>>The 'About what ??????' then was the saving of Leeds United by the fans and before everyone screams can't be done, couldn't be done, blah di blah blah with a club our size, then one has to look no further than Leicester City for proof that it can and has been done before or Krasner and co themselves who didn't have a pot to p*ss in either and were all 'allegedly' fans.<< The difference with Leicester is the club went into receivership, thus wiping out its debts, and with no points penalty. The situation was so bad at Leeds that liquidation, not just receivership was likely.
>>There's no Walter Mitty scenario at all, both Steve and Rick, amongst others, did have regular conversations with a variety of rich and powerful Leeds United fans - though how big a fan any of them were is reflected by their absence in the rescue of the club.<< I don't believe anybody (rich "fans" etc) would have been prepared to get involved with a club that owed so much money in "football debts" - ie money that has to be paid. Any investment would have simply gone to the bank accounts of Duberry, Johnson, Fowler, Mills etc. The comments about "stages" of recovery that both Steve and Rick make are correct. The turnaround was always going to take time - basically the time it took to work through the old Ridsdale-era debts. People will start looking at us again after the end of the season... The only reason people are now starting to panic is that we're teetering on the brink of a second relegation, which never looked likely in the first two seasons post-relegation. I don't believe a fans takeover would have worked two years ago. It might work in 18 months' time. But Bates' strategy deserves time to work through IMO. Mark _______________________________________________ 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 'I am in shock,' said Ferguson.
