Leeds Banter Archive November 21 2012

 

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21 Nov 2012 23:07:29
Haven't a clue why fans are disagreeing with Bates staying on. He SAVED the club and made us financially stable. Any other owner would run off laughing with the profit he made but Bates, is staying on, to help the club, just like he has done for the last 8 years. #StatueForBates

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Ken bates has been successfull for himself not leeds united . the success he has had in turning a club worth 10m into a club worth 40m has gone into his pocket not in the coffers of our club . if he gave 10m or15m back to the club then i would have no problem him being president but he has had no intension of building a team in his tenure while charging fans prem prices . 25 pts deducted relegation to division one leaving the team in worse shape than when he inherited the club after screwing the fans and calling us people making a personal profit on the possitive things hes has done while watching the team fester then makes himself president . there has to be a democratic election .put him up against howard wilkinson and lets find out how many leeds fans vote for bates so we know how many have had the wool pulled over their eyes

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21 Nov 2012 22:13:05
The best news I've heard in a long time,hopefully people are right about a billionaire behind the scenes and he puts some money into the team. Don,t care about Bates still being around once he has no input in any decision making. Anyone know what exactly a President doe's anyway? Ed? {Ed003's Note - He sits on a throne counting money}

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Al khalifa Bahrain just google him he is the man behind this.
Ketlufc

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Second post could be bang on the money Al Khalifa has helped GFH before. So i wouldn't be surprised if he was the man behind the curtain. Don't forget his relation is a massive LUFC fan.
MOT!MOT!MOT!
BARMY ARMY!!
mot4life

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21 Nov 2012 22:20:33
dear santa

ive been a good boy this year can i have a promotion to the prem pleeeeeeeeeeeeeese !!

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21 Nov 2012 22:16:39
dear mr warnock

i understand u have come into some monies this afternoon and was just wondering ? whether u might need a bit of help spending it i do have previous expertisies in this field

your faithfully mr p risdale

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21 Nov 2012 22:14:35
Beckham to Leeds that would scare rubbish outta championship with his deadly free kicks yes we don't like him but we didn't like walnock when he came not did we like diouf but they are really popular, so I think we should say crazy bid for him on loan to end of season and put him on really high pay he would get us up

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Why beckham , yes he was a good player but please he is older than brown! Him alone at his age would never be able to get us up unless we had maybe fifteen free kicks a game around the area ! Why don't we ask wee Gordon and rod Wallace to come back to help out as well ?

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21 Nov 2012 22:11:47
Tbh, I would personally love to see the following players at Leeds in January:
Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest)
Craig Davies (Barnsley)or Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland)
George Boyd (Peterborough)
Ignasi Miquel (Arsenal, loan)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (QPR)

TOM MOT

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Isn't there any good CB's we can chase?

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21 Nov 2012 21:48:14
I know we have new owners now but I'm still in doubt if well get anyone of quality tomoz. I'm not very optimistic at now after the dragged out takeover. It's happened. Hope it's Wat we all wanted.

Also we must be the most attractive club in the championship now. League place aside. We are the biggest, bet facilities, best fans, best manager ( his record of getting teams up), a wealth backer (if true) and probably good wages, and we are for once ambitious from the core.
Why wouldn't you now want to come to LEEDS UNITED!?

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21 nov 2012 21:46:54
elland road is gonna be a fortress once more come on get down to er and be the 12th man

no more excuses lets make this league our bitch!

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21 Nov 2012 21:45:58
Dublin leeds fan here booking flights for games around new years and march at last its worth the buck

were going up MOT

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21 Nov 2012 21:44:52
enough excues lads the takeover is done

now lets fill elland road and make every team **** themselves playing here and go up as champions

starting with palace this saturday they wont know what hit them

MOT

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Theres still so called fans on other sites whining like a bitch that Bates is still involved in whatever role,this obsession with Bates is manic and unhelpful,the takeover is done,money available so why not support the new regime and the team instead of stirring it up all the time,support the team or do one.

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21 Nov 2012 21:03:48
TO rumours now gone, petty cash tin opened...player rumours now starting...got to laugh at all this.

NW stated he wont go out and get bplayers he doesnt want just for the sake of it.

New owners have put a small investment in, this is probably about £1-£2M, just enough for maybe 2 players

dont expect a mini bus full of players arriving, nor ones who are high on peoples list. Expect a striker and midfielder who will be here to help us out for 8 weeks, until the shopping window opens, then expect this site to go into meltdown....along with all the wishes!

