Well he's been open and honest that someone has watched a training session of teams in this division.
I have no issue with that whatsoever - I find it to be rather intelligent to be honest and if anything highlights the lack of security issues with member clubs.
Bielsa produced 300 hours of footage which assessed every player and pattern of play related to Derby County.
To suggest that Leeds are where they are because they have been involved in spygate, is for the birds.
I still repeat - he has been a breath of fresh air to this division and has took the quality of football to another level.
I watched quite a lot of Championship football over the previous two seasons, and I'm not sure about this. Leeds this season are not much better than last IMO. Their players are that little bit more experienced and Bielsa's tactics and fitness regime has given their game a bit of an edge, but if their team was in the Championship last season I don't think they would be top 2.
I also don't see how Bielsa has been any more of a breath of fresh air then Jokanovic or Nuno were last season, both who got their teams playing decent football.
IMO if the Wolves team of last year were in it this time, they would win it again, and Leeds would be second best to at least one from Fulham and Cardiff if their teams were back in it, and they would also possibly (with the way they played in the second half of the season) finish behind Villa as well.
This season Villa have regressed, and so have Derby, who were in the play-offs last time, while Middlesbrough have stagnated (yet still sit in the top 6, which is telling). 2 of the relegated teams have also been average or downright poor, while even we have had our blips and struggled to maintain consistency. Overall the division is much weaker than last year, IMO.
It's also no coincidence that Sheffield Utd are up there despite having almost exactly the same squad as last season as well as the same manager, and why there are so many teams bunched together from 5th down to 15th. It is competitive this year due to a lack of overall quality.
I maintain that if we sign a replacement for Barnes, and keep our first XI fit, we will finish top 2 this season. The latter is going to be more important than the former.