Leeds Banter Archive August 10 2012

10 Aug 2012 21:43:26
George Boyd scored a cracking goal against Man Utd tonight. Looked really strong! Hope we can still sign him!

10 Aug 2012 20:45:24
i truly believe the takeover is still on. if bates signed a confindentialality agreement then he couldnt name the buyers to the press. so the only leerage he has is the exclusivity period to use to get what he wants. it appears the health rumurs might be true and he is looking for the last big pay out. all leeds fans need to be pateint and stick behind the team. not listen to members of the fans and lust and protest. that is not what makes us the best fans it the fact we stick by the team no matter if we are playing in the chamions league or league 1. and just think which looks better to new owners? just a thought. toofang90

10 Aug 2012 20:18:41
I'd just like to wish the team all the best for the new season.and loads of luck..because we are going to need every piece of luck going to be challenging for the promised land.we don't look strong enough without at least 3 quality signings,the icing as Neil said.looks like this won't be happening now...crainie,icing?. More like a stale scone.
And I feel so bad for rogers who made a big decision to move here and is now just a pawn in a boring bates saga...shrew leeds

10 Aug 2012 19:29:43
Right I have spent £500 on the euro millions tonight, if I win I have my solicitor on standby to complete this transaction and take full control.!!

Mot sunny

You seem the perfect sort of person to run a football club.

10 Aug 2012 18:46:18
As we understand it, the club and the buyers are now speaking again. Talks have resumed, and we are hoping – we believe – that a deal can still be done.

We speak to an intermediary from the consortium. We speak to him on a regular basis.

I think the buyers have always been very keen to push this deal through. … They have been increasing the pressure on the club and those involved over the past few weeks to push this through and complete the deal. I think the deal stalled a couple of weeks ago.

Given the information that we got yesterday morning, that the buyers believed that the deal was dead, the club had cast their last dice, and there was nothing left to be said, the course of events yesterday afternoon was quite frenetic. Information was coming backwards and forwards suggesting the deal could perhaps still be salvaged, and the club’s statement verified this later in the afternoon.

We’re very pleased [that talks are ongoing]. That’s very positive.

The deal, as we believe it, has been on the table now for 2-3 months. Due Diligence was finished I think some time ago. It would have been preferential for us as fans to be talking about the marque signings that we know Neil Warnock would have liked to have been made.

We’re on the eve of the kickoff of our competitive season. And while Mr Warnock’s had the chance to bring in 10 new players to the squad, and probably improve the squad, and we’ll be very supportive of them, I don’t think he’s had the chance to bring in the quality that he would’ve liked to have done, and I’m sure he would like two or three more players to add to that. But under the current owners we don’t have the money.

What about Ken Bates? His position has got to be untenable, surely?

… You would think that. Look, I’ve never been foolish enough to try and second guess Mr. Bates. He is his own man and he’ll make his own decisions and do his own thing. But the club statements all the way through the summer have kept reiterrating that they’re going to do the best thing for Leeds United.

If that’s the case, and given what’s happened in the last 48 hours, I would ask a question of Mr Bates, and that’s: If you’re going to do the best thing for Leeds United, do you seriously believe that remaining as owner of the club, as chairman of the club, with limited funds and no chance to bring in the players Neil Warnock wants to bring in, do you truly believe that not finalising this deal, not bringing this deal to a conclusion, is the right thing for Leeds United? I’m not sure that’s the case. So if I had the opportunity, I’d love to ask him in person.

There is no-one, more than me, that wants to get back to talking about football on the forums, in the social media, in the pubs, in the ground. Nobody wants to do that more than me. These last six months have been a real experience. Sadly, not a lot of that experience has been talking about performances, and I want to get back to that – we all do.

Leeds United fans, we share an ambition, a history, we’re really proud of it. We’d really like to get back to talking about that and some success on the pitch.

10 Aug 2012 18:08:23
I'm still confident of the takeover going through. Leeds have never done it the easy way that's for sure!

There's no one that deserves a bit of success more than Leeds!
MOT

10 Aug 2012 17:48:40
lovers of leeds united please keep your faith in the team and warnock but lets show lust real leeds fan and stop them from ruining our club as much as bates and co. stand up to lust whos with me ?

sammyleedsfan

Yes Mr Bates sir will do!

10 Aug 2012 13:27:39
I like fancy,also makes it sounds like the know what they're talking about... Lol

Sounds likes Bates has moved the goalposts, he best move them back so we can sell and get decent new owner and that jumped up evil papa smurf wannabe can jog the hell on!!

