Does he think we're thick? Does he not remember Shaun Harvey going ON RECORD with the YEP crowing about how we were ahead of the curve getting quality players in on frees? You pay peanuts you get monkeys.Bates on Vayrynen: "I don't know why we signed him. A nice guy but a complete waste of money. He has made two starts and cost us £500, 000."
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Bates on Mika V
Haven't posted in a while, but saw this just now on twitter and my blood boiled.
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Typical revisionist history by Bates.
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Unless, of course, the 500K relates to his wages...
Only saying.
Only saying.
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Bates/Harvey have to shoulder the blame as well as Grayson as they sanctioned Mika's signing along with all the other no hopers
They also had the adacity to kid the Leeds fans "we are only interested in signing the right players for the club & players that are better than those that are already at the club" what a load of old tosh
Wasted money on very poor players. CLUELESS !
They also had the adacity to kid the Leeds fans "we are only interested in signing the right players for the club & players that are better than those that are already at the club" what a load of old tosh
Wasted money on very poor players. CLUELESS !
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Would mean that he was on £16,000 a week, given that he was only here for 30 weeks!barryanorak wrote:Unless, of course, the 500K relates to his wages...
Only saying.
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Less than 1/4 of Harvey's wages per annum......allegedly.
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Re: Bates on Mika V
A significant proportion of the £500,000 was probably a signing-on fee and an agent's fee.Genghers wrote: Would mean that he was on £16,000 a week, given that he was only here for 30 weeks!
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Re: Bates on Mika V
True dat.Duffman wrote:A significant proportion of the £500,000 was probably a signing-on fee and an agent's fee.
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Re: Bates on Mika V
I think Bates needs to look at the scouting cos hardly think it would have been a name on SG's radar. Rather a case of the scouts saying to Bates - we got this guy that's available for free who is an international ala Sorsa, DaCosta etc.
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Bates on Mika V
"Come to Leeds United! Get publicly slagged off by the chairman!"
That will help us recruit quality players...
Shut up Ken.
That will help us recruit quality players...
Shut up Ken.

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Re: Bates on Mika V
Mika just tweeted: Obvisiouly money can't buy class!!!Comments from an old man who don't even no my name.I wanted to play but wasn't used.My bad!!!!
Well said, Mika!
Well said, Mika!
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Bates on Mika V
that's just mad. And clubs wonder why they get in the red. Stupid batesGenghers wrote: Would mean that he was on £16,000 a week, given that he was only here for 30 weeks!
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Mika is correct. And bates is fu£king nob, wish he would sell up and fu&k off, one horrible old selfish wan£er, Chelsea prick.Twiggster wrote:Mika just tweeted: Obvisiouly money can't buy class!!!Comments from an old man who don't even no my name.I wanted to play but wasn't used.My bad!!!!
Well said, Mika
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Bakerjamessteven wrote: Mika is correct. And bates is fu£king nob, wish he would sell up and fu&k off, one horrible old selfish wan£er, Chelsea prick.
You do make me laugh.
Good to see that we pay very good wages mindst so we know that's not the reason we can't sign decent players.
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Bates: "It was disappointing that Mika couldn't make an impact in to the Leeds team this season. Obviously when one manager brings in a player, and another manager takes over, it can be hard for that player to impact on the team. We need to improve our scouting techniques to insure that potential players will fit in to the set up and not waste their own, or Leeds', time. We wish Mika every success with his future career."
PR Bates. Match my salary now and I'll do it for you, I guarantee the season tickets that you save from not slagging off the players, the club, the manager or the fans will more than pay for it.
PR Bates. Match my salary now and I'll do it for you, I guarantee the season tickets that you save from not slagging off the players, the club, the manager or the fans will more than pay for it.
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Re: Bates on Mika V
The reason we can't sign decent players is that Williams and Harvey wouldn't know a decent player if he'd scored a hat trick in the C.L. Final.white.riot wrote:
You do make me laugh.
Good to see that we pay very good wages mindst so we know that's not the reason we can't sign decent players.
Hoping that Warnock can give them some advice.....
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Who signed him anyway Grayson or Williams?
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Re: Bates on Mika V
Williams and HarveyShields53 wrote:Who signed him anyway Grayson or Williams?
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Re: Bates on Mika V
I just find the whole thing childish and unnecessary. Why slag off a player who is leaving? Is Bates deliberately trying to kill any chance of Mika getting another berth in English football? Something like this could affect his whole career, it's not like we really gave him a chance to fit in. He wasn't right for us, and that's all that needs to be said. Bloody nasty old sod!

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Re: Bates on Mika V
I don't think he has slagged off Mika?? He said he was a nice guy and a waste of money (not because he is crap but because he wasn't played) Unless there was more to it than that??Drs.Dad wrote:I just find the whole thing childish and unnecessary. Why slag off a player who is leaving? Is Bates deliberately trying to kill any chance of Mika getting another berth in English football? Something like this could affect his whole career, it's not like we really gave him a chance to fit in. He wasn't right for us, and that's all that needs to be said. Bloody nasty old sod!