> > >>Surely Bates deserves the credit for LUFC entering administration? > > > > Are you giving credit for wiping out a £5m tax debt? Fine by me. >
The 'wiping out' you describe is tantamount to defrauding the government, the council, the police service, the ambulance service, Leeds Poly, St John's ambulance and numerous other charities - but if you think that's a good thing then you certainly cede the moral high ground and I would question your own morality. Perhaps you too would sell your own grandmother if the circumstances decreed. > > > >>> Fact remians: Chelsea did not go bust. > > Fact remains LUFC did go bust - LUFC are in administration, > lest you should > forget.<< > > > And could be out of it by monday morning. Leeds still went bust, however Bates tarts it up - in fact if it hadn't been for Bates and his good pals at Astor we would be out of administration NOW! We don't need Bates to come out of administration, so don't pretend we do! > > > >>Bates didn't sell out to a sympathetic investor, who > brought great success > to LUFC, did he?<< > > > Not yet. But surely that's part of his plan? To who's gain? Yours? > > > >>Is it? Success at all costs? Trampling on other Leeds fans in the > process?<< > > > > Which "fans" are you talking about? Mythical would-be investors? > No, I was more thinking of the owners of Boo's mobile disco (stand to lose £2600) and New Burley Window Cleaners (£3500) and numerous others who make up the 60 page document. This is their livelihood we are talking about. They provided their services in good faith and Uncle Ken quite possibly never intended to pay them. As far back as March he must have been planning not to pay the HMRC April instalment, so one can assume that Leeds United probably didn't pay another bill from the end of the last tax year for fear of being accused of preferential treatment (which is a crime). It therefore follows that the milkman, the caterers, the paper shop, the petrol station, the window cleaners, the mobile disco and anyone else who dealt with leeds united on account provided goods for which they DID NOT get paid after Bates had defaulted. Now £2600 may not be a lot to you southerners BUT up here in the hard working north it's around 2 months wages. So pray tell Mr Bursa how does Boo pay his mortgage now? > > > >>If he f'd off out of the picture we may have a sympathetic > investor willing > to restore the glory days to ER waiting in the > administrators office as we > speak - but you would suggest that Bates was the best option > anyway.<< > > > The key word here is "may". > How sympathetic is Bates? I bet NBWC and Boo's Disco don't think he's very sympathetic. > > Show me a better plan than Bates' and I'll back it. I take it you've seen Bates' plan then. > But I'm tired of > mythical local businessmen, teenage property tycoons and > phoney sheikhs. What about phoney octogenarians intent on ripping off the club, the fans and the local community? > > As it stands, from the information provided, Bates is a > better option than > the others on the table. You have me at a disadvantage sir, you obviously are part of the inner sanctum and are privy to information which is not in the public domain. Please enlighten me as to what information you base your decision upon. > > But that doesn't mean he's the best option. > If Bates is not the best option then what the fcuk are you arguing about? Cheers Paul _______________________________________________ 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 Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
