Gollum (otherwise known as Duncan Castles) is now reporting that Farnan will buy back Elland Road if Cellino bid falls through. Surprise, surprise, in the same article written by Castles it says Together Leeds are already back tracking on their intention to buy the club (an intention that never existed). If the football league fails to approve Cellino's takeover, Leeds will almost certainly go into adsministration, then the potless chancers like Farnan and Together Leeds will come sniffing for the scraps. Then we will be back under Bates/GFH style ownership again
Together Leeds, which includes former Manchester United director Mike Farnan and ex-Hull chairman Adam Pearson, who left his position as commercial director at Elland Road in 2001, had been seeking talks with GFH Capital.Mike Farnan:
https://mobile.twitter.com/FarnanM
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/dubs-turn-to-uniteds-former-marketing-guru-257058.html
Adam Pearson:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Pearson
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC-owner-Adam-Pearson-linked-Leeds-United/story-20090107-detail/story.html
Lucas Radebe:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2508351/Leeds-United-owners-turn-bid-club-consortium-involving-Lucas-Radebe.html
http://lucasradebe.com/news/statement-regarding-leeds-united-acquisition/
Gary Verity:
http://theyorkshiremafia.com/media/video/55/gary-verity-ceo-of-welcome-to-yorkshire-conference-interview
https://mobile.twitter.com/GaryVerity
The man who brought the Tour de France to Yorkshire:
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/11044340.The_man_who_brought_the_Tour_de_France_to_Yorkshire/
Lokale og kjente folk bak nytt fremstøt for å kjøpe klubben!
Jippi!
Tidenes dugnadslag spleiser på klubben og har forhåpentligvis akkurat nok penger til å betale ut gjelda til mc.
Sommerens store overgang blir nok alan Smith inn på en 3 års kontrakt.
Statement regarding Leeds United acquisition
20 November, 2013
Following recent speculation, I can confirm that I am part of a consortium which has submitted a preliminary indication of interest regarding the acquisition of a stake in Leeds United Football Club. We hope to continue our recent discussions confidentially with the current shareholders and the Board. We would like the opportunity to explain both the substance of our proposal, and our strategy for working with GFH Capital to continue the re-building process at the club.
Leeds United has a special place in my heart. Ever since I retired I have been considering ways to get involved at the Club â€" working at Board level with an equity interest would be the pinnacle. It is my dream scenario. I would not have become involved if I didn’t think our consortium would be able to help give the Club a chance to go back up to the Premier League where it belongs, and to keep it there.
I am hopeful we can find a way forward and make progress.
http://lucasradebe.com/news/statement-regarding-leeds-united-acquisition/
31.januar 2014
In a statement, Farnan - formerly the managing director of Manchester United International - said: “TogetherLeeds, led by Mike Farnan, issued an offer for the share capital of Leeds United on November 14, 2013. The value offered was significantly in excess of the amount publicly reported.
“Our bid remains fully funded, and our strategy involves credible Yorkshire and football people, with Leeds and the community at their heart, rebuilding this great club. We think that our consortium is the best future custodian of the club and represents the best way forward.
“In recent days, before and since the collapse of the Sport Capital bid, we have re-engaged with GFH, and offered significant investment into the club.
“We are hopeful of those discussions being allowed to progress to a successful conclusion. We thank everyone for the huge support shown to us, particularly this week.â€
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-farnan-consortium-make-urgent-plea-to-gfh-to-step-up-takeover-talks-1-6410686
3.februar 2014
The Sport Capital and Together Leeds consortiums have teamed up to buy the club, dismissing Cellino's bid and promising to match his offer.
A proposed takeover by Sports Capital, which involves Haigh and Andrew Flowers, the managing director of club sponsor Enterprise Insurance, fell through last week because of a lack of financial backing.
They have now joined forces with the Together Leeds consortium, led by local businessman Mike Farnan and which also includes Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity and former Hull City chairman Adam Pearson.
5.februar 2014
LUFC Latest on Together Leeds consortium bid
The 'Together Leeds` consortium headed by Mike Farnan have issued a statement stating that they are still committed to buying into Leeds United and they await a response from current owners GFH Capital.
The 'Together Leeds` statement reads:
We have watched the events of the last week with considerable interest. We remain committed to delivering a fully-funded, sustainable, long-term plan, to rebuild Leeds United FC and restore it to its rightful place in English football.
We have assembled a team of highly regarded individuals and advisors who have substantial reputations in football and are ready to move quickly to resolve all outstanding issues.
We have reached out to GFH with every intention of demonstrating that this is a bid backed by credible Leeds, Yorkshire and footballing people that offers them an acceptable solution and the club and its supporters a dynamic future.
