The Soul Of Leeds In 50 Moments (No 30)

Last updated : 26 April 2011 By Rick Broadbent

Leeds fans love players who dish it out but have a bit of world-weary perspective. It's a Yorkshire thing and comes from growing up in the land of sooty black buildings and Alan Bennett. So when Batty, the local hero par excellence, missed his penalty as England went out of the 1998 World Cup, we loved him for not blubbing like a baby and doing a pizza advert. "Thought I'd score,"  he said with bluff honesty. His dad was more honest still. "Knew he'd miss," he said.