by Ian Royal » 01 Feb 2014 18:02
by leicsRoyal » 01 Feb 2014 18:07
Ian Royal Brian can surely only return if he's assured the takeover has fallen through. Otherwise he's a dead man walking and everyone knows it. Hardly a tenable position for a manager. Leeds really are an absolute shambles allowing some Italian crooks to sack the manager before they've even bought the club, and then getting cold feet and calling them on it a day too late.
by royalgrumpy » 01 Feb 2014 18:12
by AirRaidSiren » 01 Feb 2014 18:16
royalgrumpy McDermott should put pride before going back there. As soon as the Italian crook takes over his days are numbered anyway. He's only been offered his job back, or rather the club make out there's some confusion over his 'supposed' dismissal, because legally they're screwed. The new owner in waiting sacked him, not the current owner, and once that was pointed out to them by the media they realised McD had them over a barrel. Now of course it's a misunderstanding. Stay away, Brian! They'll be a better position available in the coming months. Take your money and take your time getting back in the game.
by glass half full » 01 Feb 2014 18:19
by Ian Royal » 01 Feb 2014 19:09
glass half full It would not surprise me if they got out of this by attempting to concoct some sort of 'gross misconduct' charge against Brian as 'grounds' for sacking. It is now time for the LMA to bring out their big guns.
by royalgrumpy » 01 Feb 2014 19:18
Ian Royalglass half full It would not surprise me if they got out of this by attempting to concoct some sort of 'gross misconduct' charge against Brian as 'grounds' for sacking. It is now time for the LMA to bring out their big guns.
Pretty nailed on case for gross misconduct when a manager just doesn't turn up on matchday. It's a pretty lame excuse to say I was sacked by someone who has nothing to do with the club. I think Bri's got no chance against a gross misconduct charge.
by From Despair To Where? » 01 Feb 2014 19:22
AirRaidSirenMmmMonsterMunch Don't mean to be rude but if he stays he's a complete pussy. No manager worth their salt would tolerate that.
I wouldn't go as far as saying he's a pussy, but to come back after that? He'd be foolish to do so.
What I do find strange is that on their fan forums, many were getting frustrated with his managerial abilities, are pissed off with the sacking, then they go to sing his name win 5-1 without him, with a different approach to the game.
There was your plan b, Brian.
by Muskrat » 01 Feb 2014 19:25
by AirRaidSiren » 01 Feb 2014 19:29
From Despair To Where?AirRaidSirenMmmMonsterMunch Don't mean to be rude but if he stays he's a complete pussy. No manager worth their salt would tolerate that.
I wouldn't go as far as saying he's a pussy, but to come back after that? He'd be foolish to do so.
What I do find strange is that on their fan forums, many were getting frustrated with his managerial abilities, are pissed off with the sacking, then they go to sing his name win 5-1 without him, with a different approach to the game.
There was your plan b, Brian.
I think it's more the manner in which it was done rather than the "sacking" itself they have an issue with. Most Leeds fans I know are sick of the club being run by disreputable oxf*rd and are aware that the club is a laughing stock. Brian, despite his failings, was seen as a pretty honest bloke with a bit of integrity who, and this is key to the whole thing in the supporters' minds, came across as genuinely caring about what happened at the club.
I think Brian would be mad to go back though.
by FridaysGhost » 01 Feb 2014 19:58
by Pseud O'Nym » 01 Feb 2014 20:08
AirRaidSiren win 5-1 without him, with a different approach to the game.
BBC Gibbs said the victory over Huddersfield was for McDermott, adding: "At 12.15pm [managing director] David Haigh asked me to take the team and I told the players.
"The team was prepared by Brian. It's his team, his performance and his victory."
BBC An LMA statement said: "Brian received a call [on Friday] night from a solicitor informing him that Leeds United were terminating his contract as manager.
"[On Saturday] morning Brian received a further phone call from a director of the football club stating that the company on whose behalf the solicitor had contacted Brian are not the owners of Leeds United.
"In the circumstances, Brian was asked by the directors of the club not to take the match and we are awaiting clarification of the situation over the weekend."
by FridaysGhost » 01 Feb 2014 20:16
by Royal Lady » 01 Feb 2014 20:19
by soggy biscuit » 01 Feb 2014 20:22
Royal Lady Why would Leeds Utd ask him "not to take the match" if there had been a misunderstanding? Either he was sacked by the Italians, without their knowledge, or he was sacked with their knowledge, realised that they would be liable to pay his compensation and decided in the end to say he was still manager. If it was the former, they wouldn't have told him to stay away today. Why would the current owners dance to the tune of some dodgy Italians who haven't even passed their Fit and Proper tests by the FA yet?
by Royal Lady » 01 Feb 2014 20:25
by sandman » 01 Feb 2014 20:33
Pseud O'NymAirRaidSiren win 5-1 without him, with a different approach to the game.
Really?BBC Gibbs said the victory over Huddersfield was for McDermott, adding: "At 12.15pm [managing director] David Haigh asked me to take the team and I told the players.
"The team was prepared by Brian. It's his team, his performance and his victory."
by sputnik » 01 Feb 2014 20:34
Royal Lady Ken Bates is just a complete oxf*rd
by Zana Badawi » 01 Feb 2014 20:46
AirRaidSirenMmmMonsterMunch Don't mean to be rude but if he stays he's a complete pussy. No manager worth their salt would tolerate that.
I wouldn't go as far as saying he's a pussy, but to come back after that? He'd be foolish to do so.
What I do find strange is that on their fan forums, many were getting frustrated with his managerial abilities, are pissed off with the sacking, then they go to sing his name win 5-1 without him, with a different approach to the game.
There was your plan b, Brian.
by Zana Badawi » 01 Feb 2014 20:56
Royal Lady Why would Leeds Utd ask him "not to take the match" if there had been a misunderstanding? Either he was sacked by the Italians, without their knowledge, or he was sacked with their knowledge, realised that they would be liable to pay his compensation and decided in the end to say he was still manager. If it was the former, they wouldn't have told him to stay away today. Why would the current owners dance to the tune of some dodgy Italians who haven't even passed their Fit and Proper tests by the FA yet?
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