The commitment and determination shown by Andrew Flowers has made us more determined not to walk away.
Together our group can and will deliver a vision that has at its heart the club we all cherish. In the best interests of Leeds United, our offer of constructive dialogue will remain open.
We now await GFH's response and will look forward to finding a constructive, embracing solution to ensure that the distractions of this prolonged uncertainty can be put behind the club and the focus return to football..
Reports this week suggested that GFH Capital were to meet with the Together Leeds consortium along with members of the Sports Capital consortium, who saw their bid to buy the club break down last week. Andrew Flowers from the Sports Capital consortium has already stated that he will not be involved with any consortium looking to buy into the club.
Read more: http://www.leeds.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=348592#ixzz2wtd6eH6Z
19.mars 2014
According to the Yorkshire Post, the consortium are keeping an eye on the situation and are ready to pounce with a new offer to current owners GFH Capital if Cellino's deal, which was agreed last month, falls through.
Together Leeds har i tillegg søkt direkte til Football League om å få kjøpe klubben. De liker ikke at ikke deres andre bud ble tatt til vurdering av GFH etter at deres skambud på £ 7 millioner ble avslått i november 2013.
Noen som vet sånn ca hvor stor formue denne gjengen har?
Quote from: Sydhagen on March 24, 2014, 17:51:34
Noen som vet sånn ca hvor stor formue denne gjengen har?
Pearson har penger, men det meste er låst i rugby-klubben Hull FC.
It was announced on 22 July 2011 that Pearson had purchased the full shareholding of Hull F.C. rugby league club for an undisclosed price
Han fikk sparken som rådgiver i Hull City i 2012:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2137825/Adam-Pearson-sacked-Hull-comment-Nick-Barmby.html
Litt storm rundt dette: Pearson said in a statement: 'I wish to register my extreme surprise and disappointment at the sudden, and in my view totally unjustified, termination of my agreement. 'I had very much been looking forward to assisting in the development of a successful Hull City squad this summer. 'I have enjoyed my association with the club and wish them success in the future. 'This matter is now in the hands of my lawyers and I will be making no further comment until it is resolved to my satisfaction.'
Farnan er en god markedsfører som ordnet ekstrem suksess for Scumchester i hele verden
Verity er en god markedsfører som solgte inn Tour the France' åpningsetappet til Leeds i 2014.
Radebe er ikke akkurat stinn han heller!
Jeg regner likevel med at disse gutta har rike venner som også vil spille Monopol med klubben vår! :)
Bra oppsummering og tråd, Promo.
Quote from: Promotion 2010 on March 24, 2014, 18:11:54
Quote from: Sydhagen on March 24, 2014, 17:51:34
Noen som vet sånn ca hvor stor formue denne gjengen har?
Pearson har penger, men det meste er låst i rugby-klubben Hull FC.
It was announced on 22 July 2011 that Pearson had purchased the full shareholding of Hull F.C. rugby league club for an undisclosed price
Han fikk sparken som rådgiver i Hull City i 2012:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2137825/Adam-Pearson-sacked-Hull-comment-Nick-Barmby.html
Litt storm rundt dette: Pearson said in a statement: 'I wish to register my extreme surprise and disappointment at the sudden, and in my view totally unjustified, termination of my agreement. 'I had very much been looking forward to assisting in the development of a successful Hull City squad this summer. 'I have enjoyed my association with the club and wish them success in the future. 'This matter is now in the hands of my lawyers and I will be making no further comment until it is resolved to my satisfaction.'
Farnan er en god markedsfører som ordnet ekstrem suksess for Scumchester i hele verden
Verity er en god markedsfører som solgte inn Tour the France' åpningsetappet til Leeds i 2014.
Radebe er ikke akkurat stinn han heller!
Jeg regner likevel med at disse gutta har rike venner som også vil spille Monopol med klubben vår! :)
Formue ja. En eier/eierkonstellasjon skal ha temmelig stor formue om de har tenkt å gamble litt så det monner for en klubb som Leeds eller tilsvarende.
Adam Pearson forsøkte sammen med milliardær Peter Wilkinson å kjøpe Derby for noen år side for hele £ 90 millioner.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-483341/Pearson-90m-bid-Derby.html
Peter Wilkinson har ofte vært linket til Leeds de siste årene, men jeg kan ikke se noen link til Together Leeds.
Pearson får gode skussmål av Hull-folk: "He has the football club at heart and is a very, very shrewd man when it comes to finances, but also gives a manager his complete support."
Read more: http://legacy.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Pearson-save-City-drop/story-11978993-detail/story.html#ixzz2wu6hHfrM
Quote from: Promotion 2010 on March 24, 2014, 18:11:54
Quote from: Sydhagen on March 24, 2014, 17:51:34
Noen som vet sånn ca hvor stor formue denne gjengen har?
