Takeover Edges Closer, Chairman Speaks. TimPM October 7, 2012 Leeds United 46 Comments GFH Capital's David Haigh, who has taken a short break from social-media site Twitter, was at Elland Road again yesterday as Leeds defeated Barnsley 1-0 to record 10 points in our last 4 games, and our first...
What Warnock Said: Dioufy, Pughy, Tongey, Browny, Leesy (Drury-y?) TimPM October 5, 2012 Leeds United 26 Comments Neil Warnock spoke to journalists before the Barnsley game, talking up the teams new mentality, and the balance at the club between young and old. Good Start Results breed confidence and the lads are...
Leeds Return From Reebok With Point TimPM October 3, 2012 Leeds United 24 Comments It's good to be back to football, after so much takeover mayhem, and tonight's match was a special one as 4,000 Leeds fans made the pilgrimage to a soaking Reebok stadium, re-visiting for the first time the...
GFH Capital and the Neverending Takeover TimPM September 30, 2012 Leeds United 39 Comments A shorter post, after yesterday! Fears of a debt-funded purchase of Leeds United were ignited by one journalist (some of whose claims about the takeover have already been rubbished by Ken Bates) who told...
Is GFH Capital Ken Bates’s Perfect Successor? TimPM September 29, 2012 Leeds United 62 Comments Investment banks, slowly slurping the lifeblood from a club. To many fans, an investment group purchasing their club would be a nightmare, but this is perhaps too simple. To Leeds, the proposed marriage to GFH...
GFH Capital Planning “Heavy Investment” TimPM September 28, 2012 Leeds United 82 Comments GFH Capital have today outlined their future plans for Leeds United in a press release, reiterating that they have been granted an exclusivity deal to "lead and arrange the acquisition of Leeds City Holdings...
Leeds United Takeover Deal Agreed TimPM September 27, 2012 Leeds United 74 Comments Dubai based GFH Capital has agreed a deal for exclusivity as it looks to tie up the purchase of Leeds City Holdings, the parent company of Leeds United. This news coming from the prospective buyers, all but...
LUDO & LUST Rubbish Chairman’s Latest Unprofessional Rant TimPM September 26, 2012 Leeds United 17 Comments The Leeds United Disabled Organization and Leeds United Supporters Trust have released a joint statement rubbishing Leeds' chairman's latest unprofessional rant, this time via the Everton programme notes....
Supporters Trust Respond to Chairman’s Bizarre Rant TimPM September 24, 2012 Leeds United 43 Comments Current Leeds chairman Ken Bates gave an interview to LUTV and Yorkshire Radio before the Nottingham Forest match on Saturday. In it, he provided an update on the ongoing takeover talks at the club, as well as...
Chairman Offers Takeover Update TimPM September 22, 2012 Leeds United 36 Comments On the back of rubbishing "pub rumours" earning credibility over the four months in which the club has previously only offered 3 statements on its site and a mention in Bates' programme notes, Leeds' chairman...