Fra Sportingintelligence:
"In the end we didn’t have any choice though because he did everything to get fired. He gave me no choice.
“He started an argument with everyone. He was talking with the papers, with everyone, which was not fair. He made it impossible. I want a coach for the club, not a manager.â€
Cellino was cagey when asked whether former Middlesbrough defender Gianluca Festa, a close ally, would be replacing McDermott at the Yorkshire club on a permanent basis.
“Gianluca is a nice guy but he wasn’t in my plans before all of this … Leeds are a special club who have had difficult times. But it is beyond question is that the club’s fans are very, very special.â€
Festa, 44, turned up twice at Leeds’ Thorp Arch training ground this week to observe training. Cellino then ordered McDermott to allow Festa into the Leeds’ dugout for Tuesday’s 1-1 draw against Ipswich, a request the manager refused. Festa also sat on the players’ table for lunch at the training ground this week."
Tydelig at det ikke var planen å sparke McDermott i går men at dette var noe som eskalerte kjapt. Virker som om Festa også er en midlertidig løsning ifm. at forholdet til McDermott imploderte.
Hva som allerede er gjort er ikke noe å gjøre med, men tenk hvor mye det hadde lettet på trykket om det snart kom en offisiell uttalelse fra klubben.
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