Leeds United to play remaining Elland Road games in front of 'crowdies' as substitute for legendary fans

The remainder of United's season will be played behind closed doors due to the nation's ongoing battle against coronavirus with Leeds finally returning to action with the clash at Cardiff City on Sunday, June 21.

But five of United's remaining fixtures are at Elland Road and the club are now inviting fans to order and design their very own personalised 'crowdie' to still be with the team inside the club's famous home.

Whites chief executive Angus Kinnear said: “We are asking fans to get their club colours on and support the Leeds United Crowdie scheme that will see ‘life-size’ cut outs installed at Elland Road from our first home fixture against Fulham, and remain in place while matches continue behind close doors.

"We want to demonstrate that our legendary support will be at Elland Road for every match in spirit."

To become involved, fans need to visit crowdie.leedsunited.com and upload their photo (ideally in club colours) and order for £25 today.

Leeds say orders need to be in by June 17 to ensure the crowdie is in place for the first home match - against Fulham on Saturday, June 27.

Season ticket holders also have a range of various rebate options, one of which is a 'comprehensive club bundle' with benefits including LUTV access to all nine of the remaining games, matchday programmes for the home games, a 'crowdie', a virtual ticket to the Player of the Year awards and a £50 retail gift card.

The deadline for this option is June 15.

For more information on the specific options for each season ticket holder, click HERE.

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