Well technically Liverpool did.

But what people miss by just listing the titles is the fact that we also finished runners up in the league 5 times in that period (and never finished outside the top 4), were FA Cup runners up 3 times, got to 3 European finals etc etc.

Not sure I'd use the phrase "totally dominant" myself, but theres no question we were one of the very top teams in English football for the best part of a decade.

Unfortunately all those runners up positions while they look impressive in the annals of history at the time felt more like being always the bridesmaid.

People are missing nothing by listing just the winners. Runners up means second, and you do not dominate by being second.

No i agree , but we are just pointing out we were as good as any other teamn in that period , but tbh no team did dominate, between 65/75 i dont remember all of those years but remember the latter in fact in 72, we werrte discribed as possibly the finest team ever (at that point) our 72 team IMHO, was better than 73/4 who were on their last legs, then again if Giles had got managers job in 74 we would have dominated for years IMHO
No point on dwelling on past

Open letter to Peter Lorimer.

Peter, I have been a lifelong lufc fan since the day Don Revie first ran onto the pitch as Captain. You were/are one of my heroes.

I understand that former players rely to a large extent on their former club for a living, so unlike some fans I don't blame you for at least paying lip-service to the current regime for a while. But the time has long since passed when some separation from the current regime was required.

I was there when Krasner introduced Bates to the fans as the "club's saviour". I had to listen to Bate's foul-mouthed racist "jokes" at that meeting and saw Susannah squirm with embarrassment. I can't remember if you were there that evening, but I think you were. I knew then that the club was in trouble.

I was there at the CVA meeting when we all saw Ken's financial sleight of hand to retain control of the club. I don't think you were in the room that day, but it was plain for all to see that the Astor manoeuvre was a fiddle.

Afterwards I saw the Yorkshire Radio contract and other tricks, to get enough votes to win the CVA. I knew then that the club was REALLY in trouble.

Since then I have seen the club reach its lowest point ever in the league and continue to struggle as Bates put money first and team second. Sill you gave the man your support! I expect, as a Director, that you noticed the 17million leave the club's books to unaccounted destinations. Did you notice this was roughly the same amount as the debt claimed by Astor and written off� by them?

Don Revie threatened to leave LUFC when he felt the Board weren't giving him the support he wanted. I think I know what his advice to you now would be!

This week we have a judge warning Mr Bates that if he continues his treatment of Mr Levi it would be a criminal matter. Still you support him and the club's criminal (a judge says) behaviour!

This is why the fans have turned against you. But it is not too late, you can simply resign from the Board and maintain some of your dignity.

Forever your admirer for your playing days,

WhiteAndMarching

Saw that the other day, can't really argue.

Anyway, surely can't be much longer now until we get some news on what's happening!

I was behind one of the goals at Wolves in 1972 with the rest of the Leeds fans. Free kick, wall formed, McCalliog of Wolves at one end of the wall, Sniffer Clarke towards the other. Sniffer had a crocked knee, bandaged. McCalliog reached round the wall with his leg and kicked Sniffer on the bandage. Sniffer carried off, didn't return; referee didn't see a thing, couldn't. Leeds never looked like winning the match, before or after McCalliog's cowardly act, but I have always remembered him with particular contempt. That Leeds team was the best club side I have ever seen.

Thing is despite all the allegations before this game , not one shred of evidence was ever produced , Billy(god bless him) actually sued the Sunday people and won 20k in 1983, a huge amout for those days ., nothing ever proved against Don or indded anybody, and Hagen claims were shot to pieces

This sounds intresting

http://www.leedsunited.com/news/2012...247585_2823554

Be intrested to hear what our Yorks based Leeds fans have heard on this

It does indeed sound interesting!

I'm not based in Leeds myself but it does seems very little further information is out there, whoever is involved in this they've managed to keep it very quiet - nothing really seems to have leaked at all despite this now having been going on for weeks.

I did notice the chairman of the supporters clubs was on Radio Leeds earlier today but all he really said was that based on people he'd spoken to he was pretty sure it was a takeover rather than just "investment".

Where do you live Coen ?

I'm in Birmingham mate - so nicely placed in the middle of the country for all the away games.

(Although if Bates does bugger off and we get new owners in I might actually start going to Elland Road again.)

Am 51 , so my days of going week in out are long gone, and work prevents me now anyway , remember some intresting away days in the Midlands through the years, 82 , at Wba, 85, at brum, and avoiding the subway army at wolves, which i just about managed to do in 78

Looks as if someone out there is trying to launch a full-on takeover.

I'm a bit younger but not much - moved down here in the early 90s and wasn't really able to get to away games when I still lived in Leeds, I think things were a lot tamer from the 90s onwards but still had quite a few interesting games at Villa, Brum, Wolves etc.

We have had a thread on here about it since May 27.

Come and sign up.

There are also links on the thread were you can listen to L.U.S.T meetings live. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/leeds-...pporters-trust I think it might still have the recording on it still.

Rumour has it that Duncan Revie is behind it.

Should all be revealed in the next week or so I reckon.

Anyway, in other news, I see Sky are showing our opening League game against Wolves live, so its now a 12.45 kick off. Still need to get a fair few players in before then so will interesting to see what the team looks like.

edited as link didnt work

Interview with Gary Cooper, LUST chairman on Radio Leeds this morning suggesting the deal is "all but done" and that it's a takeover by a "group from the Middle East".

http://soundcloud.com/lufctrust/lust...ry-cooper-on-2

Hopefully it's a multi billionnaire oil tycoon. The kind who has gold plated zippers on his trousers.

As long as he hasn't got short arms and long pockets like the present owner he can have whatever zippers he wants.

Thanks for the link Coen, it sounds like Gary Cooper knows who the potential buyers are. I liked the fact he did not rule out their wealth as being in the Man City bracket.

I'll just take anyone who's prepared to run the club as an actual football club, someone who realises that the team on the pitch should be the main focus and someone who tries to work with fans rather than against them....

Crazy ideas, I know, but I can but dream!


Aye I get the impression that the Supporters Trust have known all along who the bidders are and have been in dialogue with them (they definitely said they'd spoken to interested parties at the start of the process) - which is a good sign as it should mean that the potential buyers share the vision for the club set out by LUST.

Phil Hay of the YEP tweeted this, early this morning

"Also, #lufc takeover latest. As I said, no indication of exactly when we'll get an announcement but it looks imminent"