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21 Nov 2012 20:51:04
So glad the takeover has gone through as the crazy transfer rumours were drying up. So glad the page has livened up again!!!!!

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21 Nov 2012 20:44:49
Dear New Owners, please buy 2 quality full-backs. Ours are not very good. Another centre half would be good plus a brand new midfield and a striker who scores for fun. Just 8 quality players are needed and we are golden.

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22 Nov 2012 06:50:04
We should play

Byram at rb and play hall rm then Thats the right side sorted.
Drury at lb and bring in a new lm with speed and flair .
becchio and mccormack together is good enough to score 30 + goals a season between them we need a strong hard tackling cm to replace Austin.
Maybe bring in an up and coming striker as cover .
I think that will be enough to change our league position .
The defence of Byram,lees,peaarce ,drury should be good enough to get promoted with kisnorbo,peltier,white and pugh as cover .need to have a consistent back 4

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21 Nov 2012 20:33:05
so it's true then, Ken Bates IS staying until the end of the world....sigh...

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Oh yes... Chairman until the end of the season and then President Bates forever, can no one see through this crap! And you all think this is a good day for Leeds United!

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Who cares.
I genuinely believe he wants to see us in the good times but doesn't want to pay for it. Well now he doesn't have to, so we may now see ken in a totally different light.

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21 Nov 2012 23:03:02
Earl harewood was president but you never saw or heard from him.

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22 Nov 2012 01:00:09
end of world as in 21 dec that is..lol..

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21 Nov 2012 20:22:57
u watch now ! some clubs will try and off load their carp on us now for silly money beware neil !!

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21 Nov 2012 20:17:11
i will say this now just to stop the persons on here lol WE DNT WANT ALAN SMITH OK !! mot lol

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21 Nov 2012 19:55:51
I really hope that Leeds can regain a bit of form before we face Chelsea and with a full house behind us we can give them a real run for their money

LufcJay

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21 Nov 2012 19:24:29
EVERY LEEDS FAN who can possabaly get to the game on saturday should be there . to show the new board that the best asset theyve bought is the passion loyalty and sheer weight of numbers of leeds uniteds support . if we all turn up it will give them beleif that a decent amount of financial support could create someting special and huge . ps . there has to be a campaign for a democraticaly elected president .

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21 Nov 2012 19:18:12
Clint Hill, at Championship level, would be a very good acquisition... as would Kaspars Gorkss! Both experienced, big and strong. Both would put their bodies on the line for their team. If we didn't already have Pearce AND Lees, I would try obtain both on loan. I also feel we should have signed Paul Robinson (RB) when we had the chance after his loan spell with us; for me far better than Drury and white in that position! (although this will not be felt by everyone) feel White could do with a loan spell somewhere else, he isn't really (despite Everton) playing well enough for me this season, but is still very young.
I believe some much need pace could be vital if we are to keep in touching distance with top 6 until January, whether it be another wide player or a striker until McCormacks fully fit! But again, someone over 25 preferably. We can start looking at youth fully when we are winning games often.
just my opinion.. feel free to agree or disagree I don't mind!

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21 Nov 2012 18:41:52
less than 24hrs till the emergency loan window shuts and were off, bringing in every Tom Dick and Harry lol, Patience peeps all good things come to thoz that wait as the take over has proven....MOT
MJB66

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21 Nov 2012 18:30:02
John Guidetti of Man City on loan please Neil.

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21 Nov 2012 18:12:41
I think we will make loan signings be4 Thursday loan dead line, But as Neil has waited this long I don't think he or the new owners will panic buy I think 2 players in 3 max.also u have to look at who is available. We need wide players with pace and I can't think off many.in our division Burke,they wouldn't let him go Adomah in the position Bristol are in they would loath to let him go on loan. In striking positions IMO Jerome would be ideal maybe Jakson a bit small for. B. Neil fast direct play. I have a funny feeling that one player will be from Norwich (they owe us one ) now or in jan window.Morrison would be my guess. I wouldn't be supprised to see him arrive on loan tomorrow along with Shotton,that's if the stoke player wilkinsons injury has not scupperd that deal. Can't wait for jan when all these teams have tried nicking our best players, will be looking at Leeds in for there best. Even ken can't be tight when it's not his brass

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21 Nov 2012 18:02:14
List of wanted players:
David Beckham Free Transfer
Max Gradel - Loan made perm Jan
Joey Barton - perm Jan
Shaun Derry - Loan made perm Jan
Gianluca Zambrotta - Free transfer
Nick Powell - loan
Matt Phillips - perm jan
Beckford - perm jan
Gary Hooper - perm Jan
Kolo Toure - loan
Santa Cruz

Any of these would improve the team ;)

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Derry seriously?