Pearson har penger, men det meste er låst i rugby-klubben Hull FC.
It was announced on 22 July 2011 that Pearson had purchased the full shareholding of Hull F.C. rugby league club for an undisclosed price
Han fikk sparken som rådgiver i Hull City i 2012:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2137825/Adam-Pearson-sacked-Hull-comment-Nick-Barmby.html
Litt storm rundt dette: Pearson said in a statement: 'I wish to register my extreme surprise and disappointment at the sudden, and in my view totally unjustified, termination of my agreement. 'I had very much been looking forward to assisting in the development of a successful Hull City squad this summer. 'I have enjoyed my association with the club and wish them success in the future. 'This matter is now in the hands of my lawyers and I will be making no further comment until it is resolved to my satisfaction.'
Farnan er en god markedsfører som ordnet ekstrem suksess for Scumchester i hele verden
Verity er en god markedsfører som solgte inn Tour the France' åpningsetappet til Leeds i 2014.
Radebe er ikke akkurat stinn han heller!
Jeg regner likevel med at disse gutta har rike venner som også vil spille Monopol med klubben vår! :)
Takker.
Viss desse karene har penger i bakhånd så ser ikke dette så dumt ut på papiret.
Men for å ta over Leeds nå så er man avhengig av penger for å rette opp en klubb i fritt fall.
Hvis de ikke i løpet av meget kort tid går offentlig ut og sier hva de har av midler og hva budet er på. Ja da er jeg redd dette bare blir løsmunna prat uten hold
Internet entrepeneur Peter Wilkinson meanwhile, who is also from Harrogate, has maintained his fortune at a steady £302m, ranking 255th nationally.
Liten story om Pearson og Wilkinson da de "reddet" Hull City:
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/other-clubs/hull-city-financier-peter-wilkinson-why-would-i-spend-my-money-to-be-abused-and-ridiculed-1-2597493
Men Peter har alltid sagt at Leeds United er et steg for mye for ham! Nå har han imidlertid en mulighet til å bli anerkjent som en virkelig HELT! ;)
Fra Times online - våren 2012:
"Wilkinsons other entrepreneurial interests remain, for the moment, private. One of them, however, begs the question of whether hed be in the market for the troubled football club, Leeds United. He is adamant: I am never, ever buying Leeds United."
vi behöver en ägare med tydlig plan när det gäller återköp av TA och ER för att klubben skall återfå sin identitet och minska sina utgifter, fortsatt satsning på akademin, nya spelare är ju inte fel men inte det viktigaste utan hellre en tydlig linje och kontinutet, går ju inte att köpa ett helt nytt lag varje år med mediokra spelare som det gjorts speciellt de 2 sista säsongerna, och har vi inte råd att köpa spelare så är det bättre ägarna säger det än att som GFH skicka en springnota
Hvis Together blir aktuellt så er jeg spent på hvordan GFH løser dette. Lutfattig og lånte penger i hue og ræva, samtidig så har de sikkert også en kontrakt med Cellino som graver dem enda lengre under jordoverflata.
Vil Together kjøpe ut Cellino og vinke GFH good bye mot et 100% eierskap mon tro?
For noen business menn vi har med å gjøre!
Quote from: testo on March 24, 2014, 19:20:34
Hvis Together blir aktuellt så er jeg spent på hvordan GFH løser dette. Lutfattig og lånte penger i hue og ræva, samtidig så har de sikkert også en kontrakt med Cellino som graver dem enda lengre under jordoverflata.
Vil Together kjøpe ut Cellino og vinke GFH good bye mot et 100% eierskap mon tro?
For noen business menn vi har med å gjøre!
och framförallt har de råd att köpa klubben efter vad GFH vill ha?
If Pearson is fronting for Wilkinson again I would buy two new season tickets for next season instantly. Only they will know whether the money that bought Hull will be the same money that can buy and save Leeds. If its a slight possibility I’d urge Wilkinson to invest and stand well back. At least Pearson will know what he’s doing in running the football club which is more can can be said at the moment. if GFH knew what they were doing they wouldn’t have retained the old board, a move which has failed to impress fans who were sick of the Bates era.
Whether Wilkinson will invest is another matter. He is certainly a Leeds United fan of longstanding. I used to sit near him and wonder who this guy who looked like a cross between Nick Cave and a lecturer was. And whilst it is the dream of many fans who can’t afford it to own the club, the reality for those who can and do is often a terrible experience.
