I was careful to say except for UK Support base. I agree that is important, BUT our turnover is a 3rd of Stoke's and 40% of Bournemouth. We haven't won anything in a generation. People who watch the EPL will know very little of Leeds United. That could all change if we can get into and stay in the EPL, but until that happens we are small fry in commercial terms and that is what counts when prospective managers and players decide where to go. That was my point, that we have to accept where we are now, not in 1972, 2000 or hopefully in 2020
I can't get to many away games because of the demand for tickets - but when I do, boy is there a lot of grey hair ;) ________________________________ From: Richard Walker <[email protected]> Sent: 06 February 2018 08:31:43 To: Richard Naef Cc: Matt Anderson; Leeds List Subject: Re: [LU] Interesting read Not sure I agree with that. We've got higher average crowds than all the clubs you mention and that's despite being totally shite. Also, I think there are plenty of young folk and young families at the games these days - more than I've seen before. Sky still choose us for live games just about every week because they know they get viewing figures and Now TV subscriptions. They're not going to get that for West Brom v Stoke. So yes they've got the PL money but there's no way they can be. Considered bigger clubs than Leeds. > On 5 Feb 2018, at 23:07, Richard Naef <[email protected]> wrote: > > at the core is the belief we are still a big club that is attractive to big > name managers. It's a hard thing to accept but we are a club with a glorious > past like a dozen others, but no guaranteed future. By any metric apart from > an enormous (but rapidly aging) Fanbase, Stoke are a bigger club than we are, > so are West Brom and to all inents and purposes Watford FFS. We aren't going > to get a benitez or silva. We got to take a punt and I'd prefer it to be a > young guy like H'Bottom than Mick Mcarthy. > > ________________________________ > From: Matt Anderson <[email protected]> > Sent: 05 February 2018 22:57:11 > To: Richard Naef > Cc: Leeds List > Subject: Re: [LU] Interesting read > > Just had a Twitter “discussion” with someone who said we aren’t going up with > this sort of manager and no other club would. > > Reminded him derby have rowett from Burton and Birmingham > > Sheff Utd have wilder from Northampton > > Bristol City have Johnson from Oldham and barnsley > > Brentford 1 point behind us despite selling half a team with Yates from > Walsall > > You could add in Neil at Preston/Norwich and they could all go up as dyche, > houghton howe > > Pretty much none of those would have been accepted by most of the fans on > social media. > > He may turn out to be shite but the club is following a reasonably successful > path, young up and coming english manager. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 5 Feb 2018, at 22:28, Richard Naef > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Confirms what a lot of knowledgeable people (ie noone on twitter) have said, > he's a good prospect of given resources. No guarantee of course, but at last > we are giving talent a chance. Let's get behind him! > > Sent from my Mobile > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [LU] Interesting read > From: Matt Anderson > > To: Leeds List > CC: > > http://peacockandsmiley.com/5760/paul-heckingbottom-barnsley-fan-view/ > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
