Peanut

Kaiser Chiefs returned home recently for a big homecoming show at the First Direct Arena and it reminded our new blogger (and the band's keyboardist) Peanut about one of his favourite things about the city… 'I thought I'd write about something that's important to the city of Leeds. That thing being Leeds United. It's not about a badly-run business or losing a Champions League semi-final, but about a 14-year-old boy following a bus around Leeds City centre on May 3 1992. I attended Elland Road for about half of the home games in that 91-92 season, sharing a season ticket with one of my best friends' cousins, walking down Lowfields Road and under the motorway bridge nice and early. You have to get a good parking spot otherwise Gelderd Road traffic is terrible on the way home – wise words from my Dad those, and it's still our tactic to this day. The Family Stand was my viewing point, when it was the cheese wedge between The Kop and West Stand. Seeing players like Batty, Chapman, Cantona, Speed, Strachan and Day made for some exciting football.' David Locke 'Half-time often involved an injured or unselected player popping up for autographs – I'll dig out the autograph book when I'm next home – and on a few occasions 20p would let you grab as many Panini stickers from a massive black bin bag as possible. I got a lot. Plenty of swaps. I remember following the bus from somewhere around City Square and ending up somewhere between the Town Hall steps and the front of the Henry Moore