A hectic few days have ended with Leeds United losing 1-0 at Birmingham City

Even Malcolm Tucker would struggle to spin that the last few days at Leeds United have gone as planned.

Given the circumstances that the club have found themselves in, this was always going to be a tricky summer to negotiate as a new ownership group have to oversee a transitional period following relegation. The EFL’s dragging of their feet when it came to rubber-stamping the 49ers Enterprises takeover, comb

An eventful last few days have seen Wilfried Gnonto down tools, a deal for Max Aarons hijacked at the 11th hour, the collapse of Tyler Adams’ proposed move to Chelsea, yet more injuries and then, prior to the trip to Birmingham City, Luis Sinisterra becoming ‘unavailable’.

A week that Leeds will be happy to see the back of culminated in a last-gasp defeat at St Andrew’s on an afternoon where Leeds’ squad depth was exposed, with five changes being made from their Championship opener and a bench that could not be filled, even with the inclusion of two goalkeepers.

ined with some contract landmines they inherited from the previous regime have made this a testing time.

Leeds fans are used to rolling with the punches and as they headed into their Saturday evenings ready to try and forget about the football, there was one common positive that many supporters were rallying around.

Daniel Farke may have only been at the club for five weeks, but it is clear that he has already won over the fanbase, with a strong feeling among supporters that he is the man to lead the club’s transition through the current turbulence.

His handling of the club’s recent issues and the message he has put across in press conferences have impressed the Elland Road faithful. Here’s a look at what fans have been saying about the Leeds manager on social media…