He’ll get them fired up and playing for the shirt.
Lifelong Leeds United fan and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix has expressed his doubts about the potential appointment of former England boss Sam Allardyce as the club’s new manager. Speaking on BBC Radio Leeds’ Don’t Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, Rix said: “If the plan is developing young footballers, to create value and things like that, to then get ‘Big Sam’ in to play very, very basic football to keep you up just feels like it must’ve gone so badly wrong.”
When Marcelo Bielsa took charge of Leeds United in 2018, many fans’ expectations were low. Owner Andrea Radrizzani had talked of wanting Antonio Conte or Mauricio Pochettino to succeed Marcelo, but with the current situation, Allardyce may be their only hope. Radrizzani has never lacked ambition, although only Bielsa has made any of his ambitions bear fruit.
Leeds fans have been reacting throughout Tuesday to the possible arrival of Allardyce – with opinions ranging from those who think it is too little too late, to those who think he is the right man for the job. Adonis Storr from The Roaring Peacock said: “Is bringing in Big Sam better than doing nothing? Maybe. But, Bielsa aside, the decisions at board level since Radrizzani’s takeover have broken much of the goodwill garnered from promotion.”
KJC said: “It’s too little too late. Gracia should never have been the manager in the first place. You need to fire up the squad when needed and he hasn’t the temperament. Allardyce has but it would be a miracle if we stay up.” Judd said: “Allardyce is our last chance. At least he’ll have some passion!” Gary said: “I absolutely do not want Allardyce as manager. The problem is not Gracia, the problem is the players not turning up.” Dave said: “I would like to have Big Sam at Leeds. In my opinion, they should have got him as soon as they sacked Jesse Marsch. He is the right man for the job, with experience of working under pressure.”
Greg said: “Allardyce does have a reputation for steering sinking ships into the sands before they sink – so he may be their only hope as a stop-gap.” Chris said: “Four games to go seems a crazy time to make a change. I can’t see this working for Leeds, I’m afraid. Too much disruption, unsettling everybody just when they all need to be pulling together. Bad call for me.” John said: “The players are refusing to play for Gracia because he’s too nice. However, we only need a win and a draw to stay up. Allardyce won’t put up with that behaviour. He’ll crack heads together. For a change, I agree with Andrea Radrizzani’s decision. Allardyce is Leeds’ last chance.”
Trevor said: “Appointing Allardyce at this stage seems a desperate measure and one unlikely to be successful given there are only a handful of matches left.” Andy said: “Leeds shouldn’t be looking at Allardyce at all. He did nothing with West Brom and had longer to sort them out. We are as good as down with the players performing as they are. Bring in the man for next season now, to look at the squad and be ready to start from pre-season. Should be looking at Graham Potter!” Graham said: “Left it very late, but if anyone can save us, Sam can. The players seem to have lost all belief in the past two games. He’ll get them fired up and playing for the shirt.”
Lifelong Leeds United fan and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix has expressed his doubts about the potential appointment of former England boss Sam Allardyce as the club’s new manager. Speaking on BBC Radio Leeds’ Don’t Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, Rix said: “If the plan is developing young footballers, to create value and things like that, to then get ‘Big Sam’ in to play very, very basic football to keep you up just feels like it must’ve gone so badly wrong.”
When Marcelo Bielsa took charge of Leeds United in 2018, many fans’ expectations were low. Owner Andrea Radrizzani had talked of wanting Antonio Conte or Mauricio Pochettino to succeed Marcelo, but with the current situation, Allardyce may be their only hope. Radrizzani has never lacked ambition, although only Bielsa has made any of his ambitions bear fruit.
Leeds fans have been reacting throughout Tuesday to the possible arrival of Allardyce – with opinions ranging from those who think it is too little too late, to those who think he is the right man for the job. Adonis Storr from The Roaring Peacock said: “Is bringing in Big Sam better than doing nothing? Maybe. But, Bielsa aside, the decisions at board level since Radrizzani’s takeover have broken much of the goodwill garnered from promotion.”
KJC said: “It’s too little too late. Gracia should never have been the manager in the first place. You need to fire up the squad when needed and he hasn’t the temperament. Allardyce has but it would be a miracle if we stay up.” Judd said: “Allardyce is our last chance. At least he’ll have some passion!” Gary said: “I absolutely do not want Allardyce as manager. The problem is not Gracia, the problem is the players not turning up.” Dave said: “I would like to have Big Sam at Leeds. In my opinion, they should have got him as soon as they sacked Jesse Marsch. He is the right man for the job, with experience of working under pressure.”
Greg said: “Allardyce does have a reputation for steering sinking ships into the sands before they sink – so he may be their only hope as a stop-gap.” Chris said: “Four games to go seems a crazy time to make a change. I can’t see this working for Leeds, I’m afraid. Too much disruption, unsettling everybody just when they all need to be pulling together. Bad call for me.” John said: “The players are refusing to play for Gracia because he’s too nice. However, we only need a win and a draw to stay up. Allardyce won’t put up with that behaviour. He’ll crack heads together. For a change, I agree with Andrea Radrizzani’s decision. Allardyce is Leeds’ last chance.”
Trevor said: “Appointing Allardyce at this stage seems a desperate measure and one unlikely to be successful given there are only a handful of matches left.” Andy said: “Leeds shouldn’t be looking at Allardyce at all. He did nothing with West Brom and had longer to sort them out. We are as good as down with the players performing as they are. Bring in the man for next season now, to look at the squad and be ready to start from pre-season. Should be looking at Graham Potter!” Graham said: “Left it very late, but if anyone can save us, Sam can. The players seem to have lost all belief in the past two games. He’ll get them fired up and playing for the shirt.”
Lifelong Leeds United fan and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix has expressed his doubts about the potential appointment of former England boss Sam Allardyce as the club’s new manager. Rix believes that if Allardyce is appointed it will show that things have gone badly wrong at Elland Road and that decisions taken by owner Andrea Radrizzani have broken much of the goodwill garnered from promotion last season.
Leeds fans have been reacting throughout Tuesday to the possible arrival of Allardyce – with opinions ranging from those who think it is too little too late, to those who think he is the right man for the job. Some believe that Allardyce has a reputation for steering sinking ships into safety and could be their only hope as a stop-gap measure while others think that appointing him now would be too disruptive and could ultimately prove unsuccessful given there are only a handful of matches left in this season’s campaign.