Faktisk en fin artikkel fra i fjor vår:
http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/leeds-united-pay-off-or-play-offs/#_
Quote from: testo on March 24, 2014, 19:20:34
Hvis Together blir aktuellt så er jeg spent på hvordan GFH løser dette. Lutfattig og lånte penger i hue og ræva, samtidig så har de sikkert også en kontrakt med Cellino som graver dem enda lengre under jordoverflata.
Vil Together kjøpe ut Cellino og vinke GFH good bye mot et 100% eierskap mon tro?
For noen business menn vi har med å gjøre!
Minner om at disse udugelige, griske,uten ryggrad, rævsleikende, falske og løgnaktige businessmennene glatt ble godkjent av FL >:(
Quote from: Promotion 2010 on March 24, 2014, 19:24:09
If Pearson is fronting for Wilkinson again I would buy two new season tickets for next season instantly. Only they will know whether the money that bought Hull will be the same money that can buy and save Leeds. If its a slight possibility I’d urge Wilkinson to invest and stand well back. At least Pearson will know what he’s doing in running the football club which is more can can be said at the moment. if GFH knew what they were doing they wouldn’t have retained the old board, a move which has failed to impress fans who were sick of the Bates era.
Whether Wilkinson will invest is another matter. He is certainly a Leeds United fan of longstanding. I used to sit near him and wonder who this guy who looked like a cross between Nick Cave and a lecturer was. And whilst it is the dream of many fans who can’t afford it to own the club, the reality for those who can and do is often a terrible experience.
Faktisk en fin artikkel fra i fjor vår:
http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/leeds-united-pay-off-or-play-offs/#_
Milliardæren fra Yorkshire som ønsker suksess for Leeds United finnes ikke-har jeg sagt en rekke ganger...prove me wrong Mr. Wilkinson ;)
Må si jeg fortsatt venter i spenning på resultatet av denne tweeten fra 24.mars kl 14.26!
@APOPEY: #lufc TogerherLeeds are set to make a statement in next 24-48 hours re a bid for club.
:P
De vil vente til etter anken og det er vel greit!
Måtte ikke GFH bestemme seg for om vi skulle settes i administrasjon i dag, om vi da er på konkursens rand og vi vil slippe poengtrekk neste sesong? I så fall har vi vel ikke akkurat tid til å vente på en eventuell anke; hvis vi trekkes poeng denne sesongen er vi farlig nærme nedrykk...argh, jeg blir så lei av denne dritten.
Folk kan säga vad dom vill om Massimo Cellino men känslan med honom var faktiskt att han var beredd att satsa bra med pengar i klubben. TL är det mer eller mindre omöjligt att sia om vad de har för pengar att komma med, men med vetskapen om hur svalt och dåligt intresset varit tidigare från lokala köpmän i och omkring Leeds så är det inga människor jag sätter min tilltro till för att ta oss tillbaka till "former glory":
Rent generellt så känns det ju onekligen för jäkla trist att vi återigen ser ut att hamna i ett ingemansland, där man känner en uppgivenhet gentemot klubben, spelarna och tränaren.
För mig spelar det ingen roll om vi säljer hela laget längre och BMD, som jag stått bakom från dag ett, borde kasta in handduken och gå med sitt "head held high". Ingen manager hade gjort det bättre än det arbete han har gjort i en "klubb som Gud glömde".
Fan va leee man blir...
FL kan dra til helv... >:(
skulle inte bli förvånad om de, bates eller någon annan lobbyat FL och harvey på ett eller annat sätt för att försvåra för cellino, intresant att bates inte med ett enda ord nämnde cellino i intervjun utan var mest prat om farnan och flowers
Vi trenger ikke en gjeng glade amatører som vil leke klubbeier og trener. Som eier trengs ett råskinn, med kontakter, penger og engasjemang. Ã... drive fotballklubb er ikke en søndagsskole jobb. Men det vet vi jo alle.
Quote from: TallyHo on March 27, 2014, 20:23:45
Vi trenger ikke en gjeng glade amatører som vil leke klubbeier og trener. Som eier trengs ett råskinn, med kontakter, penger og engasjemang. Ã... drive fotballklubb er ikke en søndagsskole jobb. Men det vet vi jo alle.
Cellino, altså.
27/3-2014: ENDELIG!
Together Leeds insist it can provide the answer to the problems at Leeds, and is adamant the Championship club's plight should not be allowed to worsen.
Farnan said: "We are a very sound group. We are a very experienced group. We have the interests of the football club at heart. We do not want to the see the club going into administration.
"If Massimo Cellino fails with the appeal, we want to be the alternative choice to take this football club forwards.
"We believe we have the ability, the money, the will and the strategy to take the club from the starting line next year, equal terms to everybody else in the Championship, to give us a good shot at Premier League."
He added on Sky Sports News: "We have enough (money). We have a clean, clear strategy. We have the funds available. The money we put in has to help this club back to where it belongs, and that's the Premier League.
