09 Aug 2012 23:43:25
look, having scoured twitter
and the internet i have come up
with a bit of a conclusion for my
fellow leeds fans. please just stay
calm. all the current indications
point to the takeover being still on.
but the reason i find myself posting
is what are people expecting? a
manchester city style football world
shakeup? it surely ISNT on the
cards. these things take time. people
dont usually chuck millions at
football clubs like city did on the last
day of that january transfer window
ive seen people posting in warnock
we trust etc and yes, they are right,
we need to stick togther, but i say in
leeds united we trust. if the takeover
happens great, it will mean much
obviously needed investment for the
club, new strikers, craig mackail smith
or jermain beckford or george boyd.
but lets face facts, this is leeds united
we generally do things the hard way
so if it doesnt happen we have to look
elsewhere
..or i could be speaking total rubbish
and this a crafty way of the lust
getting the investers to sign on the
dotted line and i turn on sky sports
news in the morn and they say were
in talks with Fernando Torres!
either way, in leeds united we trust
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09 Aug 2012 19:11:56
I know the majority of Leeds fans already agree with this, but for the minority that feel that protests and boycotts are the way to move this club forward, please reconsider. The only was we, the best fans in the world, can help the team is by singing and chanting more than ever!
Elland Road needs to become the fortress it once was, and that is down to us! So come on, let's march on together and get the club back where it belongs!
WE ARE SO PROUD WE SHOUT IT OUT LOUD WE LOVE YOU LEEDS LEEDS LEEDS!
MOT
Get lost bates go on another rumours site
If the rumour is true and it is still an BIG IF that the takeover/investment has fallen through, now is the time to show everyone that we are THE UNITED. Not slagging each other off.We are all gutted at the moment but we are Leeds.
Lets hope its just a glitch and papa smurf can go a.s.a.p.
Approx 2500 of us at Burton for a friendly on Tuesday shows what we are about.
See you all Saturday, sing your hearts out for the lads.
4eva.
The first replier needs to look themselves in the mirror and ask "what can I do to become a better fan?" First of all get behind the team rather than plotting revenge against the owners. Mot
The 'better fan' argument is pathetic and emotive. Getting behind the team is all well and good but if the players are sub standard it won't get us promoted, and I think they are frankly.
Maybe the 'better fans' are those who are looking beyond the next match, or even the next season, and thinking about getting this team back where it belongs. That will not happen with Bates running the club.
1st replier here. supported leeds since 1966 been in business 28years. met many different kinds of people over the years good and bad. rich and poor. honesty is rare in business and mugs are 2 a penny. so when it all goes tits up look at yourself in the mirror and say could i have done more
Yes, I'll be down at the game every week singing my heart out but that doesn't make me a better or worse supporter than those who feel that funding the Bates regime is wrong. 3 of the 5 people I go with have not renewed because of Bates. They're clever people, 2 of them company directors with 20 & 30 years of attendance behind them. He is damaging the club and dividing the supporters and I can understand and respect the argument for not paying him money
I will always support my team because i love them like a fat man loves cake. In all honesty, we need to find a better way of showing bates we don't want him at are club. Any ideas anyone because if this man keeps his sleezy hands on are club. I have no doubt we will end up in a lower league than 3yrs ago.
mot4life
09 Aug 2012 22:50:17
Gutted with the latest news..sadly we are clutching at straws in the hope of major investment now, the big boys have taken their ball and fecked off home. Well done Ken you have well and truely shafted us and the next generation of fans
Belfast
09 Aug 2012 22:49:13
let's forget about the takeover for a bit and look on the bright side, a decent squad capable of being around the play-offs. 2 or 3 more signings preferably a winger, striker and back up centre mid were looking good for promotion. hopefully Templeton, Maynard and young Gomez we have on trail, I would happily take Crainie and Diouf for cover though! Let's stick by our team, MOT!
Diouf for cover? hes a horrible person but if Leeds signed him he would be by far and away the best player ability wise at leeds so why the hell would he be cover?
Diouf would be by far the best player, skillfull wise at the club. I can see this lad been hated by everyone at first and then by November, loved by everyone. There is no doubting this lads talent and with the right one to one skills Warnock has. We could actually be on the crest of a wave.
BARMY ARMY!!
mot4life
09 Aug 2012 22:46:20
Wonder where that guy is who said he was "in the know" and 100% certain that the takeover would be done Friday? He couldn't have been more wrong if he tried haha
Lol it just go's to show no1 has a clue what's going on behind the scenes
Ash90lufc MOT
{Ed013's Note - Confirmation that Diouf is training with Leeds;
Leeds United Editors @LeedsEditors
@silenighan hiya mate, was Diouf training today? @silenighan @JoshLoweLufc yeh he was Si confirms Diouf was in training today #lufc #mot}
09 Aug 2012 22:03:58
ed do you think buzacky would sign for leeds he would bring creativity to a side which might lack flair with the sale of snodgrass and clayton.
Thanks {Ed013's Note - Good signing, but not heard that Neil is after him}
09 Aug 2012 21:59:31
Can anyone confirm the '4' Trailists that played against newcastle at TA. And there positions if possible?
I can only assume one was Cranie, and thr other Kevin Gomez? But the other 2?
STEWBO26 {Ed013's Note - Diouf and a RB}
09 Aug 2012 21:54:52
Guys I read your posts with increasing amusement and wonder why anyone would give an ounce of credibility to anything Lust or its month piece have to say. The guy is a muppet who has a mundane role in life who is seeking some sort of glory providing rhetoric on matters he's simply does not understand. The reality is this Bates has put the club on a level footing it makes profit each year which remains in the Club, he does not take out a penny and hasn't done in all the time he has been Chairman.
This season we have recruited a top manager and bought 11 new players who have delivered a good pre-season. We have to sell to balance the books and thats the reality of the Division. Snodgrass was offered a good contract to stay but chose to leave for more money. The Club needs to balance it's books and will only survive if it does. No Yorkshireman has come forward and offered financial support so if you really are true Leeds fans stop the moaning support the Club and be thankful one still exists to support. We are as well placed as any Club in the Division this season to be promoted so shout loud and be proud.
A Lifelong Leeds fan who is in the know!
Utter drivel.
You're in the know ha ha ha you know f all mate. If you think Lusts posts are funny try reading your own tripe.
Mr Bates is that you? When are people going to realise our great club is being ruined by somebody who has no respect for the clubs fans & keeps treating us like mugs.
At least there is one sane individual arround, just take what we have and see how we go this season before further critical comment. Warnock will deliver
09 Aug 2012 21:42:00
Another 1 of the bad days for us loyal Leeds United fans was today! ......Anyone else think that there never was a takeover or investment happening & this was a great big hoax to try & get bums on seats for the start of the season?.....
Another low for us Mighty White fans who've had a miserable decade of many downs (Relegation from the Premiership & Championship) & the seldom up (e.g. getting promoted from League 1) Sorry to sound negative but I don't see us finishing above last season's 14th position with the team we have. We struggled against Burton Albion, we have signed mediocre players mainly from a team relegated & freebies, only one worth any decent money was Lee Peltier, was wishing great things & again been dashed, hidden behind many promises once again....Come on Neil & the players work your magic! We loyal fans deserve some success.
I've been saying there was never a takeover for months. No sod would listen to me until .
DonnyLeeds
How was there no takeover fool the club admits discussion are still open.
09 Aug 2012 21:30:39
ed what do you think of the statements released by everyone today and what the current situation is atm? i personally think that the prospective buyers are using the lust to make bates sign the original deal quicker and the os statement is being used by bates to start a bidding war and scare the buyers into signing his contract. I still remain optimistic and believe finally we will be promoted. with or without bates. MOT
White Pumpkin {Ed013's Note - I am thinking 2 things. The first is a little far fetched and I question, was there ever a takeover? Or was it a ploy to sell tickets and announce it has fallen through 2 days before the season starts! I mean come on, everyone else's takeovers happen in weeks, not months!!! I said it was a little far fetched! My other theory is that either someone else has come in with a bid and Bates wants a bidding war or Bates is pushing his luck and testing the water to see if he can squeeze more money out of them!}
We hope the latter Ed. We Leeds United fans deserve some good news! Please let it be the latter of Ed's 2 things!
Bang on ed.....i posted a similar post last week & got b+++++ed on here for being negative
09 Aug 2012 21:23:16
just a warning ken bates is banned from the
red lion cross gates john fitz leeds 15
09 Aug 2012 21:04:23
Just a thought, it said at the start of this takeover saga that there were 2 solid offers to buy the club so maybe we are now doing business with the over party.
