Leeds United sack manager.

Thought he was doing ok myself.

Funny time to do it too - the day after the window shut?



Leeds United have sacked manager Simon Grayson after three years in charge at Elland Road.

Youth team boss Neil Redfearn has been placed in temporary control of first-team affairs.

The former Leeds trainee's final match as United boss saw the club slump to a 4-1 defeat at home to promotion rivals Birmingham City .

Former Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers boss Neil Warnock has been linked with the post.

Tuesday's defeat by Birmingham leaves Leeds in 10th place in the Championship, three points off the play-offs.

Grayson left Blackpool to take over at Elland Road in December 2008 following the sacking of Gary McAllister .

He led the club to promotion from League One in his first full season in charge before finishing in seventh place in the second tier last season.

Chief executive Shaun Harvey told the club website: "We have 18 games to go this season and are still within touching distance of the play-offs.

"We felt with the transfer window closed we needed to make the change at this time in the belief that a new managerial team will be able to get more out of the existing squad of players and make the difference."

After leaving Leeds in 1992, Grayson went on to play for Leicester City, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool.

He took over as manager at Bloomfield Road in 2005, succeeding Colin Hendry.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16839801

10th and 3 points off the play offs? Doesn't seem that bad of a job considering they haven't got the best team in the Championship.

I think some of the pastings they've had at home will have had a lot to do with it.

The Leeds fans don't seem to upset with it from what I can see.

It's a funny job football management.

After one promotion to the Championship a few years ago, Grayson was being tipped for big things and getting offers left right and centre.

Look at Coyle. He was wanted by several of the top clubs' supporters this time last season. After a bad 9 months, I can't see him being one of the favourites for any of those jobs now, should a vacancy open up.

Grayson was only on £7,500 a week at Leeds. It's pin money in modern football terms. Warnock is the favourite but as he was on £15,000 a week at QPR, he will have to take a wage cut if he wishes to join Captain Pugwash/Master Bates.

Lee Clark the bookies fav at the moment.

Leeds still think they are a "big" club. Grayson has done OK but it's not good enough because they are a "big" club. Look at how delusional Newcastle fans get when they have some success. Another example is Notts Forest even though there period of success was not that long. Obviously it's not a problem for us because we haven't been a big club for over 50 years.