Bates Letter to Football League

[Marc]

BORING!

all my anger is on LDC & FPC...thats MUCH more important than minus 15pts for a team I dont give a shit about!

just my opinion like...

 

[Starry]

Judgement day.

I have just been reading Mawhinney's report that he will be presenting at the meeting, it's pretty interesting and not just for Leeds. I don't know how to C&P from a pdf file, but I think the Yorkshire Evening Post is going to put it up online.

They really wanted to boot us into League Two rather than the points deduction.

 

[Da Man Clay]

They really wanted to boot us into League Two rather than the points deduction.

Do you think that is likely?

 

[Starry]

No, because they cannot prove any of the 'financial irregularities'.

Will be interesting, I certainly do not think it's going to be a 71-0 uphold vote.

 

[cjd]

No, because they cannot prove any of the 'financial irregularities'.

Will be interesting, I certainly do not think it's going to be a 71-0 uphold vote.

I suppose it will come down to whether the clubs will vote to uphold the deduction on a legal basis or a moral one.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Will be interesting, I certainly do not think it's going to be a 71-0 uphold vote.

I think it will probably be upheld but not knowing the ins and outs as well as yourself I cant really say.

 

[Starry]

I think it will be reduced to between -6/-10.

I suppose it depends how many of these other clubs owe money to the HMRC and who might find themselves in a similar position in the future.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

No, because they cannot prove any of the 'financial irregularities'.

Will be interesting, I certainly do not think it's going to be a 71-0 uphold vote.

The Football League are in no position to investigate the alleged financial irregularities. That's surely a job for the police? If the allegations are true, the conspirators should go to jail for a very long time.

 

[severnside gull]

.....and still the tax man sits waiting for his money?


No matter what today's conclusion (and my betting would be on a reduced deduction - possibly to 10 points) the next installment in the saga has still to come

 

[Starry]

Which is why they did not relegate us.

 

[ditchy]

What time is the meeting ? Any idea what time we can expext an announcement ?

 

[Starry]

10.30am and no idea on the time.

The presentation from Mawhinney is fairly lengthy and Leeds also have a case to give that is not that short.

 

[severnside gull]

20 minutes in - Mawhinney should be just getting into his rhythm. Wonder how long before Bates loses his cool?

 

[Stinky Kat]

One of the great wrongs in this world is Rick Stein, but Ken Bates is truely a bad one. He is a horrible man. I hope he suffers today.

 

[Staly]

If they'd relegated Leeds does that mean that we'd have gone up as play off runners up? Hmmmm?

 

[Da Man Clay]

If they'd relegated Leeds does that mean that we'd have gone up as play off runners up? Hmmmm?

Good question. What happened when Swindon were relegated a few years back?

 

[Easy 10]

Well, Alan Thomson has arrived at Leeds from Celtic today on a free transfer, and has been installed as club captain. He certainly won;t be playing for BUTTONS now, will he. Add that to the signings of Ankergren, Constantine and Weston so far, and its turning into a BUSY old summer in the transfer market for them eh ?

f*** Leeds. f*** the lot of em and the horse they road in on. They play by different rules to everyone else. I hope that appeal FAILS by 71-1 and as a result the deduction is increased to 25 or 30 points for wasting everyones time. Lets make it this season a total write-off for them from the very start.

 

[Starry]

Bring on the High Court