>>However, if (like me) you think Bates is a lying bully, then you might be
developing a consiracy theory about why Astor Holdings are prepared to
accept a loss of £2.7m to keep Bates in power.<<
Bates is a lying bully. So what?
Please explain why this is a bad deal. OK, small creditors get shafted -
but, callous as it may seem, I couldn't care less about the St John's
Ambulance
or Boocock's mobile disco losing a few quid. And I certainly couldn't give a
toss about the taxman losing out on £5m.
You might not like Bates - I suspect nobody here actually does - but what
he's doing seems to be the best plan on offer for the future of Leeds United.
Morris I just don't trust. "29-year-old property millionaire". All he's
interested is the property play. The club is incidental. Revie? More likely to
care about the club, but has he realy got the money? Again, don't trust him.
Neither of these characters has any experience of running a football club.
As for LUST, nobody has ever explained clearly what they plan to do if they
were to stage a takeover. All I hear is stuff about "transparency" (fair
enough) and "fans involvement in the running of the club". What does that
mean?
Asking the fans about ticket prices? Endless debates over "safe standing"?
Rich Walker picking the team? This sort of happy-clappy community stuff is
fine
if you're Rushden & Diamonds but not if you're one of the top 8 clubs in
England (form is temporary, class is permanent).
How would LUST get us back into the premiership, and ultimately back into
Europe?
Bates' plan, based on past experience, appears to be:
1 - Clean up the books once and for all.
2 - Bring in an investor (a la Matthew Harding)
3 - Sell up to Abramovich-style sugar daddy.
He likes being involved with Football and as a result is more likely to act
in the best interest of the club. He has experience of running a club - and
he's carried out a major property development around a ground.
We might not like him, but I'm struggling to see any other way out of the
mess we're in. A clean balance sheet is a prerequisute to any investor coming
in to the club.
Meanwhile, this needs resolving ASAP so we can plan next season. So I hope
Monday's recount is a formality.
Mark
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