Dave, sorry to bring you back down to earth.
Bates clearly wants to sell the club for as much possible with a minimum of input from him. It is the loyalty of our supporters that have made him look like he is managing us well because we continue to turn up in our numbers paying inflated prices for what has been a v poor product. LUST has shown that he has basically diverted money made on players to invest in bricks & mortar which he continues to insist are not owned by him. Just like if you or I were renting a property we would invest lots of money in it to increase the value for the owner. The bottom line is that Bates will not pay big money transfers and our wages are not attractive to the better players. If Pompey hadnt gone tits up do you really think Colin would have got players of that quality from anywhere else? Speaking of which I thought Pearce was excellent last night, Diouf is class and Austin always puts in a shift. Kenny is the best keeper outside the PL. If Colin is not allowed to bring in cover for McCormack I think he will go and I don't think any of us can blame him. Bates knew he wasnt a yes man when he appointed him so he should back him with whatever resources he needs. God help us on Saturday. Phill MOT Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:44:08 +0100 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LU] Hull To: [email protected]; [email protected] To be honest I was quite drunk last night but I did enjoy it -maybe my expectations are just so low these days! I agree re Warnock, his comments about not being allowed to bring in anyone on even a short team loan to cover for Ross does have an element of the 'final straw' I think he was promised backing from Bates /new owners and it has not been forthcoming. He really wants to get that one last promotion for his cv and wants it to be with us but it looking less and less likely now. I really cannot understand why we can't seem to compete with anyone in this league givne that we are allegedly debt free and must bring in more money than an yone else with our crowds and the prices we pay.I know some have sugar daddy owners a la Cardiff or Prem parachute payments but the latter also have palyers on massive (for Championship ) wages. The only reason I can think of is Bates - surely he must go and go soon. I think Colin also expected to be playing to almost full houses not the 19k we had last night (yes I know that it was one of the biggest crowds of the night but not good for Leeds United) and that is another thing that will be upsetting him - he absolutely (and quite rightly) raves over our unparalled away support. Dodgy times indeed down in LS11 with no light at the end of the tunnel in sight. Dave From: Phill Shields <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 15:18 Subject: RE: [LU] Hull Dave, I always enjoy your match reports but I think you may have had your beer goggles on last night mate. More worrying was Colin's behaviour last night. He was very subdued on the the touchline and looked thoroughly pissed off. Me thinks he might be off. _______________________________________________ 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
