http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/football/article-3445896/Massimo-Cellino-new-fury-Leeds-United-owner-launches-bid-break-clubs-100m-television-deal.html
It appears our leader and saviour has been escalating the TV rights thing a bit more than any of us knew. Some select quotes: "The Mail on Sunday can reveal Leeds' Championship match at home to Middlesbrough tomorrow is only going ahead after the Football League was forced to take out a legal injunction against Leeds to make them honour the fixture." "The clubs were told Leeds launched their initial legal action to torpedo the collective selling agreement last autumn. Sources say executives were stunned as Harvey explained that such a challenge might theoretically destroy the league's current five-year broadcasting deal with Sky, currently in its first year." "Leeds are arguably the 'biggest' club, in multiple ways, currently outside the Premier League. If they won the right to arrange their own TV deals, they would expect to hugely increase the share of TV money they receive each season from around £2m to perhaps tens of millions. Other 'bigger' clubs might follow suit and the majority would be left facing a financial deficit." "Unknown to most fans, Leeds had been informed in early December that Sky wanted that fixture moved." "The League won, but the lengthy dispute meant the date could not be announced until four weeks before it was played. This led to a backlash from fans against the League and Sky, when in fact Leeds' legal action caused the delay." Steve. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
