Leeds have got of to a magnificent start to the season but can they keep it up and challenge for automatic promotion to the Championship. They started the season on -15 points and have managed to overhaul that deficit and are now on 10 points which is nothing short of incredible. I remember thinking at the start of the season that Leeds may even struggle to stay in League 1 but the way they have started this season has really changed my mind.Dennis Wise has also been awarded with the League 1 manager of the month for August and September, just reward for lifting his side from bottom to 14th. At the back end of last season they were deducted 10 points for going into administration and they also received, what many people thought was a harsh decision, a 15 point deduction.
They have now won eight out of their nine games this season but some people think it should of been nine if it hadn't of been for Leeds getting two players sent off in a recent game against Gillingham. Their star men so far this season have been Jermaine Beckford and Tresor Kandol, incidentally both of whom were sent off in the game against Gillingham.
They have scored a total of eleven goals between them already this season. They have largely contributed to their +14 goal difference so far this season and one would feel they will need to be on top form all season for Leeds to have a chance of gaining automatic promotion. They now find themselves only nine points of top spot and only four points away from a play-off place.
Some called for Wise and Pouyget to be sacked at the end of last season but thankfully the Leeds faithful didn't get their wish. Wise has instilled the belief in Leeds players that many managers before failed to do. He has this never say die attitude about him that has driven his side forward since he was playing at Chelsea way back when.
I saw today that Wise has been charged with using foul and abusive language to match officials during the Gillingham game last week, but that's exactly the type of guy he is, if you take that away from him he is nothing. Kind of like Roy Keane. So can Leeds keep this fabulous run going and get back to somewhere near were they belong? Who knows, I wouldn't bet against it though!
