RoytonLatics Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Would people be happy if he showed an interest in us again? Although am I right in thinking he screwed us over some years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Not a chance Bates would turn up at Latics. He would only want a biggish club for nowt, go into Admin and come out owing next to nothing. Then sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I've always wondered how the change to tangerine went down at the time. It's embraced now but was there not people pissed off at the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) Bates didn't screw us over to be fair. He invested what, at the time, was a lot of money and had big ambitions. When success didn't happen he packed up. Left us a bit poor - but no more so than when he came. I Change to tangerine didn't go down massively well but it had been our change colour for several years and people got used to it. Although there was a big support for return to blue and white when it happened (the shame was we didn't go back to the distinct "thirds" striped shirt. No way would he be interested now. And no way would I want him back . Edited March 8, 2013 by LaticsPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_fan Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I don't want him anyway near Boundary Park as the club owner, he did not bring much to Leeds United ,I like to say all Leeds fans wanted him out, and he went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Bates didn't screw us over to be fair. He invested what, at the time, was a lot of money and had big ambitions. When success didn't happen he packed up. Left us a bit poor - but no more so than when he came. I Change to tangerine didn't go down massively well but it had been our change colour for several years and people got used to it. Although there was a big support for return to blue and white when it happened (the shame was we didn't go back to the distinct "thirds" striped shirt. No way would he be interested now. And no way would I want him back . Didn't know it was our away colour first, thought it'd just been introduced as part of Bates' re-branding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Change strip was a tangerine and white shirt and I remember us playing Bristol rovers in a cup replay in 62 with us wearing that shirt , reddish shorts and tangerine socks. One of our first games under floodlights. In those days it was the home team that had to change if colour clash in fa cup games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Change strip was a tangerine and white shirt and I remember us playing Bristol rovers in a cup replay in 62 with us wearing that shirt , reddish shorts and tangerine socks. One of our first games under floodlights. In those days it was the home team that had to change if colour clash in fa cup games. Been an education this! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 The rarely-wrong Chron from November 1968: http://issuu.com/daz.../oldhamathletic NOTE: £100 per week (£5,200 per year) in 1968 = £1,431 per week (£74,412 per year) today. £83,000 in 1968 = £1,187,730 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Not Bates, but I would have Warnock back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Bates then had plans to rebuild the Broadway stand. I can't remember the capacity, but he had ideas to include private boxes, conference facilities and a bowing alley under the stand. He also built private boxes in the main stand. I guess he was ahead of his time by trying to get income into the club, other than match day attendancies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_fan Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 he due to leave Leeds, at the end of the season and people have got mixed feelings on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickshire latics Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Would people be happy if he showed an interest in us again? Although am I right in thinking he screwed us over some years ago? He promised us european football in the sixties !!!!! Still waiting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) He promised us european football in the sixties !!!!! Still waiting He delivered. Spot the best defensive record! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995–96_Anglo-Italian_Cup Edited March 8, 2013 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 He delivered. Spot the best defensive record! http://en.wikipedia....glo-Italian_Cup How woeful up front though. How we needed Matt Smith (not just Smith) up front against the Italians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoytonLatics Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 He promised us european football in the sixties ! Did he announce this April 1st? Sounds like the workings of a mad man to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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