According to the Guardian, Peter Taylor wasn't given the actual team sheet, but was told about a "general conversation" between a Leeds player and a Palace player. Taylor was quoted as saying "I had an idea of who would be in the Leeds team at eight o'clock on Friday night but I had no information about their team shape. As it was a couple of the people I thought would be in the Leeds team weren't. Players talk to players. It's part of life and it's not malicious. I should think there 40 similar situations around the country at the weekend". On other messageboards it has been claimed that Kelly left Elland Road before kick off on Saturday, and that he was refused entry to the training ground yesterday. If Kelly is the mystery player, it could well be that Wise and Bates have chosen to blow this out of proportion as an excuse to sack Kelly and avoid having to pay the last five months of his contract and the loyalty bonus he was due at the end. It all sounds very similar to the trick Bates pulled in sacking Blackwell for 'gross misconduct', to try to avoid having to pay compensation. I've a feeling that this latest case will also end up with the club being taken to court. Tim W. Richard Naef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree with peter taylor who said that wise totally overreacted. > this happens every week to some extent. > players DO talk to each other. >
of course they do - but giving the team sheet to another team the day before a match is surely out of order and I would expect that in any competitive situation anyone doing that would be fired. You probably have mates in other competing companies, so what about if you gave a list of known software bugs in a new product to your main competitor the day before it was released - thereby giving them a tactical advantage. What's wrong here is not Wise's initial reaction, but the fact that the player has not been named, leading to a vast amount of speculation which will damage team moral. ttfn R _______________________________________________ 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 ...un homme sans culture rassemble un zebre sans rayures... --------------------------------- The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. _______________________________________________ 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 ...un homme sans culture rassemble un zebre sans rayures...
