Don't blame me for the headline, it wasn't written by me, but by The Independent, not generally known as a scurrilous rag! The article by Michael Calvin is quite a read as he lays into GFH Capital, Bates, Haigh, Cellino and Shaun Harvey - everybody indeed except Friar Brian who, on the basis of this article, should be canonised sometime soon. Saint Brian, the patron saint of gross injustice or of the Feel Good Factor perhaps.
If the headline taken from the article isn't tasty enough, try "If a man of Cellino’s character and reputation can pass the League’s so-called Owners and Directors Test, its 96 sections, countless sub-clauses and 10 reasons for disqualification are not worth the paper on which they are written."
Or how about, "Let’s call it the Curse of Ridsdale’s Goldfish. The myth of a club which trades on their former prominence was exposed by the wasteland which confronted McDermott when he arrived late last April with a supposedly strategic brief to rebuild Leeds from the bottom up over three years."?
Mind you, this bit is spot on too: "Management has always been a charnel house, and had McDermott been sacked after punishing defeats by Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday, the football world would have shrugged and moved on. But the callous and cowardly nature of his dismissal, enacted without the knowledge of existing board members, demands scrutiny."
And I love this bit: "Rarely has regime change been so shameless and shambolic. McDermott’s human touches, such as allowing staff to bring children into offices during school holidays, will be much missed. A climate of fear and confusion has returned."
I like the cut of this Calvin's jib! He even dismisses the thumping of Huddersfield as "a suitably perverse 5-1 win."
Earlier this week I predicted that Cellino would turn Leeds into a comedy horror show, but I didn't expect it to happen overnight! There's even a dispute over who picked the team, with Gibbs claiming it was McDermott and suggestions elsewhere that Uncle Festa made a couple of changes.
What a mess. Marching on Together? The club is tearing itself apart!
And yet the fans were together and the players were together and we banged in 5.
ReplyDeleteOne day someone will make a roller coaster of a movie about this club and it will be better than Dallas ! This sort of publicity can only enhance the phenomenal worldwide name that is '' Leeds United ".
ReplyDeleteLaugh now but one day we'll be in charge
ReplyDeleteNOB your infatuation with our club smacks of loathing , GOOD , nice to see that old rivalrys never quite fadeaway.Your twobit pretense at being a topflight club will fade away as the season comes to a conlusion .Andy lumbering carrol lololol see you soon sadboy. keep taking the prozac.
ReplyDeletewhat marks out of 10 did gradel get today?
ReplyDeleteI am sorry,but you are a right ------- winding up -------! who should take a closer look at your tax robbing shambles of a club! P.S" see you next season"
ReplyDeleteHang on to the TRUE FAITH brothers and sisters WE ARE LEEDS
ReplyDeleteCallous, Cowardly, Shameless, Shambolic,Perverse, of course with your pleasantrie posting you fail to fall into any of these catagories. I have no doubt that if we had won today without last nights sacking of McDermott you would have posted how st Brians train on its way back to the prem is back on course, and the feelgood factor is back., truth is you signify this blogs culture of amorality,duplicity,and incompitance.
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ReplyDeleteCan we get Di Canio
ReplyDeletedo us all a favour and butt out, you get on my nerves. tosser.
ReplyDeleteit,s to late for a reversal now..............you are never the same.....................no matter what the docs say..........but at least you have taken my advice and are giving it a go........but no need to thank me.......................but i fear it,s too little to late...............................but good luck with that.
ReplyDeleteStill in the bottom 3 I see. See you next season.
ReplyDeleteSo you don't even write your own articles now?
ReplyDeletegod,youre like a broken record mate.wasted 2 years of your life writing about a team you dont support!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh.....you did not get max......................funny thing you never said anything about that.
ReplyDeletenever a sending off........but you reap what you sow..............maybe you should appeal...............then you can rant and rave .................then mention Leeds United...........go on......you know you want to.
ReplyDeleteOh hf send a strongly worded letter to LS11, and get us out of your system once and for all.
ReplyDeletei do mot see(do you see what i did then?]why you are crying about westhamutdonceproudclub.........because,,,,,,my gosh there are about 5 teams worse than westhamutdonceproudclub in the prem league.....so pull yourself together........get some new batteries and relax..........no point in poohing oneself on ones lazyboy old chap..........
ReplyDeleteNo one could argue Leeds aren't in a mess off the field and sometimes on it but we are the ultimate survivors in the face of adversity,just check the list; gold fish loving lunatics let loose on the plastic, financial meltdown, player fire sales, relegation, more relegation, administration, unjust unprecedented point deductions, evil smurfs, gutless managers, gutless players, more player sales (the only good ones left), clueless managers, the only skint arabs in the world as owners, potential mafia owners, farcical pantomime phantom managerial sackings, bring it on whatever's next, we can take it all and win 5-1, mot
ReplyDeletewhy oh why did you sell miage..........star when the balls on the floor[see what i did again]
ReplyDeleteSadly your predictions were accurate. Our once proud club is a complete shambles before the football world. - lacking in leadership, direction and ambition. Heaven knows what state it will be in by the time next week's game comes round. I fear another embarrassing pasting - and it's on TV again.
ReplyDeleteHave a good laugh now while you can because one day leeds united will be back among footballs elite like they was during the revie ere in the 60s and 70s.
ReplyDeletesure we are having bad luck now on all levels , we have had more than our fair share of bad luck over the past 15 yrs especially the last 10 yrs.
bad luck can not last forever. once the good times start to roll there will be no stopping us its not a case of if but a case of when.
as one thing this club as is a togetherness that stems right from the players , manager right up to the fans ( forgetting about owners)
the win and the performance of the team against Huddersfield plus the atmosphere and support from the fans inside the ground proves that what ever happens
whatever the board does this club will always be
UNITED , LEEDS UNITED.
MOT
LOL still in the bottom 3 I see. A 5 star show by the mighty whites and looks like we're loaded after all. Time you got over it mate!!!
ReplyDeleteI know this may sound harsh but honestly up untul now Leeds have had worse resulta with McD then they had with Warnock. At least Warnock managed to knock Spurs out of the cup. The way Brian got sacked was sad, but I would not say no to a capable, good, proven manager (none of which Gianluca Festa seems to be, though). Bring on the chaos at Leeda. It beats having no news every week and slowly but surely creeping towards the bottom of the league.
ReplyDeleteIf Leeds win Manager of the Month will it be shared by Brian, Nigel, Neil and Uncle Festa??
ReplyDeleteTime you looked at the owners of the Premiership clubs before pointing the finger at Leeds. There is a lot of ill gained money floating around and if Leeds join that elite group then so be it. Corruption and money run side by side. Accept that Leeds will be back maybe quicker than you would like, and then put that pen somewhere the sun don't shine and get on with your futile life.
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