What d'yer reckon?
09 Aug 2012 20:47:35
we may sold, we may not be sold, the takeover group may still be interested, they may no longer be interested, there may be others, there may not, we may be stuck with Bates for a short or long period. Whatever, one thing remains constant, we are Leeds United and always will be, we support the team through thick and thin so let's just stand shoulder to shoulder and get behind Neil and the boys
Support the club, sack the board...
09 Aug 2012 20:20:20
Bryan clough manager of Leeds for 44 days. Exclusively period 26 June - 9 August, 44 days. I for one think Ross McCormack should change his shirt number!
Love your sense of humour !midlands white.
Correct me if im wrong but I think the late great Jock Stein was our manager for 44 days before he left for the scotland job! Not a good number for us is it? MOT Ron
09 Aug 2012 20:14:11
Now i am the eternal Leeds United optimist (I thought we would come back from 5 - 0 down against Blackpool with 10 men and 7 minutes left). What if Bates has issued this statement to hurry along the due diligence process because the potential investors and their Agents are being a bit slow. What if some other investor has expressed an interest via an Agent at a better price and Bates wants to up the ante. What makes me think the deal is still on is that Harvey has apparently gone to Monaco. This can only be for further discussions with Bates. If the deal had have been off a simple phone call to Monaco would have sufficed. Forget what LUST say, don't forget Bates hates those people and he is as much likely to let them know what is happening than Leeds coming back from 5 - 0 down. JD
Sorry mate but the word is Bates has hiked up the price at the last minute and I find that very easy to believe...
Leaks also suggest that Harvey is absolutely furious with Bates and whilst this is not 100% reliable, it does seem that the most reliable information up to now has come from LUST. Everything they've stated has turned out so far to be true - which is one in the eye for the anti-LUST Bates lovers on here.
I'll be an optimist at 3pm every Saturday (OK a bit earlier for the televised games and a few midweeks but you know what I mean) but a big part of me thinks Bates engineered this situation.
The club will go nowhere with Bates at the helm.
For what it's worth I don't think we should be chanting Bates Out DURING the games because it's counterproductive, and I say that as a passionate Bates hater, but we need to find ways of making our feelings for the man clear.
As for you pro-Bates apologists - I hope you realise now how misguided you all are. Bates is vile on every level and HE DID NOT SAVE THE CLUB. He put into administration, cost us 25 points and presided over our relegation to the third tier of English football.
^ just shows your ignorance, just because people are anti LUST doesnt mean they are bates lovers far from it, we just prefer to support our team than aimlessly shout bates out in ER when he is in monaco anyway, our voices are better off being protested before/after game and during the game getting behind OUR TEAM.
Also the comment i put above wasnt aimed at you as you said you dont agree with it during the game but it is LUST that brought all that negativity to ER, i am a bates hater and want him out but i also want LUST out.
09 Aug 2012 20:10:52
4 trialists played in a reserves behind closed doors friendly today, any ideas who??
Chriso {Ed013's Note - Craine, Diouf, Gomez and an Unknown RB}
09 Aug 2012 20:10:11
F*****G GUTTED.
Speechless.
I know we would all love to show our anger in some way towards Bates...only problem the way to hit him is through his pocket and most direct route is via ticket sales. Unfortunately, any action will reduce the chances of the club ever being sold, and that wont help LEEDS UNITED. We will get through this, after all, WE ARE LEEDS.
Maybe this consortium wasn't our savior after all, who knows, there could be a line up of richer suitors.
Fredh
MOT
Rumours were he is in ill lets just hope he gets ill enough that the stress of us Leeds fans mean he is unable to carry on then (as i wouldnt wish long term illness on him) he recovers AFTER selling us.
09 Aug 2012 19:51:01
I believe that what we are witnessing is a very public display of corporate brinkmanship.
The Middle East Consortium (MEC) let Ken Bates know that they are tired of waiting for him to sign the takeover papers and are very willing to walk away ( LUST report this as the breakdown) and Ken replies by ending the exclusivity granted to the MEC hoping that other players will join in.
Only problem is that Leeds United are in the middle and if no new players arrive Ken will have to find funds from somewhere to finance the upcoming season. He knows he is on borrowed financial time otherwise he would not have given any credence to anybody hoping to buy Leeds United.
Remember the MEC have shown KB the money and have passed the "Fit and proper" test to own a football club.
I believe that there are still a few surprises in store before this "Soap" story has a happy ending.
Keep the Faith
docsmith
As I've said on here before who wants to take over a team with no ambition poor fans and a selling team the only thing you have to look forward to is trying to stay up this year thanks for making me laugh about you little team Paul itfc
To the person town fan above, they have no ambition because of Bates the chairmen are the only people that can allow the ambition of manages to be realistically achieved so if anyone took over that point is completely invalid, also we have a far bigger and more loyal fanbase hence why little ipswich fans like yourself at that board with the goings on in your clubs you look at a LEEDS rumoursite good job at being a brilliant fan for your own team haha
You may be right about Bates's lack of ambition, but the support? Really? 3,000 down at friendlies in Cornwall? The highest away crowds of any club in any division in the country - 8,000 at Arsenal, 9,000 at the Scum Sh*ihole. Grow up and look at the facts. And as for Ipswich - would;t you be better off supporting that team in the premiership run by that chef woman?
Ha Ha F*****g tractor boy, I lived in Suffolk for 38 years and still went up to ER to watch a real team, nobody likes your little team and even the locals go watch NARRWICH. I think even Peterboro have more supporters. go back to your own site if you have one?
Docsmith is bang on -this is a negotiation move where each side tries to manover the other in order to gain advantage -happens in all takeovers, not always made public. All will be revealed when they are ready
09 Aug 2012 19:47:40
Well the long mooted LUST statement was released on there website, where we were to be given some insight into the "Collapse" of the deal. What we actually got was a re hash of the Official Leeds Utd statement, and no detail what so ever about why the deal has ended. Plus the fact that the deal hasn't collapsed, it appears some sort of last minute haggling over price is occurring, with LUST being used by the potential new owners to highlight the precarious nature of the deal. But for us mere mortals, we just want an owner who wants to invest in the squad...please get on with it, so we can consign Bates and LUST to history
LUST statement came first. Get your facts right. LUST have done the supporters a great service by attracting buyers in the first players and giving as much information as they could without prejudicing the negotiations. LUST is an open group and YOU can join for a few quid. Go ask Bates if you can join his board of directors and see what reaction you get.
LUST is a group of Leeds United supporters with the long term interest of the club at heart. Bates is out to exploit us. The sooner people like you realise that the better.
NO! LUST are only interested in their own opinions
LUST do knot know anything about the takeover, there attitude is disruptive at best and potential fatal to the deal going through, you are clearly a LUST supporter blinded by your hate for Bates!, i am not a Bates supported or a LUST supporter i am a Leeds United supporter so i take offense at you describing other Leeds United fans "people like you" please go and stick your head back in the sand.
If LUST know nothing how come they announced takeover talks before the club and then announced the breakdown of the talks before the club? Just wondering...
I'll stick my head back in the sand when you take yours out of your arris. Lust cannot cause a deal to break down and they knew plenty about it. Bates is and always will be the problem, well him and people like you who obviously do support him.
I am glad you are going to stick your head back in the sand as you are clearly ignorant, please do it before spouting more insults at true Leeds fans, No i am not a Bates supporter nor Bates hater.
LUST are being used as a mouthpiece to get round the confidentially agreement -it certainly sparked LUFC into making a statement, domething that has not happened for weeks
09 Aug 2012 19:30:17
I think Diouf would be a great signing! As much as I hate the man, I think he can do a job. Save us spending on snoddy's replacement and invest more on a striker. It would be an excellent free signing! And is there really a more suitable club for him? Hated manager, hated chairman, hated club, hated fans! No one likes us, we don't care! For free, can we really complain?
RabX
Some thing are more important than football. Those of us with a conscience do not want sub-human vile creatures like Diouf at the club irrespective of how well he can play.
I agree, get Diouf signed up.
