I can't help but feel in the unlikely event that something bates builds does turn a profit, his ego will mean he takes the lions share of the profits as "reward" for his "good business sense".
A super-casino in Beeston. Turned down a few years ago. Will it bring people in, or is it something for people to do who are going to beeston for a different specific reason? Needs to have a great atmosphere to attract people, but will be full of beestons finest.
tbh Elmo, I can reluctantly admit that this isn't a half bad idea. This is one of the view development opportunities I can see bringing in profits, as they say, "when did you ever meet a poor bookie?". But I just can't get excited about it with the sceptical view that bates is going to reward himself with a lions share of the profits for his nous for seeing a blatantly obvious opportunity. It doesn't make up for the loss making stuff that's pointless, and it doesn't make up for repeated poor showings of ambition in returning to the Premier League - the only thing that would provide the sort of revenue to fund such a project. This has an obvious advantage in that while I don't know the ins and outs of the finances of it, I'd imagine the casino industry is a pretty high margin one, on the basis of it's nature, and that it's a development of a stand that actually needs it. The location shouldn't cause too much of a problem, as it is just off the M621 and the ring road, so it's a piece of piss to get to, which is more than can be said for the other casinos located on the City Centre end of Kirkstall Road. End of the day, casinos are in these places because a casino provides a full entertainment experience, and as such they don't really need to be situated in areas full of other attractions. I just cannot honestly view this without scepticism as to the main benefactor of it. bates is already spending club money that he in no way helped to bring in, what will happen when money starts flowing in that actually is as a result of something he did? It won't be spent on the team is what.
