<snip> I think the key factor, which I'm surprised actually that Ridsdale didn't really develop was this: everyone knew we were gambling buying all those players, and paying those wages, but at the time, it wasn't SUCH a massive gamble. Ie nobody dreamed the consequences of failure would be what they were. It was a calculated gamble; if things went wobbly, all we had to do was sell off a few players again.
<another snip> What no one foresaw was a) a downturn in the transfer market <final Snip> And why did all this happen? For once nothing to do with Leeds United, the chairman, the board, the manager or the players (nor even the fans) - But, clubs in the Football league at the time refusing to "do a deal" with BskyB, who then did as they threatened and cancelled the contract and walked away - this removed a lot of money from the lower levels of football in this country and effectively killed the somewhat inflated transfer market. We only just cashed in on duck face in time - a couple of months later and we would have parted with him for some old fish and chip wrappers (a reasonable price it seems to me). This is yet another in the long lists of factors in the demise of Leeds United, not one of which is solely responsible. Steve G _______________________________________________ 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 DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!!
