Ken Bates Programme Notes Leeds United vs Coventry City 18.10.11 P1
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"We now have 17 players w'lo rave represented tne r courtry at one eve' or another. with 11 full internationals .. and we now have nine players in tne first team squad who are romegrown" LOOKING AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE It wasn't the fact that we beat Doncaster Rovers last Friday night; it was the manner in which we did it. A great te am performance, the players displa ed g ut s, a gg re ss io n, w it hs to od t he p hy si ca l c ha ll en ge and simply out-played and out-ran the opposition o live TV , w at ch ed b y m il li on s. I h op e y ou d id n' t s uf fe r n os eb le ed s a s w e r ea ch ed t he d iz zy h ei gh ts o f f if th p os it io n - a lb ei t o nl y f or 19 hours - but wi th o ur s ec on d c on se cu ti ve c le an s he et , o ur f ir st a wa y l ea gu e w in o f t he s ea so n a nd t he s ec on d h ig he st s co re rs in t he C ha mp io ns hi p, we can look ahead wi t h c on fi de nc e. It is great news that Tom Lees has Signed a new contract and followed by Ramon Nunez and Zac Thompson. A s I h av e s ai d b ef or e, p la ye r n eg ot ia ti on s a re n ot a lw ay s s tr aigh tf or wa rd a nd I r ec og ni se s om e f an s' i mp at ie nc e, b ut often it is not easy. H ow ev er, we n ow h av e n o l es s t ha n 1 7 p la ye rs w ho h av e r ep re se nt ed t he ir c ou nt ry at one l ev el o r a no th er , w it h 1 1 f ul l i nt er na ti on al s. T he r ea ll y p le as in g a sp ec t i s t ha t we now have nine players in the first team squad who are h om eg ro wn a nd h av e c om e u p t hr ou gh t he r an ks . W e h a ve a ch ie ve d t hi s a t a t im e wh en A st on V il la h av e stated that they must reduce their annual wage bill by an a ve ra ge of £O. Sm a p la ye r, C he ls ea h av e d ec la re d t ha t t he y wi ll reduc e t he ir w ag e b il l a nd m us t i nc re as e c om me rc ia l, c or po ra te a nd t ic ke t i nc om e a nd t he n ew QP R o wn er h as stated that he doesn't intend to buy success, the club must be self-sup porting . This evening, I am pleased to announce two new commercial partnerships which will be a benefit to t he f an s. W it h t he h el p o f o ur m ai n c lu b s po ns or , E nt er pri se Insurance and its p ar tn er M ot or wa y Di re ct P ic , we a re n ow a bl e t o o ff er o ur f an s a r an ge o f v eh ic le -b as ed i ns ura nc e p ro du ct s w hi ch s ho ul d s ho w a s av in g o n y ou r c ur re nt p re mi um s l og o n t o www.lufcinsuranceservices.com for m or e i nf or ma ti on o n w ar ra nt y c ov er a va il ab le Ou r o ff ic ia l G am in g P art ne r E A S po rt s r ec en tl y launched FIFA 12 with n exclusive Leeds United PS3 a nd X bo x c ov er . T ho us an ds o f L ee ds f an s h av e d ow nl oa de d a nd I 'm d el ig ht ed t o a nn ou nc e t ha t we w er e t he ir t hi rd m os t d ow nl oa de d c ov er o f E A S po rt s' p or tf ol io o f f oo tb al l c lu b p ar tn er s hi p s. W e w er e j us t b eh in d A rs en al a nd C he ls ea w hi ch d em on st ra te d t ha t w e a re a bo ve m os t o th er s o- ca ll ed " bi g c lu bs ". E A S p ort s a re h er e t hi s e ve ni ng , j us t o ut si de t he C en te na ry P av il io n w it h t he ir D ug ou t s o c al l i n o have a go on FI FA 12. wonder how much of YOUR money was wasted by the B BC ( Bi as ed B lo at ed C or po ra ti on ) o n t he ir d is as tro us Look N rth so -call ed do cum entary on Leed s Unite d l as t w ee k ? Ho st ed b y