Leeds United fans have urged the club to quickly appoint a new manager following the fixture release for the upcoming Championship campaign. The Whites begin life back in the second tier with a televised home fixture against Cardiff City on August 6, with clashes against Birmingham City, Ipswich Town and West Brom before the end of the month.
It has now been three weeks since Leeds confirmed interim boss Sam Allardyce would leave the club by mutual agreement following his failed effort to keep the club in the Premier League. The ex-England boss could only muster one point from the final four fixtures, with a humbling defeat to Tottenham at Elland Road extinguishing any faint hopes of avoiding relegation.
Daniel Farke and Patrick Vieira are the bookmakers' current favourites for the vacant post, with Carlos Corberan, Raul Gonzalez and Scott Parker also linked. The new manager will likely face a significant overhaul of the senior squad, with the likes of Tyler Adams, Jack Harrison, Ilan Meslier and Rodrigo among the players tipped to depart.
The fixtures for the new season were released on Thursday morning, confirming United's return to a 46-game calendar following their three-year stay in the Premier League. Here is how Leeds' fans reacted to the club's schedule for the upcoming campaign, complete with a final-day trip to relegated Southampton,
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@nigelLUFC: "Excellent. Now all we need is a manager and a full squad of players."
@TokleyJake13: "Southampton last day could be a story."
@ClassicLufc: "Now we just need a manager! Expecting a big turnover of players so hopefully business can be done early and we hit the ground running."
@PlayAllTheWay: "I'll happily take that start!! Celebrating promotion against Sunderland or Blackburn then!"
@Lee6378: "Can’t believe we’re playing all the teams twice! Anyway how’s that managerial appointment going?"
@Toneball29: "Nothing more than a welcome back to the Championship by facing Cardiff first game of the season. The joys."
@lufcThommo: "Fixture release day and still no manager! I’m all for getting it right etc.. but come onnn!"
