Leeds Banter Archive March 13 2014

13 Mar 2014 22:47:13
Football League working their SOCKS OFF, still need 10 more days.

{Ed003's Note - what do you want them to do ? }

Buy them some more socks then!

Hurry the flight up that's what. Shoulda been done ages ago, vinny.

They are still trawling through the boatload of e-mails sent in from fiasco friday! it's all our fault . as usual.

{Ed003's Note - I'm covering for Ed 013 so obviously I'm not a Leeds fan but I can ensure you I'm passionate about all football the way I see it as it stands you are not going up or down this season (i get the fears of admin) but just let the fl do their job.ive just put my tin hat on :) . }

14 Mar 2014 09:34:30
Is MC losing intrest. Not turning up to court next week. Is he thinking €1m fine cheaper than the black hole that is our club.

The FL could make a decision as anything less than a jail sentence should not affect his position. They are within their remit to wait and see if he goes to jail but its highly unlikely unless he shoots the judge.
I think the FL should ask our inland revenue to look into the tax paid by existing owners and directors in the leagues, I would hate to think any of them had offshore tax havens and putting shares in their dogs name to avoid tax or meet criteria and the FL have turned a blind eye to it.

No peobs ed3 was just being sarcastic!

14 Mar 2014 16:05:00
Ed 003, With you not being Leeds fan, you wouldn't have got the point of "working their socks off", a saying used a lot in connection to Shaun Harvey Whilst at Leeds, and now at FL.

{Ed003's Note - Ahh right cheers AGM.}

13 Mar 2014 22:26:07
We need a Bremner, Batty or evena Vinnie Jones. There is no real leaders and that is the real problem.

WE NEED 11 BREMNERS!

11 bremners? So an outfielder in goal and a defensive brawler upfront to score 2 x 20 goals?

14 Mar 2014 10:57:57
to the last poster. don't be so personic

The guy was simply saying we need 11 players who are wanting to fight for the team and show some passion

grow up

I actually think that a Bremner in goal and up front, on the wing, wherever, would improve the team. He may not have had the skills to be a centre forward/keeper but he'd have never let that stop his will to win and a 100% improvement on the workshy B***ards that have turned out the last two games!

13 Mar 2014 21:59:30
So when Merideth Kercher has been found guilty and not guilty back and forward over 8 years and has still not been concluded what makes anyone think that Cellinio's tax trial will only take one day. This is the Italian justice system we are talking about. The biggest mish mash of confusion in all creation. It's obvious that the FL are waiting for that decision and this ten day wait is a fudge to get to that date. What if it gets adjourned for a month. Anything other than Cellinio being cleared will be a deal breaker and we will be in a serious mess. Cross fingers, say prayers, don't walk under ladders etc etc for the next ten days as I fear we need all the luck we can get.

Meredith K (rip) was not on trial it was foxy knoxy. Don't judge from that. There's a difference in complexity anywhere in the world between a sex triangle murder game gone wrong and tax payments allegedly due on a yacht. Cellino trial won't take more than 3 days.

13 Mar 2014 21:16:56
Ten days til the football league shaft us lads. I've just been discussing the take over with my old dear and she brought up the very valid point that I have been dissapointed every time for the last ten years (that game against Brighton excluded) so why will this be any different. Hey if we do get relegated last time we were in league one we were beasty.

Absolute joke, and not remotely funny. Bunch of clowns led by super clown.

13 Mar 2014 20:35:25
Takeover due in the next 10 days! I see the football league havs taken the p**s out of Leeds united once again, how a tax bill for mr Cellino makes any difference is beyond me! A slap on the wrist and a fine which will be payed end off . Now let him takeover our club MOT

Apparently they have already managed to string this out for 40 days.

