Leeds Marching On Together

Bean takes first step in management with struggling Leeds and vows for improvement 2

Only two weeks after Neil Warnock quit Leeds due to unstated "personal problems" the board have appointed Joshua Bean as new manager. The footballing world was left suprised with the appointment of Bean who has never managed before in his life.

Bean told Leeds TV exclusively "This team has plenty of potential and I beleive with in the next two to three seasons we can take the next step".
When asked what style of play he will use and whether he will need to buy people to install this philosophy Bean replied "I am looking to play attacking short passing football to give the fans their money worth. As for transfers very few funds have been made avaliable to me but there is always loan deals and free tansfers".

The board also released a statement soon after stating "We will support Bean in anyway he needs, and look forward to a long fruitfull partnership. As for the funds we have only made avaliable a samll amount due to the turmoil we are in."

Board Expectations: Mid Table

Bean's formations for Leeds

Bean's main tactic for Leeds keeps true to his attacking with short passing philosophy.


The old fashioned "throwing the kitchen sink" for desperate last moments in games.


The soak up pressure and counter attack tactic against larger teams for example Prem teams in the cup.

Bean meets the media for the first time

Joshua Bean walked into the press room at 9:00 AM for the first time. He was greeted by a wall of camera flashes and noise as journalists took there seats at the same time of Bean.

The questions rattled in quickly and Bean seemed at ease as he answered the journalists questions. During the press conference Bean reiterated his desire to play attackign football and joked with the journalists about him being a Manchester United fan managing there feirce rivals.

Bean called an end to the press conference 15 minutes later thanked the journalists for coming and got back to his team.

Breaking News: Leeds are drawn away at Bradford in the Capital One Cup

Leeds fans and players will surely be delighted after they were drawn with Bradford in the first round, but will have to make sure they don't get to complacent.

Good luck with this story Beany

2012-12-08 23:27#71561 The FM Rookie : Good luck with this story Beany

Thanks mate hope all goes well

Leeds beat Bradford and get drwan against Aston Villa at Villa Park

Bean's first game in charge resulted in a comfortable 3-1 victory which allowed them to progress to the second round of the Capital One Cup.

Humiliating August for Leed's leaves them one position outside of relegation zone

Bradford VS Leeds Capital One Cup 1-3
Peterborough VS Leeds 5-3
Leeds VS Bristol City 1-1
Wolves VS Leeds 3-2
Aston Villa VS Leeds Capital One Cup 6-1

Red card after red card after red card.
Bean was left shellshocked about just how bad Leeds turned out to be and how undisciplined they were with 4red cards in 5 matchs. Things needed to change and fast.

2012-12-09 07:07#71558 BeanyUnited :

Bean meets the media for the first time

Joshua Bean walked into the press room at 9:00 AM for the first time. He was greeted by a wall of camera flashes and noise as journalists took there seats at the same time of Bean.

The questions rattled in quickly and Bean seemed at ease as he answered the journalists questions. During the press conference Bean reiterated his desire to play attackign football and joked with the journalists about him being a Manchester United fan managing there feirce rivals.

Bean called an end to the press conference 15 minutes later thanked the journalists for coming and got back to his team.

Bean looks a little like Fergie, eh?

2012-12-09 07:56#71610 Glenn T :

2012-12-09 07:07#71558 BeanyUnited :

Bean meets the media for the first time

Joshua Bean walked into the press room at 9:00 AM for the first time. He was greeted by a wall of camera flashes and noise as journalists took there seats at the same time of Bean.

The questions rattled in quickly and Bean seemed at ease as he answered the journalists questions. During the press conference Bean reiterated his desire to play attackign football and joked with the journalists about him being a Manchester United fan managing there feirce rivals.

Bean called an end to the press conference 15 minutes later thanked the journalists for coming and got back to his team.

Bean looks a little like Fergie, eh?

Haha If only I could manage like him!!

Sorry people I have had to stop my story becuase of a corrupted file which will not allow me to load me Leeds game