But we have the best conference centre in the North Sean! Sent from my iPhone
On 19 Jan 2012, at 16:19, [email protected] wrote: > This sums up almost perfectly the thoughts I was preparing to post to the > list. The only additions I'd made are (a) that during the past couple of > years we have consistently been the best supported club outside the Premier > League, with the highest ticket prices, which clearly gives us a financial > advantage that is not reflected in our squad, and (b) the list of clubs > forced to pay us for our kids is missing Atletico Madrid, who reportedly had > to fork over half a million for Kebbie. > > Sean > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> > To: list leedslist <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Jan 19, 2012 9:09 am > Subject: [LU] A good letter to Bates - as published on waccoe > > > Great letter , long read but it sums up current mood amonst Leeds fans. > > I am writing to you to express my concern as to the way you are running this > once great football club. As someone who has actually invested good money in > supporting the club over the last 25 years I believe I’m entitled to ask > these > questions and particularly ask them of you given the fact that by your own > admission in a court of law you have never invested a penny of your own money > in > the club. You have now been in charge of the club for 7 years and in that > time > what have you actually achieved? When you took over we were 11th in the > Championship and 7 years later we are still 11th and with no signs of > realistically challenging for anything better. When you took over you stated > that your primary concern was to repurchase Elland Road and Thorpe Arch and > yet > neither are in our control. > > You state banks are currently happy to lend money for property and > development, > well surely given the fact the buy back price of both assets is considerably > less than their actual value it would be straightforward obtaining a loan to > repurchase them both? You constantly remind us how expensive the yearly rent > is > that we pay for the use of these facilities, if this is the case then surely > obtaining a loan and buying them back would be a far cheaper and more prudent > option? Notwithstanding this you are yet to explain your failure in buying > back > Thorpe Arch before the deadline, especially as you had so many years to plan > for > this date and also after selling Fabian Delp _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
