Leeds United have had a torrid January away from the pitch and will want to put the past four weeks or so quickly behind them.
The Whites were infuriated when they could not land their main transfer target on Deadline Day and were in the news for ‘Spygate’ earlier in the month when they were found to be watching a Derby County training session ahead of their match.
That incident does not appear to have gone away though, as the club are believed to find out their punishment from the EFL next week, according to Jim White.
The journalist, who works on a number of platforms, was speaking on his talkSPORT show (The Jim White Show, Friday 1 February, 10am), claimed that he had just heard of the latest developments.
“Just before I came on air I heard this about spygate and Leeds,” he said.
“It hasn’t gone away. Very briefly, for those of you who don’t know, Derby County were very annoyed that Leeds United had sent an employee to watch Derby County training. He was watching or spying on the training.
“It’s not over yet. 11 other Championship clubs complained about it formally to the EFL.
“Next week, I understand, it’s high on the agenda of the EFL board meeting. What they do will depend on their appetite. If there was one complaint that would be one thing, but there’s been 11 complaints. We’ll find out what they’re going to do next week.”
The Verdict:
The whole incident has opened up a can of worms, leading to a press conference being held by Marcelo Bielsa to explain his methods for over an hour.
As this is the first time a case of ‘spying’ has come to the forefront of the public eye, it remains to be seen what reprimands Leeds United receive over the incident.
However, if White is correct, it does not appear that the club will need to wait too long to finally put this mess behind them and concentrate their efforts back on the pitch.
Leeds fans – thoughts?