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Barton - NO!

Isn't Gary Hooper the chairman of some supporters group? lol

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22 Nov 2012 06:54:34
Admire yer optimism but no chance with any of them apart from Derry

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21 Nov 2012 18:00:00
are we now one of the richest clubs in the world? just askin lets get behind the team now god knows they need us the good news is gonna seap through he team i hope and the club on wards and upwards i say! come on da leeds MOT for all leeds fans!
irish leeds fan!
WHOOOOOOOOOO!
P.S BOUT F*****G TIME!

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21 Nov 2012 17:59:15
Very happy chorley white today. Lets see elland road ram packed this weekend seen as most fans were only staying away due to bates OWNING leeds. I think it's a very good idea to keep him as chairman until season finished as it gives GFH time to find their feet. Very happy
MOT

Chorley white

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21 Nov 2012 17:56:34
the takeover is great news, hopefully the confusion will stop now. we dont need to buy loads of players to go up, look at warnock with qpr, had taarabt with flair and a solid formation. same with palace now and zaha, so we dont need to buy loads of players just a few quality ones!
LUFCMATT

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A solid formation (as you mention) would be good.

Shame NW seems to have an obsession with playing players right out of position.

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21 Nov 2012 17:25:51
I personally feel bates staying on as president is a good omen, he owns 0%. But he would not sell and want to stay on as president of a club someone would not take forward (I.e PREMIERSHIP), because he is staying on I'm going to give gfh my full support (and this mysterious 'wealthy individual). Happy times ahead, let's march on together!!
Sussexwhite.

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21 Nov 2012 17:20:30
evreyone saying get de matteo in, the truth is hes not a great manager. all you have to do at chelsea is send the same team out every week and hope for the best!

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I like his attitude though and if the chelsea team managed to rally round him after AVB left and delivered the CL then I hope ours can do the same

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John terry was manager there.

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You also have to remember Di Matteo had got West Brom promoted from this division as well so is experienced in the championship!

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21 Nov 2012 17:16:14
I would love to see boyd, killgallon and maybe a forward player. slightly worried poleon coming back means that this is not going to happen. itss nice to see some rumours on this site again as bates has 0% of our club (Y) LIAM MOT!

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We need better layers than youve mentioned,proven premier league players or foreign internationals,IMO we need at least 4 quality players to have any chance of promotion.

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21 Nov 2012 16:51:35
Never posted a rumour about players we ment to be signing but I thought I would try and join in...obviously I can add up cos 2 + 2 = 15 ha. What my rumour is based on is the news that the drog wants a loan move from his chinese club. So that means he will be arriving shortly to sign on loan terms at ER with possible permanent move come January. That last bit was totally made up...just thought I would join in ha
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21 Nov 2012 16:49:39
Typical..The deal is due to go through on the 21st Dec 2012 the day the Mayans said would be the end of the world...Bates pockets the cash just in time for the whole S*** house to go up in flames...Its the end of the world as we know it but i feel fine !...MOT !

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I bet your a laugh a minute,I dont give a rats arse about Bates but the takeovers done and that means investment in the team surely that overshadows all this Bates nonsense,best news for years,enjoy.

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No the mayans predicted change, the change of power is sliding from red, blue both shades, to the MIGHTY WHITES. This proves even way back there were leeds fans...M.O.T 4 ever

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21 Nov 2012 16:43:05
I reckon Boyd, Wright-Phillips, Hill will be the first loan signings followed by 1 even 2 strikers
Would love to see gradel back at leeds but i cant see it and a top cb would be nice too

Promotion push can finally happen though whoever warnock brings in, just need some extra quality, must admit the desire is there from the players and the manager, we are just lacking that quality in the final third

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21 Nov 2012 16:39:24
am i the only one on here who yawned when takeover was confirmed on radio !! lol its been longer than war and peace !! {Ed013's Note - Spoil Sport}

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Bloodyhell always some negative people around cheer up

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21 Nov 2012 16:36:03
Gonna celebrate as real Leeds men do tonight. I'm predicting Jimmy's and the LGI to be deluged with new borns in late August of next year!!

