Last night’s football match of 19th round English second football league (Championship) between Nottingham Forrest and Leeds United, was marked by touching tribute to the recently tragically deceased Welsh manager, Gary Speed ​​…

Leeds fans held a promise (Leeds fans preparing 11-minute chanting the Speed name) given before the meeting and in 11th minute started 11-minute chants of Speed name. Speed played a total of 312 games for Leeds between the 1988th and 1996. years before transfer to Everton and in his outstanding eight years spent at Ellen Road, he weared jersey number 11

Leeds won the match with a convincing 4-0, and their manager Simon Grayson dedicated this victory to deceased friend:
– Gary Speed was a fantastic person and I wanted that players to come out on the lawn and play for him. It was very painful as the first goal fell just when the 11-minute singing ended . It was hard, but I am proud that I was a manager tonight. I am delighted to have achieved a result for Gary Speed.

Anyway, before all three of last night’s quarter final matches of English Carling Cup was held on one-minute silence and applause for Speed, and the same scenario will be repeated on the eve premier league for the weekend.

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