Leeds boss Simon Grayson is ignoring chairman Ken Bates demands for promotion to the top flight this campaign with the inference Grayson's job is on the line if the Yorkshire outfit are playing Championship football again next season. The Whites have now gone three games without a win after a 1-0 loss at Derby.
"He (Bates) has given me three years so far, two years more than most managers get throughout the country. We're still in the top half ready to kick on. I know what's required at this football club because it means a lot to me and I'll be doing my best to get us to kick on."
"I've had meetings with him and identified the targets we'd like to bring in and hopefully we can once the window opens," he added.
"Every chairman in the Championship wants to get promoted. Obviously, with the size of club that Leeds are there's a need to be back in the Premier League. We are still in a decent position to try and crack on for the rest of the season and one or two players will help.
"There are different ways of being given money. There's wages, loan deals and transfers and we're looking to bring people in.
"We're hopeful. When you do it in January is another question. We're working hard to do that. It could be anything, I like to do my business in private and we're trying to get the players we want without alerting other clubs. We're not going to put a figure on what we're looking to spend." "(There is) always pressure as manager of Leeds United and expectancy from everybody. I put pressure on myself," Grayson, who took charge of his first Leeds game three years ago today, said.
