An excellent evening at Fleming Park Bowling Club with Tony Dorigo, Angus Kinnear and Gretar Steinsson with over 75 Hampshire Whites

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- All photos provided by Simon Davis at LUFC - thank you

On September 29th 2023 a quiet part of Eastleigh, Fleming Park Bowling Club, was invaded by over 75 Leeds United Supporters. They were there to welcome Tony Dorigo, Angus Kinnear and Gretar Steinsson for a Question and Answer session.

The event had been organised by James Mooney and the committee of Hampshire Whites.

The evening began with the arrival of Hampshire Whites members, young and old.

Tony Dorigo began the evening by chatting with members and patiently posing for many photos.

A Q&A session with Tony telling us stories of his playing days and giving his opinions about Leeds United lasted for over an hour! Everyone was thoroughly entertained by his light-hearted but also serious approach - and could have gone for longer but we took pity on his voice!

Angus, Gretar and James arrived and Angus began their Q&A session. He fielded a variety of questions amid a lot of light hearted banter - thanking HW for inviting them - he did refuse to sing despite the requests from some 'merry' members!! Everyone was impressed by his honesty and openness.



Gretar answered questions regarding players, recruitment and his role. He was very enthusiatic about Leeds United, having been a lifelong fan, and came across as very knowledeable and down to earth. The evening concluded with informal discussions but with a high level of respect and a better degree of understanding between supporters and Leeds United.

The evening was completed by our raffle with Gretar and Tony staying til the end!

We had some lovely prizes which James very kindly brought along including a signed football and 3 signed shirts. A Hampshire Whites raffle is never the same without the gnomes and we were very lucky that the 2 we had were in Tony Dorigo kit!!!