Though social media is rarely the best indicator of a fan base’s mood, it did provide some insight into the expectations—or rather, uncertainties—of some Leeds United supporters on Monday morning.

Steven Schumacher, the manager of Stoke City, was fired after just five Championship games after the team’s Saturday afternoon loss to newly promoted Oxford United. Ryan Lowe of Preston is the only other manager to leave the second division this season. The number of casualties is already rising.

Stoke has already lost twice this season—at home against West Brom and away at Watford—and now at the Kassam Stadium. Schumacher didn’t gain much credit despite defeating Plymouth Argyle and Coventry City both at home and away, as well as crushing Middlesbrough 5-0 in the Carabao Cup.

In the brutal, pressure-filled dash for the promised land, even those who have bank credit quickly discover that it means little. Thus, some are forced to question what the future holds for head coach Daniel Farke as we shift our focus to Leeds United. The news that Schumacher had lost his job surprised those who were in the dark. It wasn’t the Leeds manager.

A single defeat in five league games while the team was ranked ninth, coupled with just one victory, is not the kind of season opener that prompts a management change. Even less so considering that the manager has a track record of promoting the team and led it to a play-off final the previous season. The German manager is the most qualified to take Leeds on out of all the managers in the Championship.

Yet, and here’s the kicker, it’s the uncertainty surrounding the club’s owner which appears as much at play here as anything else. Yes they were leading the decisions surrounding Sam Allardyce not getting the job and Farke’s appointment, but 49ers Enterprises are into uncharted waters with each passing week and as owners of a football club, there is no past history to suggest whether they get twitchy around managerial matters during difficult periods – not that you can ever call one loss a difficult period. There appears an uncertainty surrounding what the expectation is on Farke for now, for the immediate future and for the season as a whole. Is it promotion or bust

Though keep in mind that this is Leeds United, some supporters think Farke’s job is in jeopardy! The sandwich that this football club’s managers are fed on a daily basis is frequently made of expectation, pressure, and expectation again. When necessary, the fans add a dash of tenacity to it, along with a generous helping of enthusiasm. The reasons given by those who think Farke is in danger are not a home loss to Burnley, but rather persistent problems that have plagued the manager since the end of the previous campaign and, in some people’s opinion, are unabated.

The criticisms are not new. Two reoccurring themes are the manager’s inability to deploy his bench effectively and his tactical difficulties when teams park the bus and Leeds closes the gap. Conversely, there is the claim that Farke, in spite of all the controversy surrounding relegation and a change in ownership last summer, guided Leeds to an incredible 90-point haul and a record run at the beginning of the season.

Irrespective of one’s affiliation, it is evident that a tiny proportion of people are unsure about the manager’s stance, while others are optimistic about the possibilities. No belief should or probably will be altered by a single game, one outcome, or one performance. However, what matters in the end is the 49ers’ and Chairman Paraag Marathe’s belief.