“Parting ways with Jesse Marsch, a man who has given us absolutely everything to be successful on the pitch, was painful. This is not just from a human level, but because the departure of a head coach is a sign of collective failure from everyone in the boardroom and on the playing side."
Those were the words of Angus Kinnear in the Leeds United matchday programme against Manchester United at the weekend. To put it simply, they cannot afford to fail with the next managerial appointment and time is of the essence.
Marsch is closing in on what would be a remarkable return to the Premier League with Southampton - who are set to face Leeds in less than two weeks time. The Saints parted company with Nathan Jones following defeat to Wolves on Saturday, February 11 , which left them rock bottom of the table and with a four point gap to safety - which is coincidentally where Leeds find themselves in the table.
