Ally McCoist responds when asked if Leeds United would take Fulham boss Marco Silva

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Daniel Farke’s position remains under threat with the November international break now underway and Leeds United under intense pressure from the club’s supporters to make a change.

However, Farke is not the only manager facing criticism and a possible sacking over the next couple of weeks. There is Rob Edwards at Wolves, who will start his role at Molineux under massive pressure.

Eddie Howe will be feeling the heat at Newcastle after a poor start, while Marco Silva also faces losing his job. Especially because the Portuguese gaffer finds himself in the final year of his deal at Craven Cottage.

Fulham sit level on points with Leeds, having only won three of their 11 Premier League games. One of those wins was down to pure luck against Leeds, because of Gabriel Gudmundsson’s fluke own goal.

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Ally McCoist asked if Leeds could end up hiring Marco Silva

With Silva and Farke both under pressure, there have been some murmurs that Silva could end up at Elland Road in the next few weeks. If Fulham do choose to sack Silva, then compensation will be small.

Speaking to TalkSPORT (12/11, 9.25AM), Alan Brazil asked Ally McCoist if he could see Silva leaving Fulham and joining Leeds in due course. McCoist responded by urging Leeds to give Farke some time.

Alan Brazil asked: “If Marco became available, do Leeds bring him in to Elland Road?”

McCoist replied: “I don’t know. I have a great degree of sympathy for Farke. He wasn’t even in the top flight and people said he wasn’t the man to lead them, which was really unfair.

“All of the newly-promoted sides have started well, Sunderland the pick of the bunch. Leeds and Burnley are drifting into an area I thought they’d be. But in my opinion, I’m sticking with Farke,” McCoist added.

Marco Silva and Daniel Farke’s Premier League stats compared

Obviously, Silva has enjoyed a longer and much more fruitful stint in the Premier League than Farke’s one-and-a-bit seasons with Norwich and then this, with Leeds. But Farke has had it tough in the top tier.

As things stand, LeedsUnited.News understands Leeds are willing to stick by Farke until January, in the hope the German gaffer can turn things around. But the upcoming fixture list does not give much hope.

After the break, Leeds face Aston Villa, Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool. There is every chance that Leeds could lose another four in a row, and suffer eight losses in nine. If that happens, surely, Farke is sacked.