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Ive a feeling that the Bates out chants are going to continue rather than getting behind NW and the team,great news about the takeover finally happening,hoefully the start of a resurgent Leeds yet still some fans are more concerned with slagging Bates off,the atmosphere at Elland Road needs to get back to what it was,thats intimidating for the opposition,NOT Bates,FFS enjoy the moment.

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Might just have a cider or eight myself - lol!!

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21 Nov 2012 16:28:50
every1 now the deal is done, show ur support and terrify the palace,

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21 Nov 2012 16:09:52
just seen iniesta and messi at witherspoons in leeds with david haigh, think they are cpl new recruits

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Cannot see them getting in ahead oh brown and varney

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Impossible,there in mcdonalds having big mac meal,and strawberry milkshake. Said they might finish with an apple pie....u heard it here first. Mrc1919

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That weird cos Ive just seen Carlos Puyol in Leeds city centre.. Says he would love to play for us and even said he was willing to play for free.

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Stop it Fitzy!

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21 Nov 2012 16:09:10
Foe every so called fan that said the takeover would not happen.. bet u feel like real fools now dont ya? Maybe u should all spend more time supporting ure club n spreading rumopurs to try cause fall out and upset. The real fans always knew and had faith this would happen.. Either support the team and their fans or bugger off and support some other team.. Cos we dont need ya here!

KingBilly1984

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It's alright saying that but at some point you would of thought, theres something very wrong with the length of this T/O. I thought it would happen but i will admit, i did think these would pull out and someone else would step in. To tell you the truth, who cares now. We will see if good things come to those that wait, by the calibre of player we bring in to hold the fort till Jan.
This is where we seperate the men from the boys and they put there money where there mouths are.
SGT WARNOCKS BARMY ARMY!!!
mot4life

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Most weren't Leeds fans, just pretending to be so they could wind us up, we will have the last laugh MOT

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21 Nov 2012 15:42:39
i'm happy about the news today,but wish bates was gone for good but hey we are leeds we never do anything the easy way,just two things i'm cautious about,1 we don't know any details of the deal yet ie TA and ER,would like to know more about that but will in time,then with warnock staying how will this work with transfers come jan,cos if he is going at the end of the season why would the new owners let him spend too much on players,guess all will be revealed in time,so as i said happy but cautious until we know more.

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Ur a barell of fun arnt ya? otley white

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Lol just cautious,we have been lied to in the past and had our hopes dashed, hope this will be a new era,but as i said in time we will know, better than oh we are rich and we will be buying everyone in sight,thats always been our trouble,just wanna know more about the deal is there anything wrong with that? i don't think so,

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I don't ether mate. We've had are pants pulled down to many times to start bring out the champers.
BARMY ARMY!!
mot4life

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I know where your coming from mate, but after all the sh#t the last 10yrs (at least) has brought, surely the few hrs after the biggest announcement this club has had we can all jump for joy and then be a bit cautious when the dust has settled, chin up and get ur lass to fetch ya pipe an slippers, im off to get legless!!!!!
otleywhite

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Pipe n slippers,lol don't smoke, plus my lass as you call her is va mufc fan, ,i'm a true leeds fan, i don't do anything the easy way,lol

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21 Nov 2012 15:31:21
im just glad to have nothing to moan about today

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Well I dam well ain't ... lol!!

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21 Nov 2012 15:29:52
I said last last month it would be this month, I said last week it would be this week, I said yesterday it would be today. Oh, who gives a s**t eh. At last we should be able to look to the future and hopefully fans will unite again, cos let's face it boys and girls there has been a few spats. I just want us to push on and get back in the Prem this season or next, oh and my seat to be cheaper next season :)

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21 Nov 2012 15:28:04
shows how much warnock was in the know to of brought back poleon from bury . think maybe send him back til end of season {Ed020's Note - he brought him back due to the shallowness of the squad for up coming games, once the new players come in am sure he'll go straight back out.}

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21 Nov 2012 15:23:50
tomorrow will hopefully be another exciting day with new creative players

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21 Nov 2012 15:21:22
come on LEEDS full house saturday lets scare the living ***** out of these wannabes and take there league place come may mot mot mot lets make ER a fortress once more

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20,000 at best.

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21 Nov 2012 15:04:19
Im not seeing people slate GFH anymore? haha as happy as i am leeds fans dont half do my nut in. LIAM MOT!

