The 41-year-old has been a well-respected figure at Elland Road, having worked with the academy since his arrival a few years ago. He has also worked with the first-team as an assistant during his time under the likes of Jesse Marsch and Javi Gracia last season.
Not only that, Skubala stepped up as caretaker head coach between the sacking of Marsch and the appointment of Gracia last season, during what was a hectic period for the club, and he helped the team pick up a point at Old Trafford against bitter rivals Manchester United.
He managed the side for three games and that was his solitary point, with Leeds also losing to Everton and Manchester United in the other two games in temporary charge.
This season, he had been back with Leeds’ development side, but his ability as a coach is well-known in the game and did not go unnoticed, as it has been claimed that several clubs in the Football League, including the Championship, had been monitoring Skubala, with Lincoln securing his services.
A number of players have made the step up into Leeds’ first-team from Skubala’s U-21 side, to varying degrees of success. The likes of Darko Gyabi, Mateo Joseph, Lewis Bate have been given some senior minutes but are still being predominantly utilised in the development squad. Archie Gray is perhaps the biggest success story, though, featuring regularly for the automatic promotion chasers despite being just 17 for most of the campaign.
