Leeds United have announced the appointment to the board of former West Ham managing director Angus Kinnear on Friday, less than 24 hours after Garry Monk left the club.
“The safe and phased return of crowds is key to all levels of our game but particularly to the lower leagues (many of whom normally operate below capacity naturally facilitating a proportion of the required social distancing). Updated Monday, 17th August 2020, 4:12 pm. That will give Leeds fans everywhere real hope that a marriage made in heaven and their honeymoon period with Bielsa will carry on. We hadn't had a specific conversation but he's been very, very focused on what we've done with the academy, getting that to Cat One status, he's hugely focused on developing the younger players. By Graham Smyth. Independent journalism that cares less about right and left and more about right and wrong. He's a tough taskmaster, the players haven't had it easy but if you see him embracing Kalvin and Pablo you get a sense of the unity we have in the team and that's been a strength this season.". Meanwhile, manager Slaven Bilic hopes his injury-plagued striker Andy Carroll will be in his squad to face Tottenham on Friday.
Kinnear has been recruited by Leeds’ new owner, Italian media mogul Andrea Radrizzani and is expected to leave the Premier League club at the end of the season. Monday, 17th August 2020, 4:09 pm . West Ham managing director Angus Kinnear is leaving the club to join Leeds United as their new chief executive. Kinnear joined from Arsenal in 2013, with his principal area of responsibility being West Ham’s move to the London Stadium.
Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? But Kinnear speaks about the 2020/21 campaign in a manner that suggests Leeds are confident of keeping their promotion-winning head coach for at least a third season. You want to have him at least on the bench.”. Angus Kinnear will sit down with Andrea Radrizzani, Victor Orta and Marcelo Bielsa next week to talk about next season and the head coach's Leeds United future. “The Government needs to quickly rationalise how the indoor London Palladium can be 50 per cent full for 'An Evening with Arsene Wenger' but the same number of people can’t be outdoors in the stadium he inspired which is 26 times bigger.”. Angus Kinnear has confirmed that Leeds United director of football Victor Orta is attracting interest from other clubs. Recent reports have linked Orta with a move to Serie A giants Roma with the Spanish recruitment expert doing a fine job at Elland Road while working with Marcelo Bielsa. ", This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). ©JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. He shared emotional embraces with Kalvin Phillips, Pablo Hernandez and Patrick Bamford, after visiting the promotion party that was underway at Elland Road. This morning Bielsa was serenaded by his players and staff as he arrived at Thorp Arch in a Volkswagen Golf and raised his arms in triumph, a broad grin all over his face. "Marcelo, it's the most excited I've seen him, he's normally so focused and so driven," said Kinnear. “Structuring a meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders – including, most critically, supporters – has the best chance of delivering far-reaching improvements while simultaneously proving sustaining the football pyramid and handing the over the keys to the top-flight (in exchange for the price of a second-choice left-back) are not mutually exclusive.
Kalvin Phillips backs Pascal Struijk to overcome Leeds United learning curve after early substitution, Former Leeds United defender Marius Zaliukas dies age 36. Kinnear also called on the Government to play its part with supporters continuing to be locked out of games whilst certain indoor venues are allowed significant crowds for events. Writing in his programme notes for Monday night’s Leeds United clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers, the chief executive did not hold back on the plan hashed together by Liverpool and Manchester United. Of course the planning has been going on for two years for the freshly crowned Championship champions and tranfer targets have already been identified, with recruitment work starting as early as today. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? If you think that which we are trying to achieve is worth more, you can pay us what you think we are worth.
This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). By Stuart Rayner. here. “The Government must also play its part and not persist in discriminating in their treatment of football in favour of other comparable industries,” added Kinnear. Unlike Project Big Picture, it must involve everyone, according to Kinnear.
