It couldn’t really be put simpler than this.It’s no secret that Leeds United aren’t doing as well as they could this season, however when it’s put in terms as blunt as these, it takes on a slightly harsher tone.Writing in The Athletic, Phil Hay mentioned how Leeds United seem to be going down the same road as they did last year, signing off by saying:“Very little about Leeds United suggests they will avoid living on the edge again.â€Earlier in the article he points out that Leeds are currently well off course to be challenging for a promotion spot:“Over the past five seasons, it’s taken an average of 80 goals to lift a club out of the Championship automatically and Leeds’ current haul of 15 equates to just 63 over the 46 games — too few for a top-two finish.â€

Leeds fans weren’t ready to just take this news lying down, especially after he claimed the Whites were happy with how they were doing.

Supporters took it as an opportunity to blast both the board and Bielsa for their respective methods, and it left a rather sour taste in the mouth as some took it as a sign that their hopes of automatic promotion are dead before we’ve even reached Halloween.

Here’s some of the reaction.