Leeds defiant over administration threat

LEEDS manager Kevin Blackwell is refusing to contemplate the potential prospect of administration which appears to be hanging over the club.

A payment of £1.2million is owed to the Inland Revenue by December 15, while it is also understood a further £800,000 is required later this month to pay off a VAT bill.

There are fears Leeds are struggling to find the required funds, sparking suggestions the club could be plunged into administration before Christmas, incurring with it an automatic 10-point penalty which would drop United into the relegation zone of the Coca Cola Championship.