Mawhinney: time running out for Leeds

FOOTBALL League chairman Lord Mawhinney yesterday warned that time is running out on Leeds’ chances of starting the new season in Coca-Cola League One.

With just nine days until Leeds are due to open their season against Tranmere, their best hope rests with the administrators striking a new agreement with the club’s creditors.

The original CVA – Company Voluntary Arrangement – was challenged by the Inland Revenue, to whom the club owed £7.7million in unpaid tax.