Keith Wyness has issued a warning to Leeds United not to fire Daniel Farke just yet.
Speaking to Football Insider, Wyness highlighted to Birmingham City’s sacking of John Eustace as a warning of what may happen to a team if they remove a manager too early.
The management at St Andrew’s didn’t think Eustace’s outstanding work at Blues, where he had even led the Midlands team into the play-offs, was sufficient.
They named Wayne Rooney as Eustace’s replacement, and that turned out to be a pivotal moment for all the wrong reasons as Birmingham was demoted to League One at the conclusion of the previous season.
Leeds has had a decent start to the 2024–25 season and is now in sixth place, which is a solid place to be at this point in the competition.
| Championship table (1st-6th) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (As of September 24th, 2024) | P | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | West Brom | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Burnley | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 6 | 5 | 11 |
The Whites may have hoped to be even higher in the division, but at this early stage of the season, their position doesn’t really matter, as long as they are in the promotion mix.
A 2-0 away win at Cardiff City last weekend allowed the Whites to secure their place in the play-offs for now, but it remains to be seen whether they can retain their place there.
Keith Wyness sends Daniel Farke warning to Leeds United
Things haven’t exactly been easy for Leeds boss Farke despite their decent start, because they have dropped points in games they should have looked to get something from.
Their Carabao Cup defeat against Middlesbrough was disappointing – and they would have wanted to secure a win in their draw against Portsmouth and at least a draw in their home loss against Burnley.
Despite these disappointing setbacks, Wyness believes Leeds shouldn’t be looking to dismiss Farke too early on.
He told Football Insider: “Birmingham is a great example of owners who thought they knew everything about football, hired Wayne Rooney and ended up in League One. That’s a serious example of what can go wrong when you act too quickly. They made some big mistakes.
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“American owners can do that, but any nationality can do that – there have been terrible British owners as well.
“It’s a desire for success, but the way to that in football isn’t always so quick.
“I think Farke is a good manager, he’s good for Leeds. He’s had to readjust the squad and get going, so any kneejerk reaction would be wrong.”
Keith Wyness is right about Daniel Farke
Farke is a talented manager who has been there and done it at this level.
It would be hard to see Leeds following Birmingham’s path if they sacked their manager, because the Whites have a very talented squad that has the ability to secure promotion.
But the Whites have stability with Farke at the moment and fans should be looking to retain faith in him.
Wyness makes the point about how Farke has had to re-adjust his squad and it’s a valid one, because there was a lot of movement both in and out of the club during the summer.
And after guiding the club to a 90-point total last term, he deserves another crack at promotion with the West Yorkshire side.
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