Leeds United fans could be decisive in 49ers Enterprises getting rid of Daniel Farke as the manager, according to Tony Pulis, who has also questioned the work done by the club\u2019s sporting director, Adam Underwood, in the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n
After losing five of their last six Premier League matches, Leeds<\/a> find themselves third from bottom in the table with just 11 points from 12 matches. With games against Manchester City (away), Chelsea (home) and Liverpool (home) to come, the situation is only going to get worse for the West Yorkshire outfit.<\/p>\n While there is appreciation at Leeds for Daniel Farke<\/a> after he guided the team to promotion from the Championship last season, TEAMtalk understands that 49ers Enterprises are considering sacking the German manager.<\/p>\n Our transfer correspondent, Fraser Fletcher, reported on November 24 that Farke\u2019s job at Leeds is under threat following the team\u2019s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa<\/a> at Elland Road last weekend.<\/p>\n The Elland Road faithful turned on the manager, with reports this week claiming that the Leeds bosses had held meetings with Farke<\/a>, with the German publicly addressing his uncertain future.<\/p>\n READ NEXT<\/strong>\u00a0\u26aa\ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udfe1 Farke breaks silence on Leeds sack with 29-word response \u2013 but time could be up if prediction comes true<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Former Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has given his take on Farke\u2019s position and has underlined how fans at Elland Road could be decisive in determining his future.<\/p>\n Pulis told BBC Sport<\/a>: \u201cThis season, Farke\u2019s self-stated remit was to collect 38 points, or a point per game, a total that has proven enough to retain top-flight status every season since 2011-12.<\/p>\n \u201cUp until last weekend\u2019s defeat by Aston Villa, Farke was fulfilling that ratio, but he has suffered a change in wind direction among his own fans. It\u2019s a moment most managers would recognise, having been through it themselves.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is most worrying about this change is that for the first time \u2013 even though, in my opinion, his team were playing really well against Villa \u2013 part of the crowd behaved in a very negative way towards him.<\/p>\n \u201cThey showed their feelings about his team selection and substitutes, quite openly.<\/p>\n \u201cI have said in my previous columns that the game I love is all about the players and its supporters, but I will make a distinction here.<\/p>\n \u201cIf fans on social media sites criticise a team, manager or club, it resonates in only a minor way compared to the effect of the same criticism from supporters who buy season tickets and spend their hard-earned cash and time watching and travelling home and away in all weathers.<\/p>\n \u201cIn my experience, a lot of these supporters have a great understanding and knowledge of their team and the players, and have the right to criticise. Their reaction also has far more influence on the decision-makers at any club.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, if you hear criticism openly in your own stadium like Farke did on Sunday, it means you are in trouble and that results must start changing quite quickly, especially in the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n Tony Pulis questions Leeds DoF Adam Underwood<\/strong><\/p>\n Pulis has also questioned how good Adam Underwood was in his role as director of football in the summer of 2025 in terms of making signings to make Leeds better.<\/p>\n Leeds signed Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Jaka Bijol, Lucas Perri, Sean Longstaff, Gabriel\u00a0Gudmundsson, James Justin, Sebastiaan\u00a0Bornauw, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha.<\/p>\n Sources have told TEAMtalk that the Leeds bosses are aware that they left Farke short of an attacking option<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pulis added: \u201cLeeds appointed Adam Underwood as their director of football just months before the season started.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know Adam, but he has been at the club more than a decade and has worked his way through from managing the academy to head of football operations and now this.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s his first visit to the Premier League in this role, however, and he has been given a massive job of directing transfers and selecting targets for the first team.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would be interesting to see how the \u00a3100m that was spent on new players over the summer has, in effect, bettered the team.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the inside story first by joining our\u00a0TEAMtalk Facebook channel<\/a>\u00a0to receive the latest breaking and exclusive news straight into your Messenger inbox.<\/p>\n Brendan Rodgers ready to replace Daniel Farke at Leeds<\/strong><\/p>\n Although Farke will stay in charge of Leeds\u2019 match against Man City on Saturday, the club\u2019s bosses are already considering potential replacements.<\/p>\n TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer correspondent, Fraser Fletcher, has said that former Liverpool and Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is the number one candidate to replace Farke at Elland Road.<\/p>\n Fletcher said: \u201cWe can reveal that Brendan Rodgers, a free agent since leaving Celtic, heads Leeds\u2019 manager shortlist, with his proven ability to organise mid-table Premier League sides making him an obvious fit.<\/p>\n \u201cCrucially, sources have suggested that Rodgers would be interested in the role.<\/p>\n \u201cFarke himself remains publicly defiant, pointing to injuries, a demanding fixture list and the squad\u2019s underlying metrics as evidence that results will turn.<\/p>\n \u201cPrivately, he knows the margin for error has vanished.<\/p>\n \u201cLeeds cannot afford another November like the one in 2021 with Norwich, which ended with him being sacked.\u201d<\/p>\n Latest Leeds United transfer news: Bid for star, Gonzalo Garcia future decision<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, a striker who is on Leeds United\u2019s radar has spoken about his future<\/a>, revealing whether or not he would be keen on leaving his current club in the middle of the season.<\/p>\n Sources have told TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer correspondent, Fraser Fletcher, that Leeds are planning to bid for a Union Saint-Gilloise star<\/a>.<\/p>\n