Well, ups and downs and all that. This morning's talk of administration is well timed, as I'm still a bit numb from the weekend. Better to get is all out of the way in one go. But Did Gary Richardson on the Today Programme have it right - even if we go into admin by the end of the week, we'd take a points deduction for *next* season? That can't be right.
Then there was this: http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/04/29/afx3665520.html - Graeme Souness and Mike McDonald (ex Blades chairman) to buy relegated Leeds (presumably off the administrators...). One upside. Even with all these financial woes, we'll be by far the richest side in the 3rd division. Even allowing for reduced interest in the games and Uncle Ken's wacky pricing policies, we should probably be getting 10k through the turnstiles. Most of the grounds in this div don't even have a 10k capacity (mental note: might actually be worth checking capacities elsewhere before asserting that fact), so in terms of income, we still ought to be able to pay good wages and get better than average players to win us promotion. Cool heads must prevail. We can't afford more than one term in the 3rd, so it's gritted teeth time, someone needs to get a grip on the money, and we need solid competent players. I went to Cheltenham Town v Northampton a few months ago (might have even been last season...) and it was DIRE (worse even that LUFC v Ipswich at Portman Road this season). Outstanding player? Ian Taylor, formerly of Villa, who was about 39 at the time, but bossed the entire game. It was like the Wermacht at the fall of Berlin - all the fighting was being done by veterans of previous wars, the walking wounded and young kids who looked almost too small to wear the uniform. If we can hold onto a few of this season's better (but less bankable) players, pay a few world-wise veterans to do the business for a decent pre-retirement contract and bring through some new blood, we ought to cope. I know that's hardly glamourous. But we're 3rd div now, so we need steel, realism and confidence to get us out asap. (Depressed as I am, I'm still looking forward to the fixture list coming out and planning my away games. Now *that* is the tragedy of being Leeds fan...) -- Richard Young Freelance writer and editor Mobile: 079 4108 1739 Office: 020 8543 7135 Skpe: richardjgyoung Find me at: http://snipurl.com/EFCblog http://rjgy.blogspot.com/ http://snipurl.com/Walk_to_191 4 points to go... . _______________________________________________ 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 it's a God awful small affair