09 Aug 2012 19:00:46
I do not follow LUST personally and think boycotts will not work only the team will suffer in the long run, but they have come out with a massive statement, 6 or 7 hours ago and then followed up by saying more detail later this afternoon! still no update, obviously there is something going on but surely LUST just coming out with COLLAPSE without all the facts is madness and done just to wind us all up. not slagging them but they do not represent me or the majority but wondered what people are thinking about the way they do business o.w
My post LUST have no issued a statement sounds like they have no clue o.w
LUST NEVER have a clue
09 Aug 2012 18:58:19
When are some Leeds fans gonna wake up? We are run by a man who hated us for years. He has now had us hitting this website and the OS web everyday for the past 3 months of faint hope something great was going to happen. We believed it! Then a few days before the season we have been kicked in the teeth yet again. Yes we have the best fans in the country, Yes we have the loudest fans in the country, Yes we have the most LOYAL fans in the country - ....and Bates knows this!! He is taking us for a ride yet people say to turn up, sing your hearts out for the lads, support the team, and yes, spend YOUR hard earned money. I truly dont know what the answer is but i feel Ken knows how loyal Leeds fans are and somehow we need to hit him where it hurts! This cant go on! All I can hear in my ears at the moment are other clubs fans singing - Lest all laugh at Leeds' and i dont want to hear that! PA
Mugged by masterbates, I said I would only watch Leeds away till he was gone. Takeover annouced, so buy a ticket for Wolves, now he pulls this stunt. I think this has all been done to sell season tickets, memberships and shirts, and we fell for it. In the words of The Who.
WE WONT GET FOOLED AGAIN!
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss....
09 Aug 2012 18:57:21
(nothing on the takeover so if you are only interested in that sort of news scroll down or then otherwise read my post) just listening to Neil on a "player update" kind of interview said he wants his forwards (which we know about) and is quite close on a couple of deals and he has inquired about another center-half due to lack of experience at the back but is selling Rodgers and Pugh to generate funds.
09 Aug 2012 18:43:58
Ken Bates moves the goal posts at the last minute...code for asked for more money at the point of sale. His behaviour is so unbearable. You can imagine the thought process, we have signed 10 players and sale of tickets is going well, he thinks the club is somehow worth more now, what he doesn't realise is the fans have been positive and coming back to the fold because we all thought he was leaving and new owners who actually want to invest in the squad were coming in. By asking for more he has cost himself a fortune, the fans will disappear, the atmosphere will be toxic, a few bad results and Warnock may walk...then see how much Bates gets for a League one team
09 Aug 2012 18:41:33
well guess ill have to watch wolves game on telly
09 Aug 2012 18:35:40
I know things don't look to good at the minute fellow fans of the united but this sort of thing goes on in business quiet a lot, one wants more money the other only wants to pay as little as poss and now were here until one realises what they could be losing and get back round the table! I think bates realises we don't have many "assets" left to sell so he knows it is wise to get rid. Don't lose hope yet I haven't and I hope bates wants out as much as we want him out and the new owners want in as my much as we want them in
09 Aug 2012 18:31:55
Seems the mood has changed re: Bates all of a sudden. All the muppets on here kissing his arse in the hope the take over might actually happen. Wake up and smell the coffee, he has fleeced us good and proper and the penny is only just dropping with so many.
Cue the support your team or shut up comments. Don't you just realise that is exactly what he wants? That's just called blind loyalty and it's a sad fact that while there is a certain breed of 'I've been to more games than you' brigade on here, until people stop lining the old c***s pockets, he will remain in charge taking your hard earned and laughing on his yacht in Monaco at the demise of LUFC... he doesn't give a flying f**k about Leeds United.
By the way I have been a season ticket holder for over 20 years before the I'm a better fan than you mob pipe up... but no more. Not a penny more!
09 Aug 2012 18:29:44
Leeds United ('The Club') announces that the exclusivity period granted to a potential investor as mentioned in the statement of 26 June has ended.
The Club remain happy to continue discussions, but not on an exclusive basis, so as not to prevent other options passing.
The first priority must be to ensure that the credibility of any future investor or ultimate owner is such, that the Leeds legacy and its future is in safe hands, back in the Premiership.
The Club will continue to be receptive to approaches from potential new partners who can establish that they have the necessary credentials.
Meanwhile, it is encouraging that there is a new spirit at the club under the management of Neil Warnock and his ten new signings.
Source OS
This means there can be a takeover still but not now.
09 Aug 2012 18:25:00
any chance of a new supporters trust, cannot stand the one we have, they do NOT speak for me and im sure they dont speak for a majority of the Leeds fans, the one voice they claim to have is their own, and thats it {Ed013's Note - Start one of your own}
WELL SAID O.W
I dont think many people would get behind a 20 year old lad lol otherwise id love to
09 Aug 2012 18:17:19
deal is off??? i personally dont think it was ever happening,i think bates used a big rumour to intise all true leeds fans to part with there hard earned money for season tickets ect ect! bates is very clued up on mugging of honest people,i dont see doom and gloom YET but it doesent look great and i can see warnock gone by christmas if we are struggling!
09 Aug 2012 18:14:53
I'm a LUST member. They represent me and
7000 other Leeds fans. That's 1/3 of
regular ER attendees (Ave. figure for 2011/
12). LUST stated in May if the takeover fails,
they will expose the reasons for said failure.
I will wait for the info from LUST, as this is
the only credible source of info, not the
LUFC website who issue news couched in
rhetoric whilst giving no info on the failure
that all LUFC fans deserve to know about.
Treated as morons and ons and ons....
Best post in last 12hrs, sensible,
Woody LUFC
7000 maybe how do you know only 1000 go to games then you are only 5%!! only 700 turned up to your mad march, they represent a very small minority of Leeds fans and they way they have behave today surprised there is any left of the 7000!! where is the update they promised you 7 hours ago o.w
Thats not even a majority of the number of Leeds fans that there is
09 Aug 2012 18:02:55
much as i respect the blind optimism of some supporters, you have to admit we're looking dark horses for relegation with the current squad. the only thing keeping me confident is we have the best manager in the division, for now.
Dont be silly, wont be anywhere near the drop zone
09 Aug 2012 17:59:16
Dont be too gutted at the takeover collapse people, i imagine there are lots of potential investors or owners out there looking for a club like ours. And were officially on the market. Id give it until january before some rich arab buys our beloved club. MOT. Vinny.
09 Aug 2012 17:41:39
great idea on another website, why dont we use posters of Noel Lloyd to spearhead any batesout protests, he was leader of an anti-bates movement in the 60's when bates tried to become dictator of a small caribbean island. He stopped Bates making £300m from developing the island of Tortega and i'm pretty sure posters of his face would give bates the perfect message & infuriate him immensely
09 Aug 2012 17:39:27
There you have it...looks like the take over is not going to happen.
When are all you Ken Bates fans going to realise he is ruining our proud club & don't give me that rubbish he saved our club, if he didn't buy us somebody else would have & lets remember it was under his stewardship we went into administration, all he has been doing since then is claw his money back while other debtors had to put up with alot less money.
Watch out for him slagging off the fans now.
09 Aug 2012 17:36:37
Although the news is disappointing, doesn't mean that further discussions can't be made. Still a chance, but if not maybe another investor might come in.
Most important thing now is to support the team and NW, forget Ken Bates he's not important. MOT Ron
09 Aug 2012 17:30:10
I'm shocked that people are making threats towards
mr bates. If you owned a business you'd want decent
money for it wouldnt you?? Bated doesnt have the same connection to LUFC as us fans and to him it's just a cash making investment. Say for example you owned a different club like Portsmouth which you have no connection to, you wouldn't care what the fans think, you'd just be interested in lining your pockets. I agree that bates has overstayed his welcome but understand he"s a business man and doesnt where his heart on his sleeve even it comes to Leeds.
We're just lucky we have Neil who is doing a fantastic job and will get us promoted if it kills him. That's the type of guy he is, Passionate about football.
