OneFootball x Embrace: Leeds are only surviving because of Calvert-Lewin | OneFootball

As part of OneFootball's collaboration series with Shoot Music we're interviewing an artist every week about their love of football.

This week it's Embrace bassist and Leeds fan, Steve Firth.

When did you start supporting Leeds and why?

Coming from Halifax, everyone supported either  Leeds or Man Utd and still do. My first football memory is watching Leeds against Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final and losing 1-0. I remember crying,so I must have been a fan.

What is your best memory of supporting Leeds as a child?

My favourite era when I was a regular at Elland Road was the early 90’s. I loved the team with Strachen, McAllister and Batty but Tony Yeboah provided some of the best moments with his outrageous goals.As a child I have vivid memories of filling in the Panini sticker books collecting the great Leeds teams including Hunter, Lorimer, Bremner, Gray, McQueen etc., but Allan Clarke was always my favourite.

What are your thoughts on how Leeds are doing this season?

If it wasn’t for the home results we’d be down already. I don’t know what’s going on with our away form - we’ve never done well in London for some reason. Letting in too many late goals isn’t helping. We’re only surviving because of Calvert- Lewin’s goals

Would you take winning the FA Cup if it meant getting relegated? If so, why?

Football is about the big special days and lifelong memories so I would prefer the win at Wembley. If it was against Man Utd or Chelsea even better. We’d get back to the Premier League in a season or two. 

How good a job do you think Daniel Farke has done in his two and a half years?

I’m still sulking about Bielsa’s sacking to be honest. I always liked Farke at Norwich, he’s likeable and that maybe gives you more time. I think he’s getting there with the team and fingers crossed we’ll survive. We’ve some big matches coming up against the teams below us so it could go right to the wire. 

Embrace's latest single 'Road to Nowhere' is out now. The band's ninth album 'Avalanche' is set for release on June 12th via Cooking Vinyl.

You can follow the band on Instagram here: @embrace_band_official