If there is anyone in this land who does not realise the utter desperation felt by clubs when it comes to staying in the Premier League, Leeds United should have now rooted them out.
The sacking of Javi Gracia and appointment of Sam Allardyce in early May is pretty much the definition of desperation. Allardyce says his friends refer to him as Red Adair but the Texan firefighter took longer to put out the flames from the Piper Alpha disaster than Big Sam has got to save Leeds’ Premier League skin.
But do not put it past Allardyce, not even with a trip to Manchester City as stage one of his survival mission.