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21 Nov 2012 15:03:09
Roll up, roll up, all the cranks who post bulls**t rumours. Now we've got some cash you've probably all got 'genuine' stories of people you've spotted outside ER, Thorpe Arch, Billy's Bar, Asda or wherever who are going to sign for Leeds. Come on let's make it into the Guinness Book of Records for most players linked to a club before emergency transfer loan window closes... on your marks, set, GO!...

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21 Nov 2012 14:54:12
Great news today,at last its done !
Personally i would get Gus Poyet in as the new manager

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Think gus would be great, his teams play good passing football something that we haven't seen at leeds for a while, if he did come would be good if he brought buckley and smith with him

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21 Nov 2012 14:12:46
I undastand why Mr Bates has taken so long over the takeover. I bet he was unindated with buyers from the time he put the club for sale. But it is important the correct people take over and not someone like the owners of Blackburn or Portsmouth. He built a foundation of no debt and wantes to keep it that way. IMO he has done the right thing and I have to tjhank him for that. I dont like the man but look where he left Chelsea when the russian took over. Building a foundation of no debt is always a great thing especially for football clubs. But heres to the future Leeds fans and investment for the squad is brilliant news. I hope NW does bring in the right players and starts to play some football. I would still give him a chance now with extra funding available.

Mot kid!

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Well said ken

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21 Nov 2012 14:03:46
Marching on Together were guna see you win.. We are so proud we shout it out loud we love you Leeds Leeds Leeds

United! ? United ? United ?

Imagine this on Saturday 30000 fans singing this at the top of their voices Palace will feel like they are playing against a team of 15. We can do this Leeds fans lets get behind the lads and scream our anthem out loud and really rubbish Palace up!

lufcfanforever!

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Palace won't feel like they are playing 15, cos they know we aint got that many players fit or not suspended at the mo :) Still here's to hopefully a bright white future!

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Yeah well wioth the optisism of our fans we can make it feel like that for them. Stop being negative and start showing some support. they need us like we need them so lets stick together and make it hell for Palace on saturday.

lufcfanforever!

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21 Nov 2012 13:51:08
Get Roberto in. Dont give warnock anyhing other than one-way ticket to carpark. Money counts for nothing if you buy crap players. You lot backing warnock are blind and Stupid, look at the crap he is playing. Why would money change that? Please get someone to spend it wisely or all the excitement of the take over etc etc will be for nothing.
Warnock and his signings should go, except diouf and ahstin

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Warnock is using players he could afford under bates rule, now bates is gunna be out of picture, warnock can buy the players he really wants, no limits

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21 Nov 2012 13:44:06
I said last week that GFH were going to be getting their money from a private backer and it sounds like I'm right. This is a great day to be a Leeds United fan.

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21 Nov 2012 13:53:58
Hip hip hooooraayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Let's hope the season ain't over.

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21 Nov 2012 13:36:31
NW looking at loan deals with permanent deal at end, so hopefully some good signings will come out of this!

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21 Nov 2012 13:32:18
personally i dont give a stuff if bates becomes president nor who buys us.
just want to see a team capable of getting us back to where we belong.be nice to see a player actually bought who is wanted and not just a no club cast off.
lets hope this is the start and we are not left in this state of disappointed and disallusionment ever agian..shrew leeds {Ed020's Note -and bingo was his name-o.}

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21 Nov 2012 13:22:01
Takeover completed, the sun.. MOT {Ed020's Note - about bloody time!!! :D}

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21 Nov 2012 13:13:35
Fair play to Ken it looks like he has tried his best to put leeds in the right hands.

He is staying on has president so he must have some fondness for the club or it wouldn't be a position he would want....

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He has a fondness for his own ego - that's for sure

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21 Nov 2012 13:10:24
Well only 20 mill 2 bye 1 the ground & T A back 2 bring in a frist team coach in may 3 ten new players

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21 Nov 2012 13:09:52
Im so happy i could cry !!!

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I will cry with you

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It's like Xmas morning and am 5 again

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I feel like my birthday and christmas have come at once. The relief when I read this today. Im so happy and my joy cant be tamed. This means the world to me cos now we can concentrate on football matters and go back to where we belong. ED any chance of putting something on to celebrate our great news? {Ed020's Note - suggestions?

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I feel like its christmas, my birthday and like i've won the lottery. i've been crying with joy. Move over everyone the leeds juganaught is on the way back, yippeee let the good times roll

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21 Nov 2012 13:08:28
Woo! Hoo!

