Mark, you are a grade 1 knobhead. You've been quoting Lorimer this morning to help your argument ...nuff said .
Sent from my iPhone On 21 Jan 2012, at 10:32, "Mark Humphries" <[email protected]> wrote: > Go play with your willie you silly little boy. You are proved wrong more > times than anyone else in the history of this list. > > http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/ > leeds_united_big_guns_will_not_be_leaving_whites_grayson_1_4167409 > > Asked if Howson's desire to move on pointed to a lack of ambition at Elland > Road, Grayson said: "I don't think so. He sees what we're trying to do but > it's a toss of a coin. How can you say who's going to get promoted > definitely? We'd all come up with different answers. > > "Jonny firmly believed that we could do it but it wasn't guaranteed. He's > now got the guarantee that he's going to play X-amount of football in the > Premier League. If Norwich survive and stay up - and there's a good chance > they will - then he's got another crack at it > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Walker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 21 January 2012 10:24 > To: Mark Humphries > Cc: <[email protected]>; Leeds List > Subject: Re: [LU] Midfielder upgrade part 2 > > What a twat! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 21 Jan 2012, at 10:10, "Mark Humphries" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I never claim to know anything. It is you who is claiming Bates is >> definitely underpaying our players, so prove it. >> >> I am saying that it is unreasonable to expect ANY championship club, >> who do not have parachute payments OR a sugar daddy, to be able to >> compete with ANY contract offered by ANY premiership club. >> >> More importantly, and you really need to understand this, I am also >> saying that it is unreasonable to expect the club to compete with ANY >> championship club who are in receipt of parachute payments, OR who have a > sugar daddy. >> >> Because of that, it is unreasonable to expect us to be paying high >> enough wages to convince our players, who apparently need convincing, >> we are "serious" about getting promoted, because that level of wages >> is unsustainable without parachute payments or a sugar daddy. >> >> Regardless of where we rank in the championship in terms of ticket >> prices and gate receipts. >> >> Let me rephrase for clarity, in my opinion it is entirely unreasonable >> to expect our wages (and transfer) budget, compared with other >> championship clubs, to be directly ranked alongside our ticket prices/gate > receipts. >> Because there are too many clubs who have artificially high >> wage/transfer budgets due to parachute payments or sugar daddies. >> >> Because of that, it is unreasonable to expect us to be able to >> demonstrate ambition to players based simply on wages/transfer budget >> - BECAUSE WE WILL NEVER BE IN THE TOP 2, AND UNLIKELY TO BE IN THE TOP >> 6 based on that criteria. >> >> I also don't believe, based on what HOWSON HIMSELF SAID that the size >> of the contract on offer had anything to do with him not signing a > contract. >> I also don't believe, based on what HOWSON HIMSELF SAID, that he >> perceived any lack of ambition to get promoted based on wages/transfers. >> I also don't believe Bates is putting enough dosh into the club, but I >> don't believe it would make much material difference because there is >> no way we could compete with parachuted clubs anyhow. >> >> That's all I have to say on the matter. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Cundell >> Sent: 21 January 2012 09:51 >> To: Leeds List >> Subject: Re: [LU] Midfielder upgrade part 2 >> >>> None of us know the salaries/packages either then or now. >> >> But Mark, you don't usually need to know anything, you only have to >> think it. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
