Leeds preparing for the worst

LEEDS goalkeeper Paul Robinson’s proposed move to Spurs this summer would appear to be the first step towards the club clearing their decks should they be relegated.

United may only be six points adrift at the foot of the Premiership with 15 matches remaining, but it would not be surprising if the foundations are now being laid for life in the Nationwide League should the worse come to the worst.

Chief executive Trevor Birch was undoubtedly true to his word in holding onto the remaining star names at the club in Robinson, Alan Smith and James Milner during the recent transfer window, giving Leeds and caretaker-manager Eddie Gray the best possible chance of avoiding the drop.