As statement revealed on the official Leeds United club website this afternoon has confirmed that Paul Heckingbottom is no longer their manager. He departs after four months in charge, with the club now looking for yet another leader to try and steady the Elland Road ship.
Whilst this news may surprise those outside of Leeds, given how the club tend to go through plenty of managers, but those around the City will not be too shocked to hear of this. Heckingbottom struggled to make an impact during his tenure. He didn’t have a transfer window however, so there is certainly arguments for and against this move by the football club.
The question is, how do the people that really matter view this? That is the faithful Leeds United supporters of course. We have looked to the often weird and whacky world of social media, specifically Twitter, to check out how this news has gone down. We shall try to give a fair reflection of what has been portrayed online, in the minutes after the club broke the news at 1pm on June 1st.
Scroll down and take a look for yourself, and see the reaction of the latest managerial change at Elland Road. Fans shall also be giving their views and who the likely successor to the former Barnsley boss will be. Many names have been linked for a while, which is perhaps another clue that Heckingbottom was set to be moved on by Leeds.
Leeds sack another manager. Will someone just get a fucking grip #15yearsofshite #lufc
— David McIlroy (@davemcilroy1979) June 1, 2018
Paul Heckingbottom had a big chance to make a name for himself at a huge club.
He didn’t take that chance #LUFC— James Glasspoole (@JamesGlasspoole) June 1, 2018
feel a bit sorry for PH but it seems the job may have been a bit big for him. bielsa would be a YUGE statement of intent! #lufc
— Ryan David Hopkins (@RyanVanHopkins) June 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/RhysWyn19/status/1002524416352378882
Bielsa or Ranieri… please make it happen. #lufc
— Oliver Medd (@OliverMedd7) June 1, 2018
How on earth is Irta still calling the shots whoever is appointed nothing will change with him still there #lufc
— CM (@mou19645) June 1, 2018
Appointing Bielsa is one thing but we don’t have anywhere near enough players that are technical enough to play his system #lufc
— ger byrne (@gerbyrne3) June 1, 2018
Have we sacked Bielsa yet? #lufc
— Paul Kent 💙💛 (@kenty227) June 1, 2018
Mick McCarthy anyone? #lufc
— Jon Mundy (@Flapper66) June 1, 2018
Radz and the club know they dropped a bollock appoint Bielsa and all is forgiven #lufc
— Armo☀️🌙 #GrazieVale (@Jordan_Armo) June 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/RyanLUFC91/status/1002522035405377537
