Very well said On 1 Feb 2014 13:05, <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a match day and unusually I'm not in my Highland retreat > contemplating life under a Nationalist jackboot. I was travelling most of > yesterday but I kept in touch with the Leeds saga via the list, Twitter and > Facebook. It became very clear early on that our friends from GFH were no > better (and probably no worse) than any of our previous owners, post Leslie > Silver (and he left a few unanswered queries in his in tray). For ALL of > these people Leeds United has not really been about the notion of club, > team or (heaven forfend) the supporters. It's always been about money and > self. Just compare the self confessed "fan's representative on the board", > Ridsdale and the outpourings of failed Tory Boy, Haigh. Pimps at best. > > The real issue here is not the quality of journeymen players (we all know > why they work at Elland Road, the days of side before self are a distant > memory). It is not the tribulation of an embattled manager trying to make a > silk purse out of a pig's ear either. Nope, it's the whole rotten core at > the heart of a so called sport where a few very rich men can guarantee > themselves a very lucrative plaything, a plaything that is shiny sparkly > and oozing sex. Where else can they get that? Cricket? Tennis? Probably > only in Formula 1. > > There is a long line of wannabes peering in to this world, mostly without > a pot to piss in or looking to use someone else's cash to get a piece of > this action. Action which in the main is uncontrolled because the very > people who benefit most are in charge! > > Until there is regulation this will always be the way and when have we > ever seen regulation work in our society? Just look at the hordes of bean > counters ensuring massive corporations avoid paying tax. > > The supposed nobility of the fans is all we are left with. In the unlikely > event of mass dissent (English football is not The Ukraine) we might see > change but as I say unlikely. > > So what are we left with? All we can do is cheer on our team of journeymen > in the hope we have 3 points at 4:45pm. My ear will be glued to the radio > for the results but this afternoon I will be more concerned with another > world here in Gwent. > > We are Leeds (not them fuckers) > > Betty > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected]
John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
