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Leeds website saying McDermott ""IS" still Manager according to SSN.

Hope the FA come down hard on Chico Flores for his blatant cheating to get Carroll sent off

Leeds United Takeover .
The club have been owned by Gulf Finance House since completing a long winded takeover from Ken Bates .This was completed on December 21 2012.
GFH are an investment bank based in Bahrain .Their main source of income involves buying up companies then selling them on for quick profits (flipping is the term they call it .)They have never made a secret that this was their intention with Leeds United .
GFH installed their UK based man David Haigh Managing Director of LUFC .The "master plan" was /is to invest enough money into the team to get back to Premier League ,then hopefully sell it on .
However GFH have got no "real" money and move money around their various "investments" as and when their in the brown stuff .
Neil Warnock was the manager when GFH took over and he was refused transfer cash .He subsequentley parted company ,leaving Leeds on the fringes of relegation .GFH then appointed Brian McDermott , giving him a 3 year contract and announcing promotion was not a requirement this season and s
aw it as a 3 year project to completely re-structure the whole LUFC set up .
The Summer transfer window was supposed to be the start of the job .No money has been provided by GFH yet .The clubs shirt sponsor came to the rescue supplying funds by paying his sponsos ship in advance .
The Bates regime redeveloped executive facilities ,paying £7 m.A loan was taken out to pay for this ,using season ticket sales from this season and last .This has also contributed to the transfer "pot" being empty .
Since the Summer the shirt sponsor Andrew Flowers (not the ex-cricket coach) and Haigh have financed the club by a reported £6m.
In late November 2013 Haigh ,Flowers and two unamed others announced they had formed a consortium to buy out GFH and take control of LUFC .This was then announced was all done and dusted pending Football League approval .First week in January at the latest was announced as being the target for completion .Transfer funds would be provided regardless by the Flowers consortium ,pending Football League approval .
Two players were signed ,but only on loan .A third signing Ashley Barnes was blocked by GFH ,even though Flowers personally offered to pay the fee .
This was the point it became "public" GFH were "courting" other parties ,namely the Italian Massimo Cellino .Another Yorkshire consortium led by former Man.Utd director Mike Farnan have also made enquiries .
In the last fortnight GFH have given the Italian guided tours of LUFC and its training academy .Cellino then returned to Italy and the Italian media announced he had bought Leeds and was going to ship in half a dozen players and sack Brian McD ,because he doesn't employ managers only coaches .He picks and buys the players and the coach has to work with them .(Explains why he's had 36 "coaches" in the last 20 years.)
Cellino returned to Leeds this week and brought his sidekick ex-Middlesbrough defender Gianluca Festa .Some time on Tuesday a request/demand for Festa to sit alongside B. McD on the Leeds bench .McD told whoever made the request /demand to go and do one .The pre-match build up was then dominated by the impending Cellino proposed takeover ,further undermining B.McD's position .
Then came Fridays "bombshell" .Ross McCormack announced he had pledged his future with Leeds , he even rang Sky Sports to tell them so .2 hours later ,McCormack's back on the blower live on Sky saying he's "gutted"McD has been sacked and confirms he's spoken to McD since learning this news .
Friday night West Yorkshire Police are called to Elland Road due to an angry crowd preventing Cellino's taxi from collecting him .They chase it out of the car park .
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Saturday morning it emerges B.McD was "dismissed" through Cellino's lawyer along with acting Chief Executive Paul Hunt ,who ironically introduced Cellino to GFH .
B.McD informs League Managers Association of his dismissal .He had apparently informed LMA about the Festa dug-out stunt .The reporting of this and his refusal to be undermined have been reported to have been his reasons for dismissal .
B.McD's assistants Nigel Gibbs and Neil Readfearn take charge of team v Huddersfield .
It then emerges the clubs shirt sponsor (Andrew Flowers' company) are withdrawing in protest at McD 's treatment .Another sponsor Flamingoland Theme Park ,withdraw their sponsorship funding of Leeds'Academy .
Previously on Thursday the Haigh-Flowers consortium officially announced their bid had collapsed and accused GFH of reneging on their bid and breaking covenants .Flowers is considering legal action against GFH .
After going behind to Huddersfield ,Leeds make an emphatic comeback and run out 5-1 winners .
Immediately after game LUFC make official press release saying Brian McDermott has NEVER been dismissed and is expected to be at work on Monday .
So there you have it .
Leeds United at the time of posting are still officially owned by GFH .
However , The twice convicted for fraud and currently awaiting trial for further criminal charges ,the clearly unfit and improper would -be owner has made a "great" start .In less than 24 hours he's"sacked" the manager enraged the vast majority of Leeds United fans .

