Dignity. And people still back Bates?
I wouldn't even wipe my arse with the Daily Mail. On 19 December 2012 17:12, John Boocock <j...@boocock.net> wrote: > > *Message from the Chairman* > > There are a few days in your life you never forget: your wedding day, > the birth of a child, and the day we beat the red half of Manchester in > the FA Cup at Old Trafford are a few of mine. Today is another one of > those days for me and for that I have the support shown to me by our > members and the wider Leeds United fan base to thank, following the > publication of an article in The Daily Mail which had no purpose other > than to discredit me personally, and the very good work that we as > volunteers have done on your behalf as LUST. > > When I was contacted yesterday by Neil Ashton of The Daily Mail and he > told me of his intentions to print the article I asked him what his > motivation was for doing so, and he couldn’t answer other than to say he > felt it was in the public interest. The intimation was that I had upset > someone enough for them to take the time to look at my background and my > family history, investigate my personal financial affairs and publish a > story that doesn’t tell even a quarter of the facts or have any moral > consideration for the innocent people it would hurt - namely my wife and > children who have done nothing to deserve private family matters being > made public for all to see. That didn’t matter to Neil Ashton, nor did > it matter to his ‘source,’ but it mattered to me not because of any hurt > or embarrassment to myself but because of what it could do to my family, > and to the loyal members of LUST for whom all of the work the board and > I have done has been for and about. > > Today I have read the replies to the email I felt it was vital we sent > out yesterday, firstly to be honest with our membership and secondly to > give you all the option to decide if you have confidence in me. You did > just that in your thousands and overwhelmingly you decided I should stay > on as Chairman. Not only that but some of the kind words in the replies, > on the social media and the forums and in the texts, emails, PMs and DMs > I received right the way through the night have made me feel so lucky to > be part of a family as proud, as dignified and as supportive as the > Leeds United supporters are. In my hour of need you did not let me down, > at a time when I desperately needed your support, to know you had > confidence and believed in me and what we are trying to achieve as a > Trust, you came forward in your thousands and offered your support. > > I will never forget today. I will never be more proud to be Leeds and I > will never be able to thank you all for your kind words, and it will > always remain a fact that whoever I have upset enough for them to take > the time and effort to become the ‘source’ for such an article, they > will never ever know what it feels like to be Leeds and Proud. > > On behalf of my family and myself I offer my genuinely heart felt thanks > to you all and a promise that your faith in me will never be forgotten. > The Trust will continue to work for its members and a better future for > all Leeds fans regardless of the ups and downs life throws at us. > > It's therefore fitting that on the day our members have united behind > their Chairman that our club faces an old foe, and I would ask > all Leeds fans to unite and get behind the team on the pitch: this is a > game we can win. Let's be the 12th man. Let's beat Chelsea. MOT. > > Gary > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.** > uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist<http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> > To unsubscribe, email > leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.**org<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
