Another year older and, hopefully after a year in the Championship another year wiser.
Leeds United fans up and down the country put out their white, blue and yellow bunting, put on their best dresses and partied the night away on Sunday as Marcelo Bielsa celebrated his 64th birthday.
OK, that may be an exaggeration, but if he takes them up this year would you really put it past them not to do that this time next year?
Whilst there were the usual standard messages from fans, doing what you’re meant to do on a day like yesterday and wish the man a Happy Birthday, it appears as though some people were more preoccupied with more important things. Like signing a new centre back and centre forward, which I think is bordering a little bit on the excessive side.
Buy him a forward and CB! ????????
— Steve Weare (@sweare7) July 21, 2019
Why don’t we give god the present of a bigger budget to add a few more first teamers this summer????
— Luke townend (@Luketownend2) July 21, 2019
You should buy him a center back as a birthday present
— Joe Brook (@JoeBrook9) July 21, 2019
Shall we all donate and buy him Dwight Gayle for his birthday? A fiver each should do it
— Escape to Prague (@escapetoprague) July 21, 2019
By all means do it during something irrelevant like when a fixture gets moved, but let the man enjoy his birthday. On top of fans demanding player movements, there were some fans who took the opportunity to take their love of Bielsa way beyond just the standard message and have a little bit of fun with the occasion.
Hes been analysing burning candles so that he optimise the time it takes to blow them out
Happy birthday God
— Super_Leeds_MOT (@SuperLeedsUtd5) July 21, 2019
To celebrate, he is spending the day watching the full video’s of all his previous birthdays. What a guy.
— Mr Geldard (@MrJGeldard) July 21, 2019
Frank lampard: I have birthdays too…
— DjamW71 ???????????????????????????????????????????? (@DjamW71) July 21, 2019