well done mark! you have gone away and researched and analysed your points well!
you may now post to the list without fear of critisism! >From: "Mark Humphries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'John Boocock'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'LEEDS LIST'" ><[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [LU] FL Response >Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:37:59 +0100 > >To me that response read that they had no influence/control over Leeds >gaining membership unless laws have been broken, which is none of their >business anyway. > >They can only guarantee the golden share if a company comes out of admin >via >a CVA. > >Any other way of coming out of admin is deemed by them a 'private sale', >and >they cannot automatically guarantee the golden share in this instance. > >However, there are no reasons why LUFC bought via a private sale cannot get >the golden share - the only reason we don't have it already is that we >didn't come out of admin via the CVA. > >In other words, we would be getting the golden share. > >The main question unanswered (if the above is the case) is WHEN! > >Does anyone know what time their meeting is today? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:leedslist- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Boocock > > Sent: 12 July 2007 13:07 > > To: LEEDS LIST > > Subject: [LU] FL Response > > > > Dear Mr Boocock > > > > Thank you for your further communication. > > > > It help to clarify The Football League's role in relation to football > > clubs. > > > > The vast majority of football clubs (and all Football League clubs) are > > companies incorporated under English Law. The Football League has no > > jurisdiction over those companies (or their owners) save where it > > relates to the participation in our competitions. > > > > Put simply, provided the owner operates within the law of the land > > he/she is free to operate the business as he/she sees fit. If he/she > > operates outside the law of the land then that is a matter for the > > legal > > authorities of the country in question. The owner is free to use the > > assets of that business as he/she sees fit, provided any actions are > > legal. > > > > What The League provides is a national membership organisation and > > administers competitions within which the member clubs participate and > > it is these Clubs that make up the 'membership' of The League. They > > vote in Rules and Regulations which The League then administers. > > > > We do not "run" the member clubs. That is done by the owners and > > directors of those member clubs. For example, we have no legal > > jurisdiction to dictate who can or cannot own a business, but The > > League > > does have the ability to determine whether that company should be able > > to participate in our competitions. > > > > We also have rules and regulation in relation to membership and > > participation in our competitions with relevance to directors. In > > particular the Fit and Proper Person Test disqualifies people from > > operating as directors of a club if they fall into any of the following > > categories: > > > > o Anyone subject to a ban from a Sports Governing Body > > relating to the administration of that sport. > > o Anyone with an unspent conviction relating to fraud or > > dishonesty. > > o Anyone that is disqualified from acting as a director of a > > UK registered company. > > o Anyone currently subject to a Bankruptcy Order. > > o Anyone who has been a Director of a club that has been in > > administration twice during a five-year period or a > > Director > > of two different clubs that have each gone into > > administration in a five-year period. > > > > The Fit and Proper Persons Test can only operate within the constraints > > of the law of the land and cannot be used to cover any grievance > > against > > an owner or director of a club. Its relevance is limited to legal > > issues. > > > > Provided League Rules and Regulations are observed that private company > > is entitled to be a League member and participate in our competitions. > > > > When a private company suffers an insolvency event or encounters > > financial problems it falls under the remit of the insolvency law that > > operates in this country. The League is there to offer advice in > > relation to our policies and regulations. We are not there to "bail > > clubs out" or take over the running of the clubs. That is a matter for > > the owners or, should they be appointed by the court, the > > administrators. The League is a not-for-profit organisation that > > generates revenue and distributes it to the member clubs. > > > > When a club is looking to exit administration or administrative > > receivership and move into the hands of new owners The League has a > > degree of control in terms of assuring the new owners can support the > > club going forward (The League does not have the same control when a > > private sale takes place as it has no legislative control over a > > private > > business in this regard). > > > > There is nothing further that we can add. > > > > Patricia > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > >_______________________________________________ >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 _________________________________________________________________ Watch all 9 Live Earth concerts live on MSN. http://liveearth.uk.msn.com _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. 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