Leeds Rumours Archive March 20 2013
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20 Mar 2013 16:41:55
It would now seem that GFH are NOT looking to sell Leeds in it's entirety, but to invite additional investment - same as it ever was?
Seems a lot of people have jumped to the wrong conclusion here?
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21 Mar 2013 07:31:08
Thing is this was stated when they released there records in jan, leeds were "held for sale" but its only because its an investment not like when they buy a bank. Too many conspiracy theories in this club, I hope they prove us all wrong and show there intent shortly
MOT
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21 Mar 2013 07:31:08
Thing is this was stated when they released there records in jan, leeds were "held for sale" but its only because its an investment not like when they buy a bank. Too many conspiracy theories in this club, I hope they prove us all wrong and show there intent shortly
MOT
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GFH have always been looking for investment, but I think they would sell a controlling share if the right kind of offer was made. I think the'd happily sell a 30% share for £10 - £15 million, to put towards wages and transfers for next season.
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No doubt they would sell if an offer came in that gave them a profit. After all their business is to make a profit
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20 Mar 2013 15:45:45
Sell of club could take from 6 months to a year. Crazy merry go round yet again
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20 Mar 2013 15:27:34
Poet given special permission to speak to reading!
What's going on With the world!
Stewbo Lufc
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20 Mar 2013 16:11:32
A poet? Keats, Wordsworth, Robbie Burns maybe?
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Nah. Oscar Wilde. Ballad of Reading Gaol.
Innit?
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20 Mar 2013 14:04:23
the bookies seem to think Warnock has gone already
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20 Mar 2013 08:52:40
The Middle Eastern owner of Leeds United has signalled that it is in talks to sell the former English Premier League soccer club it bought only in December.
Dubai-based GFH Capital purchased the club from majority shareholder Ken Bates at the end of last year after negotiations that lasted for several months.
GFH Capital board member Salem Patel told a news conference at the time that it would not spend "crazy money" to restore the Championship (second division) club to the elite Premier League.
Accounts published last month by GFH Capital's parent, Bahrain firm Gulf Finance House show that the new owner is preparing a swift exit.
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Lets hope this time we get owners who genuinely care about the club and will spend money, not just want to make money. I feel sorry for Neil Warnock, working under owners who don't have the club's welfare at heart
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Spent more time in negotiations than they did actually owning the club. Farcical
StevenLUFC
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Why is everyone getting excited about this rumour now? The accounts were published on 21. 02. 13 and I believe GFH said they wanted to attract investment then.
The only way to make sure our club remains stable is to support it ourselves by buying season tickets and other items. We will get the strength of team we deserve and not on the back of someone with (or without) money who sees Leeds United as their latest toy
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If this doesn't tell all those bates supporters that he truly is a rogue then I don't know what will, remember all the statements while the neogitaions were going on, we need to make sure the new owners have got the long term interests of LUFC at heart. etc etc. yeah did a great job there didn't you Bates. All along you were talking to them aboiut how they and you can make a quick buck. please leave our club now BATES!
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To the third poster, in Feb GFH were looking for investment, now they are looking to sell up, that's the difference. I posted some months ago now that GFH were actually looking for a quick turnaround and making a fast buck, this is why I believe the FA should put a stop to this practise, any monies that were put into the club will be leaving when GFH leave, this is not good for a club or English football in general, we as a club shouldn't be here for companies to line the fat cats pockets or just a plaything for the filthy rich.
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I will always admit when i'm wrong and it seems I might of been a bit hasty with my earlier comment, I will take GFH's word and trust them with our great club. That's my problem, always a little premature.
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20 Mar 2013 07:08:56
Leeds its up 4sale yet again, we going through
New owners faster than Blackburn do through
New managers, i'm fuming!
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I saw this on Calendar this morning. Calendar said GFH stated they had bought the club for 22 mil and that it is now worth 7 mil more (29 mil) How have they added 7mill to nothing in 3 months? MOT
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Price of selling san byram/7mill
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20 Mar 2013 11:39:12
They have got rid of a barrier to selling - Bates, so they feel they can create more of a seller's market for the club.
Also, according to GFH, they are not desparate to as Bates was, so can hold out for a better price.
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Im glad, let's get owners who want to invest in team, take leeds forward
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To 2nd poster. Yeah fair point forgot about that
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I'm not fuming mate. This as Bates wrote allover it.
New owners with KB out of our club, the fans will come back and we can all MOT.
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I'm fuming because wil prob run in2 nx season
And wil b another transfer window missed and season dented
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20 Mar 2013 06:25:10
So poss leicester, middlesborough, blackburn, reading along with prob a few more and leeds all competing for the best managers available. If it comes down to money expect leeds to end up with mark hughes hairstylist! Futures bright lads
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Think you'll find we'll have to sell the club yet again before we get any new manager or players.
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To be honest i'd rather have the hairstylist than Mark Hughes, he's an absolute diamond with those curls.
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Yes but he's crepe with the Grecian 2000!
Davo
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Well competing with blackburn won't be hard, they're near the bottom of the league and they sack there manager every 4 games so why would any manager in their right mind go to a club that have done that to previous managers.
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