"This is a big club; it needs a group of people, like-minded people, people from Yorkshire, people who actually care about the football club, belong to the football club, and are fans of the football club, to take it forward.
"We've been asking for a meeting with the owners for some time now and we are insisting we should have that meeting and we are prepared to sit down, show those owners proof of funds, show them we have the ability to take the club forwards, show them we have a vision, show them we have a strategy and show them we have the will, the way and the know-how to take the club forward."
Farnan would not commit to keeping manager Brian McDermott at the club, were Together Leeds to take over.
"I think that's a slightly unfair question at the moment. Brian has done a very good job in very difficult circumstances and you have to feel sorry for him at times," Farnan said.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/football/footballleeds/11112192.Consortium_wants_Leeds_United_bid_talks/?ref=rss
:)
Quote from: Promotion 2010 on March 29, 2014, 00:03:27
27/3-2014: ENDELIG!
Together Leeds insist it can provide the answer to the problems at Leeds, and is adamant the Championship club's plight should not be allowed to worsen.
Farnan said: "We are a very sound group. We are a very experienced group. We have the interests of the football club at heart. We do not want to the see the club going into administration.
"If Massimo Cellino fails with the appeal, we want to be the alternative choice to take this football club forwards.
"We believe we have the ability, the money, the will and the strategy to take the club from the starting line next year, equal terms to everybody else in the Championship, to give us a good shot at Premier League."
He added on Sky Sports News: "We have enough (money). We have a clean, clear strategy. We have the funds available. The money we put in has to help this club back to where it belongs, and that's the Premier League.
"This is a big club; it needs a group of people, like-minded people, people from Yorkshire, people who actually care about the football club, belong to the football club, and are fans of the football club, to take it forward.
"We've been asking for a meeting with the owners for some time now and we are insisting we should have that meeting and we are prepared to sit down, show those owners proof of funds, show them we have the ability to take the club forwards, show them we have a vision, show them we have a strategy and show them we have the will, the way and the know-how to take the club forward."
Farnan would not commit to keeping manager Brian McDermott at the club, were Together Leeds to take over.
"I think that's a slightly unfair question at the moment. Brian has done a very good job in very difficult circumstances and you have to feel sorry for him at times," Farnan said.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/football/footballleeds/11112192.Consortium_wants_Leeds_United_bid_talks/?ref=rss
:)
Og enda er det flere dager til 1.april :-)
Quote from: Promotion 2010 on March 29, 2014, 00:03:27
27/3-2014: ENDELIG!
Together Leeds insist it can provide the answer to the problems at Leeds, and is adamant the Championship club's plight should not be allowed to worsen.
Farnan said: "We are a very sound group. We are a very experienced group. We have the interests of the football club at heart. We do not want to the see the club going into administration.
"If Massimo Cellino fails with the appeal, we want to be the alternative choice to take this football club forwards.
"We believe we have the ability, the money, the will and the strategy to take the club from the starting line next year, equal terms to everybody else in the Championship, to give us a good shot at Premier League."
He added on Sky Sports News: "We have enough (money). We have a clean, clear strategy. We have the funds available. The money we put in has to help this club back to where it belongs, and that's the Premier League.
"This is a big club; it needs a group of people, like-minded people, people from Yorkshire, people who actually care about the football club, belong to the football club, and are fans of the football club, to take it forward.
"We've been asking for a meeting with the owners for some time now and we are insisting we should have that meeting and we are prepared to sit down, show those owners proof of funds, show them we have the ability to take the club forwards, show them we have a vision, show them we have a strategy and show them we have the will, the way and the know-how to take the club forward."
Farnan would not commit to keeping manager Brian McDermott at the club, were Together Leeds to take over.
"I think that's a slightly unfair question at the moment. Brian has done a very good job in very difficult circumstances and you have to feel sorry for him at times," Farnan said.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/football/footballleeds/11112192.Consortium_wants_Leeds_United_bid_talks/?ref=rss
:)
Skeptisk ,hvor mye penger har de , hvem er de og har de egne penger eller må de låne ?,vill de kjøpe tilbake elland road og torp arch ?.
Det vill vell også ta veldig lang tid for dem å forhandle frem en avtale med dagens gale eiere .
Er de villig til å betale driften av leeds mens de venter ?
Ã... ikke vite svara på alt dette gjør at jeg fortsatt inderlig håper på et mirakel å at cellino er den som til slutt blir vår nye eier .
Quote from: TallyHo on March 27, 2014, 20:23:45
Vi trenger ikke en gjeng glade amatører som vil leke klubbeier og trener. Som eier trengs ett råskinn, med kontakter, penger og engasjemang. Ã... drive fotballklubb er ikke en søndagsskole jobb. Men det vet vi jo alle.