Danny {Ed013's Note - Danny the problem is that Mr Bates had agreed on a price and 2 months later wants more money. Tell me exactly what do Leeds have to offer apart from a big fanbase and potential. We have sold the captain and therefore only really have Becchio and McCormack to sell that are worth over a million. We don't own a ground or training complex, so to be honest asking for more goes back to my original question, what for?}
How do you know he as asked for more money, where does it say that in black and white! not seen it on any news only LUST and the awful YEP website o.w {Ed013's Note - It has been everywhere on the net today}
09 Aug 2012 17:17:29
After reading the club statement. Well what can I say. To me it looks like bates never had the intentions of selling the club in the first place. In fact they are just words, just simple words. but in fact the simple words have caused distress for many a loyal fan. The club now says they will work with partnerships, that doesn't sound like a takeover so once again words. At this time I feel sorry for Neil Warnock as I feel he as a uphill challenge. So for me this is NOT a new start. I will still support my team as I love this club but I do wish Mr Bates would sell up because we're going nowhere with him. I feel at this moment very duped but alas I still have my thoughts as well as my words
09 Aug 2012 17:16:27
OS have stated that the period of exclusivity with the investor has ended and is now open to other investors. In other words, everything has come crashing down, if it ever even existed. I came on here and had a go at the pessimists and boy do I now feel daft. I have always tried to be a voice of reason and support our owners etc but no more. I have officially joined the Bates out clamor. Starting against Ol Ed, for the first time my voice will be joined with theirs. {Ed013's Note - I have to be professional on here, but I have voiced my opinion @LeedsEditors on twitter to how I really think}
09 Aug 2012 17:11:19
Leeds United ('The Club') announces that the exclusivity period granted to a potential investor as mentioned in the statement of 26 June has ended.
The Club remain happy to continue discussions, but not on an exclusive basis, so as not to prevent other options passing.
The first priority must be to ensure that the credibility of any future investor or ultimate owner is such, that the Leeds legacy and its future is in safe hands, back in the Premiership.
The Club will continue to be receptive to approaches from potential new partners who can establish that they have the necessary credentials.
Meanwhile, it is encouraging that there is a new spirit at the club under the management of Neil Warnock and his ten new signings.
This is such a disappointing statement.
The deal was sealed and then Bates decided to get even greedier.
09 Aug 2012 17:06:49
Hi,
Went to go watch a local friendly
with Exeter and I was
very impressed with a Midfielder
called Jimmy Keohane.
He was very creative, was all over
the pitch and his passing was
excellent.
Did a bit of research on him and
apparently he came over from
Ireland and played from Bristol City
but got injured and was loaned to
Clevedon Town. Then was unlucky
with the down turn with the economy
that he was released from Bristol City.
A lot of Bristol City fans would like him
back.
One for the future. Has attacking
potential from Midfield.
Might be worth a punt from Leeds.
and No I am not an agent or friend.
I was just on holiday and watched a
match as a neutral.
I just enjoyed his style of play.
Is he free
He plays for Exeter and as far as I know he's on a contract, so maybe some money involved for a transfer. He's only 21 but like the OP I was very impressed to. Great passing ability and hard to mark. My Dad said he reminded him of Hoddle, good vision and passing, but I'm too young to know.
09 Aug 2012 17:04:06
A club statement...
Leeds United ('The Club') announces that the exclusivity period granted to a potential investor as mentioned in the statement of 26 June has ended.
The Club remain happy to continue discussions, but not on an exclusive basis, so as not to prevent other options passing.
The first priority must be to ensure that the credibility of any future investor or ultimate owner is such, that the Leeds legacy and its future is in safe hands, back in the Premiership.
The Club will continue to be receptive to approaches from potential new partners who can establish that they have the necessary credentials.
Meanwhile, it is encouraging that there is a new spirit at the club under the management of Neil Warnock and his ten new signings.
09 Aug 2012 16:56:02
Hi,
Been a lifeloong Leeds fan and went
to the Leeds v Burton game.
Was not impressed and am very
concerned with our lack of pace
throughout team.
We looked Slow....
On the plus side though Rudolph
Austin looks good, Tom Lees very
Impressive, and the young lad no 24
very good for Future.
White showed some good touches,
needs more confidence to take
players on but the rest average to
poor including Jason Pearce.
We need pace, up front and on the
wings. Austin looks good enough to
pass the ball to them.
Do we not have any youngster
coming through? Give them a try.
If not let's raid Man U, Man C,
Chelsea, Totenham etc....
or better yet Barcelona! :-)
09 Aug 2012 16:51:36
It's collapsed it's on Leeds united website
09 Aug 2012 16:48:03
Ok the takeovers off. Is it suxh a bad thing? Look at leicester last year. They spent 10 million and they didnt go up. We have a squad more than capable of winning promotion. With 1 more striker then we can definately do it. If we get promoted this season, what does it matter. In warnock we trust. I hate ken bates as much as us all but if we go up then who does it matter who is running the club? Lets forget all this boycotting stuff and instead of protesting, buy a ticket and get behind warnock and the players. Forget bates, he's nothing. But us fans, we're the most important thing about leeds united.
Leicester had a manager that didn't know the league and they over paid for players . if warnock spent 10 mil we would be mid table in prem next season . this season will be a disaster . we need a right winger and a striker at this moment in time . looks like we are selling pugh and rogers so thats 2 more squad players needing to be replaced . i was thinking around 8th with our present squad and top 6 if we brought in a RW and a ST but now only see us battling against relegation as we will not be getting any icing on the cake players now . warnock wants pace so he lists a pacey player in rogers .well done you person
09 Aug 2012 16:47:15
LUST telling us the wrong story as usual then!
M.L.K
No it was you Mr Bates
No it was LUST
09 Aug 2012 16:45:58
"We're gonna stay with you forever,
At least until the world stops going round"
Unless we get a chairmen we dont like then we wont support our team and we'll just stay at home instead of coming to support you.
^ Seems to me thats the new meaning of 'Marching on Together' i dont personally care be better atmosphere and the team will do much better without people singing bates out constantly during the match.
I want him out as much as anyone but the atmosphere last season was detrimental to the team and was clear to see, yet they then wonder why we didnt do well?
I'm gonna be enjoying watching Leeds next season and singing chants to get behind the team. If you want to follow Blackburn fans protocol after seeing where taking your approach took them feel free.
Its going to be much worse this season now .just wait and see on Saturday
Agree 100%
09 Aug 2012 16:45:49
ITS ON THE OS NOW
09 Aug 2012 16:37:53
If the deal was dead why would Harvey fly to Monaco? Surely a phone call would have done it.JD
To get out of the firing line probably
To get his arse kicked you cant do that over the phone
09 Aug 2012 16:32:56
We in serious trouble now. Who will want to buy Leeds now? Answer. When the buyer is dealing with Bates widow or nearest relative! That's 20 years away. That old f$$t will get letter from Queen before he kicks bucket. Does that mean I can't enjoy my team as much as I should til I am retired?? I hate u Bates.
We are screwed ,we have no players of any real value now .most we can get at the moment for mccormack is 2.5 mil as its in his contract and becchio after last season maybe get 1 mil thats it .this is the last chance of getting promoted as bates has no money to spend on leeds united and hes done what he said he would .(ruin Leeds united )
09 Aug 2012 16:30:48
I heard this rumour at the burton game n posted it on here n got shot dwn but that doesn't matter I'm proper gutted that the takeover as collapsed wy do we always get bad news
09 Aug 2012 16:29:57
If the deal is off, canceled, postponed whatever then surely the gagging order can be lifted by both parties.?
we need to know what the formalities of the takeover were, where it went wrong, and why?
if found KB has pulled out due to poor business management on his behalf or the fact his dodgey dealings can't be swept under the carpet... then the whole world needs to know.!
Can we not issue a legal suit against Bates, his he not misselling a dream on behalf of all fans to line his own pockets - i knew in the back of my mind this would happen a week before the season starts, its a case of history repeating itself and as always we will swallow his lies for the love of the badge
Woody LUFC
Issue a legal suit? On what grounds?
We would like to sue the owner of the club for not selling the club as it upsets us?
I was looking a car the other day, owner wouldn't sell me it. I better sue him.
Crmd
If you swallow his lies then more fool you pal
09 Aug 2012 16:19:43
Lets not start the boycott talk again
The solution for our fans attending
the home games is simple, spend
nothing other than the minimum eg
ticket price and thats it show your
support for the team and Warnock,
no programmes, replica shirts, beer
or food etc.
Buy your shirts away from the
official shop at the ground go to
JJB or such like, (yes i am aware
they get a percentage of the sale
but its nowhere near what they get
when you buy a shirt at the ground) have your buy beer at one of the local pubs near
the ground drink away from the
members bar or ground bars,
take your own food, sweets,
flask etc
Then we only affect the finances and
not the support
STUW MOT
Finally someone with a brain! Although replica shirts cant be bought anywhere other than the ER superstore (one of Bates' rather daft ideas) but cant just stick to last seasons i suppose.
Boycott boycott boycott
09 Aug 2012 16:16:39
I still live in hope that this is all total bull$hlt put up by LUST to provoke a reaction!
I will only believe it (like everything else on here!) when I see it on the OS.