13 Mar 2014 20:00:50
Leeds have to wait 10days for the final decision on the takeover ughh,, on newevery5mins

Delay, delay after delay. Now the league have had to play their final card. We will decide in the next 10 days they say, as s harvey and his gin swigging pal's go into hiding just hoping and praying and hoping and praying mr cellino gets found guilty

13 Mar 2014 17:49:43
picking a team of players who have come through our academy.

paul robinson
micah richards (he was briefly)
danny rose
jonathan woodgate
tom lees
fabian delph
jonny howson
james milner
sam byram
aaron lennon
alex mowatt


i couldn't think of a centre forward so lennon is playing a false 9. think of anymore? I think that team would survive in the prem

Well, how about Alan Smith, Harry Kewell.

Smith
Kewell
Batty
Speed

Also, was Ian Harte academy?

Poleon is a striker!

Stephen McPhail
Scott Carson
Matt Jones
Frazer Richardson
Matt Killgallon
Andy Keogh
Caleb Folan
Martin Woods

All have played premier league football at some point in their careers aswell

Did Brian Deane pass through the doors?

David Seaman?
Dennis Irwin?

Mcphail
Kelly
Lukic
Madeley
Bremner
Lorimer
Sprake
Gray
Hunter
Cooper
Albert Johanneson

13 Mar 2014 17:28:30
Hope everyone saw thru Haigh smokescreen rhetoric of not going into admin reminiscent of Ridsdale's "we are still enjoying those decisions" mantra right before we went into admin. Losing over 600k a month, Cellino TO in balance not wishing to inject further funds until resolved (rightly so). You do the math. Admin won't be this year probably next unless another group step in. We are such a silly club. We could've been one of the best had we made better choices.

Won't the income situation improve over the summer when we stop paying for East Stand improvements? All gate receipts and season ticket sales will come to Club rather than repaying the debt for the improvement work.
Other clubs seem to be in same or worse situation and are still going. Once full income is available our position should improve unless GFH have done Ken Bates and taken out money we don't have.

13 Mar 2014 15:35:37
Oh my holy gosh just a hint of fight in today's press conference from Ross and BMcD, taken with a pinch of salt boys.

What's all that about? Too cryptic for me.

Cryptic? Well I will try break it down for geezer. I am taking the fight and determination shown by Ross and BMcD with a pinch of salt. Hmmmmm not so cryptic after all.

13 Mar 2014 12:43:48
I don't get this takeover, I read that Cellino's convictions were spent and and pending case can't affect the FL decision. So why would the court case on the 18th matter? Have the FL said they would wait as I don't think they have. And if they did then surely it goes against FL rules, do you know anymore than me Ed? Vinny.

{Ed001's Note - because he is involved in a court case, that does affect it. If he was accused after the deal had gone through, it would have no bearing, but it was a prior case, so it does matter.}

THE 13TH TODAY UNLUCKY FOR SOME! Hope not for us, 17TH is for cellino believes after over a month of waiting today the decision of the Football Association, concerning the purchase of Leeds United, will be known.
Once the situation of Leeds is confirmed one way or another. Cellino will have to give an answer on the future of Cagliari. For the club to moved towards the Arab investors and American investors. Problems, problems, wish we had has many clean sheets has Problems. MOT

Ed001 I an afraid you are just plain wrong about court case. At the time the owners & directors test was completed by the Club and sent to the FL this case was at best pending (not sure didn't come to light after test completed). There is still the embezzlement case pending.
What does pending mean if it isn't cases that haven't been heard yet!

{Ed001's Note - and your point is? I still don't see how I am wrong, when I was saying that a pending case does affect it. Perhaps you should wind your neck in and learn to read. The pending case came to light because it was thrown up as a red flag by the fit and proper test. Not sure what on earth you are wittering on about. I don't care what you may think you have read, the Football League's regulations quite clearly state that: (c) he shall not become a Club Director until the Club has received confirmation from The League pursuant to Rule 3.3(b) above that he is not liable to be disqualified as a Club Director under the provisions of Rule 2.1.
That simple little phrase, 'not liable to be disqualified' quite clearly refers to pending cases. In other words, they will not allow a person to become a director while he is liable, however likely or otherwise, to become disqualified as a Club Director. I really don't know what you have read, but you clearly have not read the fine print, or misinterpreted it.}

Ed, does your disagreement re pending cases not show that different parts of the rules say different things? The rules do say that pending cases do not need to be taken into account when doing Directors & Owners test which replaced fit & proper test.So what is that referring to as else where it says what you have quoted. Has Cellino said he is going to be Director? Haven't seen that.

