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Leeds sack Christiansen – Look to appoint McClaren

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Leeds have tonight informed Thomas Christiansen that he is no longer Leeds United manager after a terrible run of form that leaves Leeds 7 points outside the playoffs. Many fans noticed that Steve McClaren was at the game on Saturday and if all goes to plan, he will be the next head coach of Leeds United.

It was obvious on Saturday that Christiansen had lost the support of the players and the fans. McClaren won’t be everyone’s favourite choice but he can’t be much worse at this point, can he?

If it helps, McClaren did grow up as a Leeds fan.

Let us know your thoughts on the managerial situation at Leeds, would you be happy with McClaren?

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  • Sydney-Leeds says:

    No bring back Monk and Clothet and sack Ottawa

  • Karl Robinson says:

    Would rather see monk there than grayson or mcclaren

  • Derejk says:

    Not McClaren. Nigel Pearson will sort them out. Louis van Gaal said he would only take a job that could give him a chance to get back at Manure. With a bit of foresight this could be the ideal job…especially as we hate Manure as well.

  • DAVID O,LEARY IS THE MAN.

  • Mark says:

    Who ever gets the job.. good luck!! The Leeds managers job is becoming a poisoned chalice..

  • Patrick Derwin says:

    Forget about McClaren, O’Leary, Strachan.
    Mark Hughes is the man for us.
    Give him a 3 year contract and let him do his job. He will deliver for us and we will be back where we belong.
    My biggest fear is will we get a proven manager with that Muppet Orta in charge of purchasing players.
    Orta out. Hughes in
    MOT.

  • leeds mick says:

    Dear God,it gets worse. Paul effing heckinbottom? Further proof that we have yet another clueless owner. I’m just about finished with Leeds and this barrel scraping. Radrizzini please go and take orta with you before you do any more damage.

  • Peter coombs says:

    Some people are saying bring back monk NO WAY people have very short memories scumbag tapped up by middlesbrough

  • Arshad Khan says:

    No, not Grayson, but, we get Hickingbottom. I’m not sure he’s the man for the job. I see it that either the owner couldn’t find anyone suitable, though, based on track record and ended up choosing the former Barnsley manager. The names people mentioned, some weren’t good enough, i.e. Mclaren, Grayson. The other names weren’t on the list, I presume, only Radrizzani knows best. I don’t think Orta is responsible for bad recruiting, it’s more of taking a chance with young talent, mostly continental. I don’t think for once have doubts that Leeds will affect home grown talent at all, you need both, continental and domestic. Harte’s recent comment; his concern was for home grown talent being put aside, I don’t think so. However, I do believe that one should have an expert recruitment person, who travels around searching domestically and continental. I believe we do, before Orta’s appointment as Director Manager. What are his role? Answer= Head of recruiting talent from top academies. His job is to find young talent and nothing more. The coaching side is different and that requires someone who has experience on the pitch. Furthermore, I don’t think Orta’s the problem. And you must remember over many years, Leeds have always recruited good home talent and abroad, so I don’t need to fret about Orta being the anomaly here. Leeds are organically good at sniffing a good talent or two. Finally, our primary focus should be play-offs and end the goals at the back. An end to ill-discipline. The team lacks motivation and grit. Be more consistent and win the remaining home games and away games, too. P.S. Orta also runs Qatar football academy and Cultural Leonesia segundo La Liga Spanish club. Radrizzani didn’t appointment Orta, if he thought he wasn’t good at his job. The set up is fine and much better when former Leeds owner, Chellini was around. We had business cronies on the board, i.e. the Bahraini Financial Group eho had a stake in the club, only were here for profit making and no clue how to conduct football business, e.g. former Reading manager who was Leeds manager until he was sacked by a business board member. I recall that incident clearly. One last thing, when Heckingbottom was manager of Barnsley and were near play offs, he had 3 key players before being sold to a bigger club and Barnsley faded away. He may work or not, the next few games will show. Leeds are not in the business of selling talent, well, they have, but, only when player’s agent have advised otherwise. The new manager won’t have that issue with Leeds. He still has a better squad as compared to most clubs. If Barnsley had those key talented players, he would’ve got them into the play offs before Leeds, but, that’s my theory, which is based upon whst he had in the beginning and then his aspriration for the play offs vanquished, with the sale of their talent. And enough said here, let’s get this team back to winning and back on the road to the promised land. If he does it with Leeds, great and if not and we buy serious players for next season and take control of the Championship like Wolves are currently doing.

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