Leeds Banter Archive March 15 2016

 

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15 Mar 2016 19:26:20
George, with all the will in the world I sympathise with haighs situation but that saying " no smoke without fire " comes to mind?

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15 Mar 2016 19:56:58
Peterboro
David Haigh was more naive, trusting and silly than arch criminal. He was setup. GFH on the other hand is exactly what's wrong with the world. I actually met a guy a week ago who was involved in anti-corruption activities in the middle east pertaining sport especially the Olympics and football. Cut long convo short and let me put it this way what we think of GFH he knows.
Tbh GFH should never have been allowed to purchase us but as questionable as they are Bates is the worst person in this. He sold to them. I recall distinctly him telling fans he may be many things but he'd only sell to someone with best interests of club at heart and with deeper pockets than him. He flagrantly broke those promises. Free David Haigh.

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15 Mar 2016 20:55:27
I don't for a minute think whatever he's done warrants being kept inside without charge for so long. Believe he deserves a fair trial at the very least.
And you are wrong Pete. There is often smoke without fire. That's what keeps the gutter press in business.

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15 Mar 2016 21:15:49
agree sometimes there is some without fire and sometimes people blow smoke over some poor other bloke to set them right up. I think GFH are definatly dodgy not just for leeds but in general. And bates didn't sell us for the best of the club he sold us because we had no more decent players or assest such as er to sell. if bates wanted what was best for leeds he would of kept our players brought maybe one or two more and we would of gone prem. the dirty cockney didn't want the northern lot to do well. he is a scum bag of the highest order.

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{Ed001's Note - to be fair, it really doesn't matter what GFH are, Haigh is a bellend who committed fraud, knowingly. He was not naive, it is ridiculous and a downright lie to suggest a trained solicitor was being naive when knowingly breaking the law. He knew what he was doing and so it is difficult to have sympathy with him for being caught. Though I do ympathise with him being locked up out here, it is not nice.}

15 Mar 2016 22:27:53
I don't always agree with Georgy but I believe he is right on this one.
Im not saying what he did was correct but he was well and truly stitched up by co owners of LUFC. Bad bastards that they are. What he has had to indure over there is ridiculous after being cohersed over there by them. And those who believe he deserves what he's getting just imagine if that was you or a member of your family.

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15 Mar 2016 21:57:53
yeah I think that is my thoughts ed001. I don't know the ins and outs but I don't think he is innocent he is too clever to be innocent. not sure he is 100 guilty in the sense he might not know the full extent of what was going on and he can not be solely liabel (it must take more than one person to be guilty here) . My symapathy lies with where he is and what he could be facing, if he was over here I wouldn't give it 2nd thought really.

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{Ed001's Note - it is not a nice place in that regard. That is why Abu Dhabi bought Man City in the first place, to try and steer publicity away from their human rights record. However Haigh is not suffering anything like the trials and tribulations or harsh treatment that the vast majority of immigrant workers do in the UAE every day. He is not working out in the middle of the desert with little to no water, being paid a pittance and having your passport impounded by your company so you can't run away. Knowing that your whole family are dependent on your earnings to feed themselves. Knowing you have to put up with it and can't complain or they will just send you home with no money to survive and a block on your passport to stop you ever working here again. Haigh actually has it easy in comparison to most here.}

15 Mar 2016 22:21:27
ed, "to be fair" you put people on trial and PROVE their alleged crimes.

getting on for 2 years now in prison without trial., GFH are the problem here and he is quite possibly as bad as them but at one point he WAS a part of them. I suspect GFH will not change their ways somehow and DH will be scapegoated by them in concert with the corrupt UAE criminal justice system (contradiction in terms)

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{Ed001's Note - sorry but the problem is the UAE system, not GFH, and Haigh's actions. As for the corruption of the UAE system, I think you need to reign it in a bit, this is not about corruption, it is not a twisting of the rules going on. This is simply the way it is. It does need changing and there is corruption here, but that is not what is causing this particular problem. Well other than the corruption of inputting fraudulent invoices, which is only implicating Haigh as they came from him.}

15 Mar 2016 23:54:31
Ed001, for the most part you are right but he was only caught because he was naive. Travelling to GFH's back yard having submitted those invoices was dumb. Had he stayed in the UK, any complaint from GFH would've eventually seen all of them arrested too. Therefore DH's naivety and his being caught are inextricably linked.

