leeslover Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Leeds should have spent more on wages and signings this season, which might have given them a more positive ambition as a club and set them on the way towards promotion, higher attendances through more attacking football, higher earnings from pie sales, and from there higher gate receipts and more TV revenue, and higher earnings again from the TV, and promotion, and TV and higher earnings overall. Their lack of investment has cost them dear, and they are doomed in their currect frame of mind to see clubs like Doncaster, Swansea and Gretna overtake them until they get owners who are prepared to sink unfeasably large amounts of money into a guaranteed promotion side, which they should do for the financial viability of the club. Does anyone agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Leeds should have spent more on wages and signings this season, which might have given them a more positive ambition as a club and set them on the way towards promotion, higher attendances through more attacking football, higher earnings from pie sales, and from there higher gate receipts and more TV revenue, and higher earnings again from the TV, and promotion, and TV and higher earnings overall. Their lack of investment has cost them dear, and they are doomed in their currect frame of mind to see clubs like Doncaster, Swansea and Gretna overtake them until they get owners who are prepared to sink unfeasably large amounts of money into a guaranteed promotion side, which they should do for the financial viability of the club. Does anyone agree? Don't you remember.... Leeds went into administration...they nearly went bust. Without the points deduction they would have been runners-up! I wouldn't say they were quiet in the transfer market either! To name a few.......Constantine,Kilkenny,Huntingdon,Prutton,Johnson,Hughes,Weston,Sweeney, Michalik,Kenton,Elding, and Freedman(Loan) There...that's a full team. Just shows you can't always buy yourself out of trouble. What a shame!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Without the points deduction they would have been runners-up! Quite possibly, but not in this division. Without the points deduction they would have been kicked out of the League altogether. Or to look at it another way, if they had exited administration correctly they wouldn't have had the points deduction. They also would have had significantly less money available to fund those signings. Either way, it's not as simple as adding 15 points to their final total to work out what "would have" happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 They shouldn't have had the money to compete in the transfer market full stop or having kept the money to do so should have started from League 2 or lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Look lively boys, I was just waiting for the Corporal to come along and agree with me that that is how you should runa club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 That's what I hate most about fishing. You send your line out baited up for that 25LB chubb, and all you get back is a couple of tiddlers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoafc Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Look lively boys, I was just waiting for the Corporal to come along and agree with me that that is how you should runa club Wasted Andy, far too subtle for some of this lot................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoytonBlueLad Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Wasted Andy, far too subtle for some of this lot................... Ooooooh get you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Leeds should have spent more on wages and signings this season, which might have given them a more positive ambition as a club and set them on the way towards promotion, higher attendances through more attacking football, higher earnings from pie sales, and from there higher gate receipts and more TV revenue, and higher earnings again from the TV, and promotion, and TV and higher earnings overall. Their lack of investment has cost them dear, and they are doomed in their currect frame of mind to see clubs like Doncaster, Swansea and Gretna overtake them until they get owners who are prepared to sink unfeasably large amounts of money into a guaranteed promotion side, which they should do for the financial viability of the club. Does anyone agree? I would certainly agree that higher gates means MUCH higher pie sales in Leeds, but to be fair, that could be applied to anywhere in Yorkshire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoafc Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Ooooooh get you Sorry Chris, should have added a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Look lively boys, I was just waiting for the Corporal to come along and agree with me that that is how you should runa club Are you Alistair Campbell in real life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Are you Alistair Campbell in real life? It would explain his intimate knowledge of what goes on in parliament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Are you Alistair Campbell in real life? Did my well-publicised love of Glasgow Rangers and Burnley football clubs give me away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 (edited) Nevermind pie sales at Leeds, they had no pies on sale at Wembley on Monday (despite pies being advertised as being for sale). It's Dale for gods sake, they must have missed out on a fortune. Though thinking about it Leeds were there the day before. Dale also introduced their new mascot who didn't go down very well with the Chinease.... "The Dale Llamma!!!" Edited May 29, 2008 by jimsleftfoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 That's what I hate most about fishing. You send your line out baited up for that 25LB chubb, and all you get back is a couple of tiddlers.... A 25lb chubb? 'kin' 'ell, where do you fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 A 25lb chubb? 'kin' 'ell, where do you fish? Sellafield... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oa_exile Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Sellafield... A local Sellafield fisherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoafc Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Did my well-publicised love of Glasgow Rangers and Burnley football clubs give me away? Nah, it' was you going round alternating between singing Rat In Me Kitchen and Red Red Wine that blew your cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Did my well-publicised love of Glasgow Rangers and Burnley football clubs give me away? No-your political ignorance disguised as wisdom or even knowledge, and your tendency to habitually distort the views of others was what did it. Plus a heavy dose of servility lurking underneath the 'hard' exterior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Nah, it' was you going round alternating between singing Rat In Me Kitchen and Red Red Wine that blew your cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 No-your political ignorance disguised as wisdom or even knowledge, and your tendency to habitually distort the views of others was what did it. Plus a heavy dose of servility lurking underneath the 'hard' exterior. I’m gonna fix that rat. That’s what I’m gonna do, I’m gonna fix that rat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 ..... ignorance disguised as wisdom or even knowledge, and your tendency to habitually distort the views of others ...... Do i have to say anything about cooking apparatus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I’m gonna fix that rat. That’s what I’m gonna do, I’m gonna fix that rat. You couldn't fix yourself a drink, Alasdair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Do i have to say anything about cooking apparatus? Stop trying to kiss Mr Campbell, Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 You couldn't fix yourself a drink, Alasdair. Me not being able to fix myself a drink is marginally less plausible than me being a secret Rangers fan. Bottoms up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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