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Leeds United fans reacted with dismay today to what they saw as the club's attempts to hijack a flower power protest staged at the Billy Bremner statue on Elland Road. Leeds United Supporters Trust has helped organise the Save Our Club initiative which aims to draw attention to the club's current plight and protest against the way it has been allowed to plumb the footballing depths in recent years. However, the official website was quick to claim the laying of flowers and shirts as a spontaneous show of support for the current regime, ignoring the fact that many of the messages penned alongside the flowers and shirts call for chairman Ken Bates to go. Our slideshow clearly shows this is not the case. Norman6, posted a copy of an email he sent to the club earlier today on fan site Waccoe in which he said: "I've just read your biased report about the Flower Protest at Elland Road. You fail to mention the number of messages telling Ken Bates to get out of Leeds United. "This protest is about the way the club has been allowed to plummet into the position we're in." He added: "It also about telling the world that Leeds United fans want their club back. "What you are doing is perpetuating the myth that Leeds fans are behind what the club are doing. Most Leeds fans are convinced that the way the club has been run for many years, including all the time that Ken Bates has been in charge, is the reason we are in the current situation. "Make no mistake we support the club and not the owners who have ripped the heart out of Leeds United over many years. Any attempt by the club to spin this otherwise will only increase the contempt that most feel towards the temporary owners." The YEP slideshow shows a selection of the messages and United souvenirs left by supporters at the Bremner Statue. http://editorial.jpress.co.uk/web/Upload/LEED//TH1_237200728GL2_2572_cropped .jpg _______________________________________________ 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