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{Ed001's Note - I would call that stupid, and it is not their backyard, they are not based here.}

16 Mar 2016 00:06:27
That's what I was trying to get across ed? Thanks.

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{Ed001's Note - you are welcome.}

16 Mar 2016 11:42:41
Surely the question should be 'is there any fire without smoke'?

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15 Mar 2016 18:06:01
Talking of GFH Bermo, let's show our support and solidarity for David Haigh. Best of luck in your trial tomorrow. Here's hoping he is acquitted, a free man in the next 48 hours and able to board a plane back to Blighty.

Come home D Haigh
See you for Udders!

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15 Mar 2016 18:23:02
agree let's hope sense and justice previal hopefully he will be able to make the udders game as well.

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15 Mar 2016 19:36:29
Are u guys being sarcastic, didn't he screw us over as well as GFH?

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15 Mar 2016 20:00:33
Delboy
No sarcasm. He did not cover himself in glory running us that's fo sure but I don't believe he intended or succeeded in screwing us over. He did however submit false invoices to the then owner of us in order to get paid. Presumably because that's what someone ordered him to do but as an ex-solicitor he should've known better.

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15 Mar 2016 21:18:07
yeah I am not his biggest fan but what has happened to him is some kind of nightmare bad being on trail in england but over there must be hell and noone can know what he will be facing as it is currput. I wouldn't wish that on anyone other than bates. maybe hock.

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15 Mar 2016 15:21:10
Can we give a big Thankyou to Steve Parkin for his investment into his beloved Leeds Utd and hope we spend his investment wisely? Perhaps some new steward hi visual jackets? Or softer toilet paper? But thanks Steve it was worth all the hype lol.

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15 Mar 2016 16:53:25
pleased and any investment is lovely but all that hype was worth while. Just goes to show leeds fan who is topp 100 enturpenour in england is either thinks leeds is not sound investment or not prepared to dig quite deep enough. which means the 30 mill take over is probably nearer 300k?

also on an investment note how did the ladies bus thing go, was an accounment made and the money raised as I can't see jeff being wrong on this one?

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15 Mar 2016 17:03:01
Parkin wants full takeover which means he need to pay 60 mill because this is value set by Cellino. I think that it is first step to his buy out. Of course it does not mean that he will succeed. Same strategy was taken by Enterprise Insurance.

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15 Mar 2016 17:52:34
if I was a rich leeds fan I wouldn't worry about mc or 60% and just move heaven and earth to rid leeds of GFH.

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15 Mar 2016 19:22:33
Hey bw! Steve Parkin is probably waiting to pounce as we speak to take over the pie stall in his move to take Leeds over with out anyone noticing! Lol.

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15 Mar 2016 19:44:17
Parkin has a net worth of approximately 100 million therefore not the big investor that a lot of people think Massimo worth nearly 10 times as much so we can forget take over.

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15 Mar 2016 19:59:11
With regard to the mini bus for Leeds Ladies, I offered to fund the mini bus providing I could also be in the changing rooms towelling the girls down pares match but got turned down.

Back in the real world the ladies team have a crowd funding page and have so far raised half of their £3500 total, so nothing to do with Viduka and yet another one of Jeff's crap predictions gone belly up!

MM.

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15 Mar 2016 20:03:13
Classic MM!
A scene from Dumb and Dumber springs to mind.

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15 Mar 2016 20:19:25
George! more like a scene from "PORKYS"

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15 Mar 2016 21:21:23
surpise jeff gets another one wrong. least he won't be here for another six months. he is like nostrodamus on crack.

Peterbourgh I also looked on parkins ebay account he has just brought 1000 leeds scarfs from tiwan. Maybe he is setting up a stall alongside his pie stand. he is setting up a monolopy.

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16 Mar 2016 00:27:32
Bw, beware of the man who buys 1000 Leeds scarfs
From Taiwan! Didn't confusushs say that! Lol.

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15 Mar 2016 15:08:55
I dnt think Evans ever said he was a coach did he I thought he was always a football manager rather than a coach I may be wrong?

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15 mar 2016 07:58:59
eanx eats words again botaka wont play for leeds . now evans sulutes him . seen video of him looked good . so got the skill isn't it down to coach to get the best out of a player . rather than just give up . help players improve . then it helps club . so on coaching side is evans any good .

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15 Mar 2016 09:42:36
Anyone got an Enigma machine?

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15 Mar 2016 12:32:33
Threw mine away last week VPM.
I think he must've downloaded an Australian computer virus or something.
Lol.

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15 Mar 2016 15:06:12
Some times players need to be kicked up the arse to get results.

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15 Mar 2016 16:51:46
Exactly what I thought Wex.

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