Saints slipping Halo apparently.

[spaldy]

I know the threads gone off topic a bit but....

Does a club like LUFC really fold and go away? Didn't Coventry City collapse a while back and now they are competing for the prem?

I do appreciate that Bates stepped up in a really bad time but tend to agree with Hopey that he milked it as his own cash cow after a while. I have nothing against capitalism (it creates a lot more wealth and freedom for the average person than any government or monarchy ever has) but football clubs are different than some crony capitalist company such as Google or Ford. The passion for a club is a million times larger than anyone feels for a corporation.

[whitestomper45]

Suggest you read the accounts and information from the time - if you are talking about the administration when Bates was in control - there were other offers but the way Bates had structured the club at the time meant there was no chance of it being sold to anyone else - lots of very good articles at the time which did a lot of background digging.

The fall from grace from the Prem he had has Chelsea cash but there were others in the background.

As such, you just don’t know but you did say he saves the club which I am pretty sure is a stretch at best.

A lot of what he did took years to unwind.

There was a Ken Bates Bermuda Triangle type of thing, no one could get answers, put many off looking to buy. The best thing Cellino did was to hire a forensic accountant to unravel it all

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

There was a Ken Bates Bermuda Triangle type of thing, no one could get answers, put many off looking to buy. The best thing Cellino did was to hire a forensic accountant to unravel it all

Indeed - I seem to recall that in at least one of the pieces of litigation Mr Bates was involved in the judge was trying to get to the bottom of who actually owned what at Leeds and whilst Kab had very clear opinions on everything else he was extremely vague and obscure on that.

I think Cellino also found things had sold off against future rights too.

It still pains me that he owned the club for a period of time. Radz was a million times better.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

I know the threads gone off topic a bit but....

Does a club like LUFC really fold and go away? Didn't Coventry City collapse a while back and now they are competing for the prem?

I do appreciate that Bates stepped up in a really bad time but tend to agree with Hopey that he milked it as his own cash cow after a while. I have nothing against capitalism (it creates a lot more wealth and freedom for the average person than any government or monarchy ever has) but football clubs are different than some crony capitalist company such as Google or Ford. The passion for a club is a million times larger than anyone feels for a corporation.

Add in Middlesbrough, Wimbledon and a few others that survived the ‘worst’

[whitestomper45]

Talking of Saints recruitment,
opportunity knocking in LUFC new job vacancies, if you fancy it.

Noticed these official LUFC latest press release positions are now being advertised this week.

Any takers on here then ? 🧐

1.An exciting job opportunity has arisen at Leeds United Football Club for a Head of Recruitment.

2.An exciting job opportunity has arisen at Leeds United Football Club for a UK Scout.

3.An exciting job opportunity has arisen at Leeds United Football Club for a UK Scouting Lead.

4.An exciting job opportunity has arisen at Leeds United Football Club for a European Scout covering France and Scandinavia.

5.An exciting job opportunity has arisen at Leeds United Football Club for a European Scout covering Germany, Holland & Belgium.

6.An exciting job opportunities has arisen at Leeds United Football Club for Technical Scouts.

And a Deputy Safety Officer