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Rivalry between two English football teams.

The rivalry between Leeds United and Millwall is a North–South dividerivalry in English football.Millwall were founded in London in and Leeds United in Yorkshire in , over miles (&#;km) apart. Both sides entered the Football League in –21 season, albeit in different divisions. From to the sides met just 12 times; competing in different tiers for the majority of their histories, and neither considering the other a rival on the pitch. From to , the teams met 28 times when Leeds were relegated from the Premier League. The rivalry began in League One during the –08 season, with disorder and violent clashes between both sets of fans and the police at Elland Road. It continued into the –09 season; where the teams were vying for promotion to the Championship, culminating in Millwall knocking Leeds out of the League One playoffs at the semi-final stage.

The rivalry between the teams is intensified by both clubs' passionate fans and association with football hooliganism. The clubs' two hooligan firms; the Leeds United Service Crew and the Millwall Bushwackers were notorious in the s and 80s for their violence, being called "dirty Leeds" and "the scourge of football" respectively. Leeds and Millwall are two of the most hated clubs in British football, with supporters of other teams still attaching a stigma of trouble to the clubs and their fans. As a result of fighting and disorder between supporters in , kick-off times in future fixtures between the sides were made earlier and matches heavily policed at The Den by the Metropolitan Police and at Elland Road by the West Yorkshire Police. An 'anti-hooligan operation' was introduced by West Yorkshire Police in for Millwall fans to exchange vouchers fo

English DJ, media personality and suspected sex offender (–)

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (; 31 October &#;– 29 October ) was an English media personality and DJ. He was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It. After his death, hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse made against him were investigated, tarnishing his reputation and leading the police to conclude that he was a predatory sex offender and possibly one of Britain's most prolific. There had been allegations during his lifetime, but they were dismissed and accusers were ignored or disbelieved. Savile's victims allegedly included young children and elderly individuals.

As a teenager during the Second World War, Savile worked in coal mines as a Bevin Boy. He began a career playing records in, and later managing, dance halls. His media career started as a disc jockey at Radio Luxembourg in and at Tyne Tees Television in From to , Savile was a regular presenter on the BBC music show Top of the Pops, also co-presenting the last edition in In , he began hosting his own radio shows for Radio 1, broadcasting until From to , he presented Jim'll Fix It, an early Saturday evening television programme which arranged for the wishes of viewers, mainly children, to come true.

Savile was known for fundraising and supporting various charities and hospitals, in particular Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Leeds General Infirmary, and Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire. In , he was described by The Guardian as a "prodigious philanthropist" and was honoured for his charity work.^[

After tickets, the next most common complaint Leeds United Supporters Network, with its plus members, receive is about Jimmy Savile chants. Whilst strenuous efforts have been made to rid the game of racist, homophobic, and 'tragedy chanting', the abusive, obscene Savile chants are seen as acceptable by the footballing authorities, police, and clubs. This week a Leeds Supporter was fined and banned for three years for making airplane gestures at Cardiff City fans over a recently signed player's death in a plane crash.

When I first started working on this, I was not fully aware of the extent of child sexual abuse and how the mere mention of Jimmy Savile can cause dangerous trauma to the survivors. This is quite a long piece and it describes the efforts that have been made to explain the seriousness of this and how so many people and organisations want to ignore the problem. Perhaps the last few paragraphs will shock, but please read them . A short email to the FA requesting that they do something about this could make a difference.

I tested the article on Linkedin as it is a sensitive subject, and there was positive feedback. It will be taken back to the FA.

Chief Inspector Pete Hall was quoted as saying that the gesture was'highly offensive and can cause genuine distress', but no action has been taken on the 'Savile' chants despite the regularity and the offensive nature of these chants.

Some Leeds supporters believe the chants are just banter, others dislike the 'paedo' inference. There is a much deeper, more problematic aspect to this which many are unaware of - that of the damage to survivors of sexual abuse,  which could be thousands at every game.

Gabrielle Shaw CEO of the Charity NAPAC ( National Association for People Abuse in Childhood)

'What to one person is a throwaway jokey comment can act as a trigger for Survivors and not just those abused by Jimm