Reid pledges to bring back Batty

David Batty could prove the key to Peter Reid winning over the critical supporters who have slammed his appointment as Leeds interim-manager as one which “will go down like a lead balloon.”

Reid yesterday took over from the sacked Terry Venables for the rest of the season, and claimed the responsibility of keeping Leeds in the Barclaycard Premiership as they currently teeter on the brink of the relegation zone.