Give Bates a break, Rich. Apartments in Monaco are very expensive to maintain.
Nigel. On 28 March 2010 16:27, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Mike, > Bates has done as good as anybody ........... > > > Stopped reading at this point. Is this a wind up ? Category A games against > real shit opposition, £500 a year season tickets next year. Delph money used > for loan signings only. > > Come on, the sooner Bates leaves Leeds the better. > > >> > >> > >> Best look what went wrong: > >>> > >>> 1. The whole Leeds ethos had become Beckford. We believed it & so did > the > >>> opposition. As a result we kept him , they stopped him & we lost out on > >>> 1.8 > >>> million & possibly promotion. > >>> 2. KB allowed a neophyte manager make that decision which was the wrong > >>> one. > >>> Fergie or Wenger would have sold because no man is their team. We > bottled > >>> it > >>> At Xmas we should have sold & got two strikers in. > >>> 3. Buying Gradel was also a bad decision. We play best as a diamond > >>> without > >>> wingers. But by getting him in & McSheffrrey we suddenly wanted it > >>> different. Both failed. > >>> 4. Kisinboro was a great buy. But he 'breaks easily. Naylor is past it > and > >>> cannot be with a neophyte CH it unsettles the defence. We should have > had > >>> another CH with Naylor being the 3rd choice or first replacement > >>> 5. The right back position was never sorted. > >>> > >>> The business with Beckford cost us dearly. It probably cost him too. I > >>> don't > >>> think that it is his fault. > >>> > >>> I never suggested any of this at the time so you can ask who am I to > talk? > >>> > >>> Like most I am under the 'Damned United' myth & screaming blue murder. > >>> [Like > >>> yesterday] > >>> The difference between us all & Bates us that he should have seen & > known. > >>> He takes responsibility not just the money. > >>> The major decision about Beckford demanded maturity, experience & > wisdom. > >>> He > >>> passed the buck & Grayson did the easy & understandable thing. > >>> > >>> The big question is what do we learn? One thing is that would we have > >>> 'allowed him to flog of Beckford'? I think that the answer is yes if we > >>> saw > >>> replacements. > >>> > >>> The bottom line is this: Absolute crap management not by Grayson. He is > a > >>> neophyte and that decision was never his to make. He should have been > part > >>> of the decision process. Bates completely fucked this one up. > >>> > >>> Last word: Nothing in life is a fairy tale or drama. Nor is this. I > >>> believe > >>> that Grayson is a good coach. He has learned the very hardest of ways. > If > >>> we > >>> go to the play offs I still think that he can do it. But now we have to > >>> rally around & show our true colours as supporters, After all we are > the > >>> 12th man on the pitch. > >>> > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > -- blog.mindbrix.co.uk/2010/01/20/zoomable-gallery/ www.concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ 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 and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
