Leeds Rumours Archive October 15 2012

15 Oct 2012 14:16:31
brother works over in gulf - just emailed me saying most chatter about TO he has ever heard, stating it will be concluded next week. this is no wind up and its the first time my bro has really mentioned it so i am very hopeful its nearing the end game
MOT TO THE PL

I live in Dubai ,,and nowt in the papers out here , tell your brother regal plaza bur Dubai Friday night

MOT Aberdeen Whites

Lol your funny m8, funny how the 3 weeks that the club said ends in that same week so all u have done is claim to b in the know when all u know is what everyone knows, pathetic

Not sure that i speak for all Leeds fans when i say this but, we know that its going through, but all the rumours have really made it difficult to hold hope. And i've got to the point where, frankly, i really dont give a s**t. I just go to Elland Rd to support the lads, and leave the politics to the fat cats.

Roundhay White

Appreciate your sentiments Roundhay, but it is the likes of you, who cough up week after week, that are holding the club back.

If everyone stopped going for one home game, Bates would instantly sell up, believe you me.

Lol so everyone dnt turn up for 1 home game that will make a huge upset on ken bates as ofcorse hes very poor so would instantly sell up lol wat the hell m8. us not going for 1 game wnt make any difference n also by us not turning up dnt look good on anyone that wants to invest does it for god sake. its you ppl that hold this club back believe you me lol {Ed013's Note - I wish people would pack it in with the boycotting talk, Ken Bates wants to go and is willing to sell the club. I understand why some of the stay away fans have done it, but some clearly didn't turn up pre-Bates and won't Post-Bates. I have never understood why some people jump on the band wagon just to cause trouble! Surely supporting the team you love is more important than Ken Bates!}

To real fans yes m8 i agree but most are just moaners n its pathetic to think ken bates would leave cus no 1 turns up for 1 game lol do these ppl not know how much ken bates is worth? lol

Boycotting games would never hurt Ken Bates, just Leeds United.
A boycott would simply endebt the club creating an inability to keep up with running costs.
Boycott a few home games and we're in a position where the club can't meet monthly costs and has negative cash-flow; tax bills unpaid, players unpaid...
Anyone advocating a boycott is, effectively, wanting the club to be back in the position it was just over a decade ago, when it imploded.
By all means, vote with your feet, if you must... it's your right but, don't EVER claim that you're doing it with the club's best interests at heart because such actions will quickly kill the business... kill the team and STILL LINE BATES'S POCKET as he would still be able to sell the club through insolvency and make a profit on his original investment.
Meanwhile a new business is formed and the history of the club you claim to love is destroyed by your own pointless actions.
Go ahead and boycott, if you must... but, don't think for a second that any good will come of it.

15 Oct 2012 11:41:44
Had good knowledge to say the T/O should be complete by Friday, not sure on the accuracy but just a through the grapevine thing.

AntW

No, we not had a statement yet, saying so.

Not had one of these posts for a while :)

Still about two weeks to go according to most reports and also what my friend tells me. Finances have been transfered just waiting for the payments to clear and last bits of paperwork to be tied up and it will be done. New owners to announce the date of there first press conference soon, until then the confidentiallity clause is still in place so no further news will be coming out of the takeover talks.

Source : someone close to the talks, what I have said above is pretty much all they can tell me

AntW = WAnt the takeover to be completed by friday!

Your freudian slip is showing my dear..

LLHB

Well of course I WAnt the takeover to be completed by Friday, but my name is Anthony Ward, hence the AntW.. back onto point though, I had a certain Tw**t come through that sourced me.

I hope it IS correct.

AntW

Sooooooooooo ... Let me see if I'm getting the hang of this one. There might be a takeover by Friday. Or maybe not. Hard to tell. Nothing definite.

Oh well done. I'm well informed here.

fatfreddyscat

15 Oct 2012 09:43:42
gradel back to leeds in jan

I hope not. Massively overrated by a lot of Leeds fans, in my opinion.
Certainly wouldn't cut it in the Prem (when we get back there) so would be a bit-part player in our remaining Championship tenure and then an expensive bench warmer.
Doesn't offer anything over White and we've already got that option. Would you want White displaced now, with the form he's been in?

I hope not the guy ran away as fast as he could demanding a move away on the eve of the transfer window i may add he a mecianary who we could do without but i have to admit the man would do a great job for us but cant see where he will fit in as it looks like hall will be taking up the left hand side spot

What form !! Scored 1 good goal and basically cannot defend for toffee. White not in the same league buddy !! Gradel would be a good addition.
Lets get up first before we think about who we are going to Keep !!

An Ivory Coast international that plays for a top French league team, has now played in the European cup and scored 23 goals from the wing in the championship wouldn't cut it in the Prem?
Gradel makes White look like a non-league w**ker, he knows how to use his pace and pick out a player with a quality cross. Also you need to remember we need to get out of this league and a player of his calibre and age has a lot to give.
Secondly, he only went to France because he needed to support his younger brothers more as he was their only financial support whilst at Leeds

There's no doubt Gradel would be a great addition in terms of ability.

But I'm dismayed that so many of our fans have such a short memory. This is a player who told Simon Grayson he didn't want to play for Leeds anymore. We shouldn't forgive or forget that, unless he comes back and gets us promoted.

Anyone who as said they hope we wouldn't bring gradel back is not a leeds fan so go back to your own site .

Gradel refused to play for us. Disgraceful. You can't tell me that you'd have him back but not Alan Smith, who didn't want to leave and was forced out. Gradel insisted he went.

15 Oct 2012 19:20:46
Would love too see him back what a player

Welcome back if its true

Would welcome him back -great goalscoring record in this league. White is also a tremendous asset in my opinion -and can play on opposite flanks, so not a case of either/or. For information, he never 'refused to play for us.' This turn of phrase has become an overused cliche in the past couple of years, and seems to be used whenever a player moves on -ridiculous! As we all know, Max would still be here, but for the club's eagerness to cash in... Familiar story? Chapel A

All the people slagging gradel off ha av u seen him play gradel would rip the chapionship apart er ivory coast stand out player in african cup of nations when uv the likes ov toure and drogbas