There is never a dull moment supporting Leeds United. The Yorkshire club no doubt know how to put their fans through the mill. This current situation is certainly testing the loyalty of supporters that have seen it all with this famous but problematic club.

The long running saga of Massimo Cellino’s bid to takeover the club looks to be finally coming to an end with an independent QC having heard his appeal against his rejected bid yesterday in London. Cellino had his bid turned down by the Football League on March 18th because he failed to pay tax in his home land of Italy. However, he appealed and a decision is likely to be made by the end of the week, which leaves United’s supporters with yet another agonizing wait to see if the outspoken Italian will take control and save Leeds United.

In a sensational rant on a fans radio site on Sunday night, Cellino blasted United’s current owners, GFH, personally attacking Managing Director David Haigh, saying the club was run by crooks. He also slammed manager Brian McDermott – revealing his wage – and also the decision to give players like Luke Murphy 22 grand-a-week. Cellino sounded angry and drunk as he spoke to White Leeds Radio, apparently unaware he was being recorded.

Cellino seems to be the only option for Leeds at this stage, the only other bid is from a consortium headed by Mike Farnan, who claims that his consortium “Together Leeds” has enough funds and a clear strategy in place if they were to be successful in taking over Leeds. However, United’s current owners refuse to talk to “Together Leeds” and this for me shows that they have no interest in the club; they are just after as much money as possible. Cellino was clearly the highest bidder and that is why he has been taken seriously by GFH.

The Bahrain based bank claim to have done all the necessary checks on the Italian, they clearly did not. Cellino should not have been considered because he had a court case to be heard. GFH surely knew this and they should have considered what might happen to the club if he was found guilty. Instead they just wanted someone to fund the club because they knew they couldn’t.

This is of course what happened, and now, with Cellino no longer putting money into the club until he is given the green light, GFH have no money to pay for things like wages. The Leeds players of course did not get paid in the month of March, although many fans would agree that they perhaps did not deserve to be paid after their abject and disgraceful performances on the pitch.

The current situation that Leeds find themselves in is obviously affecting everyone connected with the club, and a swift outcome is the best thing for everyone now. It is so frustrating how the whole situation has completely overshadowed the second half of the season. Before this saga, The Whites sat in the play-off places. Now they find themselves looking down rather than up with a massive game tonight against struggles Charlton at Elland Road.

As soon as the takeover is complete I think that Leeds will kick on and finish the season strong, and with Cellino at the helm, I’m sure we can all look forward to an exciting season for the right reasons next season. However, if the Italian is rejected again, then The Elland Road club find themselves with a real fight on their hands, not only to stay up but to stay afloat as a club.

Overall, I feel that Cellino is not the ideal man to take Leeds forward but he is our only hope at this time, he has promised he will spend money and his priority seems to be the fans and the general welfare of the club, which is certainly not what GFH are bothered about.