Blackwell: takeover talks undermining Leeds

LEEDS manager Kevin Blackwell yesterday expressed his fears for the future of a club he feels is being undermined by the ongoing takeover uncertainty.

The patience of Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner and his fellow board members is being tested to the limit by the failure of an Anglo-American consortium fronted by Sebastian Sainsbury to provide proof that funds are in place to complete a deal.

Self-imposed deadlines from Sainsbury, the 41-year-old great-grandson of the supermarket founder come and go, with the latest now on Tuesday and concern is growing that the deal will fall through.