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SHEFFIELD UNITED: Warnock linked with Whites job
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FORMER Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock is the early front-runner to succeed Simon Grayson at Leeds United.
Warnock, who has been out of work since being shown the door by Queens Park Rangers last month, is 4/7 on with the bookmakers to land the high profile post.
Grayson, who replaced Gary McAllister as manager of his boyhood club in December 2008, has been sacked this afternoon after just over three years in charge.
The 42-year-old has come under increasing pressure in recent weeks as the Whites have fallen out of the top six in the Championship.
Chief executive Shaun Harvey said: “We have 18 games to go this season and are still within touching distance of the play-offs, but felt with the transfer window now closed we needed to make the change at this time in the belief that a new managerial team will be able to get more out of the existing squad of players and make the difference.
“Simon and his staff have given the club over three good years service and we would like to place on record our thanks and wish them all the best for the future. Current youth-team manager Neil Redfearn has been asked to take temporary charge of the first team until a new manager is available.”
Former Blackpool boss Grayson, who began his playing career at the club, steered Leeds to promotion from League One in 2010 and missed out on the Championship play-offs by three points last season, but so far the club have failed to mount a serious promotion challenge this time around.
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soldierblade
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 06:41 PMagree with blueboy, he's part of United's history and couldnt give a f+++ what he does next - never forgive him for robbing fat boy Kenny from us and then beating us (easily) at the Lane with QPR.
winthorpeblueboy
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 04:33 PMLooking at the headlines,anybody have a clue as to what this story has to do with the blades.
Game as
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 04:15 PMLeeds would be daft not to.
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