For proof that Jesse Marsch retains the backing of the Leeds board, you need only look at the player being paraded around the Elland Road pitch.
Georginio Rutter will be introduced to fans before the FA Cup third round replay with Cardiff having cost the club a record £35.5million. That is a lot of money to spend for a manager about to be given the bullet.
The club have supported Marsch by bringing in players he knows well such as Brenden Aaronson, Rasmus Kristensen and Max Wober who all arrived from his former club Red Bull Salzburg.