Graham It is right that you wish for both sides of the argument to be heard but it is also important for facts to be the basis of any conclusions and for them not to just be based on what the protagonists have said.
For example, perhaps you could research the declared levels of debt that the club had during, lets say, the two years prior to being put into administration. From that, the indebtedness imediately prior to administration might be considered. >From that, the need to go into administration with footballs first ever >pre-pack arrangement might be considered. Taking the club into administration whilst being fully aware of the recently developed harder line taken by the HMRC football group was a deliberate and calculated risk. I personally said live on radio and in writing in the week before the administration that there was a very real danger posed by the HMRC position and that any looming administration was far from being a simple process. During that administration process the club was twice threatened with extinction - but who made that repeated threat ? How many people were aware of the Golden Share before KPMG used it as an argument to swing votes in favour of their initial proposal ? How many people were aware of the special circumstances clause before the FL pointed it out in order to counter the KPMG argument and clarify the position ? Rescuing somebody from the icy water is not such a great feat if it was the rescuer who threw them in the water in the first place. Attempted murder followed by a rescue ? Threatening to let them drown if anyone else was permitted to perform the rescue - even if they were better suited to acheiving the rescue - also looks somewhat different in that light. By all means lets have some light and truth but lets also avoid a whitewash. _______________________________________________ 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