{Ed001's Note - the appendix regarding the Directors and Owners test is the only bit that is relevant. That is what I have quoted. The appendices are bits they have added on to cope with issues that they hadn't allowed for in the initial regulations. It is only cases that would disqualify an incoming owner from being a director that matter too, it should be noted. So the case must be of a severity that would rule out the owner from taking charge, not just, for instance, an outstanding parking ticket waiting to go to court.}

At the end of the day pending cases shouldn't be taken into account according to the FL, red flag or not. Vinny.

13 Mar 2014 12:28:27
We can not believe a word Haigh say.s. remember just after start of season when he announced we would be buying ER back very shortly whilst borrowing off anyone they could at same time. the man is as tricky as they come.

Mr T.

13 Mar 2014 08:29:50
Although I do hope Massimo gets the nod. If it falls through I think us as fans should band together to buy the club. Like Barca, because let's face it no ones got Leeds' best interests like us lot have. Ed- would this be a possibility if all goes Pete tonge with cellino

{Ed001's Note - it is a possibility, but highly unlikely to ever happen due to the difficulties it would present. When Liverpool was in difficulty a number of share groups explored the option, only one even got as far as launching an initiative. Even that got nowhere. Raising the cash initially is a very difficult thing to do, it would require a long term approach. Really you would need to start buying up shares gradually, through a members group, with the long term aim of getting a controlling interest in the future.}

Ive always thought this would be a good idea. 1 million fans giving £25 each equals 25 million. ed do you know how barca became owned by fans and how does it work? do you pay money every year or is it a one off share purchase?

{Ed001's Note - I believe they were always a club, with fan membership being the owners, the way it started in English football too. Members pay a fee each year to be a member and that makes them a part owner. It is a club in a very real sense of the word.}

If I win the euro lotto I will buy the club. I once went through a red light so I might not pass the test. I would then leave the club to the people of leeds. fingers crossed

That made me laugh, going through a red light lol

13 Mar 2014 08:19:44
I don't know what other fans feelings are but I think we should play youngsters for the rest of the season to give them some experience. Particularly Chris Dawson, I would play him in all of the last 12 games.

I would love to agree but until there's no mathematical chance of a playoff place then I wouldn't think it was sensible to do that :-)

Totaly agree he has had some really good games for the development squad. scored in the last one

13 Mar 2014 05:24:29
fellow fans.

this sernario got me thinking the other day.

Me wife and two kids went to Bolton game at a cost of over £100, to watch that!

Anyway, My wife is a big liverpool fan but she still likes to see Leeds do well. On our way home from the game my 7 year old son say. I don't want to go to ER anymore, they don't look like they even want to be footballers, then he pipes up can I get a season ticket for Anfield next season, at which point my draw droped.

So I concern is, with the club doing so badly, are we loosing the next generation of fans?

Sir Phil.

{Ed025's Note - as if being a Leeds supporter is not bad enough...your lad wants to follow liverpool!!!....my condolences mate..

Firstly tell him no my son is only 1 but he doesn't have a choice. Tell him being a Leeds fanisnt a choice its in your veins it bleeds through you as much as it hurts sometimes wouldn't change it for the world. Love you Leeds no matter where we end up we will all be there . MOT

Sadly this is probably true, I remember reading something the other day about oleaey, some folk were slating him about something, but for me personally he's probably he only reason I became a fan, that and growing up in south africa in the 90, s with the chief et all