The least surprising news of the day was that Leeds United have parted company with Sam Allardyce via mutual consent.
‘Big Sam’ was never likely to bag a permanent position at Elland Road after his four games in charge of the club at the back end of the 2022/23 Premier League campaign ended with one draw and three defeats.
That he was parachuted in at such a late stage should be a cause of embarrassment for Andrea Radrizzani and his fellow directors at Elland Road, who really should’ve acted much sooner when the writing was on the wall.
As it is, Radrizzani could well be looking at a…
