Who are this LUST anyway? Must be a recent thing ... Insignificant and for me they're just playing into Bates's hands. The statement below is just ridiculous.
Sent from my iPad On 8 Jun 2012, at 20:34, Nicholas Armit <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah really can't see what that statement achieves. Agit-prop in the player's > ranks? Snodgrass is the new Brecht? > > > ________________________________ > From: Dr Michael Benjamin <[email protected]> > To: Rick Duniec <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 8, 2012 3:30 PM > Subject: Re: [LU] Stetement from The Supporters Trust re The Players > > What to make of that? Till now it's a sensible LUST in the know but letting > the process proceed. Then inertia, rumors concerning various resignations > and now this. The first possibility is that LUST is not as united as we > thought. The second is that LUST is applying pressure. But why? The obvious > answer is at the behest of the buyer. If so strange because it means that > the negotiations are not going well but it also 'plays into the hands' of > MS. He can blame LUST. It also is strange. One way or another it drags > Colin in and increases the risk that Colin walks. Again LUST getting > blamed.. > All in all looks to me that this have gotten out of control. > Now very pessimistic. > Michael > On Jun 8, 2012 9:29 PM, "Rick Duniec" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> L.U.S.T. Update: Frustrated Players Back Our Vision >> Friday, June 8, 2012 at 5:50PM >> Leeds United Supporters' Trust have been speaking with sources close to >> the players at Leeds United, as frustration grows among fans over the lack >> of progress on transfers, the current takeover talks, and yesterday's >> embarrassing court case. They have told us that the players are as >> disillusioned and disheartened as the fans at the moment, feeling >> undervalued by the club and totally frustrated by the lack of ambition >> Leeds United are showing. Many players have read and fully agree with the >> aims of L.U.S.T.'s Vision Statement, and want us to get their views out on >> their behalf. >> Our sources say that players fear if they speak their minds openly and >> publicly at the moment they could be left to rot in the reserves, or be >> sold to clubs they have no interest in playing for. They are anxious, >> however, that Leeds supporters should know how they are feeling. >> We've been told that the players are passionate and committed about >> bringing success to Leeds United. They desperately want to be part of a >> Leeds United side that wins promotion to the Premier League. With the >> current situation at the club, though, they cannot see how that will be >> possible. They understand that without an increase in the playing budget at >> Leeds, the club will need to sell before it can buy, but the only players >> the club can sell are the ones who want to stay and fight for promotion >> with Leeds United. This has put them in a catch-22 situation, not knowing >> whether they will still be at Leeds next season, or what sort of team they >> will be playing in. >> While they want to stay at Elland Road, the players feel completely >> undervalued by the club. We understand that some of the contract offers the >> club has been making have offered a miserly increase in weekly wages, >> offers which do not come close to what players could earn elsewhere. They >> feel that they are nothing more than commodities to Leeds United, and they >> have compared their disillusionment to that felt by the fans in recent >> seasons. Their view is that the club does not care about either the >> players' or the fans' opinions enough to share their ambition. >> A number of players have grown so frustrated by the situation at Leeds >> United that they are on the verge of giving up, walking away and accepting >> offers to play elsewhere. Our sources stressed to us that these players do >> not want to leave Leeds. >> The players want the fans to know loud and clear that they share our >> passion for Leeds, and that they have a burning ambition to get our club to >> the Premier League. Equally, they share in the frustration and pain the >> fans have been feeling. Players who want to play for Leeds United fear that >> they will be forced out of the club this summer, and have to go and play >> elsewhere for the good of their careers and personal futures. They are >> frustrated that the people in charge of the club do not share the ambition >> of the players, and the fans, to make Leeds United a great football club >> again. >> One of the main aims of the Leeds United Supporters' Trust Vision >> Statement is to reunite the club and its fans. We want to see harmony >> between the fans, the players, and the management of Leeds United, so we >> can build a successful team together. 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