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Topic Started: Apr 28 2007, 04:31 PM (409 Views)
Sam Tyler
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surely the most popular relegation in the history of football

:LMAO:
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Aussiebrum
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Mikael Forssell
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The only thing better than Leeds being elegated is Blues being promoted.

Hope Leeds can get relegated again next year too.

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Bart P. Cozner
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Woodbine
Apr 28 2007, 11:39 PM
This is funny, especially the Status Quo part........

The Leeds United Relegation Song

I know we shouldn't gloat, we've been there (twice!), but I enjoyed that! Very funny! :applause: **thumbup
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proccy_blues
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their muppetry, fan wise, deserveswhat they've gotten....bye leeds, hope to never have to play you again.... **thumbup
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I seem to be on my own on this one but I'd much rather Leeds being on the fixture list in the prem next season that Wigan, Fulham and a few others.
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as a club on tradition alone i agree with you sir, but i just can't be doing with their thugs anymore...must be too old for it now.
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Caveman49
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I am another one who is so glad that Leeds are down.

History counts for nothing in football so who really gives a Tom Ross that they were decent in the 70's ??

They were loving it when idiot O'Leary spent the 100 million they did not have. You reap what you sow, and with one of the most despised and utterly useless managers in football history at their club I am loving it.

Also, because it looks like they are going to go into administration, they start next season in division three on minus 10 points ! Hahahahaha
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Caveman49
Apr 30 2007, 10:17 AM
I am another one who is so glad that Leeds are down.

History counts for nothing in football so who really gives a Tom Ross that they were decent in the 70's ??

They were loving it when idiot O'Leary spent the 100 million they did not have. You reap what you sow, and with one of the most despised and utterly useless managers in football history at their club I am loving it.

Also, because it looks like they are going to go into administration, they start next season in division three on minus 10 points ! Hahahahaha

If Leeds hasnt gone down this weekend i probably would of topped myself.
I thought i would spare with you a couple of songs we are planning to sing on Sunday i'm sure you will like them:

Wise, Wise wherever you may be
You've taken Leeds to Division 3
You'll win no cups, you'll win no shields,
but enjoy your trip to Huddersfield!

You are a p-u-f-t-e-r, a******* p-u-f-t-e-r,
your only happy, doing Gus Poyet
Oh Dennis Wise, we still wont like you,
although youll take the s-c-u-m down today

Sorry about the swearing admin **thumbup
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it would be a miracle but i may put a quid on em to survive,there opposition will rest all there players and leeds may have a very very slim chance
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they've had to lock the Leeds Utd wikipedia page because it's being vandalised so much :LOL:

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O'Leary's Leeds never finished outside of the top four, but following their appearance in the UEFA Champions League 2001 semi-final against Valencia their fortunes began to change. Under chairman Peter Ridsdale, Leeds had taken out large loans against the prospect of the share of the TV rights and sponsorship revenues that come with UEFA Champions League qualification and any subsequent progress in the competition.However Leeds narrowly failed to qualify for the Champions League, and as a consequence did not receive enough income to repay the loans. The first indication that the club was in financial trouble was the sale of Rio Ferdinand to Manchester United for approximately £30m. Ridsdale and O'Leary publicly fell out over the sale, and O'Leary was sacked and replaced by former England manager Terry Venables. Leeds performed badly under Venables, and other players were sold to repay the loans, including Jonathan Woodgate whom Ridsdale had promised Venables would not be sold. Tensions mounted between the pair, eventually resulting in the sacking of Venables, who was replaced by Peter Reid. By this time Leeds were in danger of relegation, but Reid saved Leeds from the drop in the penultimate game of the season. During this time Ridsdale had resigned from the Leeds board, and was replaced by economics expert Professor John McKenzie. An unsuccessful start to the 2003-04 season saw Peter Reid dismissed, and head coach Eddie Gray took over as caretaker manager until the end of the season.

Gerald Krasner, an insolvency specialist, led a consortium of local businessmen which took over Leeds and under his chairmanship oversaw the sale of the clubs' assets, including senior and emerging youth players of any value. Caretaker manager Gray was largely blameless for the performance of the team during the 2003-04 season as the majority of the squad was sold out from underneath him and despite his best efforts, Leeds were relegated after 14 years in the top flight. Following relegation, Gray's reign as caretaker manager was terminated, and Kevin Blackwell was appointed manager. Most of the remaining players were sold or released on free transfers to further reduce the wage bill. Leeds were eventually forced to sell both their training ground, for £4.2m, and their Elland Road stadium in the autumn of 2004.

The club finally managed a financial turn around on 21 January 2005, when Krasner announced the sale of a 50% stake of the club to Ken Bates for £10m. Blackwell stabilized the team by signing players on free transfers and low wages and Leeds finished the 2004-05 season mid-table in the Championship. In the 2005-06 season Leeds finished in the top 6 and made the promotion playoff final, which they lost to Watford. On 10 September 2006, Kevin Blackwell announced that within a year the club would be debt-free. However, the 2006-07 season started badly and on 20 September 2006 Kevin Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager. A poor 2006-07 season sees the team standing on the brink of relegation from the Championship to the third tier of English football for the first time in their 88-year history.



oh well.... :boohoo:

it seems like Leed's overliance on TV deals has cost them greatly

and to think, if they'd won the play-off final against Watford, they'd have been able to get the TV money and move forward. everyting that's gone wrong with Leeds has been perfect timing. it's like somebody put a curse on them :unsure:

losing that play-off final could end up seeing Leeds ending up extinct, i'm sure many people with give Watford a big pat on the back for that :LOL:

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Woodbine
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An interesting tv report on Leeds demise from BBC Look North.

http://tinyurl.com/2uwe6o

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they might yet go into admisration so if it was after this season ends they would start next year in league wilderness with a ten point deduction :LMAO: :LMAO: see it could get better :LMAO: :LMAO:
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