Football: Axe looms for Leeds boss Reid.PETER REID could be sacked as manager of Leeds United today following crisis talks. Club chairman Professor John McKenzie John McKenzie is the name of:
Reid is hanging on to his job by a thread after three consecutive Premiership defeats, including successive 4-0 hammerings at Leicester and Everton. With Leeds' share price plummeting to below three pence pence n. Chiefly British A plural of penny. pence Noun a plural of penny USAGE: Since the decimalization of British currency and the introduction of the abbreviation p, , the Yorkshire club's primary backers have become nervous at the team's downward spiral spiral /spi·ral/ (spi´ral) 1. helical; winding like the thread of a screw. 2. helix; a winding structure. into the relegation zone. McKenzie gauged fans' opinions yesterday before speaking with Reid at a Halifax hotel for 75 minutes. And he will have further talks with board members before possibly making an announcement today. John Boocock, chairman of the Supporters' Trust, said: ``It's all right saying Reid doesn't know what he is doing but it's quite clear it's not of his own making. ``It's the players the fans are angry with. On Sunday they looked as if they didn't care.'' |
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