Farnan og Pearson er ikke akkurat amatører, da.
For øvrig ville jeg ikke nøle med å beskrive Bates som et råskinn med kontakter og penger.
TogetherLeeds say they have the funds in place for the takeover
Farnan sier:
"This club can not go too administason, we have alteretiv to that"
BBC Radio Leeds' Katherine Hannah spoke to Mike Farnan this morning and asked him whether given the financial difficulties at Leeds and Cellino's continued battle, is he still determined to show TogetherLeeds is a viable alternative?
https://audioboo.fm/boos/2029968-togetherleeds-say-they-have-the-funds-in-place-for-the-takeover
Endelig 2:
https://audioboo.fm/boos/2041901-together-leeds-mike-farnan-talks-about-discussions-with-massimo-cellino-to-jointly-take-control-of-leeds-united
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11715/9245530?
SAMARBEID!
;D
Quote from: Gufrias on March 29, 2014, 07:00:50
Quote from: TallyHo on March 27, 2014, 20:23:45
Vi trenger ikke en gjeng glade amatører som vil leke klubbeier og trener. Som eier trengs på dett råskinn, med kontakter, penger og engasjemang. Ã... drive fotballklubb er ikke en søndagsskole jobb. Men det vet vi jo alle.
Farnan og Pearson er ikke akkurat amatører, da.
For øvrig ville jeg ikke nøle med å beskrive Bates som et råskinn med kontakter og penger.
Men uten egasjemang. Det var ingen vilje til invistering i klassespillere. Bates måtte jo forstå en ikke tjener
penger i kjøp av en fotballklubb. Her dreier det seg kun om engasjement på grensen til lidenskap.
TL med penger kan jo bli bra. Men nå må det for h*****e en Leeds-takeover bli gjennomført uten at det tar på årevis....
Vi trenger nådd stabilitet og endring på en og samme tid.... Umulig oppgave??
Farnan intervju i dag på BBC:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26869175
"Leeds United a global brand!" :)
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-04-03/full-interview-mike-farnan-on-leeds-next-step/
Yep
ka01 Morning all, I am going to become Mr paranoid for a while! According to the Daily Mail this morning "opponents" of Mike Farnan are calling in to doubt his suitability to be involved in the running of Leeds Utd. The reason? Apparently he left a job at Sunderland and nobody will say why he left. Neither the Club or Mr Farnan so it must be dodgy. Just as likely to be something along the Eric Cantona/Lee Chapman line but no it must be dodgy. 1) Who are these "opponents"? (Couldn't be the Daily Mail writers?) 2) What makes him unsuitable? It seems like anyone who says they have the money or finance to buy back ER and build a squad to challenge properly for promotion instantly becomes unsuitable! This looks like another case of media trying to stir. The ridiculous anti Leeds Utd bias in the media is becoming part of this farce! For those who say I am being paranoid consider this:- Has anyone in the media seriously questioned the way the FL have handled this? Have they queried why this take over is being treated differently and why it is taking so long? The FL have been able to do just what they want and take as long as they want because nobody from the media wants to challenge them, As far as most of the media the FL can do as much damage to LUFC as they want! This is the same media who stood by and watched Ken Bates tear the Club apart and let it stagnate for most of his tenure. They just kept quiet. They were quite happy to sit and watch LUFC tread water at best and even better go backwards. The same media who as soon as anyone says they want to spend money on LUFC start stirring things up. Yes my evidence may be circumstantial but does anyone have any evidence circumstantial or otherwise to show the opposite? The only time the media gave any support to LUFC was when Howard Wilkinson's team won the League and David O'Leary's team was going well in Europe but even then it always appeared grudging support and little digs would be thrown in about tactics, being lucky and couldn't last. Right paranoid attack over and back to getting ready to watch Wigan game and hoping for a miracle!!
Farnan på BBC Leeds:
https://audioboo.fm/boos/2041901-together-leeds-mike-farnan-talks-about-discussions-with-massimo-cellino-to-jointly-take-control-of-leeds-united#t=4m26s
Cellino på Skysports:
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11715/9245530?
Farnan intervju på itv:
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-04-03/full-interview-mike-farnan-on-leeds-next-step/
Mike Farnan
Congratulations Massimo #lufc
Gary Verity
Congratulations Massimo #lufc
Ubesvart spørsmål til Verity
Will you be Chairman of @leeds ?
;)
Poppet Farnan
@FarnanM on Sky sports news this evening at half 7 giving his reaction to #cellino appeal
Quote from: Promotion 2010 on April 05, 2014, 12:48:07
Farnan på BBC Leeds:
https://audioboo.fm/boos/2041901-together-leeds-mike-farnan-talks-about-discussions-with-massimo-cellino-to-jointly-take-control-of-leeds-united#t=4m26s
Cellino på Skysports:
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11715/9245530?
