'Garry Monk must be crazy' - What they said on this day when Leeds United unveiled new boss

The tone of tweets from Whites fans said it all about the exasperation they were feeling at the time, having watched boss number six, Steve Evans, take over from Uwe Rosler after 12 games and steer them to 13th in the Championship in the 2015/16 season.

One tweet read: "Hi Garry, welcome to #LUFC. I guess we'll start with the most obvious question...have you recently taken a blow to the head?"

Another said: "Who in their right mind would take the Leeds job? Garry Monk must be crazy. He'll be given 4 months and sacked once they go on a bad run," and a third: "Garry Monk would be an excellent appointment for Leeds Utd. Then again, this IS Leeds Utd under Cellino. He deserves better than that."

One of the club's more famous fans, ex player and Hollywood actor VInnie Jones, backed the appointment.

"I am as concerned as the next person but getting Garry Monk is a great step forward for the club," he said.

A betting firm with an oh-so-hilarious line in football 'banter' made the obvious joke about Cellino saving time by sacking Monk in the same press conference that unveiled the manager, but the man himself was certain his ability would help him to sail through the choppy Elland Road waters that had left others floundering.

"My way of thinking's quite simple: you do your best, put everything you can into the players and hope it's successful. I'm more than confident that it will be successful here, more than confident," said Monk.

Cellino was keen to harness Monk's 'potential' and 'energy' as they attempted to return to the Premier League.

"Garry is part of a new generation of coaches in England and has a lot of potential to develop, which is something we were targeting for the new season," said the Italian.

"I believe he's very suited to continuing the growth of our young and improving team. He will bring new strengths and a lot of energy to the squad. He was a fighter as a player and now he's the same as a manager - as we saw when he did very well at Swansea City. I feel he can really bring the best out of the team."

The club's owner was so sure his new appointment would do the business that Leeds vowed to refund up to 50 per cent of 2016/17 season ticket prices if the club failed to reach the Championship play-offs.

Monk, who had led Swansea to their highest ever Premier League finish in 2015 but was sacked later the same year, was keen to bring in Pep Clotet as part of his backroom team. The pair had worked together at his previous club and accrued a record points tally for the Swans.

"I have an incredible relationship with him," he said, of the man who would arrive at Elland Road 11 days later.

"He is an excellent coach, a top calibre coach who brings a lot to the table and will help obviously in the way that I work."

With Clotet by his side, Monk did last longer than four months. He lasted a season. But Leeds didn't make the play-offs, a late-season lapse in form leaving them seventh, five points off Fulham, who grabbed the last spot on the final day of the campaign.

Andrea Radrizzani took over Leeds and expressed his and the club's 'shock' when Monk resigned two days later, instead of signing a new deal.

He won 25 of his 53 games in charge of the Whites, losing 17.

Since then, Leeds have been managed by Thomas Christiansen, Paul Heckingbottom and current head coach Marcelo Bielsa, while Monk has taken charge of Middlesbrough, Birmingham City and is now at Sheffield Wednesday.