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If you're really interested in some past history, get yourself on waccoe and either search through the old posts or start a new topic on the man. There's plenty on there who have closer insight than us mere mortals who have issues with DB, especially with regard to the fact that he was the PFA rep when the team refused to take a cut/break/delay in wages (whatever it was at the time) back in the late days of Reid. Am sure someone there can give the full "facts". Cheers, Andy C Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:50:10 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] Subject: Re: [LU] Poyeting it plainly Remember that club management didn't exactly do well by him at the finish, did they? Main point is this, Mark:? I've heard no fans but you express this sort of sentiment about Batts.? I've heard no one even factor this into his reputation. Never entered my mind, that's for sure. MAG -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 8:17 am Subject: Re: [LU] Poyeting it plainly ? >>Mark, is this fact ? cos it's the first I've heard of it. Batty's book was a decent read and in my eyes he's Leeds through and through. I think you just made that up. Evidence please ? << ? No I haven't made it up. I'm pretty sure Huddersfield offered to take him on loan towards the end of his last season when he was not playing - but he said he didn't want to go. (maybe a trawl through the list archive might reveal a mention of this) ? He was in his rights as a contracted player to do so, but it would have saved us some money (probably not a lot, as we'd have still been paying the bulk of his salary) if he'd gone. I lost a lot of respect for him as a result. It wouldn't have cost him anything and he'd have got to play a few more games before he retired. ? He may well be "through and through" but at the end he seemed to be more intent on screwing what he could out of Leeds. ? Shame. It's tarnished an otherwise superb reputation. ? Mark ? ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com _______________________________________________ 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 6 in a bloody row! _______________________________________________ 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 6 in a bloody row!
