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‘Hang on, what?’: Some Leeds fans react to ‘the weirdest thing I’ve read all day’

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Leeds fans have taken to Twitter to react after the club’s Under-17 side played out a bizarre game against Dennis Wise’s Garuda Select earlier.

Wise is currently managing the Indonesian outfit, who were involved in a quite ludicrous game of football earlier this afternoon.

Garuda Select raced into a commanding 6-2 lead, only to throw it all away against some of Elland Road’s finest youngsters.

The Leeds prospects managed to claw their way back to draw 7-7 against Wise’s side, in a baffling game of football.

There’s certainly a lot to unpack from the game!

Firstly, you might be wondering how Wise ended up in Indonesia, having not managed a professional side since leaving Leeds in 2008.

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Interestingly, Wise and Des Walker are helping 24 of Indonesia’s best Under-17 players forge a career in professional football, as part of a series from COPA90.

We feel comfortable in saying that this game will surely be one of the encounters of the entire series, if not the best!

Some Leeds fans are certainly baffled by the news.

Dennis Wise (Reuters)

One supporter said it might be the weirdest thing they’ve seen all day.

Another fan simply said ‘excuse me’ in disbelief at what they’d read.

Let’s see what some more Leeds fans on Twitter have been saying about Wise’s reunion with Leeds, in what was a high-scoring encounter…