

Cheltenham Town striker Steve Gillespie and I get along quite well.

The deal is this: whenever I turn up to watch Cheltenham at their home ground, Whaddon Road, Steve scores a goal for me.

He did it against Scunthorpe last season (although admittedly he got himself sent off afterwards), and yesterday he did it again, scoring the only goal to record a thrilling, historic victory over fallen giants Leeds United.

Except - if you were listening to BBC Radio 5live for your score updates, you'd have had a slightly different impression of the game.

First, watch this video we filmed from the halfway line. It shows a Leeds United disallowed goal.

You can tell the goal will not stand because the disembodied figure of Amy Jones, self-appointed number one Cheltenham fan, hoves into view within a second of ball hitting net. Lo and behold, there is the linesman, flag raised aloft. No goal.

A shame BBC reporter Simon Mann didn't have Amy to help him out...

"We've all been there," says Eleanor Oldroyd in incredibly patronising fashion. There will have been heads hung low in the Mann household yesterday evening. Unlucky, son. And there is a scoreboard, too...

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