At the end of the day we have a far better team than we ended the last season with, whether we still have Bates or not.
Losing Snoddy was a blow, but if he didn't want to stay around and has helped finance the improvements in our team, then so be it!
We have overcome deductions from the League and bounced back.
Just remember one thing:
WE ARE LEDS, LEEDS, LEEDS
and always will be, whatevr is thrown at us!
Keep the faith, get behind the team and BELIEVE!
Leeds4alongtime
You may be FROM Leeds, but I'm sure without this take over you're going to go the way of Portsmouth! Bye bye Peacocks! UTO
09 Aug 2012 16:11:47
have faith people i think the takeover is not off but its lusts way of trying to force the club into a statement as to whats going on and it just may work pugh and rogers being transfer listed because they would have only warmed the bench and nw getting ready with takeover funds for the icing on the cakes as he said trust in nw guys!
welshleeds
I love your optimism pal, but sometimes the coffe smells better if you turn the kettle on - wake up, we been hoodwinked by the master of disguise KB
Woody LUFC
Warnock says we have no depth and then puts 2 more players on the list .tool {Ed013's Note - Pugh can go, but disappointing that Rogers wont be given a chance}
09 Aug 2012 16:10:30
Perhaps we should get as many possible emails sent to the club as possible as shown on the page by ed, if we all do this then we can have a voice instead of protesting and ruining the atmosphere at elland road and our promotion chances
09 Aug 2012 16:09:43
Lets wait and see on this take over. Business deals can go forwards and backwards until a deal is done.
If I was Ken I would make sure I got the most that I could get after a job well done.
Like it or not we still have a club because some one like Ken who had balls stepped in and saved us.He has dealt with some major crap and a right mess that needed sorting out.
Fair play Ken, get what you can ! We all would do the same and those that would not are liars !
Trigs....
Ken bought a T-Shirt with your name on it
Leeds Moron...!
09 Aug 2012 16:07:03
Until there is an official statement from the club regarding the take over then believe nothing. Lust know just the same as the rest of us and have no right to make a statement without revealing their source of info and backing it up with evidence. Bunch of s*** stirring individuals with ideas above their station.
Couldn't agree more!
09 Aug 2012 16:01:43
There's only 1 greedy b$$$$$d 1 greedy b$$$$$$d. How to alienate yourself from the fans even more. I wouldn't swap places with Ken Bates for all the tea in china. He coulda made himself a hero. Now villain. All talk of he was our savior can now end. Either you sell or you keep yourself. But what you don't do is both. He wanted top commission when Bahrainis take us to PL. So keep Leeds and try it yourself Ken. U won't achieve it on your pocket. How to waste everyone's time.
09 aug 2012 15:55:18
i think l.u.s.t. have announced this with no proof. they have urged the club for a takeover update and heard nothing back. in my opinion they have put this out there as a ploy to get a reaction from the club. {Ed013's Note - If that was the case they would lose any credibility that they have because this has hit the news everywhere}
09 Aug 2012 15:43:13
I agree with one of the previous posts. LUST out, LUST out! Please don't boycott the games and start the bates out rubbish. We are Leeds and our boys need our support, especially all the fresh faces. Remember we suppot Leeds not ken bates or whoever.
Rhino
09 Aug 2012 15:39:58
To all Leeds fans lets go on Saturday sing our hearts out for the glorious team. With our new team put together we are gonna storm the league.
Tadcaster Leeds fan.
Dont you mean our 1/2 a team.
09 Aug 2012 15:31:38
I posted when the "takeover" rumours first srted that maybe this was Bates scam to sell more season tickets. Bates has no interest in Leeds united or its supporters its all about Money Money with that greedy old b*****d he has no love no passion for our great club looks like another long hard season lets hope we can keep hold of Warnock at least we may have a chance of a top half finish and now selling 2 squad players to fund a new striker thanks Papa Smurf the whole league is laughing again ...
09 Aug 2012 15:31:00
Bearing all this crap going on, can i just say props to Warnock. How the hell he hasnt walked and managed to do what he has done is beyond me.
09 Aug 2012 15:28:11
ed theres a lot of peeps on here whinging bout take over and mr bates lets remind people that forests take over has gone through and correct me if im wrong but dnt see their owners spending large !! lol be patient mot !! nickybee {Ed013's Note - You are right, however people want Bates out, its not just about Billions to spend}
09 Aug 2012 15:25:51
i dont know what to say really this is not the news we we're waitin for! if true sorry to all the doubters bout the take over saying it was a smoke screen!
as for you bates you mean f**king b*****d you give scrooge a bad name you do! even if you made some f***ing effort with with transfer funds you wouldnt have anyone on your back you a sad case and every bit of stick you get from us fans you bloody well deserve every bit of it now! not one to rant really but the pain im feeling now and i think i speak for a number of us supporters! if i'd a gun i'd shoot ya! what sort of kick are you gettin from making money at this stage of your life ill never know!
ppl say yeah were makin profit 1 of few clubs in england blah blah but to me it feels like we're the f***ing poorest christ when was the last time you bought a player for us i mean really spent a few pound?? cos i cant im up to my neck now i just feeling so p***ed off words cant describe just how im feeling its so sad so so sad!
rant over for time being god i hope the bad news isn't true for your sake bates!
irish leeds fan!
09 Aug 2012 15:22:06
Good luck signing the marquee men Neil now the world seems to know that the takeover is off and we have no money......again.....
Give Poleon a shot.
Paul - Isle of Man white
09 Aug 2012 15:16:09
I think in a perverted way the lusty boys will be happy. They thrive of negativity and vitriol.
At the end of the day if people dont go to games the club you profess to love will suffer, not the chairman. For christ sake we are supporters who support thet team ''through thick and thin'' The lusty boys plan seems to be to run the club into the ground, they are already wipping up a negative vibe before the season has kicked off. Great, that will help the new players bed in! Wind your necks in and get a grip. Who needs blood money anyway!
09 Aug 2012 15:13:46
GUTTED. ROBBO MOT
09 Aug 2012 15:01:30
I wonder when MR Bates is getting sectioned,he takes sick pleasure in mocking Leeds fans
You can see him laughing to himself
09 Aug 2012 14:56:48
I think its about time a golden statue of ken bates is put up at elland rd! And let's change the names of the bars to ken's bar! Posted from an avid bates fan!
09 Aug 2012 14:56:36
waiting on an OFFICIAL announcement - even though I gave LUST a £5 donation, it was worthwhile in the beginning. I would have preferred them to have been a little less harder in their actions towards the "buyers - (if they truly existed)" and pushed Bates harder! - Sad times ahead for the club? Hopefully not for the teams!
It says,LUST confirms talks have broke down,WTF,they are in no position to confirm anything,its confirmed when it comes from OS,not theses sh-t stirrers.
09 Aug 2012 14:37:45
stopped smoking recentley, off buy a big packet of fags now, blame bates for the health crisis in west yorkshire, another stressfull season comming up!!
09 Aug 2012 14:36:20
E-mail I have just sent to Leeds United.
Lets hope I get some sort of reply.
Hello to whomever receives this e-mail,
As a long time supporter of this amazing club let me be the first to thank all the staff and people that create dreams for fans all over the globe.
Whether this e-mail gets to Mr Bates I do not know but I still want to try anyway.
Mr Bates,
You sir, saved our great club, I am so pleased that you did that and believe that your heart IS in the right place regarding our club. Or your club if you want to be pedantic.
I love this club with all my heart and am a subscriber to LUTV yearly and do not miss a single game including pre season.
Let’s get to the point of the e-mail though, it has been reported that the takeover pending has collapsed, and whilst I never listen to the wannabe personic statements from LUST, it still sends shivers up my spine knowing that we are not going to be able to be a bit more ‘expansive’ in signing players and our quest to return to the Premier League. It is also reported, which I’m sure you know, that it was yourself that ‘moved the goalposts’ at the last minute regarding this prospective sale. Whilst most fans will not show their gratitude to you for what you have actually done, that does not stand for the majority of us who are forever grateful to you. I do though feel that you personally have taken us as far as you possibly can within this league, and that’s not a bad thing by ANY means necessary. You have created a future for us and given us and future generations a chance at returning to where we actually belong.
If you did sell now, you could hold your head high and say “I did that.” And we will never forget you for that, I know you are a business man and the main motivation for business men is to earn money, but doesn’t the recognition speak any value either?
