He's got a 1 million pound striker who sits on the bench every week and a half a million pound defender who also does the same. How many other clubs can afford that luxury in this division ?
Shut up bleating Blackie and get on with it while you can. --- Jeremy Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shameless c7p from skysports > More excuses from Blackie > > Blackwell frustrated by funds > By James Pearson - Created on 14 Sep 2006 > > > The Whites signed the likes of Kevin Nicholls in the > summer for £700,000, > but cashed in on Rob Hulse to Sheffield United in > order to boost the club's > coffers. > > Blackwell has admitted his squad is currently too > small, but that even > bringing in new faces on loan would be stretching > the club's resources. > > "The squad is paper thin and we've been trying to > bring in loan signings, > but the chairman says the finances at the moment are > quite tight," said > Blackwell. > > "Two years ago, we didn't have a team to start with > and we haven't been > afforded the finances to develop the club as I would > like it to. > > "As a manager, it frustrates me - and it's very > difficult to accept - but > you have to. This isn't about Kevin Blackwell; this > is about the safety of > Leeds United. > > "That's what I did when I came in, was to save the > club. But we haven't been > able to strengthen in the areas that we knew we > needed to because we have a > financial burden." > > Blackwell is currently under pressure at Leeds after > the club slipped into > the relegation places on Wednesday following a 3-0 > loss to Sunderland at > Elland Road. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Got something to buy, sell or swap? Try Windows Live > Expo > ttp://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwex0010000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://expo.live.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and > the list administrators accept no liability for the > personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > oh alright then :-) > ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)

