Mighty Leeds Weblog

By Lee Sobot Daniel Farke has saluted Marcelo Bielsa in making a very important Leeds United request. Whites boss Daniel Farke has paid tribute to Marcelo Bielsa in making an important Leeds United request before Easter Monday’s enormous Championship showdown against Stoke City at Elland Road. A victory from Monday afternoon’s visit of the Potters could set Championship leaders Leeds up for Monday night promotion in the event of a Whites victory coupled with a Sheffield United defeat or draw at Burnley in their 5.30pm kick-off. Such an eventuality would seal a Whites return to the Premier League, five years on from the club’s last promotion from the Championship under Bielsa in front of empty stands as the country battled Covid-19. Outlining what was needed at Elland Road on Monday, Farke paid tribute to United’s great former Argentine boss, acknowledging that he had been the only manager to get Leeds back in the Premier League in over three decades. But unlike under Bielsa...

By Lee Sobot Leeds United’s Tottenham loanee Manor Solomon bagged the only goal of the game to sink Friday night’s hosts Oxford United. Manor Solomon has issued a glowing life at Leeds United verdict with a Whites promotion bid message and ‘sure’ declaration. United’s Tottenham loanee Solomon bagged his ninth goal of the season in Friday night’s Championship clash at Oxford United which proved decisive as a 1-0 victory sent Leeds back top. Daniel Farke’s Whites have a five-point cushion in the division’s automatic promotion places with just three games left and could seal a return to the Premier League on Easter Monday if a victory against afternoon visitors Stoke City is followed by a Sheffield United defeat at Burnley. In any event, four points from United’s final three games would guarantee a top-two finish. Speaking to Sky Sports after Friday night’s win at Oxford, Solomon was keen to stress that Leeds still have work to do in order to get over the line and the need to ...

Harry Dimond Illan Meslier’s future at Elland Road is looking bleak as Daniel Farke has a decision to make. It seems like this season has been the final nail in the coffin for Meslier’s time at Leeds United. Countless errors have been seen from the Frenchman as Karl Darlow has had to come in and steady the ship. Farke has been impressed with ‘Darlow’ in a clear message to Meslier, who might have already played his final game for the club. Well, the latest update could suggest exactly that, as Meslier has made his feelings clear. It’s looking like an unfortunate end to his six-year spell with the Whites, but his exit seems like the best move for all parties. His absence from the first team paints a clear picture, and Leeds fans love Darlow as everything happening right now is heading to Meslier’s departure. This is now looking even more likely after what TEAMtalk have reported. The outlet says French side Rennes are watching Meslier’s situation, and relegation-threaten...

Harry Dimond As Daniel Farke is close to guiding Leeds United back to the Premier League, it’s clear some credit is due. Farke has had to take some stick in recent weeks. Leeds fans said Farke’s position was insecure, but after three wins on bounce in the Championship, he’s now turned into a living legend. It’s some achievement to come back from claims that his status as Leeds boss was under threat. He’s done so in fine fashion and now has become the only ever Leeds manager to do something in the club’s entire history. The German is no Don Revie yet, as that will take a lot more work, but he can make a real statement by having Leeds compete in the Premier League. There have been claims of dampening his chances already, as Carlton Cole has questioned Farke’s future. Although promotion isn’t secured, four points is all it takes as the Leeds manager will be heading for the 100-point mark. He might not have the 100 points yet, but what he has done now is incredible, being...

Boss gives his thoughts to the media after win at Oxford United. Leeds United secured a big three points away at Oxford United on Good Friday, needing just the one goal to win at the Kassam Stadium. The Whites went ahead in the first half after Manor Solomon finished off a superb team move, before the team then showed defensive resilience to make it back-to-back clean sheets on the road. Speaking after the match, Daniel Farke gave his thoughts to the media. He said: “It’s a massive win at this stage of the season, a clean sheet win here away at Oxford, who are also fighting for each and every point against relegation. “Very happy because we played against a really good Oxford side, who in the last home games, especially were there with clean sheet wins, so you don't create many chances against them. “I think we had good control over the game already in the first half and a fantastic team goal with the perfect move, that Manor just had to pass the ball into the goal. “...