LEEDS United president Massimo Cellino has confirmed that former Forest Green boss David Hockaday will remain as first-team coach.
Hockaday had been on the verge of losing his job after Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Watford in the Championship.
Cellino told the Yorkshire Post: “Yes, I decided to sack him. I said ‘he’s finished.’ But I learned a long time ago to wait on a decision for 24 hours.
“If I fire the coach I should fire myself because I haven’t signed enough good players. How can that be his fault.”
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