Fine fighting talk until the ending capitulation.
Nigel. On 19 January 2012 16:26, Ian Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- vectoria.co.uk concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ 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