The club have been owned by Gulf Finance House since completing a long winded takeover from Ken Bates .This was completed on December 21 2012.
GFH are an investment bank based in Bahrain .Their main source of income involves buying up companies then selling them on for quick profits (flipping is the term they call it .)They have never made a secret that this was their intention with Leeds United .
GFH installed their UK based man David Haigh Managing Director of LUFC .The "master plan" was /is to invest enough money into the team to get back to Premier League ,then hopefully sell it on .
However GFH have got no "real" money and move money around their various "investments" as and when their in the brown stuff .
Neil Warnock was the manager when GFH took over and he was refused transfer cash .He subsequentley parted company ,leaving Leeds on the fringes of relegation .GFH then appointed Brian McDermott , giving him a 3 year contract and announcing promotion was not a requirement this season and s
aw it as a 3 year project to completely re-structure the whole LUFC set up .
The Summer transfer window was supposed to be the start of the job .No money has been provided by GFH yet .The clubs shirt sponsor came to the rescue supplying funds by paying his sponsos ship in advance .
The Bates regime redeveloped executive facilities ,paying £7 m.A loan was taken out to pay for this ,using season ticket sales from this season and last .This has also contributed to the transfer "pot" being empty .
Since the Summer the shirt sponsor Andrew Flowers (not the ex-cricket coach) and Haigh have financed the club by a reported £6m.
In late November 2013 Haigh ,Flowers and two unamed others announced they had formed a consortium to buy out GFH and take control of LUFC .This was then announced was all done and dusted pending Football League approval .First week in January at the latest was announced as being the target for completion .Transfer funds would be provided regardless by the Flowers consortium ,pending Football League approval .
Two players were signed ,but only on loan .A third signing Ashley Barnes was blocked by GFH ,even though Flowers personally offered to pay the fee .
This was the point it became "public" GFH were "courting" other parties ,namely the Italian Massimo Cellino .Another Yorkshire consortium led by former Man.Utd director Mike Farnan have also made enquiries .
In the last fortnight GFH have given the Italian guided tours of LUFC and its training academy .Cellino then returned to Italy and the Italian media announced he had bought Leeds and was going to ship in half a dozen players and sack Brian McD ,because he doesn't employ managers only coaches .He picks and buys the players and the coach has to work with them .(Explains why he's had 36 "coaches" in the last 20 years.)
Cellino returned to Leeds this week and brought his sidekick ex-Middlesbrough defender Gianluca Festa .Some time on Tuesday a request/demand for Festa to sit alongside B. McD on the Leeds bench .McD told whoever made the request /demand to go and do one .The pre-match build up was then dominated by the impending Cellino proposed takeover ,further undermining B.McD's position .
Then came Fridays "bombshell" .Ross McCormack announced he had pledged his future with Leeds , he even rang Sky Sports to tell them so .2 hours later ,McCormack's back on the blower live on Sky saying he's "gutted"McD has been isacked and confirms he's spoken to McD since learning this news .
Friday night West Yorkshire Police are called to Elland Road due to an angry crowd preventing Cellino's taxi from collecting him .They chase it out of the car park .
O
Saturday morning it emerges B.McD was "dismissed" through Cellino's lawyer along with acting Chief Executive Paul Hunt ,who ironically introduced Cellino to GFH .
B.McD informs League Managers Association of his dismissal .He had apparently informed LMA about the Festa dug-out stunt .The reporting of this and his refusal to be undermined have been reported to have been his reasons for dismissal .
B.McD's assistants Nigel Gibbs and Neil Readfearn take charge of team v Huddersfield .
It then emerges the clubs shirt sponsor (Andrew Flowers' company) are withdrawing in protest at McD 's treatment .Another sponsor Flamingoland Theme Park ,withdraw their sponsorship funding of Leeds'Academy .
Previously on Thursday the Haigh-Flowers consortium officially announced their bid had collapsed and accused GFH of reneging on their bid and breaking covenants .Flowers is considering legal action against GFH .
After going behind to Huddersfield ,Leeds make an emphatic comeback and run out 5-1 winners .
Immediately after game LUFC make official press release saying Brian McDermott has NEVER been dismissed and is expected to be at work on Monday .
So there you have it .
Leeds United at the time of posting are still officially owned by GFH .
However , The twice convicted for fraud and currently awaiting trial for further criminal charges ,the clearly unfit and improper would -be owner has made a "great" start .In less than 24 hours
he's sacked"sacked'"the manager enraged,upset the club captain ,enraged the fans and lost main2 main sponsors and may have triggered legal actions against GFH brought.
He makes Blackburns'Venky's look reasonable sensible people .














he's"sacked" the m
anager enraged the vast majority of Leeds United fans .

(02-02-2014 00:55 )mikedafc Wrote:  Hope the FA come down hard on Chico Flores for his blatant cheating to get Carroll sent off

The bloke is a disgrace and a pussy hole. Carroll's red should be rescinded and Chico should get a ban. He did the same thing when Swansea were at home. Carroll shoulda sparked him to make it worthwhile.

And what the hell is up with United? I've never seen them so poor.

david moyes team talk to his players before a game!

While I can take people having a joke repeatedly at my teams expense, I'm curious to know which team, if any you actually support Mr Fan?

geez man chill its a joke, just at the min it seems to be moyes is the one whos all over the forums and twitter and stuff. it mite be sum1 else soon so im not sure they will cum on having a moan! i will tell u what i wont put anymore moyes pics up ok.

Right gonna rant at my team Spurs again and what a wasted season again no chance of champions league place now. They get rid of AVB and put in Tim Sherwood who i think his heart is in the right place and could be a good manager in time but his just naive, he doesn't even believe in having a holding midfielder WTF.
Am blaming all this on Daniel Levy aka Captain Black as he looks like him lol, his a smart tho i think his plan was he knew firing AVB so early in the season would mean there would be no managers available so gives the job to Sherwood for 18 months, he'll fire him at the end of the season because again no champions league place giving him the excuse to bring who he really wants as they'll be available in the summer, the real problem is that dip stick Levy he fires managers but his just as guilty as whats going on at the club. I take my hat off to teams like Liverpool and Everton and soon Man Utd when they start rebuilding there squad in the summer. Spurs spent 100+ million on players and Sherwood wanted to get rid of all. Were short of strikers now with Defoe soon off and Sherwood thinks it not a problem look at the fire power Man City, Man Utd and Liverpool, i fear the worse come the end of the season