Building or burning

Empire of arson

Written by: Miles Reucroft
Artwork by: Adam Hopkins
An illustration of Andrea Radrizzani and Victor Orta, looking like they're concentrating on another bad idea

‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.’ This quote is widely attributed to Albert Einstein, but whoever really said it could have been talking about Jesse Marsch, Victor Orta and Leeds United AFC, August 2021 to present.

Do we need a left back? Let’s sign some wingers! Do we need more central midfielders? Let’s sign some wingers! Should we back one of the best managers this club has been fortunate to have? Nah, let’s sack him and employ a bloke who doesn’t believe in width, for all those wingers we bought!

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