Actually he did it very quietly, so I was right! ;-) OK. First up, let me get one thing straight, I will remain as optimistic as I can and genuinely hope we stay up, of course I do. I haven't supported us for 37 years for nothing (Like so many others). But looking at 'the big picture' would another relegation be a bad thing. Bear with me, I know I'm on dangerous ground! In the summer, we will have paid off all the ex players/ex managers et al. The club, if we're to believe figures banded about, will be £12M in debt. Staying up would mean rebuilding the squad AGAIN based on Championship standards, with 3 teams coming down with parachute payments and teams like Southampton, Sunderland and Birmingham all in healthy positions if they don't go up. More journeymen, more 21 year old League 2 hotshots would come, fail and go. Going down would mean those Chamionship failures (ala Beckford) SHOULD be able to do it at League 1 level (witness his goal Saturday). In the meantime, the youth that we've got (Howson, Rose, Johnson ... any more that could realistically make it??) can be brought through and a squad be assembled over the course of a year, rather than a rushed 3 month close season, ready for the Championship again ... Yes I know I'm basing this on coming straight back up! In the meantime, we've no high earners, in the modern game not much debt and still a 40,000 stadium and a catchment area bigger than any single club in the country (on the biggest City 1 club angle) so potentially could be snapped up for not a lot, yes lining Mr Bates' back pocket with a few million for his smoke and mirrors, and build witha plan rather than as a finger in the dam scenario we've put up with since 2004. Any thoughts??
> I'm with you on all this Tim... > > Frankly I think we're doomed - Oh I know someone will have a go at me > for not being positive and supporting the team through the hard times, > but I cannot see a way that we can survive relegation - Unlike Nif who > may well keep very quiet after his comment last night ;-) I would be > delighted and ecstatic to come back here and "eat my words" if we do > survive - I just don't see it. We are crap, and I am very worried that > we would be too crap even for League one! (when we get there) > > A very sad and disappointed > > Steve > > Oh, and the word is Mooted by the way!! :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Leslie > Sent: 21 February 2007 09:31 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LU] tonight > > I suspect we may be waiting a LONG while :-( > > Thing is, after the Hull game, which was a definate MUST win. I had a > look > at the remaining fixtures and those of the 6 or 7 others in the mire. I > was nervously confident we could just hang on in there, but that > included > last night being another MUST win. The fact we didn't, allied to > Barnsley > and Luton taking full points and we're two steps back after the step > forward against Palace. > You know, it was muted by someone about Christmas time that going down > again may infact be (in the long term) a better case scenario. Well > unless > we pull something dramatic out of the hat, which I just don't see with > what we have available, then it's going to be an only case scenario! > > > >> C'mon Tim, he DID say "In the morning" - well it's morning now and > we're >> still waiting for it... >> >> (You thought we'd forget didn't you??) >> >> Steve >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Leslie >> Sent: 20 February 2007 23:15 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LU] tonight >> >> We're waiting for it! :-( >> >> >>> dunno what're yer all worrying about. It's got 5-0 home win written >> all >>> over it. Just watch for my told you so in the morning. >>> >>> WE are leeds. (see any other unreal fans on mirc) >>> >>> xxx >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> the mole has returned >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> maybe if I can work out a reason I can get home >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > maybe if I can work out a reason I can get home > _______________________________________________ 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 maybe if I can work out a reason I can get home
