I think that a combination of the way the club and its debts are structured along with the way football works these days means that we can only look forward to a Bates or a Cellino as owner. Out of the 2 I know which one I prefer :)
Damian On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's see if all these Interested parties come forward after the fans > hound Cellino out. > > I'm sure all those Yorkshire billionaires will come forward with their > money and I'm sure Red Bull will come in with another bid. > > Me losing interest is nothing to do with the owner. The football was > equally bad if not worse under Bates (think back to Rochdale and Histon). > > The difference with the current owner to Krasner, Bates. Haigh, Patel and > all the other cunts is he is backing the club with his own money. That'll > do for me in the current climate. > > > > > > On 16 Feb 2016, at 17:42, Simon McNally <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It's an argument put forward a lot that he "saved" us - as it was when > bates was in charge. > > However, there were other interested parties - perhaps they bothered to > do due diligence and realised the debt situation and made gfh a more > realistic offer instead of miring us in debt like Cellino has. > > Even if he did save us I don't think it gives him the right to do what > he's done or excuse him from scrutiny for it. I've got a season ticket so > the match day pricing doesn't affect me and neither does the pie tax > because I don't sit in the south stand but it's wrong and I think we have > to make a stand before it's too late. > > You've admitted before that you've lost interest in going to games. > Who's fault is that ? Who's responsible ultimately for the performance of > the team? We'll get promoted by 2016 Cellino said, you can call me a > failure if we don't. Well, we look further away than ever so yes , massimo, > you're a failure! > > > > Simon > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On 16 Feb 2016, at 16:44, Richard Walker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Yep all good stuff. I can live with dodgy calendars, pie tax , getting > rid of Redders and the Hock and the fact he's got a criminal record but if > it weren't for Cellino would there be a Leeds Utd ? > >> > >> > >> From: Simon McNally <[email protected]> > >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >> Cc: Leeds List <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 12:57 > >> Subject: Re: [LU] Boro > >> > >> Not going to add too much to the other match reports as I'm sure most > of you watched it on the telly. > >> Having suffered some miserable displays recently this was a much better > performance. The formation change worked and we look so much better with 2 > up , although antenucci was poor - he's already given up for the season if > you ask me. > >> Our main problem is when we have to break down teams that sit deep so > playing against a boro team that wanted to attack helped us - there's no > need to create extra space, they leave it as they attack. > >> > >> I thought the protest was excellent. Hearing on sky this morning that > the club tried to stop it - nothing like removing people's freedom of > speech. > >> For those asking why Cellino, a few points : > >> We have our lowest points total at this point of the season since we > returned to the championship. > >> More cat a games than ever before, including game against Bolton - 16th > v 24th. > >> The pie tax - a cynical petulant attack on the south standers for > chanting time to go. > >> A manager sacked on average every 10 games. > >> The sick six. > >> Hockaday. > >> Sacks redfearn's partner from her job at the academy and then claims > not to know who she is (Lucy Ward, ex England international). > >> Reduces away allocation for Leeds fans then backtracks. > >> Convicted fraudster and banned. > >> No shirt sponsor because of legal disputes - how much has that cost us? > >> Reportedly being sued for £5m by macron for breaking kit deal. > >> According to Phil hey from yep (who's seen legal docs relating to his > tv deal challenge) Cellino refused offer from sky to make boro game sat > lunchtime kick off as far back as December. Lied to fans about it blaming > sky - if I was one of those Norwegian fans that missed out on game I'd be > looking for compensation. > >> Said he'd sell to fans and then changed his mind. > >> Segregation in the south stand. > >> That calendar . > >> Reported to have restructured debt, rather than paying it off - if > reports are correct we'll be paying off gfh amongst others for a long time. > >> Yet to buy back despite promising to do it straight away. > >> > >> I have had enough - if it wasn't for the fact I've got a season ticket > and have already paid I wouldn't be going anymore. The football played has > been dreadful. > >> We are going nowhere under this crook and the sooner he's gone the > better. > >> As the saying goes, if you're not annoyed by what's going on you > haven't been paying attention! > >> > >> Time to go massimo! > >> > >> Simon > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leedslist mailing list > >> Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >> > >> > >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