Farnan intervju på itv:
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-04-03/full-interview-mike-farnan-on-leeds-next-step/
Farnan på Sky i februar - forteller om Together Leeds:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Ucel9f_lOPI
:)
Paul Fisher
@FarnanM mike have u had any sort of dialogue with cellino with regards to purchasing a stake in leeds?
Mike Farnan
@fisherpaul330 Yes I met him at ER, spent four hours discussing how we could work together
Paul Fisher
@FarnanM was it a constructive meeting mike or do you feel its going nowhere?
Mike Farnan
@fisherpaul330 yes it was but he needs time to clear up the mess
På managerfronten tipper Farnan:
@Poz89 If I were a betting man Di Matteo and NOT Di Canio
:)
Søkte etter en tråd som omhandlet Farnan, Verity og flere, men fant ikke. Finnes den?
Det rører seg litt på Twitter i kveld!
@FarnanM: Anyone who wants to support the #togetherleeds initiative please register your interest by emailing togetherleeds@mail.com this is your time
@FarnanM: A lot of questions naturally on how it will work. Forming a committee by the fans for the fans will be first step, so register your interest
Quote from: Leedsfan on December 14, 2014, 23:30:34
Søkte etter en tråd som omhandlet Farnan, Verity og flere, men fant ikke. Finnes den?
Den fantes! ;)
Quote from: Jon R on December 15, 2014, 12:26:10
Quote from: Leedsfan on December 14, 2014, 23:30:34
Søkte etter en tråd som omhandlet Farnan, Verity og flere, men fant ikke. Finnes den?
Den fantes! ;)
fattar inte grejen med detta, kommer splittra fansen i 2 falanger
Quote from: Jon R on December 15, 2014, 12:26:10
Quote from: Leedsfan on December 14, 2014, 23:30:34
Søkte etter en tråd som omhandlet Farnan, Verity og flere, men fant ikke. Finnes den?
Den fantes! ;)
Vel det er
DENNE! Sjekk en - 1 - side tilbake! ;D
Et nytt initiativ, som vi kan kalle Together Leeds 2 er på vei. Dette er fansen selv som nå vil inn å kjøpe de 25% av klubben som de mener GHF misligholder. Spennende tider:
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Robert Endeacott on the Together Leeds meeting and ousting GFH
Posted by Robert Endeacott
The Scratching Shed is pleased to welcome author and Leeds United fan, Robert Endeacott, who is here to discuss the recent Together Leeds meeting and plans for part fan ownership of the club.
I don’t recall where I saw first mentioned an interview with Mike Farnan on a new (to me at least) website www.2900miles.com but I visited the site anyway. I’m glad I did, it’s an excellent site and the interview highly interesting. Plenty of previously unanswered questions were finally explained by the ‘mysterious’ Mike Farnan. He came across as honest, a man who had been part of a realistic solution to the ownership issues plaguing ‘our’ club, a solution that nonetheless was ridiculed and denounced by the reverend GFH amongst others. We now know why GFH behaved that way and we the fans have suffered ever since of course.
I sent an email to Together Leeds expressing my interest and offering any help I could give, to get Leeds back on track with the involvement of good people. I emphasised the good part. That interview also confirmed the involvement of a couple of significant supporters, the main one being Gary Verity. For me, Verity’s presence ‘on board’ the initiative is massive, the work he has done in recent years is outstanding and he has to be one of the very best names possible to be associated with our club.
A few days later I received an invitation to attend a meeting of around a dozen individuals, all Leeds United fans, with no agenda as such but an opportunity to meet like-minded fans, to further question Mike Farnan and to discuss new ideas for a new initiative. That’s how it all happened, Meeting 1: no espionage, no conspiracy, no cock and bull story. No bullshit.
No hidden or prior agenda either, no ‘axes to grind’, no fights to fight or old scores to settle, just an open discussion amongst ardent Leeds fans. I understand there have been plenty of differences of opinion between certain attendees in the past, but this wasn’t,isn’t about any Leeds fans thinking they’re better than any other Leeds fans, or anyone trying to prove they’re more passionate or more correct than anyone else, it’s about Leeds fans trying to unite and work together to have a significant, united say in the running of the club. It’s about Together Leeds, the name which we have taken from Mike Farnan & co (now the Farnan/Verity initiative), the primary aim being the 25% of shares not owned by Massimo Cellino. Cellino is not everyone’s favourite person of course but he was not discussed very much at all in the meeting as he is not a target nor, I believe, is he the real enemy.
