Leeds Rumours Archive January 23 2014

 

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23 Jan 2014 23:18:09
One thing is certain fellow Leeds fans, supporting our club is never dull! On this so-called Italian take-over I have a few problems.
1) The only party to have exclusivity, as far as I know, is the British Consortium.
2) If that deal has fallen through in the last week there surely would have been an announcement to that effect.
3) How could Signor Cellino have completed due diligence in less than a week?
The only scenario that fits the bill is that Cellino has become a member of the British Consortium.
But, hey, this is only my surmise. Perhaps in the near future we might find out. I'm not holding my breath MOT Ron.

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I don't know about everyone else but I don't want this Cellino guy anywhere near our club, worrying times for Leeds fans at the moment

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We've had worse(Batesy)
Do you need to go thru due diligence if you already own a football club(in another country)?
Not sure what the rules are.
I can see if you have nothing to do with footy, and you just fancy buying a football club, you would have to go thru the process, but if you're already have involvement, do you have to go thru due diligence?

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He failed a test when he tried to buy westham so how can he pass it when buying leeds?

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To the above poster, due diligence is not on Cellino it is by Cellino. It would be him checking out what he was entering into. The only due diligence by the seller would be making sure he had the money and that wouldn't take long! Due diligence is more about the purchaser looking at what they are buying. Hope that helps.

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23 Jan 2014 17:59:59
ssn news transfer blog

@skyjamiecasey
Betting has been suspended on Julio Cesar. Cagliari were favs but owner Massimo Cellino wants the keeper at #LUFC if he completes a takeover
Jan. 23, 2014

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Well that's bad news for a start. If the owner is picking the team we've no chance. JD

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Where does it say the owner is picking the team. he's only said he would want the keeper at the team. I for 1 would rather have a former brazil international than paddy kenny

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23 Jan 2014 17:39:54
cellino has already approached former milan manager allergi who turned leeds down but julio cesar maybe on his way

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Poor Brian :(

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23 Jan 2014 17:28:54
As I posted lastnight there's been a deal struck between sports capital an massimo cellino this morning recole cellino massimo son posted a picture from the directors box an no tom dick an harry gets in there onless the mean something to the club they've agreed that cellino has put money into the consortium for 18.5% an DH AF NR as agreed that MC an PV can go ahead an do the deal with gfh for the remaining 10% therefore when its all signed on the doted line an massino gets FL approval the TO will happen as SP withdrew himself from the consortium PV was the man that got MC unboard hence to the hold up on TO there will be a 6 body running the club with DH staying as managing director NR chairman MC, AF an PV board of directors SP has been offered a higher role in gfhc an will say is good byes on 1st February

MoT

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You pretty much made that all up. What the hell are you talking about. Who is NR meant to be.

Also, what's this talk of the 10% remaining. GFH are selling 75%. Envest and IIB own 15% between them and GFH are planning to keep 10%.

CRMD

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Surely sly would have picked up on this, here we go again same old different year mot Leeds Leeds Leeds

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23 Jan 2014 19:21:31
Totally agree with first comment. Absolute garbage and again like first comment who the hell is NR?

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Thanks for the TO update, what will happen with BD and will JH RS and BD return will the TO happen ASAP or will it go TU (tits UP)
BFN
DP.

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I get NR = Noruddin Pv=?

as for the rest where did you get then figures from?
a bit elaborate for guesswork huh?

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PV = Peter Virdee

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Pv I guess is peter verdee a sikh who is part of haighs consortium .

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23 Jan 2014 17:01:06
Reports that Cello lining up Italian coach Allegro to replace BMd. With Haigh takeover still not approved or done, our club has now become a farce. I advocate next home game some form of fan protest.

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23 Jan 2014 18:07:40
And that will achieve precisely what? All the posturing and protesting with Bates should have taught you that the football fan, even season ticket holder, is much too far down the football food chain to even nip at the ankles of these people who look upon us all with derision. If this turns out as we all fear I think I'll finally have to give in the fight and ditch the season tickets. Very sad.

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You haven't got a clue as to what's really going on so why start with the protest crap, let's see what the outcome is first before even thinking about protests.

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Not the protest, we haven't had one since Bates was in charge, it's just like the good old days.

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I ll be parading outside ER if we got Cesar are in. A week or so ago we got battered by Rochdale and Wednesday. How things are looking up

Shaun

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24 Jan 2014 13:05:13
Protest about what? Not being taken over?

Nearly every club in the UK should protest then.

TOM MOT

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23 Jan 2014 16:24:59
Julio Cesar to leeds if Massimo Cellino completes takeover on tv website. betting has been suspended. what next

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23 Jan 2014 14:55:38
Ercole cellino has put up pictures of elland road on his Instagram account

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So has my 9 year old son but it doesn't mean I'm about to buy the club. or does it?

