Working class pride
Banned
- Feb 14, 2010
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Since retiring Sprake has been forced to undergo seven operations on his back.[8] He subsequently kept his profile low, returning to his native Wales. His comments to the Daily Mirror about former Leeds manager Don Revie and club captain Billy Bremner regarding match-fixing,[9] stuck in the craw of his Leeds team-mates, all of whom were fiercely protective of their manager and the team's reputation. As such, Sprake has remained the only member of Revie's team who has been excluded completely by the club, uninvited to team reunions and funerals,