Leeds United's rollercoaster of a season continues to resemble a modern day soap opera with twists and turns on an almost daily basis. For the supporters of the fallen giant each result is met with either euphoria or dismay, with the team seemingly being perceived as world-beaters one week and Sunday football pub team fodder the next.
It is said that football is a game of two halves, and two halves which are never the same. It seems that United's season is following a similar pattern. The first 23 games yielded a phenomenal haul of 52 points, at an average of 2.26 points per game. However, the seven league games of 2008 have seen the Whites scrape together just seven points, already incurring four defeats, beating the three suffered throughout the first half of the season.
The loss of former assistant manager Gus Poyet to Spurs now seems a major turning point in the season, and just last week Dennis Wise also jumped ship to take up an office job assisting Kevin Keegan at Newcastle United. New boss Gary McAllister will now be under no illusions about the size of the task facing him as the business end of the season looms into view.
A drastic confidence boost is required as soon as possible to ensure that the side does not undo all the great work put in earlier in the season. So what do you think, will Leeds gain promotion back to the Championship this season? Vote now!
