Leeds United 15 point deduction!!!

Keane16 said:
Why does everyone assume that it will be reduced on appeal?

If it merited a lesser punishment, why not just give them that in the first place.

What are Leeds going to say at an appeal that they haven't already said?
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I am not assuming that it WILL be reduced on appeal. I just said it was "likely".
In imposing 15 points deduction FL looks "tough" and there are a few souls who will think that Leeds are martyrs (admittedly mostly Leeds fans)
In appealing and winning the FA looks "reasonable" and more "just". And the Leeds owners whoever they will be can say that they "fought our case".
Result .......gin and tonics all round.
 
cockneyHammer said:
Tapping Up?????
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Teveth.

You lot are laughing all the way to the bank - literally. You never should have gotten away like you did.

Leeds are probably bearing the brunt of the controversy involving WHU and the non-deduction. No football authority wants to look like chumps again, so they are totally shafting Leeds.

Or should I say LeedsUnited 2007, Inc.

Good job Batesy!
 
jasonrh said:
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Excellent.

How upset are you now at Ridsdale, since this is obviously Ridsdale's fault, on a scale of 1 to 'catch his mother's tits in a mangler'?
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Overdosing on your meds again Jason?
 
Smith Cove said:
They booed and chanted songs about Sir Matt Busby during the minutes silence. They were so bad that even their players were walking over to them and trying to get them to stop.
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Dirty, classless cnuts. Even Liverpool and City fans managed to observe that silence with respect/
 
i'm feeling sorry for Leeds fans now. this is just kicking them when they are down. people like Bates and Ridsdale have no place in football, and as usual its the fans who take the brunt of it. i hope they win their appeal, start the season level and start building their club back up again
 
Fred the bin dipper said:
i'm feeling sorry for Leeds fans now. this is just kicking them when they are down. people like Bates and Ridsdale have no place in football, and as usual its the fans who take the brunt of it. i hope they win their appeal, start the season level and start building their club back up again
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Feck off!

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They're one of the worst teams but I always feel bad to see once great teams fall so far down especially when we are selves are hypothetically speaking in a situation that down the line we could be facing the same ordeal..
 
peterstorey said:
Funnily enough when the new stadium revenues come on stream our revenue will be about the same as yours - of course our profit will be much greater since we're not pissing £60M odd up against the wall every year.
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You're forgetting we'll be getting £millions more than you for finishing higher in the PL and CL (assuming of course you manage to make the CL in future).
 
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Best news ever!!

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Do you think they would have any sympathy if it was United?? Don't think so

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feck Leeds, I hope they go to the wall. I hate them more than I hate the dippers

feck EM!!!

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Twisted_Woody said:
This is just stupid, I'm not a Leeds fan but ffs West Ham get away with fecking lying and cheating and Leeds get kicked in the face after having their teeth knocked out. Let me be the first to say WTF!
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It does seem a bit harsh in footballing terms and a bit harsh on the fans but the Football League are doing it for a reason.

Leeds cleverly avoided the 10 point penalty for this season (which is mandatory) by going into liquidation the day after being relegated. This makes a mockery of the rule and the whole reason it was introduced.

Its clear that Ken Bates is trying to pull a fast one - to the scorn of many fans and other potential buyers. For me the Football league had to step in or a dangerous precedent will be set. Bates should sell the club to investors who are able to pay off some of the massive debts - rather than struggle along (for his own benefit) with a club which could be wound up at any time throwing the league and fixture lists into chaos.
 
Only decent sports news this weekend, what with Salford getting relegated and Lancs getting battered.
 
Leeds lose points penalty appeal

Leeds have lost their appeal against their 15-point deduction for an alleged breach of the Football League's insolvency policy on Thursday.

The chairmen of the other 71 Football League clubs voted "overwhelmingly" to sanction the club and then again to uphold the original punishment.

In both cases, the outcome was higher than a 75% majority vote.

Leeds supremo Ken Bates had insisted his club had not broken any rules but he must now accept the decision.

Bates had sent a letter to all Football league chairmen, arguing argued in his letter that the punishment was a "breach of natural justice".

It was imposed on 4 August, the same day that Leeds were granted their 'golden share' that allowed them to compete in the Football League this coming season.

The share had been suspended when Leeds went into administration at the end of last season, a decision that automatically incurred a 10-point penalty and thus sealed their relegation from the Championship.

The League want clubs coming out of administration to do so via a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with football creditors paid in full.

Leeds' creditors originally opted for the club to be sold back to Bates via a CVA.

But HM Revenue & Customs, unhappy at the plans of Bates to pull the club out of administration by paying creditors only eight pence in every £1, mounted a legal challenge.

The matter went to a High Court hearing in Leeds. Preliminary hearings were held on 6 July with a date set for the full case to be heard in September - sparking fears the club might not start the season.

Administrators KPMG subsequently put the club up for sale.

Bates then bought the club back off KPMG in a deal that could eventually be worth more than 50p in every £1 for creditors.

But the purchase meant that the club had not come out of administration via a CVA - with the League imposing their subsequent 15-point penalty for the breach of policy.

Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney has written to all the chairmen of the 71 clubs outlining the consequences of not upholding the penalty against Leeds.

A League statement after the penalty was imposed said: "It is acknowledged the club did go into administration and has been unable to comply with the terms of the League's well-established insolvency policy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/6937521.stm
 
ZIDANE said:
Leeds lose points penalty appeal
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:lol::lol::lol:

Watching Leeds go down the shitter... Priceless!

It's another thing for which I hate Abramovich (;))... just when Leeds were about to go belly-up, Roman freed up Bates' money so he could step in and 'rescue' the violent, loathsome, classless cnuts.

Anyone thinking Utd were a bit 'physical' in some games against the Arse would do well to remember the way Leeds used to play against us.

Let the feckers rot.
 
At least you're taking this in your stride, Marching. :D
 
KingEric7 said:
At least you're taking this in your stride, Marching. :D
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What else is there to do mate? There was no way that the FL were going to lessen the 15 point penalty so todays decision was no surprise.

What does make me laugh is the bitterness shown by the likes of Feedinghisfacewithseagulls, Dafto and a few others....I didn't know we still mattered that much to them.

Onwards & upwards. ;)
 
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feck off Leeds.
 
Marching said:
What else is there to do mate? There was no way that the FL were going to lessen the 15 point penalty so todays decision was no surprise.

What does make me laugh is the bitterness shown by the likes of Feedinghisfacewithseagulls, Dafto and a few others....I didn't know we still mattered that much to them.

Onwards & upwards. ;)
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I still loathe your team's loathsome behaviour - and the behaviour of many of your fans - don't see why I should change the view I had at the time.
 
Marching said:
What else is there to do mate? There was no way that the FL were going to lessen the 15 point penalty so todays decision was no surprise.

What does make me laugh is the bitterness shown by the likes of Feedinghisfacewithseagulls, Dafto and a few others....I didn't know we still mattered that much to them.

Onwards & upwards. ;)
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I don't think that's quite fair.

It isn't bitterness at all really.

Think about how you would react if this was happening to us. You would be laughing your tits off.
 
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