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  1. RichK

    RichK Well-Known Member

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    Just been emailed by a leeds fan reckoning that Bates is interested in BFC once he has sold leeds. Anyone heard any rumours or is he making it up? I do hope its the latter.
     
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    A bit like the Adam Pearson stuff last year. A local club gets taken over and obviously the old Chairman wants a new play thing. All ballacks.
     
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    Be some reight grumbling abart prices then. Premiership moaning even.
     
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    Yeah its people on twitter taking the p*ss, they were at it on the Leeds United mad site too. Do you really think Cryne would sell to Bates? Firstly he's not an Arab or Italian.

    Obviously with it being a big wind up on the internet and social media networks it will now make it into the sports news...
     
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    Hope not he isn't welcome here. Now he only is out to make a quick buck.
     
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    Wouldn't be that daft as to let bates take over !!! You'll
    Be suggesting ridsdale next ... Wait a minute!!! :)
     
  7. Gordon Owen

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    And one of the best at it. I admire him, complete lovely person but what a businessman. Didn't he buy Chelsea for £1?
     
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    Bet you wouldn't admire him if you were paying 600 for a season ticket
     
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    but until mathew harding turned up and invested chelsea were going nowhere fast.... courtesy of bates , hardings untimely death gave roman abramovic a chance to invest and thats when uncle ken copped the cash...
     
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    According to news he isn't going. This is investment, not a complete takeover. That was on Talksport today.
     
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    Correct. But we'll never have that problem.
     
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    Thats what we would love to happen isnt it - investment not takeover- cant see it happening to us though
     
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    Being a **** and overcharging for a match ticket aside he's alright Ken. He saved a struggling Chelsea who without his hardwork wouldn't have been attractive to Roman to buy, thus making them as big as they are today. Took over Leeds in a similar situation of money worries and backed the manager to get them out of the third tier. Also not afraid of speaking his mind which is good.
     
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    Bates had Matthew Harding on board. Without Harding I think Chelsea would've gone down a very different path.
     
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    Harding made Chelsea the club it was prior to abramovichs involvement.

    As for Leeds, I bet he has spent a pittance from his own pocket
     
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    That was the sticking point in the negotiations I heard. They wanted him gone (naturally as he is a twohat), he didn't. Maybe Bates has won? Lad at work reckons it's a takeover though.
     
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    Having said that... a lot of his mind is pure B******s
     
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    Chelsea were bust without Harding.
     

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