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'The Sheriff' hoping to ride Leeds into the Premiership ‏

18/7/2014

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By Keith Ingham

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From the beginning of his start of owning Leeds United I had misgivings on Massimo Cellino, I still have even after the excellent article by the Yorkshire Evening Post's Leeds United writer Phil Hay. Cellino in it regards himself as the new sheriff of Leeds 11, a bold and confident man by his own admission seems to be heading Leeds in the right direction.

You must remember I'm from the era when football was different, cotton shirts and shorts and a ball that didn't fly about like a beach ball. Leeds United in those days were owned by local business men, Cussins followed by Leslie Silver who ran the good ship Leeds well enough to recoup two League Championships, a FA Cup, League Cup, Fairs Cup and countless near misses for the club. I'm trying to say it was invested in when needed and it had all the right people in the right places. A well run club and even without the massive wages a place where players wanted to come to learn under Don Revie.

Move forward forty years and it's become more news worthy off the pitch than on it. Over spending, living the dream then the nightmare that followed it. Administration and eight years of Kenneth Bates had ruined the club I fell so in love with back in the days of cotton. It's been written about before so I won't bore you with facts and figures already put in print on the cyber space we use now.

I thought that Ken's tenure was bad but the ones, GFH that followed him simply hadn't a idea of running a football club but they knew it's name would fill their business's bank account and indeed their own. If these 'cowboys' would have been left in charge the 'Sheriff' wouldn't have had a place to look after !.

In reading Mr Cellino's article he assures us that the club is run in a far better state now than it was, nearly debt free and with working capital to ensure Head Coach David Hockaday will have new players at his disposal in the near future. Although without doubt these players will come from outside England, Cellino is confident that they will adapt to the British game and make the club stronger on the playing side. What is apparent is that Massimo is in this to take Leeds United into the Premiership but as a well oiled machine with less 'baggage' than previously. He wants us to believe in what he is doing and that he's Leeds, Leeds, Leeds.

I may myself have reservations on the man and his methods but I can't and won't discard his passion. That is certainly what this great club needs from top to bottom.

On On On

10 Comments
Peter Sloan
18/7/2014 03:03:55 am

I don't like the idea of my club being ridden. He never once stated he would ride us.

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Henry
18/7/2014 03:25:25 am

Massimo has done more for us in a few weeks than Bates in 10 years.
He has cleared the debt and is going to try for promotion this year!
Let us get behind him & the team, and see what happens!

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Peter
18/7/2014 03:38:39 am

I agree Bates almost ruined the club by insisting the managers he employed signed old has beens wanting to see out their days with a massive wage that the club couldn't afford.
It is like a breath of fresh air that the Presidento saves money by employing a coach who has never had success in his own right and acquires Italian 2nd and 3rd division players. Yes he talks a good talk and I will get behind him & the team and hope that the different approach works.

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Tyler75
18/7/2014 03:59:16 am

Me too. The Swiss guy we've just signed is from Sampdoria and the others are either U-21 internationals or have some limited Serie A experience. Personally much prefer this approach than signing journeymen and you've only got to look at Gradel, Becchio, Snodgrass, Hasselbaink, Bakke and others to see the benefits if we get it right - and he's got a track record at Calgiari of getting it right.

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JDC
18/7/2014 03:47:37 am

Listen to the interview Keith ... without Phil Hay's take on it. When MC first surfaced, I wasn't sure about him, mainly because I don't believe any one person should be allowed to own more than one football club, ala the Pozzo family with Udinese, Granada and Watford. When MC sold Cagliari, I changed my mind and decided to give him my backing, and for any doubters out there, I can only say, listen to the interview and afterwards, if you have any doubts, I'll be surprised ... me, I'm a convert and long live The italian Revolution and long live LUFC.

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leeds
18/7/2014 04:27:19 am

forza leeds

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Keith
18/7/2014 04:39:19 am

If we play less 'hoof ball' and play better than the last two seasons I'll start to believe, if he is still here in two years I'll be one of the convert but until then I'll remain one of the doubters.

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Philip of Spain. link
18/7/2014 04:37:47 am

Why the caution,its the first time for years we have a man with a vision and he has put his money where his.mouth is.
El Presidente came, saw and declared himself sheriff.Players have gone and hopefully better players have signed and are about to sign with more to come.

What's not to like about the sheriff,he's already brought peace to the town,paid all the debts,drove out the bad guys and buying a ranch north of the town.

Bravo El Presidente.


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stelufc
18/7/2014 04:50:44 am

As bad as the evil Chelsea gnome was the rot didn't start with him.

The krasner consortium where just as much leeches upon the club as bates and gfh. Krasners lot may well be the worst, what with 2 convicted crooks amongst them in morris & richmond.
Ridsdale was stupid with the money, although you will notice it wasn't his own money!
Fortherby, though not in the same league as the above also exhibited greed and stupidity by flogging batty & Wallace and sticking us on the stock exchange to feather his own nest just as the big money of the premiership started. Then sacked wilko.

Other than silver, every chairman of this club during my time as a supporter has put self before club. So I'm still sceptical on cellino,although I'm glad he's not gfh and it was fun to see him get one over on the odious rat shaun Harvey.

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Mr orange
18/7/2014 05:11:53 am

the interview on LUTV is a clear insight into his intentions ,, any Leeds fan who watch's it and still has doubts must be blind and deaf , cellino will take Leeds back to the premier league , but he won't just settle for that , within 5 seasons Leeds will be back in the champions league...

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