Good old Mr Bates, precise and to the point, about this load of crap, good
on yer Ken.
A bit of a change from an Arab or Russian though a rich ozzie Jew. Love the
way he describes the Bradford fiasco.
Thirkers
>
> Leeds - No Lowy contact
> Whites deny hearing from Australian businessman
>
> Last updated: 14th April 2010Leeds United have denied being contacted by
> Australian businessman Frank Lowy following reports of a possible takeover.
> It had been suggested that Lowy instructed his representatives to explore the
> prospect of buying the League One outfit.
>
> The Football Federation Australia boss, who is one of the richest men in
> Australia, was believed to want to raise the profile of the club in the
> sub-continent.
>
> Leeds have enjoyed a heavy Australian presence in recent years with the likes
> of Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka, Paul Okon and Jacob Burns all turning out for
> the Whites.
>
> No contact
>
> However, Leeds' chief executive Shaun Harvey, who has served under current
> chairman Ken Bates since 2005, insists the club have heard nothing from Lowy.
>
> "We have not heard of any interest from Mr Lowy," Harvey told the Yorkshire
> Post, echoing a statement made by the FFA.
>
> Leeds bolstered their automatic promotion hopes on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at
> Carlisle, a result that saw them move a point above Millwall.
>
> =================================
> Ken Bates blasts reports of Australian takeover at Leeds United
> Ken Bates, the Leeds United chairman, has poured scorn on suggestions that
> Australian billionaire Frank Lowy is weighing up a takeover bid for the club.
> Bates went on the offensive after reports in Australia claimed Lowy, the
> chairman of the Football Federation of Australia, had commissioned a review
> into the state of the Elland Road club’s finances.
> Leeds chief executive Shaun Harvey insisted the League One club had had no
> contact with the property tycoon and then Bates hit out after it was claimed
> in the Australian press that Lowy was plotting a buy-ou“I had never heard of
> [Lowy],” Bates said in an interview with the Yorkshire Radio station. “I know
> of this story now because someone sent me a printout of an Australian
> newspaper the report was in but it is the usual rubbish – a source said,
> somebody claimed, and nobody was available for comment.Bates also took a
> swipe at former Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner, who is now an insolvency
> specialist, as he vented his spleen over the takeover rumours as the club’s
> race for promotion to the Championship hots up.
> “This Lowy, I think he runs Westfield, the property company. Aren’t they the
> one that has completely buggered up the town centre of Bradford? Hardly the
> best reference for someone who wants to buy a football club 12,000 miles from
> home. Interestingly he [reportedly] has a Leeds-based agent examining Leeds
> United – let’s hope it’s not Gerald Krasner.
> “It is no secret we would welcome further investment. But we are quite blunt
> – name and money. The moment you say that they all disappear.”
> Leeds’ promotion challenge appears to be back on track and Bates is convinced
> the club are heading in the right direction off the field as well following
> the release of the 2008-09 financial results.
> He said: “The results demonstrate ... that it is a very expensive club to run
> and it is significant that on £23 million turnover we made £15,000 profit.”
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