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    Will They Or Won't They 2nd Installment

    in Football forum

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    Football League offer to go to an arbitration panel

    from Yorkshire Evening Post

    LEEDS United's quest to overturn their 15-point deficit took a stunning twist last night when the Football League invited the club to arbitration.

    The Yorkshire Post can exclusively reveal that solicitors acting on behalf of the League made the offer on the day their deadline to respond to a High Court writ elapsed.

    If Leeds agree to the proposal, a date will be set for a three-man panel to meet and hear arguments from both parties.

    The panel would consist of a neutral Court of Appeal judge plus one representative apiece nominated by United and the League.

    With the League One season having just over two months remaining, the earliest date possible would suit all concerned.

    The League are making no comment on the legal action, but chairman Lord Mawhinney promised last week, in a letter circulated to all member clubs, to fight the writ "robustly".

    Speaking to the Yorkshire Post from Monaco last night, United chairman Ken Bates said: "The letter arrived from the League's solicitors in the morning suggesting that this should go to arbitration with a Court of Appeal judge.

    "To quote their words, 'impartiality and independence will be guaranteed and the competence of the tribunal will be par excellence'. Impartiality and independence is what we have been arguing for all along."

    Asked whether the club will accept the offer of arbitration, Bates replied: "We only got the letter a couple of hours ago so we will have to discuss what our next move is.

    "But, clearly, this matter has to be resolved sooner rather than later or they will have to print two league tables – one with minus 15 and one without.

    "What makes me laugh is that it has taken six months to get to this position, six months in which the League have refused to discuss the matter with us.

    "Only now, with the writ having been issued, do they instruct their lawyers to come back to us.

    "Not only that, it is actually three weeks since we served the writ. Under the law, the League had a week to say they had got it and then another two weeks to respond. And they choose the 21st day to respond.

    "The delay has helped no one. It will be interesting to see Lord Mawhinney being cross examined.

    "It is a long overdue development and the pleasing thing from our point of view is that a Court of Appeal judge will hear it. After a Law Lord, they are the highest in the land.

    "The decision to deduct us 15 points was purely one born of self-interest on behalf of the other clubs."

    Leeds, who were relegated after being deducted 10 points in May for going into administration, were hit with the further

    15-point penalty in August for what the League board considered to be a failure to follow insolvency policy.

    At a subsequent meeting of the other 71 member clubs, the decision was upheld with only five clubs backing United's call not to be punished at all and 64 voting against. It is understood Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric missed the vote due to being late, while Bury did not send a representative to the meeting in London.

    The Elland Road club have argued all along that this was unfair with self-interest clouding the voting,

    especially among all their League One rivals.

    Carling Cup

    in Football forum

    Posted

    AT LAST THE SUPPOSED CUP TEAM HAVE WON A TROPHY THE FIRST TIME IN 9 YEARS WELL DONE LADS U WERE CLASS :o MORE 2 CUM 4 THE YIDS YID ARMY YID ARMY

    Please stop typing in capital letters. Its like shouting on the internet.

    I think he was shouting it :D

    Father O'connor

    in Jokes - Puzzles and Riddles - Make My Day!

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    Father O’ Connor keeps chickens behind the church.

    One day he finds the cock gone missing.

    He knows about the cock fighting in the village, so he asks the congregation.

    “Has anyone got a cock?” and all the men stood up.

    “No, No, I meant has anyone seen a cock?” and all the women stood up.

    “No, No, that’s not what I meant either.”

    “Has anyone seen my cock?” 16 alter boys, 2 priests and a goat stood up.

    Arrested For Minor Motorbike Accident, Tested Over The Limit For Drink Driving

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Our Chef,Thai, coming to work got hit by a bike doing the same thing as in the OP.

    He has a licence,insurance and was wearing a helmet.

    Breath tested at the cop shop,still drunk from night before, 5000baht fine,so not an unusual ending.

    Even though the other bloke was making an illegal turn,because he was over the limit it was his fault.

    Remember when driving in Thailand( drunk or sober) always expect them to do stupid things and you should be ok.

    Life is cheap here,theirs and yours.

    Surin In January

    in Isaan

    Posted

    Me and my famely will go to Surin in January, we been booked into Surin Majestetic with the help of Farrangconnection, but I've been thinking a little about it since we got a little child with us, would it be better to rent a apartment, and is it possible to rent apartments close to the center of the city. It look like we are going to stay in Surin for 4 weeks. If so it need to have real madrasses and not the backbreaking thai style and some cooking oppertuneties. Sorry for the creative english, been to lazy to learn it proper.

    You'd be pushed to find a decent ruby in Surin :o

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