Leeds United: Bookmaker Coral winds up Whites fans with 'Paul Heckingbottom sacked' joke Tweet

The tweet, sent after the Whites' narrow 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United in Paul Heckingbottom's first game in charge, has caught the eye of many Leeds United fans.

The tweet said: "BREAKING: Leeds United have sacked Paul Heckingbottom"

PLAYER RATINGS: How Paul Heckingbottom's side fared in the narrow 2-1 defeat to Sheffield UnitedFans poured in to give the betting site a kicking, including 'Just a poor man's Paddy Power' and 'don't give up the day job'.

@TheBigPL said: "Hilarious. You’re no @paddypower. 2/10 for effort."

@Ephemeraljoy added: "Got any good material?"

In recent years, bookies have become well known among football fans on social media for posting joke tweets, GIFs and generally using the ups and downs of various clubs as the butt of their punchlines.

Of course, Paul Heckingbottom is very much still in position, despite Coral's spoof tweet.

After seeing Leeds United fall to a sixth defeat from their last eight games, Lee Sobot looks at a few key talking points from Saturday’s 2-1 derby day loss at Championship hosts Sheffield United.MATCH REPORT: Sharp double condemns Heckingbottom to losing startPLAYER RATINGS: How Paul Heckingbottom's side fared in the narrow 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United