points well made and I generally agree with you Chris, but a bit different from what you posted on Saturday, where you seemed to blame BMcD largely for his demise and suggested he made public pronouncements that forced Cellino's hand - what's made you change your mind? From where I'm, sitting he seems to have conducted himself professionally at all times, and has done nothing to deserve being sacked.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Chris Wright > Sent: 03 February 2014 19:51 > To: Leeds List > Subject: [LU] LU: the ongoing fiasco > > > Sorry about the duplicate post earlier - I'm very sceptical about all parties in > this fiasco. > > We're all up in arms about the Italians, but we know no facts, only spin that is > in the main being shaped by a future tory politician. > > Some questions need answering : Who gave the Italians the impression they > were in charge on Friday? That had to be someone in the current > management team? > > What exactly is the role of this solicitor that was thrown out of the stadium > this afternoon? He's not just the Cellino family solicitor, on the contrary, he's > a player in his own right - has been involved in all manner of football related > issues..what made him think he had the authority to sack McDermott? Is > there any truth in the suggestion that the existing owners wanted rid of > McDermott? > > Is Festa really being lined up as manager? even Cellino has said that he > doesn't have the experience to manage a team - given that there were > allegedly 4 Italian players lined up to sign, it is credible that they would need a > familiar face around the place. > > Is David Haigh even remotely competent? He brokered the deal with Ken > Bates, or so he claims, should he not have known about the £4m payment > due this month? > > Do we really want ot go down the road of having two consortia, neither of > whom had enough money to match Cellino's offer, join together to buy the > club? What happens once they do? Where is the war chest for transfers? > How do they propose to sort out the cash flow issue? Where are the funds to > cover the cash flow until it is sorted out? How do they propose to pay back > the loans made to the club by Sports Capital - that looks like an absolute > minefield...? > > My life experience tells me never to trust a politician. Especially a Tory. My > worst fear is we're being spun by a clown in the grip of a panic. One credible > scenario is that Cellino was told to go ahead and assume control, and panic > set in when it became clear that the crowd (source of income) and the > sponsors (source of income) were having none of it. If I'm right, it won't end > well. God forbid we get a management team of ten or more people! > > On the plus side - Saturday was magnificent with several players coming of > age. Ross McCormack has exhibited leadership qualities I didn't think he had > and Brian is back. Let's hope the players can keep the impetus going, we're > not all that far short of the play offs. _______________________________________________ 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
