As the Leeds fans en masse waited with bated breath, the
news that we had all expected was confirmed, seemingly putting an end to Mr
Cellino’s agonisingly slow and dubious takeover. With fans taking to Twitter to
bemoan a lack of transparency from the club and urgency from the Football
League, the clouds are seemingly rolling in to spell more times of despair
ahead for the club we all love so dearly. To add to the ludicrous state of
affairs , the departure of hot prospect Connor Wickham combined with the Neil
Warnock ‘hokey cokey’ that saw him imminently
placed to take charge at Forest, only for a breakdown in negotiations. We at
@LUFC_Calypso reflect on another up-and-down day in our never-ending pursuit of
some kind of normality.
The inevitable rejection of Massimo Cellino’s takeover that
was confirmed this morning can be looked at it two ways. On the one hand, the impending
doom that may well catch up with us sooner rather than later has left a
sizeable chunk of United fans anxious to say the least, and with murmurs of administration
and another tedious season in League One starting to be at least a possibility,
who could blame them. However, it has to be said that despite Cellino seeming
to be the lesser of two evils, his dirtied hands approach is certainly
something that, in an ideal scenario, would be avoided at all costs. I am the
first to admit that these circumstances are far from ideal, but hope springs eternal
with the farfetched idea of an honest and wealthy financial backer making him
or herself known, so perhaps it is best to consider this a near miss rather
than a disastrous disappointment. Provided ‘Beeston Dave’ Haigh has stuck to
his word, the financial security of the club is not in immediate jeopardy, so
who knows what will come of our club once we are finally rid of the GFH Capital
shackles that have left us fans in a state of semi-permanent rage.
Moving on from the Cellino debacle, it is a great shame to
see Connor Wickham recalled to parent club Sunderland. Despite the more
pessimistic amongst us, it does appear that former United comrade and now
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has recalled him for footballing reasons, and not through
request by us due to financial impoverishment. Although he failed to replicate
the scoring form he showed at rival club Sheffield Wednesday, it is hard to criticise
him given the form of this team-mates and the few performances he made, never
mind his ousting to the wing for his final few appearances. Ever the optimists,
fellow forward Matt Smith seems to have re-kindled his form, and perhaps he can
really stamp his authority on the starting XI and turn a good first season into
an excellent one. This current squad is crying out for someone to take it by
the scruff of the neck and be the catalyst for an upturn in form, and I feel
that he could be the man to galvanize a timid and tiring squad.
Finally, in a bizzare turn of events, for a brief moment
Leeds fans expressed a wry smile at the seemingly imminent appointment of Neil
Warnock at Forest. The rumoured appointment was met with sheer joy from the
United faithful, and with a potentially tasty return to his old stomping ground
next month, the hostility that he would have receive made the prospect all the more
enticing. Watching him further capitulate an otherwise promising
promotion-pushing squad towards a depressingly dull hoof-ball mentality and mid
table mediocrity would have been met with smiles all round. Alas, not to be.
All in all, whether it be good or bad news, today marks a
new chapter in the riveting story of how our beloved club continues to flirt
with financial turmoil, and although we’re all crying out for some kind of continuity,
we are instead forced to accept that there is no easy way for Leeds United, so
it’s time to get on board with all the farcical plot twists and cross our
fingers that it will all be over soon. Roll on Bournemouth away…
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