There are two questions: How was the deal on in the first place? When are we rid of this blood sucker? I fear that all this will perculate to the dressing room. Michael Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com
Sent from Ramat Gan, Israel 2009/10/16 John Boocock <[email protected]> > stotty wrote: > ========== > >> the deal is off! >> >> >> http://www.leedsunited.com/news/thorp-arch-statement-20091016_2247585_1827701 >> > > in the club' statement it says: > > "It is the club's belief that the conditions that the Council sought to > attach to the offer could all have been satisfied before the expiry of the > 28 days, however as they were not all in the gift of the club therefore it > was decided not to proceed." > > But I thought the owners of TA were being very accommodating. I smell the > fell hand of the Football league. If you heard the Leeds City Council > Leader, Andrew Carter, speaking to Radio Leeds recently - see: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/8299058.stm > > then you would have heard Carter say that the deal depended on the FL > making certain guarantees. > > My understanding is that these guarantees related to financial arrangements > between the club and the council but it might just also relate to the club's > ownership/ fit and proper person test thing that is on going. > > Whatever the outcome it now means that the club is saddled with a an > expensive lease which can only be redeemed at market values if they wish to > buy back the ground. Shame that we didn't have a wealthy Chairman who could > access the £6m or so needed to buy out the lease in the first place. > Unfortunately we are saddled with an unknown owner who clearly doesn't > think this is worth doing out of their own pocket and had to go cap in hand > to the public purse only to find that external forces scuppered the deal. > > Bottom line is: > > 1) Does the new lease cost more than the old lease and more than whatb the > club would have paid the council annually > > and > > 2) Where does the club now stand in terms of buyback in the future? > > and that's before we even consider Mr Adler and the stadium > ownership................... > > I am not surprised when people wish they were glory hunters following > Mansea United AFC rather than following this unhappy saga. > > 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 > http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009 > > _______________________________________________ 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 http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009