Please Mr Bates, give us the chance to return to the glory lands, if that be with you, then release some funds for Mr Warnock to take advantage of, if you cannot do that, please let someone else have a go.
I am praying I win the Euro-millions so I can give some money to the club myself to get a few ‘marquee’ signings!
Thank you very much for spending the time reading my e-mail and I hope I warrant a reply.
Best wishes and Kind regards to you and everyone else,
Leeds fan for life,
Mr. Anthony Ward
Outpatient Booking Co-Ordinator {Ed045's Note - This was my post guys!
Maybe you could change jobs and become an Inpatient Booking Co-Ordinator then you could make a reservation for a very old and cantankerous chairman! LOL
docsmith
09 Aug 2012 14:32:58
Ah well, The thought of the Premiership was nice while it lasted....Lets get ready to say goodbye to Warnock,McCormack and Becchio before the seasion starts......I guess the only thing i can now look forward to in Las Vegas in 2 weeks time :-)
09 Aug 2012 14:29:18
Here's a thought - The "info" about the takeover fail given to LUST could be a shady way of Bates discrediting them, when actually the takeover IS still ongoing ?
Paul - Isle of Man white
ps, bollx thought i know, but clutching onto whatever hope i can....
09 Aug 2012 14:27:20
When I see it on leeds official site then I will believe !
Apparently,those buying Leeds United have left the door open,saying the deal will still go through if Bates reverts back to the deal which was originally agreed,lets hope he back tracks or the consequences could be dire,we could lose our manager and our top players,the contempt shown to Leeds fans by Bates is absolutely scandalous.
Quite right mate,how the hell would LUST know whats happening,so its either pure speculation or sh-t stirring,either way it doesnt help the club,manager,players or fans,lets just see shall we,still hope for a happy conclusion.
09 Aug 2012 14:27:00
The takeover saga that has quite literally took over the lives of Leeds United fans, has now collapsed months after it was first revealed to be in the motions.
The Leeds United Supporters Trust have fought tooth and nail to gather up to date information, to inform the masses of how the dethroning of King Ken is gathering momentum. Sadly, if your foolish enough to pay for a match day programme on Saturday, you will find the infamous notes on a postcard from Ken Bates , the postcard being on a yacht in Monaco of course. The contents will mostly read they were con men who didnt have funds or the fans protest from two years ago put them off.
So Kenneth Kenny Boy Master Bates all round con man, it is time for you to take one hard look in the mirror, and realise that you have more than outstayed your welcome at Elland Road. Your odd cameo in the directors box is met with less cheer than Mel Gibson at a Bar Mitzvah.
09 Aug 2012 14:18:56
Who says LUST know anything? Why don't we all just wait and see if the OS says anything first.
M.L.K
09 Aug 2012 14:17:05
i definatley agree amynard is a good player at this level but if we play one man up front which is likely with mcCormack i cant see it working.
Matt
09 Aug 2012 14:13:12
Bates your not welcome at Elland Road anymore,even if you own it LOL
09 Aug 2012 14:13:02
we now have: paynter, connolly, rachukba, pugh, nunez and rogers on transfer list, in my eyes the maxium transfer funds we could get is 1.5million. this means we could afford the likes of maynard but maybe not CMS.
09 Aug 2012 14:06:09
Why do i have this funny feeling that the deal may not have collasped at all... i personally think although not 100% sure that this may just be a brilliant tacic by the LUST to force leeds into an update... at some point today leeds will have to confirm or deny this... and if bates wont anwser the questions about the takeover by LUST of his own back this tacic may have worked perfectly for a proper responce to what is actually going on at leeds... either way LEEDS have actually spent money this term and in my opinion have brought some excellent signings in
leeds forever swb2002
I will believe it when I see it on the OS, I still think this could be a last ditch attempt by LUST to provoke a reaction, unfortunately if it is then it may well backfire on them, I seriously hope not though
Whatever happens we need to keep the faith and get behind the team on the pitch and show them they are part of something special!
Leeds4alongtime!
09 Aug 2012 14:03:17
I'm not gonna come on here and slag off KB like most because nobody knows the real reasons things have turned sour so that would be unfair (although I was looking forward to seeing the back of bates)!
However, my point is I'm vastly concerned at the timing of this announcement as it could affect the players with the season only 2 days away! I worry about what false promises peltier, green, Pearce, Norris etc were given upon signing a contract.... If so, what's their mentality now!?
I hope this news (if true) isn't gonna dent the players believe of promotion! Would also like Rogers to stay and be given a gd chance to show what he can do!
Keep the faith
Scot MOT!
09 Aug 2012 14:01:08
We dont need the sheikhs, bahrains, arabs, saudis or bates !
Come on warnock lets do it for the good of our club lets show em we are leeds UNITED
09 Aug 2012 13:57:21
Look, I know LUSt issued a statment saying the takover has fallen through, but im not goingt o believe anything they say untill i hear it from the big man himslef or is on the OS. Everyone has been kept in the dark about the takeover EVEN LUST. These buyers wanted to remain unamed and i recon leeds have just told LUST its off just to keep them quiet! Yet again I might be complety wrong and once again Bates has EFd us in the A. But thanks NW for sticking with us and i believe that this team will have the LUFC passion that we have been missing to get us promoted. These new signing might not have performed well under diffrent managers but NW is a GOD and knows how to get the best out of a player!
MOT and jog on bates
09 Aug 2012 13:55:24
I for one will not spend one penny inside ER or at the shop ... Bates Out !
09 Aug 2012 13:53:05
Here's a plan, a crazy one but hear me out. Buy your tickets as normal, so the club doesn't lose vital revenue, but don't actually go to the games. an empty Elland Road on matchday would send a strong message to Master Bates, without having negative effects on our club.
This is actually not a bad idea, can't see many people going for it and the players might be hacked off a bit but it'll show somebody that we're p***ed off
DonnyLeeds
How would it not have a negative affect? all the players are saying how they cant wait to play at elland road infront of such a big crowd a team with no fans = probable relegation.
What would the point of that be? Give bates your money, players have no support and yo get nothing for your dollar!
That is a crap suggestion and will only hurt the team, not bates. If you want to hurt him then don't buy the ticket, go to Elland road and cheer the team on from outside the ground?
09 Aug 2012 13:52:18
I'm not sure of what to make of the comments made by LUST. On the one hand I find it believable that the deal is dead, and that Bates has done his usual in killing the golden goose, but I also have a feeling that LUST demanded an update from the club a week ago about the takeover, and got nothing, they looked impotent, and are in the process of playing hardball, ie trying to force Bates to make a statement on the takeover by making claims of a collapse. I'm not sure about LUST I think all the Tv/Radio interviews have got to there heads. If the deal is dead, due Dilligence will have come to an end therefore the potential investors could make there own statements, they wouldn't need some fat bloke from an unaffilitaed fans group to do it for them??
JL72
09 Aug 2012 13:44:26
LUST will you just F*** Off you're as bad as Bates.
Once Bates goes, either by selling or croaking, they'll hopefully dissappear into the background. They annoy me too
DonnyLeeds
09 Aug 2012 13:43:50
In the style of a certain Mario Balotelli, Why always Us? MOT SussexLeeds
Because we are LEEDS, LEEDS, LEEDS, and we can take whatever is thrown at us!
Keep the faith!
Leeds4along time!
09 Aug 2012 13:42:19
Well this will be fun, the whole of the footballing world laughing at us again, that W*** H** T***** blogging about how he was right all along, being based in Brighton this is awful news, I finally thought I might be able to have the last laugh, now even beating them this season will not be enough! BATES OUT! MOT SussexLeeds
09 Aug 2012 13:40:10
Dear Leeds United Supporters, I posted two months ago how excited I was that a takeover deal for Leeds United was in the works. Now this news. I have been a Leeds United supporter since 1969, a Yank who was invited to Elland Road to watch Leeds play Derby County. I was hooked. I live for Leeds United and know a few of Revie's legends personally. The news this morning is awful. I moved back to the USA after living in Yorkshire for 36 years. I am thousands of miles away now but still feel for all of my fellow supporters. Perhaps we should have not gotten so excited with the idea of new owners at the beginning knowing the track record of the current owner. But I feel sick that this has happened. Twice a year I visit the UK and my daughter and I come to Elland Road for a couple of games. Of course I have to have the new shirt to take home so I spend money in the shop. I am due to visit again in October/November and planned to buy tickets for the Charlton and Birmingham games thinking new owners, new manager, new players. How good did that sound? Well today's news has changed all of that. There needs to be a change at Leeds United for the fan's sake. Until that happens I will no longer be attending matches during my family visits. Sorry guys. One day this will happen and the sun will shine over Elland Road again. Regards, Stephen from North Carolina. {Ed013's Note - I feel for you, we will have our day}
09 Aug 2012 13:39:57
Christ! Bates! Just go away!
