Guys Look up Prometheus and Club 9. Look at the carry on with Rangers. I am one unhappy bunny. Betty, what is going on? This is like a deja vue. Will we see Professor Plum too? Weve already had a phony sheik. On May 30, 2012 4:44 PM, "Neil Hackett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Certainly all of their teams have struggled, but it is not as bad as it > sounds. > > They are not at all shy with their money, they are more than willing to > spend on players, management and facilities. They would certainly get Thorp > Arch back. > > When they choose a manager they back them, they just don't always pick the > right one. They are not perfect but it would provide hope, something we > lack at the moment. The management of both the basketball and hockey team > were both in demand before they came here, with track records of success. > Both arew paid as well as anyone in their respective leagues. > > > > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 05:40:07 -0700 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [LU] takeover latestish > > > > From a Canadian mate (though this may be old hat now...) > > > > MLSE have a strong history of interfering in the daily sports operations > of > > their clubs, yet they still possess all of the worst attributes of a > corporate > > bureaucracy. They own four teams: the Toronto Raptors (NBA) are a > perennial > > doormat and regularly cycle through coaches and losing their best > players; the > > Toronto Marlies are a minor league hockey team, and although they are in > the > > AHL finals this year, this is their first decent showing since 1992; the > > Toronto Maple Leafs are the most lucrative team in the NHL and have not > made > > the playoffs for about 8 years, and have not won the Stanley Cup since > the > > early sixties; football-wise, MLSE own Toronto FC, a team with great > support > > and brand new facilities but have yet to even make the playoffs since > their > > inception about five years ago; last I saw, Toronto FC were 10 games > into this > > season and still winless. > > > > In short, more Venkys than the Abu Dhabi United Group. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: John Boocock IFA <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 4:26 AM > > Subject: Re: [LU] takeover latestish > > > > On 29/05/2012 23:15, Richard Naef wrote: > > > the latest to be linked is some bastard hedge fund zombie called > Hauptman > > > who owns something called "Chicago" Fire > > > > I think you'r wrong lad there is only one Great Chicago Fire! Check out: > > > > > http://totallyfuzzy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/waco-brothers-paul-burch-great-chicago.html > > > > And then rock around the room to the title track. > > > > 'kin takeover my rect - Ken bates Lives! Long Live Ken Bates! > > > > Betty > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
