May 29, 2004

Smith will probably still have the angry words of Leeds fans ringing in his ears as most are unable to believe how a self-confessed Whites fan can even contemplate a move to the club they hate.

"It's a stab in the back for all Leeds fans,'' said Simon Jose, of the Leeds United Independent Fans' Association.

"But it reflects football as it stands today. The people at the highest level are in it for the money.

"There is simply no compassion or empathy with the fans any more. There are very few who seem to have any respect for the club or the badge.

"You cannot say you're a Leeds fan and then go to Manchester United. No Leeds fan would be seen dead in a Man U shirt.

"Alan Smith will now go down on a long list of people who have betrayed Leeds United, and as for him saying he would one day come back, there is no way that will ever happen."
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