Leeds United have sacked consultant Graham Bean following a dispute about the rearrangement of next week's game against Reading, reports the Yorkshire Post. Bean - a former compliance officer at the Football Association - was dismissed from his job by owner Massimo Cellino yesterday, four months after joining the senior management team at Elland Road.
In what appears to have been a bitter and acrimonious departure, Bean left the club after a disagreement over the decision to move United's forthcoming Championship clash with Reading back by 24 hours.
The date was changed after discussions between the Football League and Bean, who spoke with former Leeds head coach David Hockaday before agreeing to Reading's request.
Cellino, who was abroad at the time, was never asked about the rearrangement and United's Italian president has terminated Bean's 12-month contract as a result.
