I am sure one could 'ring-fence' any investment should you wish to. Ie offer to invest £7m purely to buy back ER (or whatever the figure is, and even 'own' the ground and allow the club to live there rent free), or offer to invest £3m purely for transfers etc.
I dunno, but then again I dont have millions to spend and therefore would not waste Bates time speaking to him about it. Would I trust him with my money? 1. If I were investing in a football club I would consider that a high risk investment, or a donation. 2. Why not, he looks after his own well enough! :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Emmott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 June 2007 10:50 > To: Mark Humphries > Cc: 'Sean Emmott'; 'Tim Leslie'; 'leedslist' > Subject: RE: [LU] Statement on the club site regarding the potential > appeal > > On Thu, June 28, 2007 10:23 am, Mark Humphries wrote: > > > > If potential owners had cash to buy the club, they still have the > cash to > > buy the club, or to invest in the club should they so wish. > > The club isn't for sale. Bates maintains he's "here for the long haul" > (despite refusing an embarrassment clause of more than 6 months). He > wants > "investors"; ie people to introduce money to help the running of the > club. > If you invest money in LUFC, who will benefit? Nobody knows because we > don't know anything about some companies associated with the club. > Would > you trust Bates with your money? How much of a say in the running of > the > club would you get for your money? > > I think one thing we all agree on is that all listers have a passion > for > LUFC - but if any of us had £10m spare to invest in LUFC, how many of > us > would feel confident about doing that while Bates is around? > > - Sean _______________________________________________ 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
