For god's sake - even after sifting through the reams of self rightous drivel and innuendo that has been pumped by the anti Bates brigade into this debate, I never dreamed I'd see the day when somebody cites the kronsortium (featuring lest we forget one G Richmond and son as consultants) as a bastion of credibility.
As Mark Humphries pointed out most reasonably - we have a club, we are free of debt and we are in the third division or whatever they call it nowadays. Get used to it. I'm certain I'm not the only person on this list who would like to see an end to this tiresome debate and a beginning to the preseason - which cannot effectively start until the dust has settled. One question for the people who insist on raking over the coals of this episode - If the club had been bought by a Russian billionare willing to spend a fortune built on exploiting the opportunities brought by his countries first uncertain steps toward capitalism on the worlds top footballing and managerial talent, would we now be calling for a government enquiry into precisely how that money was extracted from the Soviet Union? Or are we simply peeved that Bates, by exploiting the kronsortium's lack of nous and aided by the letter of the law, will be able to sell and walk away with a huge profit as soon as we get promotion into the second division (or whatever they call it nowadays...). Ken Bates is a businessman - how do you expect him to act? Anyway most of this speculation will soon be made redundant because Peter Risdale is going to reveal the truth in his upcoming apology, sorry, book detailing why P Risdale has been cruelly misrepresented and in fact it was all part of Ken Bates masterplan. Chris W ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "leedslist" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [LU] the saviour > ----- Original Message ----- >> Does anyone here know any different? I was under the impression that (at >> least) one other option was available or was about to be available. > > Immediately after the creditors meeting both Melvyn Levi and Gerald Kasner > both (separately) dismissed the claim that Bates had saved the club when > they sold it to him. They should know. Norman Stubbs might also wish to be > remembered. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------- > This message has been processed by Firetrust Benign. _______________________________________________ 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