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True he has

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Something behind this, you don't just 'pop out' from sardinia to Beeston for a day out in the middle of january. Things are looking up!
OnandOnandOn. MOT

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23 Jan 2014 17:42:21
Why are things looking up? He's a convicted fraudster and is possibly worse than Bates!
The only way I would accept him was as part of a consortium ie Haighs group but not as a one man owner / dictator like Bates. Google him and then you will see his past. he doesn't spend his millions just adds to them!

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Pictures on an instagram account mean nothing, it doesn't even prove they were here he could have taken some photos off the internet.

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The picture from briggate and one of the overfinch landrover appear to have been taken from the internet, no idea why at the moment, latest one is of corn exchange. All others seem legit.

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23 Jan 2014 14:52:00
Cellino's son and current Cagliari Vice-President Ercole, is seen as part of a delegation to have travelled out to Yorkshire to define details of the deal today, and has posted images on Instagram of the English side's ground. Leeds4Life

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23 Jan 2014 13:09:22
All betting suspended on Julio Ceasar coming to Leeds

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1 old has been 4 another old has been. not impressed with that in any way. i'd prefer federici or someone with a few more years in there tanks

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That would be amazing he is a world class keeper.
Snoopy MOT

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1st replier - listen to yourself. Old hasbeen? This is brazils number one goal keeper! He's been told he has to go and play games for the rest of the season to be guaranteed to start at the world cup. FOR BRAZIL!

Are you seriously saying you wouldn't want him to be playing those games at LEEDS?

crmd

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More chance of Julius Caesar coming to ER!

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First reply. Nigel Martyn was 30 when he signed for Leeds and played for us until 37. He signed for Everton and was a success there too. Keepers are certainly not past it at 34 years old!

Mad mick

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23 Jan 2014 17:02:14
previously that they have held talks in past

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Can you all remember the last Brazilian we signed! Didn't he do well lol

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Julio cesar is only the brazil main gk cus they dnt have anyone else any good they have jefferson who makes mistakes all the time but cesar also makes loads of bad gk decisions and 4 me this is not a good signing just another player 2 join 4 the wrong reasons. need young and hungry with a few old players.

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23 Jan 2014 08:03:40
Italian Press stating Cellino has done the deal.

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Of course the Italian press are totally honest and trustworthy aren't they! They never print things which aren't true. They probably all read the Daily Mail article yesterday and taken it as fact!

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23 Jan 2014 06:50:14
NEWS FLASH

Outside the Multiflight hanger at Leeds Bradford Airport is the new owner of Leeds united private jet. I think there will be something said today.
lets see what happens.

Chad LUFC MOT

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23 Jan 2014 09:09:43
There is a Cessna Citation registration I-BEDT (Italian Reg) parked up at LBA believed to be the aircraft that Massimo Cellino is using. He is looking to team up with DH and Flowers and buy the remaining 10%.

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What time does the ryanair flight from italy get into leeds at?

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{Ed013's Note - On the hour, every hour}

What time does the ryanair flight from italy get into leeds at?

Maybe if you looked at LBA arrivals you would see what time ryanair flights land from Italy.

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I work at Leeds Bradford and that is correct. The multiflight staff told us the private jet was owned by the new owner of lufc!

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Interesting how Ercole Cellino has pictures of him flying flybe and stating he was flying into Manchester.

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Interesting how Ercole Cellino has pictures of him flying flybe and stating he was flying into Manchester.


It is interesting is this post as Flybe do not fly LBA to Manchester.

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At least he owns his own jet so won't have to charge the Club like one of our previous owners!

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According to a couple of aircraft databases, that aircraft is owned by a company called Aliven who lease private jets.

Or UBI leasing/Euraviation

That only proves he is rich enough to lease a posh jet.

Richer than I anyway, I am just hoping the £111 for three tickets for Udders game is not a complete waste

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I don't think he was flying LBA to Manchester, instagram would suggest he came from Italy into Manchester.

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23 Jan 2014 00:40:04
massino cellino has been at elland road an spoke to David Haigh an Andrew Flower about been apart of their consortium but nothing has been agreed between them cellino wants to buy 10% that gfh will still own but DH AF wants to buy it off them on a later date as gfh will take a silly offer an DH wants to sell that on to new investors to make money. so if they bring in cellino then he will have to be FL approved this is what the hold up on TO is third man behind sports capital is peter virdee so the money muscle behind sports capital will be peter virdee an possibly massino cellino if so these two = £££££££

Even if the TO is completed till end of transfer window look forward to summer as DH said at the very start its a 3 year plan back to the PL


MoT FELLOW WHITE

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He also said money was available for the manager in this transfer window? But it hasn't been has it

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