As long as Bates doesn't exercise any real power he can be called whatever he likes. As Kim Jong-il is now brown bread and no longer in need of them, here are a few of his spare titles to bestow on Bates (adapted where necessary):

President Kenneth William Bates, Superior Person, Dear Leader, Respected Leader, Dear Leader who is a perfect incarnation of the appearance that a leader should have (nice one that - ie look like Papa Smurf), Sun of the Leeds Future, Great Leader of our Club and of our Shire, Great Man Who Descended From Heaven (course he did!), Supreme Leader of the Club, Invincible and Ever-triumphant Club President, Highest Incarnation of the Club's Love, Eternal President of the Club, B*ll End (okay I slipped the last one in).

Trust the above will massage his ego sufficiently and help keep his nose out of anything that matters.

fatfreddyscat

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Superb!

alf

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21 Nov 2012 13:05:40
i would like to thank ken bates for all he as done for our great club .some of you may not agree but ken made us a dept free club with good foundations for the future . good times ahead m.o.t

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Department free?

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Debt free my arse he's took 17.5 million out of the club in the last 12 month and thats just what we know of leedsmad

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He did but only for his own benefit, he bleeded us dry season after season. Took all the profit then sold Snoddy for £3m then gave NW £2m (of GFH's money) to spend on an entire team. Do 1 bates you corrupt greedy old man. The club will do better without you! MOT

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21 Nov 2012 13:05:06
Very excited that the deal has finally gone through. Hopefully a new era for the club. I know Bates is still around but its a job now where he is accountable to the owners and not a play thing / cash machine at his disposal so I expect to see a different side to him now.

NW can now bring in players to cover until Jan and we can stop watching games though our fingers. MOT.

So excited I'm gonna start a conga. Whos in?

J. (Rothwell White).

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Haha,good post bud Im in haha.

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21 Nov 2012 13:04:56
So with 24hours to go till loan window closes, realistically who do we want and who can we get in to take us forward up to January window?
Time for NW to pull some strings and a few rabbits out the hat, go Warnock surprise us

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21 Nov 2012 12:57:20
Finalllllly after 10 long hard years is there a bit of luck,hope

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21 Nov 2012 12:55:58
I think bates is to thank he saved us from near extiction pushed and aiding many managers and made sure we were established before selling on.
All your we hate bates fans need to look and think would we be here now under anyone else? Would we have got so close?
This guy bought a lot of players and never asked us to love him.
I for one will say thank you mr bates you made this great club almost great again!
Living the dream MOT into the future.
Luke ls11

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He saved us all right - saved us from creating a decent squad, saved us from keeping our best players and saved the fans from having any money left over after paying for tickets

alf

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21 Nov 2012 12:47:49
now deal is done time for FANS
To put there money where there
Mouth has been many many months
Now and get down to Elland Road
On sat in there droves and lets get
Behind the team and manager
100%we have what we asked for
now as FANS we need to make Elland
Road the fortress it once was 30000
Plus so get from behind ya laptops
pc, tablets etc and get ya friends
And family together and get down
There sat And the rest of the
Season

ps I'm a season ticket holder so
HOPE to see ya down there

Batley white  

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21 Nov 2012 12:46:19
Take over complete 21st dec , boro at home 22nd lets give boro a good old elland rd welcome

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21 Nov 2012 12:40:55

"We've had to be very careful about who has come along, but these people have the resources and are backed by a very rich individual, who is very close to the government of Bahrain, so it gives us confidence we've made the right choice
here."

Wonder who said individual is ? {Ed013's Note - From the Al-Khalifa family I am being told}

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Ed can you tell us more about the Al-khalifa family please? {Ed020's Note - Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa - theres not a great deal on him over the net, he was the one that was breifly mentioned when we almost wound up in the premier league. search the khalifa family on wiki, explains a little}

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21 Nov 2012 12:40:25
TOMA TOMA TOMA TOMA TOMA TOMA


(said in the chant style of TOGA TOGA TOGA !)

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21 Nov 2012 11:59:36
Ed, please keep this in banter or rumors because I want this question truly visible on your site. Has the Football League now granted its approval for the takeover? That element doesn't appear to have been reported today just that GFH signed the deal. Are we still waiting approval from the League?

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21 Nov 2012 12:21:43
Now its happened can we please have the picture of the munter with glasses back on the site as I miss her MOT!!

