OK, I think we can all cast our minds back to that infamous Cardiff game, dumped out of the cup, the start of the rapid rise into oblivion. There are many theories as to how O'leary went from the best young management prospects, to a guy who couldn't manage a toy shop.
I think the stupid book he brought out, dishing the dirt while still manager was his fatal mistake, he lost respect. Now I am not one to take the moral high ground, and i think a lot of players these days couldn't even spell morals, but, what the hell was Grayson thinking of when he decided to embark on carnal relations with an employee of the club.
So he had an 'extra marital' affair, do i care? No, do I care it was connected to the club, ABSOLUTELY. in the words of Tony Soprano, you don't s**t where you eat.I really think this kind of thing so close to everyone, means a lack of respect will start to creep in throughout the staff, including the players. I hope i am wrong, but Simon needs to take a look at how it may have inadvertently affected people.
I was there last night, and I think no more can be said of that defeat in this thread. What worries me as a supporter with more years service than I care to remember, is the feeling of seeing the support ebb away, with ridiculous pricing, lack of investment, management at the top who appear not to give a toss about the fans. Bates has cost this club 10k on the gate, we were getting more in L1. The sense of optimism has been sucked out of us, with the realization that Bates is more than happy to keep the club where it is, as long as he can meddle in his 'denial of retirement' projects.
My hopes of a return to anything like the stature of the past, lie only in a change of regime, with success on the pitch being the main focus for any new owners. Bates tenure at Elland Road has seen us go into div 3 for the first time, and we are more or less in the same position as we were when he started! NO, no i hear you cry, we have no debts now. Mmmm.. yes you are right, we do not now carry the burden of debt we had, but any owner could have played Russian roulette and thrown us into administration, with the threat of total liquidation if they did not get their hands back on it through a rigged auction by KPMG.
Has losing the debt made a massive difference on the pitch? Have we since made our intentions known, by going out and buying quality players, with the outright ambition of returning to the PL? NO, we have messed around, plugging gaps with sticking plaster, loans, emergency loans, sub-standard players nobody wants to give a decent wage to. Gradel sold, replaced, no...the story goes on.
Leeds United, the biggest one club city in Europe, a fan base other clubs can only envy. Leeds United, a name dying in the embers of a glorious past. LIONS LED BY DONKEYS, to borrow a phrase from WW1.
Until our Chairman slips from this mortal coil, or some form of ill health besets him, he will not release us from the vice like grip, squeezing the last ounce of pride from our pain wracked carcass of a club.
I think the stupid book he brought out, dishing the dirt while still manager was his fatal mistake, he lost respect. Now I am not one to take the moral high ground, and i think a lot of players these days couldn't even spell morals, but, what the hell was Grayson thinking of when he decided to embark on carnal relations with an employee of the club.
So he had an 'extra marital' affair, do i care? No, do I care it was connected to the club, ABSOLUTELY. in the words of Tony Soprano, you don't s**t where you eat.I really think this kind of thing so close to everyone, means a lack of respect will start to creep in throughout the staff, including the players. I hope i am wrong, but Simon needs to take a look at how it may have inadvertently affected people.
I was there last night, and I think no more can be said of that defeat in this thread. What worries me as a supporter with more years service than I care to remember, is the feeling of seeing the support ebb away, with ridiculous pricing, lack of investment, management at the top who appear not to give a toss about the fans. Bates has cost this club 10k on the gate, we were getting more in L1. The sense of optimism has been sucked out of us, with the realization that Bates is more than happy to keep the club where it is, as long as he can meddle in his 'denial of retirement' projects.
My hopes of a return to anything like the stature of the past, lie only in a change of regime, with success on the pitch being the main focus for any new owners. Bates tenure at Elland Road has seen us go into div 3 for the first time, and we are more or less in the same position as we were when he started! NO, no i hear you cry, we have no debts now. Mmmm.. yes you are right, we do not now carry the burden of debt we had, but any owner could have played Russian roulette and thrown us into administration, with the threat of total liquidation if they did not get their hands back on it through a rigged auction by KPMG.
Has losing the debt made a massive difference on the pitch? Have we since made our intentions known, by going out and buying quality players, with the outright ambition of returning to the PL? NO, we have messed around, plugging gaps with sticking plaster, loans, emergency loans, sub-standard players nobody wants to give a decent wage to. Gradel sold, replaced, no...the story goes on.
Leeds United, the biggest one club city in Europe, a fan base other clubs can only envy. Leeds United, a name dying in the embers of a glorious past. LIONS LED BY DONKEYS, to borrow a phrase from WW1.
Until our Chairman slips from this mortal coil, or some form of ill health besets him, he will not release us from the vice like grip, squeezing the last ounce of pride from our pain wracked carcass of a club.
