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David who ???????

20/6/2014

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By Keith Ingham

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The appointment of David Hockaday as Leeds United's first team coach has risen more eyebrows than any appointment I can remember. The fifty seven year old former Forest Green Rovers manager was the surprise choice of 'President' Massimo Cellino, who since attaining the club has been plugging the holes in the good ship Leeds.

Let me say first and foremost I'm all for giving a man a chance but I'm afraid the credentials of Mr Hockaday leave a lot to be desired. He mainly played his football in the lower leagues and after his playing career finished he moved into coaching and was part of Aidy Boothroyd's back room staff that ended Leeds' playoff hopes in the that forgettable final in Cardiff in 2006. He moved to MK Dons then followed Martin Allen to Leicester. In 2007 he joined Southampton as a youth coach and in 2009 rejoined Martin Allen at Cheltenham Town.

His first managerial appointment was in September 2009 when he guided the non league side to the FA Cup third round for the first time. That season his team was relegated but then reinstated following the relegation of Salisbury City. He was not the most successful manager and in October 2013 after a run of eight defeats in nine games he was sacked and has been unemployed every since.

Massimo in a slightly madcap press conference, in which he struggled to open a bottle of water stated that sometimes 'you need to open a watermelon to see what it's like' and other slightly bazaar comments. It seems that Hockaday will 'work his socks off' to prove Massimo correct but his comment that that he 'will earn respect but the fans will have to earn his respect too' went down badly with most fans and a poll has already said that over ninety percent of Leeds fans were against the appointment of Hockaday.

Time will tell if Massimo is correct in appointing a football 'nobody' and expectations of the fans have certainly not been raised by recent events. If more 'quality' players are brought in and more importantly Ross McCormack is kept maybe the fans will warm to the slightly over confident man from Sedgefield. Myself I'm not convinced and expect a early annulment of this agreement but I've been wrong before.

On On On

11 Comments
Keith
19/6/2014 10:17:36 pm

It seems the remark about the fans respecting him was aimed at the players gaining his respect. Apologies Mr Hockaday

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Peter
19/6/2014 10:53:55 pm

Having seen the press conference that appears to be a hard task.

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Leeds Mick link
19/6/2014 10:55:09 pm

It's bad enough him telling the players to earn his respect the cheeky skank. Coming from a pub team manager it's too much. What were you thinking Cellino? On the plus side, Massimo has taken two drug dealers off our council estates,i just hope he doesn't let them take their "Staffies" into to dugout. There's enough shit there already.

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George Wood
19/6/2014 11:59:57 pm

How many 'pub team managers' have you come across with a UEFA Pro License? For a COACHING role he's very accomplished.

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Mr orange
19/6/2014 11:15:52 pm

it has happened so we have no choice but to give him a chance , its either a master stroke or celino had a stroke , only time will tell

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George Wood
19/6/2014 11:56:28 pm

Suggest you check the facts about his being employed at Leicester and Cheltenham. Think you'll find that he didn't sign a contract at either.

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Leeds Mick link
20/6/2014 01:07:44 am

They don't give out contracts at the dog and duck in leicester or the red lion in cheltenham. By the way,didn't mcdermott have a uefa pro license?

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ant
20/6/2014 04:31:49 am

I have a good feeling about this, big names have been here and failed, so just maybe somebody who is not so well known might just be the right choice, Cellino wants results and is going to want premiere football as soon as possible, we can only wait and see what Hockaday can do.

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PAUL W
20/6/2014 05:37:47 am

Leeds have been out of the Premier League for over 10 years now and the big name managers have simply not worked out.
Kevin Blackwell was at Leeds as coach and manager for over 3 years and he was a novice manager, who had only ever been an assistant to Neil Warnock. Blackwell also only ever played for League 2 and non-league clubs as well, while Dave Hockaday played over 500 games in his playing career, mainly for Swindon and Hull City, in the old Second Division.
Let's give the UEFA Pro Licence qualified Dave Hockaday, a chance and see how the opening 10 games of the new season pan out.

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Keith
20/6/2014 06:25:36 pm

I will give any man a chance to resurect our club but my point is that Mr Cellino has promised much but although the mess GFH left was bad the choosing of a coach with little experience has not given the fans a raise in thief expectations and I feel this venture is bound to fail and I expect his tenure to be a short one

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Pecu
24/6/2014 12:55:16 am

I would have prefered Gary McAllister..

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