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> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:50:50 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: [LU] Nails of iron> > Leeds United's > directors knew what was coming as soon as they chose to > go into > administration last season. The taxman has made no bones about > its view of > the football creditors rules> > It was inevitable that they would fight tooth > and nail in the case of > any club not ensuring parity of payment to ALL its > creditors in a CVA > situation. The Football League's rules on CVAs are > unworkable and this > is perhaps what was in Bates and his advisors' minds > when they took the > CVA route.> > Add to this the bizarre issue of Bates' > off shore funding arrangements > with their inherent lack of transparency and > no wonder we have reached > the farcical situation we have.> > There is only > one loser in this situation and it is football. By > football I mean the > ethos of the game, its supporters and its place in > our daily lives. There > may be those who say that it is situations like > this that make the game > interesting, nay exciting even. I say No!> > The game needs transparency and > disclosure from those who control it and > it needs an independent form of > regulation which is seen to be effective > and as such must have the teeth to > deal with things like the ridiculous > goings on at Elland Road this Summer.> > > Age normally brings sagacity, wisdom and experience, in the case of Ken > > Bates it has brought about frustration at his open display of misplaced > > arrogance and it has shown that it really is time for him to go.> > His peers > have sat in judgement on his actions and clear confirmatiopn > of the 15 > point penalty tells us two things. Football chairman appear > to hold > grudges, often demonstrate gross self interest and they don't > give a toss > about football supporters, especially if those supporters > are Leeds United > supporters.> > The events at Elland Road are by no means the death of > football but they > are one more nail in the battered coffin of the beautiful > game.> > Betty> > _______________________________________________> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Celeb spotting – Play CelebMashup and win cool prizes https://www.celebmashup.com/index2.html _______________________________________________ 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