#batesout MOT

10 Aug 2012 12:44:59
I am not a member of LUST. There is talk that a lot of these anti LUST posts are coming from the Leeds United PR machine. I for one think there is a strong possibility of this due to the number of Anti LUST posts.
Any Leeds Fan who considers the evidence can see Bates bought our club in a bizzare set of situations that massively favoured his low bid, he did not save the club so much as acquired it out of the grasp of other investors.
LUST do not speak for me and were not elected but they are doing something positive that the vast majority of Leeds fans want ie trying to get real investors with a heart for the club in place.
Bates must go he has committed, no money, no love to our team and never will. Even if with the present squad gets us promotion he'll still want his pound of flesh above all. We'll never be anything with him here and we all must show him, by not giving him the one thing he seems to care about MONEY. Support the team but let it bleed dry until we rid the leech.

No, I am just like most people, a genuine Leeds fan who can't see what value LUST add.

They've done nothing apart from foster disruption and, at times, tell barefaced lies. They hold no authority whatsoever and from what I can see are simply trying to be party to inside information.

I'm no Bates fan either, to be honest, LUST & Bates are as bad as eachother. Constant squabbling an "he said, she said" does nothing but cause trouble.

LUST created a blind panic yesterday by declaring that the takeover had "collapsed". On top of this been simply untrue, what did they hope to achieve ? Hardly likely to unite the fans and spread a happy feeling is it ?

Macca72

Unlike the Leeds board, LUST is a democratic organisation. If you don't like what they're saying, why not join and express your views. Being democratic, the majority view prevails. This is what I don't get about people like you. You just don't seem to understand the concept of a democratic fans' group. It costs a fiver to join. Join - go along to meeting - express your views. Try doing that at Bates's board meeting and see what happens - the police will be called.

What comes out of LUST is the views of its many members. What comes out of LUFC is the view of Bates, a despotic autocrat.

I m just a normal fan mate..... I also think LUST should keep their noses out and their mouths shut. Let the grown ups talk.
No conspiracy.
Get sum blud on yer boots. Go on Rudy.
JonnyH.

10 Aug 2012 20:46:15
Agree with the respondent. I'm also a Leeds fan that dislikes both lust and bates but lovely football team.

Bates doesn't need a pr team, he's got one called lust who 90% of the fans can't stand. Every time they open their mouths or bates does it divides us.

And who does the poster think he's addressing to say theirs a pr machine in place. I'm a half intelligent bloke, I don't need or want lust speaking on my behalf. Self elected and self promoting persons and they will be the death of our club.

Get back to just supporting the team, bates will sell or die soon and warnock will have us competing. Ignore everything else thats going down at the ER. It's like a circus to be honest and clowns left, right and centre.

10 Aug 2012 11:48:21
Right first off I hate Bates, but going to stick up for him a little here. LUST say take over broken down, why Bates? or could it be this Arab group dont have cash, they didnt last time. Feel that LUST and Bates are having a personal war and it poss' damaging any take over and def' damaging our club, so will you give it a rest. Personally want Bates out and LUST to just go away.

I agree it may not be Bates' fault but that was a bad example saying the Arabs might not of had the money as the OS stated that it had been proven they have the funds to keep Leeds United secure in the future. Bates makes a point of being entering negotiations now that they prove they have the funds.

10 Aug 2012 11:35:12
if twitter is to be believed, i know! Patrick Agyemang, El Hadji Diouf and Danny Gabbidon were 3 of the 4 trialist against Newcastle

No to Agyemang it was Diouf Gomez Crainie and an unknown RB - possibly Gabbidon?

10 Aug 2012 11:09:02
having been involved with investment and buyout before, it is common to put a dead line on the dudiligence process, i have expected this was coming, obviously bates is not desperate to sell and wants the best deal for him and the club, anyone who questions that is stupid.

this deal will go ahead, if i was the buyer i would also have exceeded the deadline to see what extra i could get. bates is going to get what he wants and hats off to him. i predict that the deal will be done within two weeks, if the buyer was not happy with any findings in the dudilgence they would have pulled out. my message to all leeds fans is stop listening to the lust as they don't have access to all the details, and keep positive as we have a squad here that will take all the beating, the takeover will take place. mot kevin leeds 50 years

10 Aug 2012 10:45:11
Why all the fighting and blaming each other that's what ken wants. We are Leeds fans we all want the best for Leeds and that is success .if we all stick together then we stand more chance of getting mates out.

For all those who loves mates here is one statement he made and that alone should be the reason to get him out.
He said I own the club and don't care what the supporters say I will do things my way not yours.

Well to me that says it all.all he was after was picking up a cheap club stripping us of what talent we had for his gain and spending as little as he could getting us back in the prem to sell us for as much as he could.