t he u nf or tu na te ly n am ed Da vi d Co nn , i t was a typical BSC d ocum enta ry which told us nothing at all. This was followed by a so-called fans forum on SSC R ad io L ee ds i n w hi ch t he a fo re me nt io ne d Conn was on the p an el . U nf or tu na te ly f or t he p ro du ce rs , n ob ody w as v er y i nt er es te d i n t he o wn er sh ip issue; it came down to the usual f an s' conce rn s w it h t ic ke t p ri ce s a nd c on ce ss io ns . Also on the panel was a Rob Wilson, a soccer finance e xp er t f ro m S hef f ie ld a nd H al l am U ni ve rs it y. H e c om me nt ed (and h er e I q uo te v er ba ti m) : " Lo ok in g a t thi s c om plet el y o bj ec t ive ly and l oo ki ng a t t he a cc ou nt s o ve r t he l as t f ew y ea rs , L ee ds as a business, w hi ch i s wh at t hi s f oo tb al l c lu b i s, i s d oi ng o ka y. S o, h owe ve r t he c lu b h as b ee n o wn ed , w ho ev er o wn ed t he c lu b, w ho ev er o wn s t he c lu b, t he b ot to m l in e is that Leeds ar e dOing oka y. 'Th e ke y ques tion for any fan is, and I'm not a Leeds fan, will we go back to where we were in 2007 or will we go back to where we were in 2003? And the accounts at the m om en t a re s ug ge st in g not. " I s e t s om eo ne on to look at the accounts. I mp ro vi ng t ur no ve r, i mp ro vi ng p ro fi ta bi li ty , i mp ro vi ng l iq ui di ty of the b us in es s, the y h av e m or e m on ey to p ay t he ir c re di to rs t ha n they used to have. There's no signif ica nt int er est-bearin g creditors so no one is calling the money in on anything b or ro we d. T he re 's n o i nt er est b ea ri ng loans. Ther e' s no w ag es goi ng o ve r r at i o so 45 p er c en t o f L ee ds ' t urn ov er is s pe nt o n w ag es . S o, ef f ec ti ve ly as a model, what he is doing or what he appears to be d oi ng , i s s ou nd . " This is a ringing endorsement of the way we run the c lu b a nd c om es a ft er t he c om me nt s o f M r Da mi en C ol li ns M P w ho s ai d ( th ro ug h g ri tt ed t ee th ) t ha t, " Le ed s U ni te d i s financia lly secure and upwardly mobil e" . As I said o n Y or ks hi r e R ad io , W il l iam S ha ke sp ea re w ro te a p la y a bo ut t he p ro gr am me , n am el y M uc h A do About Nothing. M r C on n w as d es cr ib e a s a n i nv es ti ga ti ve j ou rn al is t. Pe rh ap s a ft er s ix y ea rs o f wo rk in g o n t hi s c as e, heshould consider a career change or mor e s ig ni fi ca nt ly , h is e mp lo ye r t he Guardian n ew sp ap er ( wh ic h i s l os in g £ 40 m p er y ea r) s ho ul d c on si de r itfor him. The government, or mo re s peci fica lly . the Minister of Sport Mr Hugh Rob rtson has published his response
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"We now have 17 players w'lo rave representedtne r courtry at one eve' or another. with 11 full
internationals .. and we now have nine players
in tne first team squad who are romegrown"
LOOKING AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE
It wasn't the fact that we beat Doncaster Rovers lastFriday night; it was the manner in which we did it.
A great team performance, the players d isplayed
guts, aggression, withstood the physical challenge
and simply out-played and out-ran the opposition on
live TV , watched by millions.I hope you didn' t suffer nosebleeds as we reached the
dizzy heights of f if th posit ion - albeit only for 19 hours - but
with our second consecutive clean sheet, our f irst awayleague win of the season and the second highest scorers in
the Championship, we can look ahead with confidence.
