Soccer Central

Just two days after Gary McAllister was sacked from the club; Simon Grayson has been named the new manager of Leeds United. Grayson had been managing Blackpool for the last three years, he handed in his resignation this morning however, and although the resignation was not accepted by the club; Grayson has moved on and been named the new manager of Leeds United.

There is now a statement on the Blackpool FC website which reads ‘Club Considering Legal Action’, this comes due to the manner in which Simon Grayson chose to leave the club, and an article posted on the website today reads that “The resignation was not accepted by the board of directors, and the club are now considering legal action against both Simon Grayson and Leeds United”.

Grayson actually began his playing career at Leeds back in 1988, making only two first team appearances at the club in 4 years before moving on to Leicester City in 1992. He played his trade as a defender, finishing up at Blackpool where he became caretaker manager in November 2005, and having been able to avoid relegation he was then later given the job on a permanent basis for the start of the 2006/07 season.

Simon Grayson did a brilliant job at Blackpool, guiding his team to victory in the League One play-offs in the 2006/07 season, and able to keep the club up in the Championship last season, finishing in 19th position. Blackpool sits 16th in the Championship at current, Grayson has once more made a strong start to the season with the club, but has now moved on to Leeds United where fans will be hoping he’ll be able to weave his magic also.

Both Simon Grayson and Leeds United may have legal action to look forward to yet; it would seem that Blackpool FC is well within its rights to take action if it wishes; the club has lost its manager at a crucial time, and after refusing permission for Leeds to speak with Grayson, and rejecting Grayson’s request for resignation also; it wouldn’t be too surprising if legal action is indeed taken.

Whether action is taken or not; Leeds United fans will now be hoping that Simon Grayson is the man to get Leeds United promoted back up to the Championship, and once the club reaches the Championship it can then look to once more return to the Premier League. Leeds United is a very big club with huge dreams and aspirations, and as the club’s ninth manager in ten years; it’s now Simon Grayson’s job to bring success to Elland Road.