Don't forget when he was chelsea owner he used to right regularly how much he hated Leeds and now he owns them.

10 Aug 2012 05:53:57
Some fans need to take a step back for a moment, I for one don't like Bates as much as the next person, but whilst all the talk of the takeover was happening and players were being bought such as Pearce, Kenny, Peltier etc etc, nobody slagged him off as players were being bought, now the takeover "May" have collapsed everyone has his face on their wanted posters again, we don't know where the money for transfers has come from, but at the end of the day, who cares.....Warnock has got the players he wants, he's spent some money, the Snodgrass money hasn't been spent on all of these players as he left after a lot of the signings were made, just sit back and wait and see what's happening, it could be worse the takeover could of collapsed in June, and we may not have signed anyone, at the end of the day we've made 10 signings all good squad players, have some faith Warnock knows what he wants and he'll achieve what he wants!! Come on Leeds!

Did Warnock get the players he really wanted? Hi didn't get Ward and he hasn't got any of the three flair players he said he wanted. And many of us have continued to slag Bates off throughout...

Well said! LUST now saying on twitter the deal is still on, they obviously being fed cr** and thought they would get everyone slagging bates off again! our great club doesn't need them or bates, warnock done a great job, signed are robust he needs to add two or 3 more which he will do in his on way, like putting the two up for sale yesterday, if we end up with Diouf for free but high wages and a stop striker and cranie is jig saw will be complete, he may add a couple of loan signings and we have a couple of great kids and he as just used is contacts and not takeover money! if that then comes off by Christmas and we are doing well, we can buy again. Its not what we all want but we are in a better place than last year, grayson wouldnt have been able to get the likes of Austin, Varney, Kenny, Pearce and Peltier. It is only my opinion and I feel we should have a Fans voice but they are too political in there views and one thing they are not doing is uniting the fans and surely thats what is should be about! o.w

He will not achieve what he wants at this rate. The only thing that stopped people from talking about Bates, was the fact we was about to see the back of this leech. So there was no reason to say Bates out because he was goin. The only way Warnock would of got the players he wanted, was through the takeover goin through. I for one am not stupid in thinking this this takeover stall is someone elses fault but Bates.
When this man does go. I've a funny feeling the people on here loveing Bates are goin to look really silly, once this man has gone and things start to come out on whats really gone on at are club.
I would rather be a wolf then a sheep.
Before someone says do you go to games, the answear is a big fat yes.
SGT WARNOCKS BARMY ARMY!!
mot4life

How about you form your own fans group mate and give up your free time. No i thought not just another moaner to lazy to get off his backside and do anything.

10 Aug 2012 05:39:50
I agree with NW decision to get rid of Pugh if it means salary capacity for new player widens. White new Pugh so no great loss but I can't support his decision to do that with RR. He has been injured but he's a very good prospect. He will only do well at a rival. Surely Barn Door and Connolly imminent departure would be enough along with Pugh to finance Diouf or Maynard. Pugh leaving also opens door for youth team but I can't fully support selling Rogers.

Pughy was a massive waste of £500,000 and that one was defo down to Grayson. So would not be sad to see the lad go. The Robbie roggers thing is abit different. He did really get a chance to show us what he could do but i guess we have to go with Warnocks decision. The man knows more then us on the matter and must of seen something, we people have not had the chance to see yet.
mot4life

Grayson also signed some quality too - Gradel, McCormack, Somma to name but three, but you're right about Pugh - waste of money. Having said that, at the time I thought he'd be a solid, versatile signing and he looked good for a few games - couple of nice goals too. In fairness to all managers you can't always tell how a transfer will work out. As I said once before on here, who would have predicted the way it turned out with Brolin?

10 Aug 2012 00:52:22
I just want to find out what peoples thoughts are towards bates. Me myself, is all for showing bates were the back door is. I know are fans are divided over loving bates or hateing bates. If people think its time for him to go, click believeable. If not click unbelieveable.
Thanks fellow fans for taking the time to fill in my poll.
mot4life

Its not about loving or hating bates he has improved our club members bar lorimars bar nights leeds on the road nights coporate which like it or not is valuable revenue all year round but it is time for him to go so please sell up ken and go sit in the sun

All these side shows he's pumped are money into are all running at a lose. Player sales are the only thing that as kept are heads above water.
mot4life

Dont love or hate him, sure he took us on cos he he could make money and enhance his pension pot, cant blame him at his time of life. Remember its just business as far as he is concerned, he has no emotional ties to the club, same as players and staff.

However he has defo taken us as far as he can and hasnt the financial muscle to take us to the next level so I for one would like him to go and soon