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Post by Darren on Jan 31, 2005 10:02:35 GMT -5
Well we've all discussed it so lets send it to vote
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Post by Casey Chaos on Jan 31, 2005 10:08:42 GMT -5
i put other cos its 2 early to tell, he did a gud job b4 but who knows how things will go in a diff league and club.
i think he's the best man u could have had come in tho
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Post by Brogie on Jan 31, 2005 10:59:37 GMT -5
too early to tell
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Post by Casey Chaos on Jan 31, 2005 11:01:19 GMT -5
looks like most ppl r gunna say the same
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Post by Yonno on Jan 31, 2005 13:05:47 GMT -5
yes, but even if hes not hes the one in control so lets back him
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Post by Casey Chaos on Jan 31, 2005 13:09:26 GMT -5
aye no reason not to giv him his chance, bets he does summat wrong that the leeds fans dont like by the end of the year tho
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Post by Darren on Jan 31, 2005 13:12:14 GMT -5
thats why ive gone with yes, anyone who gave us the money has to be the right man
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Post by Casey Chaos on Jan 31, 2005 13:13:27 GMT -5
if he gives me money he can have my vote for yes
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Post by Sy on Jan 31, 2005 17:45:51 GMT -5
I just think he is as good as we are going to get right now, better then the alternatives anyway!
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Post by gazthecat on Jan 31, 2005 17:51:46 GMT -5
I've gone for a yes, although when I first heard about KB buying into us I wasn't to sure however the idea is growing on me, did anyone else see the letter from the Chelsea fan posted on the Leeds web page.
Dear Fellow Football Fans
Having just watched a certain Mr Ken Bates "introduce" himself as the new Leeds Chairman to the media this afternoon on Sky Sports, I felt I had to write with what Ken calls "some constructive criticism".
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That was it - that was as critical as I could honestly be about your new Chairman.
I am a lifelong Chelsea Fan - born and raised just a short walk over the river from my beloved Stamford Bridge. Ken arrived at a sad, decaying Stamford Bridge in the early eighties and inherited an equally sad and decaying team - and a financial situation that the words sad and decay would not do justice to!
Ken bought Chelsea for £1, went to work on the infrastructure, the team, the ground, the debt (boy was there some debt) - and took on (and beat) anybody who dared to stand in his way. The result, and the legacy that Ken has left - is a football team ten points clear in the premiership, a team in one cup final this year already - and in contention for another two, the finest (though not the biggest) stadium in Britain if not the World - and an air of grandeur that has engulfed the entire Club, from the current Chairman down to the youngest or most occasional Supporter.
You'll probably remark that our "newfound success" is a result of the arrival of a certain Mr Abramovich - and I would agree that, from a financial viewpoint, he has made a sigificant difference to our fortunes of late (excuse the pun). But, ask yourself this - would Mr Abramovich have been interested in purchasing Leeds in their (your) current predicament? NO!
Would he have looked at Chelsea in their "pre Bates" era? NO! Mr Abramovich wanted to buy a Club with a solid infrastructure - and Chelsea fitted the bill because of what it had become under the guidance of this Bates fellow.
When I was a kid, Stamford Bridge was a p*** hole. Views in certain areas of the ground were restricted, parts of the ground were derelict and fenced off, the away fans got rained on if the weather was bad (aw bless) and the food was atrocious!
Now, every seat in the ground offers 100% field of view, the whole place looks five minutes old, the away boys enjoy the same facilities as us, and the food is superb!
Years ago, a pint or a pee before the game had to be endured in the street (yeah both) - nowadays both are available in one of London's finest hotels - a hotel that is an integral part of our ground - a ground that Ken built.
So, Leeds United as is, fasten your seat belts as you are about to undertake the ride of your life. Things will have started to happen already, of that I have no doubt, soon, you will notice this stuff happening and will rue the day any of you scoffed at having a "Chelsea Boy" as your Chairman.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Leeds will be back in the Premiership very soon under Ken's guidance, and I will be happy to welcome you back because of who will have led you there. Don't get me wrong, I will still want my Blue-Boys to smash you all over the pitch when we meet - but those games aside, you got a bit of a new fan in me.
Good luck
Steve Ahern
Chelsea Fan
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Post by Casey Chaos on Feb 1, 2005 7:11:15 GMT -5
he seems very confident of KB ability
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Post by Yonno on Feb 1, 2005 13:09:35 GMT -5
a matter of opinion and i dont think many (non chelsea fans) would agree, san siro, santiago bernabeau, nou camp, amsterdam arena, atlantic solutions stadium etc,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ok ignore the last one Please note, i am not including hotels in my judgement as they dont really count as part of the stadium.
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Post by Darren on Feb 3, 2005 5:48:54 GMT -5
i think they have the best stadium in the world commercially but not the best for atmosphere, appearence and the wow factor
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Post by charlie on Apr 5, 2005 6:53:30 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]TEXT[/glow]TEXTbeing a bit new to this message board ill ask what kb got out of chelsea, rightly enough as is said he did buy them for £1 and sold them i think for seventeen (not a bad little profit if you ask me). Although during his last months at chelsea in the re-abromovich era the club was in ninety million pounds worth of debt that had to be paid off before the end of the year so in answer to is kb going to be good for the club we shall have to wait and see also if abromovich had not have arrived chelsea more than likely would e in the position we are in now if not worse ps disagree greatly with what kb has done to ticket prices i meabn £450 for a childs season ticket thats sick .
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Post by hartebeat on Apr 5, 2005 9:03:37 GMT -5
Same sentiments here. Aniway, he's the one who saved us from the brink of administration when no one else seems to be knocking at Ell. I would give him more time b4 a proper judgement.
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