Will Warnock finish with number eight?

On Saturday there was a sense of optimism around Elland Road. A new era is about to begin and with Neil Warnock at the helm. He has 18 months to get this sleeping giant of English football back to the big time, in what quite possibly could be his last job in football.

Although after the first hour he will have been wondering what he had got himself into. Trailing to a club propping up the table but he sent messages down to the bench, changed tactics, made substitutions and came away with three points. If that is what he can do when sitting in the stands after not working with any of the players i can't wait to see what will happen after a week at the training ground with them.

Warnock has made it clear that he wants to bring two or three players into the club, with some going out on loan. Looking at his previous deals he knows what he likes, so i expect to see a couple of players he has worked with before come in like Shaun Derry and Clint Hill. Out of the two i have just mentioned i feel that if we could bring in Derry, he would be the player that we have been crying out for all season. Someone who will sit in the midfield, break up play and not be afraid to stick his boot in.

If his track record is anything to go by then Warnock will have guided us back to the Premier League by the end of his contract. With seven promotions under his belt, the most recent of which coming last season with QPR, he is looking to get that record eighth with Leeds United. The main thing that every single Leeds fan can do now is get behind the team every week. Positive support can be the difference and spur a team on in the final stages of a match.

Hopefully there will be exciting times ahead for us under the stewardship of Mr Warnock and as long as Ken Bates gives him the sufficient backing we will climb up the table and back into the heart of the promotion race.

Also i would like to thank Simon Grayson for the job he did at Leeds. He will always be remembered as the man who finally got us out of league one. I hope he gets the support he deserves off the Huddersfield board. Once again thank you Simon.

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Fabian Delph, Great signing or just distracting us from the truth?

When the news first broke that this could happen last week I was full of optimism. Now however since we are now selling our captain the question has to be asked. Are we no longer able to keep our star assets?

Like any other Leeds fan I'm delighted that we have been able to bring Fab back on loan, even if it's just for a month at the minute. My initial thoughts were that he would be here to cover the gap left by Jonny Howsons' injury. But obviously i was wrong as he appears to be on the way to Norwich, subject to personal terms and a medical.

Also now with contract talks with Adam Clayton stalling, who has plenty of suitors who would be willing to take him to the top flight and rumours circling that Leicester City are going to make a bid for Robert Snodgrass. Are we going to be able to keep hold of these players, when they will be able to go away and earn a lot more than they do at Elland Road. It's about time that the club started to pay that bit extra to make sure we tie down our best players for four or five years. Rather than lose them on a free or for a very small fee.

Although I do believe getting two million for a player who has five months left on his contract and currently sidelined with a long term injury is a good deal. It is still one i would rather not see happen. Since he has been out of the side our form has dipped dramatically. Bringing Fabian in is still a good move however, he has bags of ability and a desire and passion for the game. If Simon Grayson can persuade Aston Villa to let him stay at the club until the end of the season then I truly believe our starting midfield cannot be matched by any other club in this division.

What the club needs to do is make sure that no more of our key players are sold in this window. If they are then we will definitely not be in the promotion shake up at the end of the season. We need to improve the spine of the team then the rest will fall into place. Unlike many I still believe that Grayson is the right man for the job. He likes his teams to play attacking football and given the right funding could get the players that he needs to get us promoted.

If that is the case, Ken Bates, will you back your manager that you paid Blackpool a decent amount of money for?

I doubt it.

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