Just returned from a week in Algeria to about 500 emails and a new Humphries Cundell email war.
Howson is a professional footballer. As such his decision making process is unfathomable to us all. I know its an old cliché about playing for the club you love but my guess is that a near Bosman premier league player will quadruple his wages and pocket a big lump sum. 99% of us would sell our soul for that sort of payrise and career progression. No matter how much of a crook Bates is or however hopeless Grayson is as a manager we couldnt compete and a sum of money now for Graysons famous player pot is better than nothing at the end of the season given the way we are run. Its all ifs and buts about whether Howson would have had a positive impact on us but later this season It doesnt mean Norwich are a bigger club just that for a couple of seasons until Lambert goes they are punching above their weight So to Grayson, he deserves to get the rest of the season. We should be safe from the drop so any progress is a bonus given the mood. And to Bates, we are stuck with him until he makes the money he wants or dies even then I doubt that will be salvation. I can understand the investment in the ground/infrastructure and the living within our means but I think we all know we are doing that and some and the most important factor in the wage bill is how much Bates can get out of the club. The person who tried to blame Bates because Reading are being bought by a Russian billionaire is way off the mark and clearly doesnt understand why these things happen. Reading is classed as one of the London clubs, its 30 min from Chelsea/Knightsbridge, new ground, surrounding area dripping in wealth. Its a no brainer for someone as a toy. Leeds, magnificent city in the North, how far from West London??? Oh, the grounds looking a bit tired. Mansion in Bramley isnt quite the same kudos in the fashionable haunts of Moscow But we still won today and it shows that given our top half player budget in this league anything can happen because most of the other teams are crap too. If the story about Snoddy is true its a big problem though. _______________________________________________ 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