Kinnear wasn't sure if Bielsa would allow himself a moment of celebration last night when a top-two place was guaranteed by Huddersfield's win over West Brom, but as a viral video on social media has shown, the Argentine was overjoyed. Just £5 per month is the starting point. He made sure he spoke to all the staff, thanked them for the part they've played. Bielsa has not traditionally stuck around at a club for a very long time but Kinnear felt that even if promotion had not been achieved and Leeds had remained in the Championship, with a 'financial reset' necessary to comply with profit and sustainability rules, Bielsa would still have wanted to be involved. You can find our Community Guidelines in full Your subscription will help us to continue to bring quality news to the people of Yorkshire. Are you sure you want to submit this vote? "I didn't know whether there would be any sense of celebration from him yesterday or whether he'd be looking at the next two games. Stuart McCall encouraged by Bradford City's performance at Bolton Wanderers, Barry Douglas's reminder Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United have different fitness demands to the rest. I actually think he was committed to the Championship. Angus Kinnear has hit out at ‘treacherous’ Project Big Picture and the Government for their nonsensical policy on gatherings. West Ham managing director Angus Kinnear leaves club to become Leeds United chief executive, {{#singleComment}}{{value}} Comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} Comments{{/singleComment}}, {{#singleComment}}{{value}} comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} comments{{/singleComment}}, Show{{#moreThan3}} {{value_total}}{{/moreThan3}} comments, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. News of a proposal from the two north-west giants which would help redistribute wealth to the lower leagues but only at the expense of a blatant power-grab on behalf of the “Big Six” clubs has angered Kinnear, who outlined why in his programme notes for the Premier League home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Obviously his own personal arrangements as well we need to resolve.". The chief executive, who admitted his was one of the sore heads in Leeds today after the club celebrated promotion late into the night, has already messaged staff at the club to tell them the work to become Premier League ready starts on Monday. If you see the videos online and the reaction the players had to him you see the esteem they hold him in and the relationship he has with them. [40] He then followed this up with a surprise win against fifth-placed Aston Villa to lift Newcastle off the foot of the table and out of the relegation zone. In return, you’ll see fewer ads on site, get free access to our app and receive exclusive members-only offers. Joe Kinnear was born on February 12 1912, in … Kinnear joins from West Ham, where he had also been managing director, and presided over the club's move from Upton Park to the London Stadium. “Hence, one of the most unedifying episodes in the glorious history of the Premier League was suitably short-lived as the FA, Football Supporters Association and (in a rare moment of clarity) the Government joined all 20 clubs in the Premier League in unanimously denouncing the plan.”.
We were there together at Elland Road, enjoying it. Days after the idea was leaked, the two clubs backed down on it in the face of overwhelming opposition. There is no lack of appreciation of their predicament or desire to contribute to a solution.”. By doing so, you will be investing in something that is becoming increasingly rare. "I actually sent a message to all the staff congratulating them and telling them we need to remember this experience and this achievement because we need to start on Monday making sure this isn't a one-off, this is the type of thing Leeds get to celebrate in the future. Today's defeat for Brentford confirmed Leeds' status as champions adding another layer to celebrations that will go on for some time in the city. “The populist narrative on the Premier League is often focused on elitist greed, but the reality is the majority of owners and executives are fans of English football who have first-hand experience of the EFL and empathy and friendships with our EFL counterparts.
Joe Kinnear (* 27.Dezember 1946 in Dublin) ist ein ehemaliger irischer Fußballspieler und zuletzt Trainer von Newcastle United.Der langjährige Spieler von Tottenham Hotspur arbeitete nach seiner aktiven Laufbahn zunächst zwischen 1975 und 1987 in diversen Ländern des Nahen und Fernen Osten, bevor ihm beim FC Wimbledon auch als Trainer der Durchbruch gelang. Carroll has been suffering from a persistent groin problem in recent weeks but could be back on the bench for the derby at the London Stadium. By Joe Urquhart. Journalism you can trust. Bilic said: “I will be disappointed if he is not involved in our next game. Some of the immediate work to be done surrounds the players they want to bring in and some of revolves around Bielsa himself. He has a review, he knows the direction he wants to take the club in and it'll go from things we need on the playing side right through to changes he wants to be made at Thorp Arch and the backroom staff. "Victor, Andrea and I will be straight in with Marcelo next week, talking about plans for next season, exactly as we did at the start of this season. Support The Yorkshire Post and become a subscriber today. Perhaps, though, the doomed project has at least provided fresh impetus to a long-term review of the game's structure and finances which appeared to be going nowhere.