So, now we have the decision concerning Cellino. He is dishonest, a proven crook and so he is unfit to own a football club. That seems fair enough doesnt it? The Fit and Proper Test that he has failed was brought about to stop proven dishonest people coming into the game and asset stripping. That also seems fair enough. But lets take a moment. Ken Bates, a complete turd, buys Leeds United whilst they have debts. He gets it on the cheap. He tries to completely hoodwink the Football League and Her Majesties Tax Office, and fails. The result? Deduction of points - TWICE!! and are forced - over time - to repay all 100% of owed taxes. Ken Bates is then allowed to remain as a fit and proper owner!! Let me repeat that for you - Ken Bates was a fit and proper owner according the Football League. He then sells the stadium, sells the training ground, sells the best players. We were in the third level of English football at the time, and most went on to play in the Premier League. He then sold what was left of the club - at a profit - and as for the debts, well, they had actually grown. Is that not asset stripping? Cellino came in, and whilst, he may well now be proven to have been dishonest, he has set about trying to erase the clubs debts. In his words I am not he to steal from Leeds United. There is nothing left to steal. All the football league have done is left my club wide open to the vultures that will have been watching the situation. Ken Bates will no doubt return to save us yet again - fit and proper no doubt.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:57:04 +0000
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