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It looks to me as though Michael's trying to put this beyond the realms of spin, by offering a straightforward, face-to-face meeting between the main players. All ML has to say is "let's meet", and name the time and place. If email is Michael's preferred medium for that initial contact, for...

Fair enough - let's hope that this gets back on track then. :)

You are showing your age here mate. If anyone asks, I always say I grew up watching The Tweenies and Teletubbies. Which is in part true, since I was a student. ;)

When you spoke to them, did they say they'd meet Michael? Since you're obviously in a position of knowledge and have the club's ear, would you be prepared to broker the arrangement? Forgive me, it sounds like you might be engaged in a little cheap sniping here, but perhaps I've misunderstood.

You'll need to read Michael's post again I guess. #96, I think.

Christ this is getting silly. I met TF briefly a week or so ago, and he said he was prepared to meet again, face-to-face, to talk about the football side of things. And that's me, one fan, deeply cynical, and with not a penny to bring to the table. I had a lot of respect for that. And now we...

Maybe it's just me, but I'm not taking much encouragement from any of those performances. There's no zip or enthusiasm or joy to this England side, most of these players look sharp and bright when they're playing in England in the PL - with a couple of exceptions they looked like they were...

It could well be that Michael is being 'played' - but ultimately if he plays it straight himself, and is honest all the way down the line, who comes off worse if that's how it turns out? In truth I'm not sure I've got much faith that this will work either, but then we're all desperate to see...

I'll cross 'em, you nod them in. ;)

Ah, you're still better than me. I use a toilet plunger stuck to my forehead to pound out my witterings. It took me three hours to write this, and the bog's still blocked in the meantime. :)

This is one of those simple solutions to a complex problem again, right? ;) I think there is a deal to be done somewhere - but I don't think it of necessity quite works this way. What happens to ACL or the £6.5m that the Higgs put in? I think there's going to have to be a transfer of cash or...

Indeed, as are many that own their own stadium. Personally, I think the reasonable line to take here is that the club needs access to the income streams that the stadium generates, rather than ownership of the stadium itself.

I've got to say I'm sorry to hear of a club with the history and tradition of Leeds being dicked about by an owner who is clearly not fit and proper. What this shows, again, is that the FL and FA have their heads up their arses (imho). I hope that you get shot of this owner ASAP - it's...

In all honesty mate, I think I'd more or less bought into it - the club seemed determined to sell it as the way forward and I trusted them more then than I do now! Looking back, of course, it's turned out to be an epic disaster. When I see clubs like West Ham, seemingly set to embark on a...

I must admit I'm not really interested in the fixtures for next year; without banging on about it this is for most of the reasons people have mentioned above. However, there are a couple of things in general that irk me. You should either start or finish the season with a home fixture. Being...

Mate, given that you and your lad represent a significant proportion of the gate I think courtesy suggests that you should let them know - odds are they'll put it back a week for you in any case. Saying that Conor Thomas, at least, will be relieved: CT: Eh, Jordan, that bloke in the main...

First off, SISU weren't exploring their options pre-agreement with ACL and Higgs - they'd already proposed the Road Map to everyone by this point, and were notionally all working together to deliver it. Approaching the bank at that point was done without agreement and was bound to damage trust...

I read it Godiva - I just don't agree with your interpretation. You started off by saying that SISU didn't approach the bank behind the Council's back, but it's there in black and white that they did. There might be some dispute as to whether they approached the bank again later - but rather...

Yes, it did gain my respect that he'd say that. But talk is cheap, and what matters now is action. I don't see the point of trying to force everyone to come clean now, and I seriously doubt it's ever going to happen. This isn't Jeremy Kyle, and everyone is going to be very wary about being...

They did do it. SISU went to the bank, off their own backs, in (I think) March/April. It's in the Higgs document, and it's not denied in the JR. It seems that the Council took exception to it too, at that point in time. SISU can claim what they want, but clearly they were prepared to go to...