At the meeting, we were each asked to individually introduce ourselves to the whole group seated around the table. Public speaking is not a favourite pastime, and I know I’m far from alone in that, but anyway I did it and I didn’t embarrass myself too much. No one did, it felt like the opposite to me in fact, we were clearly all allies in our love for LUFC, and there isn’t a room big enough in the world to fit in all the Leeds fans who feel as passionate and who care as much for our club. So there I was, telling the group about a few LU-related books I’ve done, and about how long I’ve been a fan even though I’ve no idea what my first game was, stuff like that, when I suddenly found myself rambling down Memory Lane to my late Dad’s career as one of the ground staff â€" how he always supported the team, worked his proverbials off, never let anyone down, practically idolized Don Revie OBE. For most of his 26 years at Elland Road, my Dad’s boss was head groundsman John Reynolds, another great bloke who also is no longer with us and is a huge loss to the family spirit of Leeds United.
Anyway, to cut to it: at the risk of being looked upon as a hopeless, over-dramatic dreamer or somesuch, I explained to the group that it’s thanks to my Dad that I’ve always been a Leeds fan. Being born and having lived in Beeston all my life has helped too of course, but I know for a fact that the good stories about Don Revie and the club’s treatment of all its employees were true. Those memories have inspired me all my life. The one where ground staff are toiling on the Elland Road pitch in freezing conditions, trying to tend to the pitch (before the undersoil heating) and Don Revie came out carrying a tray of whisky tumblers to help keep them warm, my Dad was one of those grafters. That was true, as was the club’s directors providing all full-time employees with a free fresh turkey at Christmas. Revie knowing every single employee by their first name, being their friend, being considerate and being compassionate, that was all true. The staff and partners being treated as well as the players’ for the games at Wembley or the numerous big cup games, they always happened, and the Christmas parties laid on for the children of the players and all the staff too. Spoiler alert â€" with The Don disguised as Santa! And of course so many of Revie’s players enjoy telling of how ‘The Gaffer’ would send gifts and cards to their parents and families if one was unwell.
And any of the Elland Road staff lucky enough to have worked under Revie will tell you that when he took on the poisoned chalice of the England job, each Christmas there was a card delivered, personally signed by Don Revie and sent from Lancaster Gate. Classy cards they were too.
But are these stories that relevant or remarkable? Perhaps not individually, but just as a small example of the family atmosphere he fostered at the club, the true spirit of unity and togetherness, and the loyalty and respect and great camaraderie which ran right through Leeds united from ‘top’ to ‘bottom’, these stories are immense. But when Revie left, it all started going wrong, badly wrong, and very quickly. The other club famed for its belief in ‘family’ was Liverpool. What did they do when Bill Shankly departed? They passed the management baton to Bob Paisley who had already been at the club for years. Paisley knew the importance of retaining the same sort of unity within the club that we had, and it served him quite well!
But this ramble isn’t about them, it’s about us, Leeds United. Can we really be united again, with what has gone on this century? I would love for a return to an atmosphere at least similar to that enjoyed by everyone at the club under Don Revie. Is that too much to ask, to hope for? Is it a diabolical dream? Well no, not for me it isn’t.
Besides, who really in their right mind would want to work for someone who doesn’t respect or value them, who doesn’t appreciate the work they do (regardless of how ‘important’ it is) and who doesn’t give a damn about workers’ rights and the like and who will happily get rid of them if it somehow seems fitting?
When meeting new people, First Impressions mean a lot to me even though I’m not eloquent enough to really explain why. I can tell you though, genuinely, honestly, frankly, that everyone at that meeting was there in good faith and ‘… for the sake of Leeds United’. There was no talking over one another, there were no raised voices, there were no ulterior motives and there was no ego-sparring going on. It is way way past the time for us as Leeds United fans to stop arguing amongst ourselves, and to stop the personal conflicts that do no one any good, least of all the club’s greatest asset, us, yes US! I think we all have taken so much punishment and been verbally assaulted so often from various quarters that we’ve slowly and surely begun to take it out on each other. For all our sakes, as Leeds supporters, enough is enough.
I was fortunate to attend that meeting and I feel that Mike Farnan and Gary Verity, Adam Pearson and co (I do not know the identities of all the wealthy Leeds fans who are connected to this initiative but I trust that they are ready and waiting) are genuine Leeds fans, are genuinely aiming to do what is best for the club and for the fans, which involves fan ownership and representation at the highest level. We the fans need to stop the in-fighting, we need to unite and be together. I firmly believe the new initiative is the clear and best way forward for everyone associated with Leeds United. It’s as simple as that, M. O. T.
Robert Endeacott, January 2015
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http://forum.leedsunited.no/index.php/topic,21209.0.html