9th November 2011
Simon Grayson has been dismissed alongside assistant manager Glynn Snodin and coach Ian Miller
Leeds United have announced in a club statement today that Simon Grayson has been sacked after a poor run of results (including a 2-1 reverse against Peterborough on the opening day) has seen them slip to 23rd in the table.
In the statement today, Chief Executive Officer Shaun Harvey said "before pre-season kicked off in July, the three of us- Simon, Ken [Bates] and I- met at Ken's home in Monaco. We decided that after an impressive 7th placed finish last year, it would be a good idea to build up a squad that can continue the challenge for the playoffs. We acknowledged that it was going to be tougher with out Kilkenny, Johnson, Schmeichel and Gradel; but that's the way football is these days and we had full faith in him to find adequate replacements. We sat down with him this morning and came to the conclusion that he was struggling to get the best out of a promising intake of new new players, and that it would be best for all parties concerned if we found someone who can do this."
The board have refused to comment on potential replacements, but the favourite appears to be ex-England international, one-club man and former Leeds hero Josh Townend. He also refused to comment on this but if he is the man everyone wants, Leeds could well make it happen.
SIMON GRAYSON SACKED BY LEEDS
http://www.leedsunited.com/javaImages/f4/1b/0,,10273~9313268,00.jpgSimon Grayson has been dismissed alongside assistant manager Glynn Snodin and coach Ian Miller
Leeds United have announced in a club statement today that Simon Grayson has been sacked after a poor run of results (including a 2-1 reverse against Peterborough on the opening day) has seen them slip to 23rd in the table.
In the statement today, Chief Executive Officer Shaun Harvey said "before pre-season kicked off in July, the three of us- Simon, Ken [Bates] and I- met at Ken's home in Monaco. We decided that after an impressive 7th placed finish last year, it would be a good idea to build up a squad that can continue the challenge for the playoffs. We acknowledged that it was going to be tougher with out Kilkenny, Johnson, Schmeichel and Gradel; but that's the way football is these days and we had full faith in him to find adequate replacements. We sat down with him this morning and came to the conclusion that he was struggling to get the best out of a promising intake of new new players, and that it would be best for all parties concerned if we found someone who can do this."
The board have refused to comment on potential replacements, but the favourite appears to be ex-England international, one-club man and former Leeds hero Josh Townend. He also refused to comment on this but if he is the man everyone wants, Leeds could well make it happen.
Steven Davies (2) (1 pen)
