Certainly all of their teams have struggled, but it is not as bad as it sounds. They are not at all shy with their money, they are more than willing to spend on players, management and facilities. They would certainly get Thorp Arch back. When they choose a manager they back them, they just don't always pick the right one. They are not perfect but it would provide hope, something we lack at the moment. The management of both the basketball and hockey team were both in demand before they came here, with track records of success. Both arew paid as well as anyone in their respective leagues.
> Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 05:40:07 -0700 > From: arm...@yahoo.com > To: john.booc...@internetfootball.org.uk; leedslist@gn.apc.org > Subject: Re: [LU] takeover latestish > > From a Canadian mate (though this may be old hat now...) > > MLSE have a strong history of interfering in the daily sports operations of > their clubs, yet they still possess all of the worst attributes of a corporate > bureaucracy. They own four teams: the Toronto Raptors (NBA) are a perennial > doormat and regularly cycle through coaches and losing their best players; the > Toronto Marlies are a minor league hockey team, and although they are in the > AHL finals this year, this is their first decent showing since 1992; the > Toronto Maple Leafs are the most lucrative team in the NHL and have not made > the playoffs for about 8 years, and have not won the Stanley Cup since the > early sixties; football-wise, MLSE own Toronto FC, a team with great support > and brand new facilities but have yet to even make the playoffs since their > inception about five years ago; last I saw, Toronto FC were 10 games into this > season and still winless. > > In short, more Venkys than the Abu Dhabi United Group. > > > > ________________________________ > From: John Boocock IFA <john.booc...@internetfootball.org.uk> > To: leedslist@gn.apc.org > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 4:26 AM > Subject: Re: [LU] takeover latestish > > On 29/05/2012 23:15, Richard Naef wrote: > > the latest to be linked is some bastard hedge fund zombie called Hauptman > > who owns something called "Chicago" Fire > > I think you'r wrong lad there is only one Great Chicago Fire! Check out: > > http://totallyfuzzy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/waco-brothers-paul-burch-great-chicago.html > > And then rock around the room to the title track. > > 'kin takeover my rect - Ken bates Lives! Long Live Ken Bates! > > Betty > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
