Agreed. Sent from my iPhone
On 19 Jan 2012, at 17:04, DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> wrote: > > Arguing about why Woollies went bust may be entertaining (at least for a > couple of you) BUT there is a big difference between supermarkets and > football clubs - and that is the fans > You may prefer one supermarket to another but if your preferred one stops > doing what you like it for, then you stop going and go somewhere else , they > are fighting over the same customers.If you don't like what your club is > doing then you just stop going - you do not (in the vast majority of cases) > transfer your custom elsewhere. > I agree that LUFC needs to have as many revenue streams as we can - whether a > hotel in Beeston or Yorkshire radio will ever bring in cash is a moot point - > but what is clear is that any profits that these 'subsidiaries' bring in MUST > be spent on our core business which is Leeds United Football Club. The > football team is the raison d'etre for all these other money raising > activities and that is what the present regime need to understand They need > to convince fans that the hotel etc will be profitable in the long term and > then that profit will be used to help finance the core business > In ten years time if Leeds United are in the football conference with crowds > of a few hundred but Billy's Bar is the number one pub in Leeds do you think > we will all be on the Billys Bar email list discussing the guest ales or the > new menu ?No , of course nor, all we are interested in is Leeds United > football team > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
