Quote Originally Posted by whitestomper45 View Post
You are talking the usual gibberish... far from throwing money around Bates was an asset stripper and hid money for personal gain to the detriment of the club..nothing to do with cooking the LUFC books to hide spending. GFH were similar, Cellino and Radz as far as I remember were a big part of sorting out those hidden personal assets and again nothing to do with breaking financial rules. Ridsdale was an idiot who openly overspent and gambled on future profits.
You obviously don't engage with Leeds fans, none I know are jealous of the so called top 6 with their plastic clubs/grounds/fans
Did I say Bates was profligate in spending on the club? No I did not. He and all the others used their wealth (if they had any, not forgetting GFH!), for their own benefit and "played the system" as defined by the legal system and footballing authorities for the same ends, exactly as the contemporary owners of the majority of the PL clubs. As for Cellino and Radrizzani, take off the blinkers. Cellino was as much a liability as Ridsdale but at least he was an "honest" fool, and you only have to remember how Radrizzani tried to remortgage the ground whilst trying to sell the club!

We have NOT had reputable owners since Manny, and I include 49-ers Enterprises in my scepticism, given their readiness to acquire a "competitor" club in the form of Glasgow Rangers (and who else would they want to add to their stable).

As for the view from fans, I'd suggest it's you who isn't engaged with the majority. Have a look at the "social media" that Spaldy appears to be so dismissive of if you want some indication of the direction of travel. I don't subscribe to their thinking but it most certainly exists.