Piroe earns golden boot award
Leeds United striker Joel Piroe has a personal achievement to go along with the side's promotion and title win on Saturday - the Championship's golden boot.The Dutchman found the net 19 times to be named the second division's highest scorer, beating out Burnley's Josh Brownhill with 18."It's something I'm really happy with, personally," Piroe told BBC Radio Leeds."I said before if you become champion and you get the golden boot, you can't really complain as a striker, can you?"Goalkeeper Karl Darlow has also had a personally gratifying experience.Having played second fiddle to number one stopper Illan Meslier since joining from Newcastle in July 2023, a series of errors from the Frenchman gave Darlow first call on the team sheet for the final seven games of the season.He kept four clean sheets across those games to help his side clinch the title - though when it comes to pride, it's the collective that matters."I've stayed professional throughout the whole thing and waited and bided my time to get an opportunity, to get a chance to get into the side," Darlow said."I'm just proud of what we've done as a group and how we've got over the line. We've won the last six on the bounce, and it's an incredible way, under massive pressure from a young squad, to galvanise to get over the line."Listen to the full interviews and more on the Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast.
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