Sam Allardyce has voiced his frustration that Sammy Lee wasn't able to leave jury service and join his Leeds backroom staff after he was appointed as manager until the end of the season.
Allardyce, 68, replaced the outgoing Javi Gravia as the new Leeds boss for the final four Premier League matches in an attempt to keep the Whites in the division. Leeds currently sit 17th, level on points with 18th-place Nottingham Forest in the battle to stay in the top flight.
As the Whites' goal difference is marginally better than Forest's, they lie outside the relegation zone but face Manchester City in Allardyce's first game in charge on Saturday. The ex-West Ham and Bolton boss has moved quick to bring in Karl Robinson and Robbie Keane as two of his assistants.