It is great news that Tom Lees has Signed a new
contract and followed by Ramon Nunez and ZacThompson.As I have said before, player negotiations are not always
straightforward and I recognise some fans' impatience, but
often it is not easy.
However, we now have no less than 17 players whohave represented their country at one level or another, with
11 full internationals. The really pleasing aspect is that
we now have nine players in the firs t team squad who arehomegrown and have come up through the ranks.
Wehave achieved this at a t ime when Aston Vil la have
stated that they must reduce their annual wage bil l by an
average of £O.Sma player, Chelsea have declared that they
will reduce their wage bill and must increase commercial,corporate and ticket income and the new QPR owner hasstated that he doesn't in tend to buy success, the c lub must
be self-supporting.
This evening, I am pleased to announce two new
commercial partnerships which will be a benefit to
the fans.With the help of our main club sponsor, Enterprise
Insurance and its partner Motorway Direct Pic, we are now
able to offer our fans a range of vehicle-based insurance
products which should show a saving on your current
premiums log on to www.lufcinsuranceservices.com for
more information on warranty cover available
Our off icial Gaming Partner EA Sports recentlylaunched FIFA 12 with an exclusive Leeds United PS3
and Xbox cover.
Thousands of Leeds fans have downloaded and I 'm
del ighted to announce that we were their third mostdownloaded cover of EASports' portfol io of footbal lclub partnerships. We were just behind Arsenal and
Chelsea which demonstrated that we are above most other
so-called "big clubs". EASports are here this evening, just
outside the Centenary Pavil ion with their Dugout so cal l in
to have a go on FIFA 12.
I wonder how much of YOUR money was wasted by the
BBC (Biased Bloated Corporation) on their disastrous
Look North so-called documentary on Leeds United
last week?Hosted by the unfortunately named David Conn, i t
was a typical BSC documentary which told us noth ing at
al l. This was fol lowed by a so-ca lled fans forum on SSCRadio Leeds in which the aforementioned Conn was on the
panel. Unfortunately for the producers, nobody was very
interested in the ownership issue; i t came down to the usual
fans' concerns with ticket prices and concessions.Also on the panel was a Rob Wilson, a soccer finance
expert from Sheffield and Hallam University. He commented
(and here I quote verbatim):
"Looking at this completely objectively and looking at
the accounts over the last few years, Leeds as a business,which is what this footbal l club is, is doing okay. So,
however the club has been owned, whoever owned theclub, whoever owns the club, the bottom line is that Leeds
are dOing okay.
'The key question for any fan is , and I'm not a Leeds fan,
will we go back to where we were in 2007 or will we goback to where we were in 2003? And the accounts at themoment are suggesting not.
" Iset someone on to look at the accounts. Improvingturnover, improving profitability, improving liquidity of the
business, they have more money to pay their creditors than
they used to have. There's no significant interest-bearingcreditors so no one is cal ling the money in on anything
borrowed. There's no interest bearing loans. There's nowages going over ratio so 45 per cent of Leeds' turnover
is spent on wages. So, effectively as a model, what he is
doing or what he appears to be doing, is sound. "
This is a ringing endorsement of the way we run theclub and comes after the comments of Mr Damien Collins
MP who said (through gri tted teeth) that, "Leeds United is
financially secure and upwardly mobile".As I said on Yorkshire Radio, William Shakespeare
wrote a play about the programme, namely Much Ado
About Nothing. Mr Conn was described as an investigativejournal ist. Perhaps after six years of working on this case,
he should consider a career change or more significantly,his employer the Guardian newspaper (which is losing
£40m per year) should consider i t for him.
The government, or more speci fica lly . the Min ister of
Sport Mr Hugh Robertson has published his response
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