Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread MarkBursa
>>Boxes bring in sod all money compared to the 1 fans we've lost. £3 a season for each one, for 10 people. _http://www.leedsunitedvenue.com/index.php?id=57_ (http://www.leedsunitedvenue.com/index.php?id=57) 50 ST holders paying £600 a season bring in the same revenue in tickets

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread Ian Murray
Well said that man. Sent from my iPhone On 14 Sep 2012, at 20:15, "Jim Moran" wrote: > Boxes bring in sod all money compared to the 1 fans we've lost. > > £3 a season for each one, for 10 people. > http://www.leedsunitedvenue.com/index.php?id=57 > > 50 ST holders paying £600 a season

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread Jim Moran
Boxes bring in sod all money compared to the 1 fans we've lost. £3 a season for each one, for 10 people. http://www.leedsunitedvenue.com/index.php?id=57 50 ST holders paying £600 a season bring in the same revenue in tickets alone without the free 3 course meal and all the extras. On 14

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread MarkBursa
"markbu...@aol.com" > To: ni...@mindbrix.co.uk; dwalms...@netmonkeys.co.uk > Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: [LU] Spending on players > > > Goodness me, common sense on the list! > > The numbers

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread Steve Mosley
gt; > > From: "markbu...@aol.com" > To: ni...@mindbrix.co.uk; dwalms...@netmonkeys.co.uk > Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: [LU] Spending on players > > > Goodness me, co

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread MarkBursa
.@aol.com" To: ni...@mindbrix.co.uk; dwalms...@netmonkeys.co.uk Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [LU] Spending on players Goodness me, common sense on the list! The numbers seem to add up, given the constraints of having Bates in c

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread Nicholas Armit
ubject: Re: [LU] Spending on players Goodness me, common sense on the list! The numbers seem to add up, given the constraints of having Bates in  charge. 50% of t/o on player wages, yet only 3% return. LUST proposes upping  spending to 60% - which would push us into losses. Not seeing any practic

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread MarkBursa
Goodness me, common sense on the list! The numbers seem to add up, given the constraints of having Bates in charge. 50% of t/o on player wages, yet only 3% return. LUST proposes upping spending to 60% - which would push us into losses. Not seeing any practical ways to improve things here. I

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread seanscribe
at sort of progress is worth "a cautious approach to spending." Cheers! Sean -Original Message- From: dave walmsley To: 'leedslist@gn.apc.org' Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 7:00 am Subject: [LU] Spending on players One of the problems with the LUST statement abou

Re: [LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread Nigel Barber
That's the irony. Thrift is in every Leeds fan's blood, but they want their club to behave in direct opposition to their own instincts -- and this is despite us still suffering from the legacy of the last chairman who did exactly that. Nigel. On 14 September 2012 11:58, dave walmsley wrote: >

[LU] Spending on players

2012-09-14 Thread dave walmsley
One of the problems with the LUST statement about spending more on the team, is that it is easier said than done. It's not like a manufacturing company buying new machinery to increase productivity. If I owned the club, (I wish!), I would spend very conservatively on the team, hoping that I ha