The Soul Of Leeds In 50 Moments (No 16)

Fighting in the streets In March 2000, Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer were charged with GBH in relation to the savage attack of a student. The trial collapsed once and took almost two years to resolve. It was the start of the decline as Woodgate faded to a cadaver and Leeds became consumed with in-fighting and mud-slinging. It was the beastly city again, as Dickens had described Leeds.