Mark, I think we are wasting our time now. We clearly share the same opinion that for us the priority is to get the football team sorted out and that Bates retaining control was the best short term result.
I do not understand the rationale behind LUST wanting Bates to lose the vote. There was no guarantee whatsoever that following the likely lengthy control for battle that a benevolent party such as LUST would have ended up in charge - it could so easily have been one of the other bidders, and whilst Rick may well have every confidence in both LUST's integrity (which I don't doubt) or ability to run (or organise the running of) a football club (which I do have doubts about), how does he know that the other bidders weren't in it for a pure a simple property deal? Was he prepared to risk that for the chance of gaining control? I suspect he was. I was not happy with that risk though. As far as I am concerned LUST have as much opportunity to get involved with the running of the club as they did a month ago. The singular most important factor for me was to get a football team sorted out on the pitch. A wishy washy statement from a football league lawyer would NOT appease my concerns about not being able to trade whilst in administration, especially given the amount of football league clubs with a chip on their shoulder as it is. It may well have been fine and dandy, but we didn't know for sure. We did know for sure that if Bates won we can trade as from Wednesday. End of. Now all the benevolent parties can give Bates a call and get down to buying the club whilst Wise & Poyet can get a team sorted out. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 June 2007 15:11 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [LU] FW: From Sq Ball re Voting >>Ah indeed the fog certainly is lifting. If you believe that Leeds United went into Administration AS A RESULT of the tax bill then it certainly helps to explain why you appear to have little understanding of the rest of what has taken place. << OK, as a result of HMRC issuing a winding-up order. The pedants are revolting. So what. What has happened has happened. It's not illegal and not uncommon. And it appears, on balance, to be in the best interests of the club in that it will allow us to sign players and prepare for next season. Or is the moral high ground more important that sorting out our club? Mark _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
