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Just took this from his Yorkshire Radio interview - I think they're the only ones who'll listen to him now. It's not word for word but is near enough. Enjoy...
How are things looking on the transfer front?
Having sobered up from our promotion party, it's now down to serious thoughts. Some players have left the club on free transfers and go with our wishes. Some others have been told they can go elsewhere and they should actively seek new clubs.
We have been planning who we want for some time but this has been delayed because we did not know what league we would be in. It has made it difficult for us. Some players we wanted have agreed to go elsewhere because we couldn't say what league we would be in.
We cannot exceed transfer or wages budgets or we'll end up doing a Ridsdale MKII. We still owe £1.2m in bonuses and wages to old players.
We're after a player outside the EC, I won't name him, and he wants £1m a year, I said he should think more like a third of that. These foreign players think of England and they think it's like El Dorado. They earn £300 a week in Eastern Europe but come over here wanting £6k a week. They can think again, England's not like that.
We never comment on speculation. Most of the stories in the newspapers are put there by agents who want their clients to get better wages. Simon is now back from Dubai and working on things. We can expect some news on deals soon.
Can we compete with other clubs in this league for players?
There's six clubs in the Championship getting £16m a year so it's difficult. But there's a player who could earn more money elsewhere but wants to sign for leeds that's the type of players we want at the club.
What's happening with Jermaine Beckford?
Jermaine will be leaving. We gave him an offer but his agent thinks he'll get a great deal elsewhere. We say we're not gonna bust our budget for him. I think Jermaine may regret it in the future when he's sitting on the bench in the Premier League when he could be starting for Leeds United.
How are season ticket sales going?
Season Ticket sales are going well at about 11,000. (he then slagged off a fan from Leicester who complained we weren't selling enough season tickets).
There's no games now but are you busy over next few weeks?
We'll be spending next few weeks looking at the squad, briefing the backroom staff, and expanding scouting networks. Also, we've got to spend a lot of money on other things. We have to spend £100,000 on painting steel girders on the East Stand because when it was built they put the wrong paint on and if we don't we can't open the East Stand. There's rabbits digging holes at Thorp Arch so we've got to spend money on a fence to stop the rabbits getting in. We're also improving computer system, even though we have the best in the country. We've put new six toilets in the Kop for women because we had complaints about them. There are no more deals on East Stand boxes, "we don't do deals at Leeds United". We're also negotiating beer prices.
How did the players enjoy the trip to Dubai?
The players went to dubai had a great time, players behaved themselves. Players thought they'd get a longer holiday because of the volcanic ash but Grayson told them they'd have to pay for the extra days if they did get delayed so everyone soon changed their tune and wanted to be able to get the flights.
Anything else?
Big gripe with appearance fees. I've had two players this week, both from the same agent, who want £11,000-£13,000 a week plus a £3,000 appearance fee. Why should we have to pay them extra for playing games? Those type of players aren't going to join Leeds because they have the wrong attitude.
What about the Lord Triesman saga?
I don't think it'll affect the bid. Triesman is a former communist who never did a days work in his life. He's a fool. (Moaning about Terrance Burns, I think that's the name he said). Government and football shouldn't mix. (Moaning about the government, saying FA don't do a bad job) The government should concentrate on buggering up the country and they should stay away from football. I've worked in football for 60 years and never taken a penny out of the game. I love it.