For your amusement a recap in who actually pulls the financial strings currently - aka Marathe & Cline Thomas.
In this respect we as Leeds fans hold a special position again because we are the cynosure of all eyes at all times.
One would hope the current Board now know that and will deliver more positivity going forward as when backs are against the wall there's only one place to fall.
So more positives through my eyes and ears now that i've been in 'town' talking and listening to folks connected within the club and its cities comerce.
For me and many older fans we see similarities of our past chairmen traits of Reynolds, Morris, Woodward, Cussins, Silver & Fotherby slowly emerging in the current* Boardroom, particularly keeping the PR stuff released to a minimum.
Everything "appears" now in place unlike that of Rads chaotic PL regime when too much pressure was created across the club resulting in some shocking decision making, imo, from all club departments.
A Phil Hay article in late July 2023 (The Athletic) explained further...
“There is something different about Leeds. It is not like these other clubs. A lot of these clubs have had great success. Better success than we have had. But we have something that they do not have. There is a movement beneath the surface, and I want to be a part of that movement and I cannot wait to see what that becomes in five, ten years.”
Marathe also spoke about his 20-year history in sports and how his past makes him different from other chairmen in football.
He said: “It has been an interesting ride the last four or five years. I have been a passenger on the train so far. I haven’t really had my chance on the controls or had a front-seat view of how a football club runs. I have learned a lot over that time.
“I am different from your typical chairman or owner. I am not a fifth-generation multi-billionaire who is doing this for a hobby or wants to kill some time. That is quite the opposite. I came up on my own and I grew up loving sports. That is first and foremost who I am. I love competition. I love winning. I have always had a chip on my shoulder because this is not a hobby, this is life to me. This is something that I am meant to do. I am a supporter first.
“I have a particular empathy and understanding of everyone’s jobs at the club because I have done all of those jobs. 23 years at the 49ers starting as an unpaid intern. I have been the head negotiator. I have been the president or chief executive of a team. I have built a stadium. I have hired coaches. I have been through the peaks and troughs of mountains in support. I have seen it all and been through it all. I think that differentiates me from any other club’s chairman.”
As for hands on operations ?
We now have Rudy Cline-Thomas on board as co-owner and vice chairman. Who ?
https://www.salesforce.com/company/l...-cline-thomas/
Easy CV's to digest, so what can go wrong ?
Paragraph 2 is hell of a remit you'll agree ?
MOT - Gill xxxx