Leeds agree to Chelsea settlement Leeds chairman Ken Bates accused Chelsea of wrongdoing Leeds have agreed a settlement with Chelsea and have dropped a complaint that the Premiership champions tried to poach three of their academy scholars. Leeds chairman Ken Bates accused his former club of breaking youth development rules to sign teenagers Tom Taiwo and Michael Woods.
He claimed Chelsea had also tried to persuade a third youngster to sign. Chelsea will examine their procedure for recruiting youth players but are not thought to have admitted liability. The Premier League and the Football Association launched a joint investigation into the issue. In a joint statement, the two governing bodies said they considered the matter closed -- Shane _______________________________________________ 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 :-)
