Yorkshire Evening Post 8/2/12
Whites ponder next move in hunt for new manager
By Phil Hay
Leeds United are poised to step up discussions about their next manager after narrowing down the list of candidates for the vacant job at Elland Road.
United are understood to have reviewed applications for the post on Monday, and further consideration of their preferred options is set to begin with chairman Ken Bates arriving in Leeds ahead of Saturday’s match with Brighton.
The club’s senior squad are expected to remain in the hands of caretaker manager Neil Redfearn this weekend, his second match in temporary charge, but Leeds look ready to move forward with their search after taking time to consider the flood of interest in the vacancy at Elland Road.
The list of options includes ex-Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock, while sources close to Dave Jones have confirmed that the former Cardiff City boss is keen on replacing Simon Grayson.
Jones has been out of work since leaving Cardiff at the end of last season having failed to win promotion from the Championship with an expensively-built squad, but he is ready to speak with United if the club move to make contact with him.
One-time Derby County and Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has also come to the fore in the past 48 hours but the YEP understands an offer to him is unlikely.
Leeds decided against rush to judgement after axing Grayson last Wednesday so United’s players have been under Redfearn’s command this week and, barring a sudden announcement, the 46-year-old is likely to be on the touchline in a caretaker capacity on Saturday, and his tenure could extend beyond the Brighton clash with Leeds facing another league fixture at Coventry on Tuesday.
Redfearn’s reign began with a 3-0 victory at Bristol City and United’s refusal to make a snap appointment raised the possibility that Redfearn might be left at the helm for the remainder of the Championship season.
Leeds have 17 matches left to play and are two points outside the play-off positions.
Redfearn, the club’s academy coach, has steadfastly refused to comment on his long-term prospecs, saying only he had “been told to keep going and keep doing the job until I’m told otherwise. It’s indefinite until a decision’s made”.
Bates was returning from a holiday in South Africa on the day of Grayson’s sacking and planned to fly into Leeds towards the end of this week for the first home game since Grayson’s departure.
Whites ponder next move in hunt for new manager
By Phil Hay
Leeds United are poised to step up discussions about their next manager after narrowing down the list of candidates for the vacant job at Elland Road.
United are understood to have reviewed applications for the post on Monday, and further consideration of their preferred options is set to begin with chairman Ken Bates arriving in Leeds ahead of Saturday’s match with Brighton.
The club’s senior squad are expected to remain in the hands of caretaker manager Neil Redfearn this weekend, his second match in temporary charge, but Leeds look ready to move forward with their search after taking time to consider the flood of interest in the vacancy at Elland Road.
The list of options includes ex-Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock, while sources close to Dave Jones have confirmed that the former Cardiff City boss is keen on replacing Simon Grayson.
Jones has been out of work since leaving Cardiff at the end of last season having failed to win promotion from the Championship with an expensively-built squad, but he is ready to speak with United if the club move to make contact with him.
One-time Derby County and Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has also come to the fore in the past 48 hours but the YEP understands an offer to him is unlikely.
Leeds decided against rush to judgement after axing Grayson last Wednesday so United’s players have been under Redfearn’s command this week and, barring a sudden announcement, the 46-year-old is likely to be on the touchline in a caretaker capacity on Saturday, and his tenure could extend beyond the Brighton clash with Leeds facing another league fixture at Coventry on Tuesday.
Redfearn’s reign began with a 3-0 victory at Bristol City and United’s refusal to make a snap appointment raised the possibility that Redfearn might be left at the helm for the remainder of the Championship season.
Leeds have 17 matches left to play and are two points outside the play-off positions.
Redfearn, the club’s academy coach, has steadfastly refused to comment on his long-term prospecs, saying only he had “been told to keep going and keep doing the job until I’m told otherwise. It’s indefinite until a decision’s made”.
Bates was returning from a holiday in South Africa on the day of Grayson’s sacking and planned to fly into Leeds towards the end of this week for the first home game since Grayson’s departure.