RabX
09 Aug 2012 13:31:50
Well that's it ! I'm gonna vote that greedy old bstd out the only way I can, with my feet !
I love leeds, but I'm not gonna be going to a single match until he's gone, I refuse to line his pockets any more.
Suggest you go to the ground and show your support - from outside?
09 Aug 2012 13:29:46
Just to sum it all up in one word RUBBISH. Love the club, hate the chairmen. Blood sucking LEECH.
09 Aug 2012 13:05:42
Hi all, havent updated for while re takeover as all gone quiet but can state now. DEAL is off!!!
just heard from mate who has updated me correctly all along that its off.
Look back to see my credibility!
you heard it here first!
Ive been told look north have been made aware of collaspe and may cover story on tonights program. Sorry to bring bad news
nb
09 Aug 2012 13:03:15
Ok so the takeover "MAY" be off - but i'm more worried that we are not going to see the "icing on the cake" signings.
NW knows we need 2/3 better quality players.
Will NW have time to sell Billy, Pugh, Rodgers ect.. in time to bring the icing.
In NW we trust.
The icing is now over...you will see nobody new...
09 Aug 2012 13:03:12
Just dont go to the games and See how long Bates lasts. {Ed013's Note - Some of us have season tickets and I am not bitter enough to wave £500 goodbye!}
Just go to the ground and support the team from outside.....
09 Aug 2012 13:03:09
Warnock will now walk .... he has been made promises and been lied to just as we have .. Bates out !
Daza - MOT
He will take Kenny with him too...
09 Aug 2012 13:29:27
I agree with NW placing pugh and rodgers on the TL... as he said they aren't going to get much playing time, so what is the point in paying there wages for warming the bench? i personally would rather have some of this young talent we have on the bench and bring in a player who is going to play.... in NW we trust!
L3EDS
Pugh and rogers transfer listed...did nw like what he had seen last night with the 3/4 trialists,,,,but who were they...???........mot.......
Looks like we'll have no choice. Poleon, Byram and Thompson will be played in order to place them in the transfer window. same old Leeds.
09 Aug 2012 13:26:02
BATES OUT
Cannot believe anyone would disagree with that the man is a parasite
09 Aug 2012 13:21:09
If the takeover has collapsed, it has done so over a trigger clause determining that KB has a 2 Million GBP Liability to pay- as a result of selling at this time.
Clearly KB doesn't want to pay this but nor do the proposed investors
You can view this both ways
Old KB is wanting the best deal possible for HIM as
Always and is standing in the way of progress for our club again
Or
The investors don't have that much money if 2Million is such a stumbling block.
Given we look like remaining under KB I would like to ask how a club he boasts so often are well managed and make a profit have once again raised more funds through selling players (including their best) than they have on purchasing new talent.
Anyone can run a business and make a profit if all you do is asset strip it for short term gain
Either way I suspect we need to just support the team as always as I am sure NW will provide us with a hard working and comitted team
09 Aug 2012 13:18:56
Most of us don't like bates... but now it looks like have a challenging squad with one of the best managers in the championship. If you all want to do the 'batesout' then do it before the match or after NOT IN THE GAME support the players and maybe we will have a good season and get back in the premier league that's what we all want... This will not happen if all you do all game is chant bates out and boycott games, make elland road what it used to be teams dreading coming here, re-post this on other pages thanks
09 Aug 2012 13:17:55
Forget the takeover, and forget the signings we can/can't make. Lets get behind the team and behind Leeds! all this moaning and b****ing is not going to do any good. Bring on Saturday and get behind the team! after all we are LEEDS!!
L3EDS
Let's forget that bates has b*********d us again while lining his pockets,sold our best players and brought in oldies and journeymen.he has stripped us of a decent team only to fill his bank account.WAKE UP GUY'S WE MUST GET RID OF BATES!!!
09 Aug 2012 13:17:46
It didn't really look like the potential investors were willing to invest much into the squad anyway. We have already built what i beleieve is a better squad than last year with the best manager going at getting teams out of this league. It was always going to end this way - just have to deal with it. Don't turn on the team or manager what ever you do.
09 Aug 2012 13:16:53
Totally beleive it, but I'm waiting fo the official site to confirm. Its not true till its on there...
09 Aug 2012 13:16:38
NEIL W For gods sake keep Rodgers plzzzzzz Gj
09 Aug 2012 13:15:17
Was going on Sat. Not going to ANY games till Bates gone. He is the most stubborn old donkey imaginable. It has become clear it is the ONLY way to force him out. Compared to the protests before, this is going to be a sh**storm. OUT!!
And how is boycotting going to help the team? we don't even know if KB is to blame for the collapse, there could be several factors... so until we have a clearer picture get behind the lads and behind Leeds!!
L3EDS
GET BATES OUT!
Stop sticking up for bates he agreed a deal in june to sell the club but at the last minute he wanted more we need the chelsea out of the club now before there is nothing left of are once great club
Same here...no games for me!
I am not sticking up for KB... i am sticking up for Leeds, all of this negativity will do no good to them 11 players on pitch playing for the shirt! I don't care who is in charge as long as them players give there own and make us proud!!
L3EDS
To the guy who said at the last minute he wanted more, who is your source for that information you suddenly seem to know a lot about this takeover to say LUST havent mentioned the reason there source (which they have never met) gave.
09 Aug 2012 13:12:23
Who the hell are LUST and why on earth are they the ones breaking this news?
They don't represent the club, they don't represent me as a fan, and whether they are doing any good at all is questionable.
I am massively unimpressed with what is happening at Leeds United at the moment. It is not LUST's place to break news, or interfere.
Whatever we think of Bates, this is not the right way to be dealing with things
LUST out!
+1, just been on LUST site - there is no real news on there just one fan on the message board saying "ITS COLLAPSED". LUST, one voice, their voice!
09 Aug 2012 13:10:22
BATES OUT NOW !!!
I knew it would come to this. Sick and tired of Bates and his lies.... Gj
09 Aug 2012 12:55:51
not sure about lust but i have to believe its off.i mean why on earth would we put 2 decent squad players on the transfer list 2 days before season begins.surely he would want to keep these and add.after all squad not very big as it is.prepare for the same of what we had last season.dont think we will concede as many but we certaintly wont be scoring more..shrew leeds
09 Aug 2012 12:53:01
BATES OUT.once again the greedy tw*t as ruined the fans hopes of promotion. .this season will be worse than last season off the pitch. BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT BATES OUT
09 Aug 2012 12:52:40
Takeover has not collapsed until the CLUB say so, not LUST the CLUB can you read that? Lust know about as much as we do on this they're just trying to gain support etc. Once it's announced on the site i'll believe it, which it probably will do like but just dont believe everything hat rabble of "supporters" say.
No, LUST DO know more than you do.
To the guy who said they do no more than us. Remember all those people saying friend of a friend knows someone who knows someone? well they are just as valid as the sources LUST have, LUST's source is a person they have never met, could be a man utd fan over in china for all they know.
