Posted July 6, 200718 yr There is now a real danger that Leeds United will not be able to start the new football league season, their administrators KPMG have warned. The comments were made at a High Court hearing in Leeds, where the club's plans to exit administration are being challenged by HM Revenue & Customs. KPMG said that unless the club is able to leave administration, the Football League may not let it start the season. BBC Radio Leeds understands the Football League is as yet undecided. No-one at the Football League was immediately available for comment. Renewed rival bids? The court case has now been adjourned until 3 September, while Leeds are due to play their first game of next season away to Tranmere on Saturday, 11 August. Former Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner told Sky Sports News he thought the ownership question would be sorted out before the start of the season. He also raised the possibility that two interested parties could join forward to buy the club if KPMG rejects Mr Bates' plans. Those who have previously declared an interest in buying the club include Duncan Revie, son of former Leeds manager Don, and property entrepreneur Simon Morris. Unpaid taxes Earlier this week, businessman Simon Franks said he was ready to buy Leeds United, through his Redbus investment vehicle. HM Revenue & Customs is unhappy at the plans of Leeds chairman Ken Bates to pull the club out of administration by paying creditors just 8p in every £1. Mr Bates has already warned that the cost of defending the court action could cost the club its future. Leeds United has debts of £35m, with HM Revenue & Customs owed £7.7m in unpaid taxes. from bbc news!
July 6, 200718 yr Funny as this would be, it won't happen. The spineless authorities wouldn't dare upset a big club. Edited July 6, 200718 yr by Shoat
July 6, 200718 yr big clubs don't play Yeovil and Hartlepool week in week out :smoke: Well OK, the authorities won't like to upset big clubs OR clubs under severe delusions of grandeur.
July 6, 200718 yr Hard to believe that only 3 years ago they were playing for a place in the CL semi finals :o :o
July 6, 200718 yr 'Twas six years ago, I could have sworn it was 2001 :unsure: There are only two clubs I've laugh at and love to see this happening to and Leeds are one of them :lol: Millwall being the other <_< But SURELY this cannot happen to a club as big as Leeds United though :o
July 7, 200718 yr Yeah well compare Leeds to Scarborough :o Leeds have won the title, cups, got to the champions league semi final and everything so surely a club as big as that can't fold :o
July 7, 200718 yr Still I look forward to seeing this happen to Chelsea in 5-10 years time after Roman Abramovich pulls out of the club.....
July 7, 200718 yr Who cares about Leeds? They got themselves into this mess, so let them die. Scarborough are the same, but they've reformed now. Besides, York's derby was Scarbrough. Well, for two seasons anyway :lol:
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