The same Man U that have just signed a £750 million 10-year kit deal with Adidas and despite no Champions League football still had revenue of £105.7million which increases this year with the new TV deal going up 70%? In perspective, when the Glazers took over at Man U, their debt was almost £1BN - it is now £380M - or just over half of the new kit deal - they will be debt free within 5 years and soon have similar cash reserves to Arsenal Man U have a queue of sponsors who have bidding wars for the priviledge - Leeds have 1 sponsor that is suing them
Dont wish to throw spanners into your discussions but when CELLINO was first mentioned in the same sentence as Leeds Utd it was clear to see where you lot were heading. and i believe there is still far worse to come under his control. But in all honesty i cant see any alternatives. If he sells it will not be cheap and i cant see much of a queue of people wanting to take over. So the Cellino out at all costs brigade what or who do you think is the alternative there has to be one ? Idle gossip on takeovers or investment means zilch if Cellino quits tomorrow what happens next ?
Leeds go into admin and Bates buys them for £1 - sells up in 5/6 years time to another dodgepot and the cycle repeats
Idle gossip on takeovers or investment means zilch if Cellino quits tomorrow what happens next ?[/QUOTE] Same as what happens soon enough if he doesn't go. Might as well get it over with. we have lost two years already with this clown. Would take admin and relegation if it got rid of him, and hope that the fit and proper tests are correctly applied next time. There are people out there want to be involved but wont deal with Celllino for the reasons you previously made us aware of.
TC, it was said as a humorous response to chippys reply, but with some seriousness, and I did mention a "few years ago", a few years ago they had a bigger debt.....
Which very sadly they had a plan to pay off and they were not just not just deferring. The only humourous you have are those bones in your elbow joints.
Going off topic and to bring looks of shock, surprise and maybe the odd smile... The joys of working in Beeston! Opposite our building, there are a load of bushes next to the car park. Some workmen are clearing them out, so they can cut the bushes right down tomorrow, as ladies of the night have been using them apparently. Anyway, they've just found a rather large cucumber with a condom on it. Put me right off my salad!! (No it didn't come out of my car)
Same as what happens soon enough if he doesn't go. Might as well get it over with. we have lost two years already with this clown. Would take admin and relegation if it got rid of him, and hope that the fit and proper tests are correctly applied next time. There are people out there want to be involved but wont deal with Celllino for the reasons you previously made us aware of.[/QUOTE] If fit and proper tests meant anything Bates would not have had a chance to buy the Club. The problem for anyone hoping to buy the Club is that Cellino is only 50% of the problem. The other is the person behind the ownership of G.F.H. Elland Road and Thorpe Arch. My guess would be the afore mentioned Mr Bates.