09 Aug 2012 12:15:27
So disappointed rogers is for sale with pugh , pugh is a good utility player and i was honestly happy snoddy went because as a follower of the mls i know just how good rogers and given game time to settle would embarrass most defences in this league easily bags of pace close control delivery its all there this would be a big mistake much like nunez shudnt go too, that hole behind striker is where he thrives #crazy decisions BrianMOT
Nunez is awful, so based on your assessment, maybe rogers aint too good either
Nunez Crap U kidding me he has been played in the wrong position since he arrived was voted mvp in central american cup which boasts players like joel campbell which is an arsenal player highly thought off who they spent 4m on then there was bryan ruiz signed by fulham 11m beat him to the same award emilio izzaguire wilson palacios maynor figueroa so because leeds didnt use him right you think hes s*** i would think you are about ten judging by your comments if you back up your points as to why you think nunez and rogers are crap it would be appreciated BrianMOT
09 Aug 2012 12:10:13
Pretty good news that Pugh is now transfer listed, I do not think he is good enough, espeically for a promotion push, we need some quality and he doesn't bring that to the squad, however I am a little surprised by the transfer listing of Robbie Rogers, a player who we have paid a season's worth of wages to for what 1 performance albeit he was unlucky he got injured, I think he should have been given a fair crack but if we need to find funds I guess these would be our 2 weakest players that weren't listed at the time. MOT SussexLeeds
09 Aug 2012 12:09:49
Rodgers & Pugh transfer listed. I am not too disappointed about Pugh but I am disappointed about Rodgers. We havent had a chance to see what he can properly do yet. Was reading an article on another Leeds blog about him and the blogger watched alot of MLS and felt he could have been a player for us! Feel sorry for the guy. Warnock must not think he is up to the mark. {Ed013's Note - I feel the same}
09 Aug 2012 12:06:04
LUST have confirmed that the takeover has collapsed looks like we are stuck with bates for another while. Gutted by this news
09 Aug 2012 11:47:54
LUST must be about due a "We know nothing either, but we just want to let everyone know we can still help mess things up" statement
Completely their fault, they openly criticised them and thats put them off
And how wrong was I? lol
09 Aug 2012 11:41:58
Anyone got any ideas who the 4 trialists might have been in the behind close doors match against Newcastle which in case anyone was wondering the score was 1-1
09 Aug 2012 10:54:11
this is just a disaster.once again bates looks like hes played himself a blinder.yep reports deal looking less likely.so what we have done is sell our best player and again have a surplus on nett income with players.but snoddy off wage bill was one of higher ones.so bates well in.
for me warnock has done brilliantly to get in who he has for next to nothing,but the problem is he now says he has to sell a couple of first tem players to get in who he wants..who would generate cash?.cert not nunez or paynter..so it looks like mccormack,i mean we surely cant improve his contract with no takeover as reported.
not looking great.all the excitement for me has banished already..please let the yep be wrong but looking doubtful..we are the mugs again..shrew leeds
Further to that now pugh and rogers on list.ok pugh but rogers bit unlucky dont you think. getting silly now isnt it.
all excitement has gone again,just like last season...shrew leeds
09 Aug 2012 10:51:03
People worrying about takeover need not on good authority that all is still on track just no money available cos we cant purchase till takeover done plus Warnock would walk if it didn't has clause there for that situation
Leeds dad
Ls11
You look a right person now dont you?!
Also warnock started the job way before any takeover talks were started, so therefore how the hell does he have a clause in his contract saying if the takeover fails you can walk? some people baffle me with there bullsh*t
09 Aug 2012 10:41:44
Final signatures today, announcement tomorrow please.
Shaun Harvey flew to Monaco today, lets hope it is for the final signatures, and hopefully not to discuss getting the takeover back on the rails. In any case, I would expect we will know one way or the other tomorrow......I hate the thought of it not going through.
MOT fredh
09 Aug 2012 10:02:00
We are Leeds United aren't we? Pretty sure that UNITED includes the fans, let's not let Bates get us down and support our team the best we can, we are the best fans in the country and let's show em why
09 Aug 2012 09:07:51
have you got anything to report in terms of new signings ed? {Ed013's Note - Looks bleak to be honest going off what the YEP is reporting this morning}
09 Aug 2012 09:04:14
Let's clear this up as there are lots of stories on here about the state of the takeover. LUST have had contact with an intermediary who in turn has direct contact with the buyers. They have also had direct e-mail contact directly with the buyers.
Gary Cooper is an honourable bloke and I am 100% convinced that he is not lying about this, and would tell LUST's membership every detail available that can be made public. Think about it - what does he stand to gain from making this stuff up? He's putting his own reputation on the line here.
If there is anything for Leeds fans to worry about, it is Bates now killing this with a change of heart, due to increased season ticket sales, or indeed kill it because it was all a scheme to sell season tickets and he always intended to scuttle the discussions at a late stage.
There are enough conspiracy theories on here to write a Hollywood Blockbuster! If the takeover has come to a halt, then just maybe it could be that the buyers do not have enough cash. If Bates was bleeding the club dry then would he have sanctioned the addition of 8 new players (with maybe more to come) whilst getting rid of less than half that number. If the bad feeling on here about Bates shows itself during the games, as it did last season, then I can see us losing a lot more games at Elland Road this year. Just get behind the team and forget about the chairman!
09 Aug 2012 09:02:41
The season is here no more shoping with the wife and kids on a saturday. Its been a long summer checking everyday if we have new owners rumours everyday who we are going to buy. But saturday will be here and we can support the team have a few beers and look forward to the season. We will be better than last season. Bates will go soon and then everyone will be able to get back to supporting the team. I mean we are Leeds and it is allways a roller coaster ride supporting them wouldnt be the same any otherwise. So this Saturday lets get behind them have a few beers in the sun and look forward to a good season. MOT {Ed013's Note - Hear hear}
09 Aug 2012 08:36:25
So which is it, if you had one choice would you take the takeover happening or promotion? MOT SussexLeeds
Takeover wiv bates going and new owners giving funds for a few stand out players then hopefully promotion will come anyway....BIGSAV
09 Aug 2012 00:09:25
This is not a rumour, its a fact for me. Everyone who is singing bates's tune and talking up about what this man has done for are club. Let me ask you this, what the hell is he doing now, if he is are saviour and knight in shineing armour.
The man has ripped all are assetts out of the club and left us to pick over the bones. Why is he not jumping to the rescue on his trusty steed( shaun harvey).
Instead he is watching us all go through the ringer. Knowing all to well us loyal supporters are still waiting for some real investment. Why when he is such a star to some people and we are no longer looseing money, Do we still not have a full and complete team, i ask you'se.
I would also like to say. Don't you think it's abit strange that every good player we have had. Bates has turned round and told us, these players have been sold because they are to greedy. That in my book is to much of a coincidence. I feel mr bates was looking in the mirror when he made that statement.
Ask yourselfs fellow supporters, when the takeover does'nt go through and bates blames someone else, are we really going to be so gullable again.
We really need to move forward and forward now.
See you all at the shrews game, come on you whites!
mot4life
You are correct, but would we exist if he hadn't bought the club?
Lust posting again!!!!!!! o.w
'You are correct, but would we exist if he hadn't bought the club?'
Of course we would, Bates manipulated the purchase of Leeds do some research fella.
Yeah your right we are no longer in the red and who is that down to bates has got us turning over an operating profit how many clubs can say that i agree he needs to go purely because he hasnt the financial clout to take us foward no other reason bates is a top busines man not a football man and clubs like ours needed q business man at the time now we need a billionair who wants us purely for a hobby
Got to be one of those morons as it was a question. Tell me your research laddy as i'm intrigued.
Not wishing to sound nerdy but...actually the club makes an operating loss. We have only ever been nominally profitable as a result of player trading. LUFC made 11m in net player trading during the Grayson era without which we'd have posted very substantial pre-tax losses. All there in the accounts at Companies House for those who can read a balance sheet.
08 Aug 2012 23:49:38
takeover to be completed after transfer window has closed so bates is able to bleed us dry and replace our assets with bargains that are not longer wanted by smaller clubs. So warnock has to work miracles like grayson did but will still be the villain when it starts to go wrong even though the problem has always been bates
If only all supporters were like this, instead of walking around with blinkers on. We may one day beable to save are club. No doubt under this post it will read, Bates saved us, Bates is a hero in the flesh. The man should be knighted.
The only thing bates has saved us from is a desent team. So lets all join togeather now and sing his praizes.
HALLALUYA!!
F++KING DO ONE BATES!!!
mot4life
Can't believe what I'm reading here. I have no love for Ken Bates but to suggest he sold our best players to put money in his own pocket is incredible.
Snodgrass, howson and Johnson left us because the Premier League beckoned to them, more money and more exposure on TV etc. Imo it wouldn't have mattered how much money the club offered them they were going. The players themselves said this was the case so get real. I don't blame them at all for wanting to better themselves, I do question going to Norwich City unless they feel it's a stepping stone for them.
The problem with us Leeds fans is that we have a warped sense of reality as to where the club is now. Yes, we are a sleeping giant but unless this takeover takes place that's all we'll remain.
Whether we like it or not and for whatever reason, Ken Bates ensured we still had a club to support and has made us financially stable, enough to entice interest from a foreign buyer. Those of you who cannot see these things are blinkered by hatred.
We should be glad that our squad has improved tremendously and I'm confident NW will sign a couple more players. Just get behind the team and NW and see how we go, after all the Elland Road roar is worth many points to us and the team will respond to us.
As a certain Jimmy Greaves said, football's a funny old game. MOT Ron