(that should read i miss her

MOT) sorry

RT

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21 Nov 2012 12:21:13
How can bates become president? He hates lufc. He is a disgrace!

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Your a disgrace a new chapter and your still moaning and being negative !oss bag !

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21 Nov 2012 12:18:51
It's about time...

http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20121121/gfh-capital-to-take-over-leeds-united_2247585_2986979

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21 Nov 2012 12:13:47
:"Leeds United Takeover to be completed" "Bates confirms Leeds deal" "Takeover set to be completed on the 21December"
Get In! MOT!
CalNorth

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21 Nov 2012 12:10:00
lets just hope warnock can change things round now

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21 Nov 2012 12:08:53
So who are we gonna sign to get us out of our predicament now that we have money to burn. Look sharp mr warnock

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21 Nov 2012 12:04:17
Irony that Bates last game as owner will be Chelsea

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21 Nov 2012 12:01:47
Be funny if we appointed Di Matteo and he beat Chelski at ER?!

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21 Nov 2012 11:56:06
a website say gfh c have agreed a deal to take over Leeds good news.

Then they are confident it will be completed inside a month. How long does it take . Lol

Mot

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21 Nov 2012 11:44:55
T/O Done Bates to stay as chairman until the end of season.Then he will become President(i think he thought it was of the usa)KEA

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21 Nov 2012 11:41:05
After agreeing terms to buy Leeds United, this is was David Haigh had to say...

"We have today injected further funds into the club and now we look to the future and start the exciting journey to take Leeds United back into a prime position in English football once again."

Hopefully Warnock has some loans lined up that just needed the cash to push them through.

We could really do with:
- An centre back with experience, that can whip our defence into shape.

- A quality centre mid that can sort out our midfield til Rudy returns, and then pair up with him on his return.

- A winger that gives us flair and allows us to play the ball to strikers feet, and cross in the ball to them too.

That should do us till January! lol

LUFC-Bob

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21 Nov 2012 11:32:15
Takeover all done. Partial completion already taken place. Final completion the day the Mayan calendar stops.....could this halt the TO?? At least til the world stops going round.......

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21 Nov 2012 11:21:38
ON Y.E.P. now..... GFH have signed the deal. The takeover finally happens and ownership transferred on the 21st December 2012!!

Finally, long after the horse has bolted we bolt the barn door! I see KB waited til after the Chelsea game (his true love) to relinquish control!

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21 Nov 2012 11:18:40
The good new's TOMA has finally happend,on OS now. The bad new's the Leech is staying on!

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21 Nov 2012 11:17:29
gfh takeover done , warnock given funds,
lets see who he brings in. mot
let the good timeas roll

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21 Nov 2012 11:15:36
Leeds Takeover Completed by 21st December
Funds into club today
Bates Staying Chairman till end of Season
Bates will then be come President of Club

ALL OVER YP and YEP

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21 Nov 2012 11:15:11
Take over done but Bates stays , Whats that all about.

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21 Nov 2012 11:12:56
So Bates to stay as chairman, till the end of the season, then become president so more years in the wilderness .......

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21 Nov 2012 11:06:46
Still say performances have dipped even further after Hillsborough this year. When we deducted 15 points it seemed like everyone was in it together. Players doing for the fans and vice versa. Not sure if the players have lost respect for the players and vice versa. No spirit, no atmosphere. Owner hated by fans and vice versa, no money. Will still support and hope something or someone can turn it round.

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21 Nov 2012 11:05:47
David Haigh has just tweeted "time to pick up keys to Elland Road"

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Yes it's true has has posted this lets hope it's all sorted finally.

They have some making up to do to the fans now.

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21 Nov 2012 10:57:09
It's finally been done, Leeds has new owners and some transfer money.

Hopefully this will give us the motivation to push on and win the next 3 tough games, and invest in the swuad properly with players who are not old and past it.

Bates is staying on until the end of the season as Chairman then becomes club president. I can't say I am too bothered by that just so long as the club is properly managed from now on.

MOT

James (Source: Leeds OS)

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21 Nov 2012 10:56:24
Its actually completed..... 1 month transition period and Bates will be Chairman till end of season.

I think thats best way, atleast Bates is experienced at running football clubs so GFH don't arse it up straight away!

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21 Nov 2012 10:53:19
So Bates will remain as club president, we'll never be rid of this vile man...

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I thought we had a president

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21 nov 2012 10:50:05
it's done!! take over complete, but get this. bate's remains as chairman till end of seson and then becomes our president!!!

