Phil Babb does not expect Leeds United to avoid relegation from the Premier League, despite appointing Javi Gracia as their new manager.
Gracia's arrival ends a long and frustrating search for Marsch's successor, and the Spaniard will now have 15 games to rescue Leeds from the drop.
Although former Liverpool defender Babb believes Gracia is a 'very good appointment', he still expects the upcoming fixtures to prove too tough a test for the Whites.
"Unfortunately, looking at their fixtures, they've still got Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Man City to play just to name a few. I think it might be a season too many for them," Babb told Sky Sports News.
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Babb added: "A good man, with the pedigree that can potentially galvanise them and potentially get them out of trouble. I thought he was harshly treated at Watford. He did fantastically well there and was just a victim of their rotating door policy with managers.
"But all the soundbites I've heard, him as a man manager, his ideals, the way he wants to play football is all good. It probably adds a bit of calmness and stability to post-Bielsa and post-Jesse Marsch. I think he's a very good appointment."
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