Promotion rivals Leeds United could be about to make a catastrophic managerial decision – See

Leeds won’t be the typical big swingers of the division this time though, with three relegated sides returning to the EFL: Luton Town, Burnley and Sheffield United – albeit relegating without the same kind of muscle as Leeds, Leicester. and Southampton did.

Leeds may have the advantage of having a head start on their promotion rivals

Leeds overcame the turmoil at the start of last season to give Leicester and Ipswich Town a lead in the top two, dropping seven points in their opening three games and eventually losing by six after 46 games.

Transfers and taking an age to confirm Farke as manager haven’t helped, but none of that seems to be a problem to hinder Leeds’ progress this season.

However, it represents a hurdle for the three relegated sides who will lose players and not be in a strong financial position to replace them with huge ambition.

Sheffield United start on minus points and have little to spend at the moment, Burnley are without a manager after Vincent Kompany stumbled over the job at Bayern Munich and Luton’s performance could be difficult to replicate even with their incredible spirit of late .

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Burnley could be about to make a big managerial mistake with new signings

Athletic have shared a three-man shortlist for the Turf Moor club to replace Kompany this summer, where the candidates may not inspire much confidence in Clarets fans.

Liam Rosenior is a tough dismissal from Hull City, having narrowly missed out in his first six terms in charge, and could be a solid appointment for Burnley if they keep going.

However, the other two names are Frank Lampard and Scott Parker, two names that have split massively since their most recent spells in the dugout.

Lampard’s most recent permanent gig was at Everton, where he guided them to safety before being sacked amid poor results in 22/23, replaced by Sean Dyche, who coached a marked improvement.

After that, Lampard was unable to inspire a return to Chelsea as interim boss in 2023 after Graham Potter, but in his defense the Stamford Bridge gig looks like a poisoned chalice for anyone right now.

If he moves for Scott Parker, he would be looking at another manager whose CV is carried by two promotions with teams far better than the rest of the division, most recently at Club Brugge in 22/23, where he worsened the already poor form of team and exited the RO16 Champions League with a 7-1 aggregate defeat to Benfica.

The Clarets are Leeds’ biggest threat to the top two next season, but the current contenders see Kompany back out without a doubt.