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21 Nov 2012 10:49:59
Takeover done!!
Official site and Warnock with cash to spend straight away.
MOT

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21 Nov 2012 10:48:06
On o/s Takeover is complete . Come lads now get behind the team .

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21 Nov 2012 10:48:02
Has Xmas come early... or am i seeing things on teh website! AT LAST!! and if i am being honest, i don't mind that KB stays til the end of the season, he does know how to run a business (just tight with his OWN cash, with it being someone else i can see us spending more than normal!)

MOT! onwards & upwards!!

L3EDS

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21 Nov 2012 10:47:38
The promised land has finally arived!!
Good bye Ken!
OS GHF own LEEDS UNITED

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Sadly not "Goodbye Ken"... Staying on as Chairman til end of season and then President after that.

But thankfully his role will be diminished.

LUFC-Bob

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21 Nov 2012 10:47:30
Let me the very first to tell you on this forum that it is now official that we have been sold to GFH CAPITAL. TAKE OVER TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE MONTH. BYE BYE Ken. Official Site. halleluah

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Then let me be the first one to tell you bates aint goin anywhere

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21 Nov 2012 10:47:05
Just been reported on SSN as that deal is signed and complete. Hallelujah !!! djharv

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21 Nov 2012 10:46:31
Its finalllllyyyy gone through! take over has been successful its on the offical site! Marching on together! Leeds Leeds Leeds

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21 Nov 2012 10:46:26
T/O confirmed with Bates as Club President!!

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21 Nov 2012 10:45:54
Lets see what all the takeover will never happen. It's an investment not a takeover, it's all a smokescreen to sell tickets people have to say now

TOMA - done!!

Crmd

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Betr you feel a tool now ha ha ha ha
takeover complete
luke ls11

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Why would I feel like a tool? I said I wonder what all the people claiming its a smokescreen and lies and wouldn't happen have to say now. Sure I even said TOMA -done at the end of the post.

Crmd

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21 Nov 2012 10:42:15
Just checked the os. Thank you mr bates for what you've done thus far as business is a tough gig and its easy to criticise from the outside. But now excited for the new owners to lead us back to where we belong. Car'n Leeds !!

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Thank bates for what exactly,lol,you must be joking pal

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21 nov 2012 10:39:13
thank god/allah its over and they signed!! gfh now owns leeds united! get in!! its on o/s! whoop whoop!

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21 Nov 2012 10:33:25
TAKEOVER DONE!!! SEE O/S. Now let's get going and support the team (Bet we get loads here moaning about it though! #neverhappy)

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21 Nov 2012 09:49:59
...Waits for the first Di Matteo rumors to start.

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21 nov 2012 09:31:48
bates out
warnock out
kenny bench
the team i would like to see for palace game.

ashdown
bryam rb
lees cb
kissy cb
drury lb
hall att rm
norris cm
tonge cm
ross att lm
becchio cf
poleon cf

subs peltier white brown green diouf ( last 20 mins ) luke parkin (youth give him ten mins) chris dawson (give him 20 min)

dont forget kenny he can urrrrrr be car park attendent. going to get slated but something got to change berty25

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21 Nov 2012 09:15:50
Roberto Di Matteo anyone?

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21 Nov 2012 09:12:19
would grayson be doing at elland road if he was still here
berty25

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21 Nov 2012 09:08:40
Who would be a football manager?
Six months after winning the
Champions' League Roberto di
Matteo sacked by Chelsea this
morning.

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Disgraceful !!

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21 Nov 2012 07:00:20
David Haigh been spotted in an aquatics shop after been told to draw up a wish list. Takeover must be close!
White(baits)teeth

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Its on a website now gfh hav signed

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Its done!!!!!!

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Hey guys think I was first to break the news today, pure fluke!
White teeth

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20 Nov 2012 23:15:00
Phil hay {Ed003's Note - he may aswell post on the moon because things from twatter should not really be trusted}

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Well it must be better than some of the pond life we have playing at the moment,i hope he gets a good deal!! lol

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20 Nov 2012 22:40:06
Well said the last poster! Things are not great but we can do our bit by getting behind the boys and Neil and singing for Leeds. We need to make Elland Road a fortress. The noise levels should scare the opposition and rally our lads. I know it's gna be a long hard season and I know it's a tall order but I still believe we can get promotion.
Never Say Die!!
We all love Leeds

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