I was a mess when I got there, he admits. 'My English was very poor. My pronunciation was terrible. When I got there, there was a purple bloody couch in the suite at Elland Road. It was purple. I said, "Change the bloody couch, I don't want to see it anymore". And then they fired the bloody coach!'
Brian McDermott was the coach sent on his way while the velvet couch stayed put. It left Leeds without a manager the night before a home Championship match with Huddersfield. 'They said, "Who is taking the team tomorrow?", recalls Cellino. I said, "Why? We don't have a manager?". They said, "You fired him". "I fired the manager? S***". _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P.
