New Leeds boss Kevin Blackwell believes he has the perfect platform on which to build his Elland Road reign given the turmoil he has endured since his arrival.

Blackwell finally stepped into the hot seat on Wednesday, signing a two-year contract in becoming the club's fourth appointment in less than two years.

But, after watching Leeds implode following his initial appointment as head coach last June, Blackwell feels he can handle any problem likely to come his way.

The 45-year-old has seen former managers Peter Reid and Eddie Gray leave Elland Road, been embroiled in a financial crisis which saw Leeds close to going into administration, before United finally crashed out of the Premiership and into the Football League.

Even his own accession to the Leeds managerial chair has been riddled with controversy for he should have taken on the role on Monday, only for director Simon Morris to veto the arrangement.

Morris is now known to have worked with Steve Parkin, who favoured Iain Dowie for the role, on a proposed buy-out. However, the deal eventually collapsed as a major investor withdrew their financial backing.

After an apology from Morris, and with the full support of the board, Blackwell is now in charge and ready to do things his way.

"Working at the club these past 11 months has given me a great insight as to what the problems are," said Blackwell.

"When I arrived, because I was an outsider coming in I was able to spot a lot of the problems, but unfortunately the situation we were in meant I was unable to do anything about them.

"But at least I was given a good idea as to what needs to be done. It means I now don't have to spend any time trying to find where the problems are and where we need to rectify them.

"I have the opportunity to test myself. I can implement the things I worked on when I was at Sheffield United and which gave us so much success the previous season."

Blackwell has already identified a number of playing targets, with Manchester United reserve left-back Danny Pugh the first acquisition as a makeweight in the £7million deal which will see striker Alan Smith complete his controversial move to Old Trafford.

Blackwell's hands are tied, however, as any new signings depend on who first leaves Leeds as an exorbitant wage bill needs to be brought down to a more manageable level.

But Blackwell is determined not to waste any time in moving into the transfer market as he added: "There's just over four weeks to go before the players are back here for pre-season training and I want to make sure there are a lot of new faces amongst them.

"Four weeks is not a lot of time, so we have to get moving and I have to make sure those new signings are right for Leeds United."

Although his feet are barely under the desk and the new season is still over two months away, Blackwell's goal for Leeds' Coca-Cola campaign is obvious.

"All I want to do first is get the players in," insisted Blackwell.

"Next season is a little while off, so I want to get a good pre-season under my belt and then I can make a proper evaluation.

"But like every other club, we all hope when we start the season we can get promoted at the end of it and I'm no different."