Well, that would explain Captain Clogger. But seriously, the theory doesn't work. Mr Beast would have been rubbing his hands with glee at promotion to the Premiership. He has something of an ego (not a crime, in my view) and it would be one in the eye for Roman Abramovich and all the chairmen who thought they'd seen the last of him.
Financially, going back would have been worth £25 million. Sure, some of it would have gone to the bondholders and other creditors. But not all, and not enough to clear the debt, thus making it in the creditors' interest to let us keep enough cash to attempt to stay up, giving them future pay days. Worst case consequence of promotion? Some of the debts cleared, relegation, a demoralised but more experienced squad and probably a change of manager, and 2 more parachute payments. I can't see where it would be worth throwing the match. Football matches are difficult to throw, unless maybe they bribed Captain Clogger Mk 1. Don't these rumours really start because Saint Kevin the Martyred confided something to Chris Moyles that shocked the Viduka-like DJ? Probably it was the brazen 10,000th repetition of "When I came here it was just me and Gary Kelly" that made his hair stand on end. On Mon, 7 May 2007 19:15:01 +0100 , sinister dexter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >With all the crap that's gone on at ER over the past few years, >nothing would surprise me anymore. Alien post mortems at Thorpe Arch >anybody? > >On 7 May 2007, at 18:52, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> There's no way a "non-disclosure agreement" would stand up in >> court. Throwing the play-off final would be against so many rules >> and laws, and surely some of the players would be that pissed off >> about it. You may differ, but the idea of Bates/Blackwell walking >> into a room of at least 16 professional footballers plus several >> backroom staffl, most of whom about to play the biggest game of >> their lives, and saying "Er, for financial reasons we have to lose >> this game guys. Hope that's all right with you. So please don't try >> too hard, even though you will be held up to ridicule by the rest >> of your peers. Oh, and sign this non-disclosure form." I just don't >> buy it. >> >> Cheers! >> >> Sean >> > > >_______________________________________________ >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 Leeds List - "where never is heard a discouraging word..." _______________________________________________________________ Hot new product - Spider Networks introduces stunning online ePortfolio solution for students and teachers http://www.spider-networks.net/solutions/eportfolio.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 The Leeds List - "where never is heard a discouraging word..."
