Cuddly Ken's at it again.

[srd....]

Reports chelsea for tapping up (http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=407256&CPID=10&clid=2&lid=2&title=Bates+reports+former+club+Chelsea)

The Leeds supremo accused Chelsea of "behaving consistently and aggressively in stealing players from Leeds United".

chelsea have issued a statement which is in the link.

[Middle Of The Shed]

And he wants us banned from European competition.

What a bitter old bloke. He is becoming a real bore nowadays with his anti-Chelsea quest.

[nicephoras]

Well, Ken's always been a bit of a Wise type personality - you can only love him if he's at your club. Now that he's not, its really hard to like him! I'm thankful for what he did for the club, don't get me wrong, but that still doesn't stop him from being......well........Cuddly Ken.

[srd....]

you should see the state of him banging on,on the t.v. that theo walcott got to play at southamtom which incressed his value :rolleyes:

EDIT:sorry yeah thats pretty much his whole arguement.

[chelsea new yorker]

And he wants us banned from European competition.

What a bitter old bloke. He is becoming a real bore nowadays with his anti-Chelsea quest.

If it were anyone other than tired old Ken, it'd be taken seriously. But he blew his credibility due to his poor interpersoanl relations - the FA kicked him off of the New Wembley planning committee because he ticked everyone off. So, now he wants this body to look at his complaint? I'll see pigs fly and Satan skate before any action happens.....

[The Cold Sea]

Reports chelsea for tapping up (http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=407256&CPID=10&clid=2&lid=2&title=Bates+reports+former+club+Chelsea)

The Leeds supremo accused Chelsea of "behaving consistently and aggressively in stealing players from Leeds United".

chelsea have issued a statement which is in the link.

Seems like an extortion attempt by Batesy more than anything else. Must be running out of money.

[Dr_Intoxicated]

Reports chelsea for tapping up (http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=407256&CPID=10&clid=2&lid=2&title=Bates+reports+former+club+Chelsea)

The Leeds supremo accused Chelsea of "behaving consistently and aggressively in stealing players from Leeds United".

chelsea have issued a statement which is in the link.

The relevent bit of the article is where he compares the £16M we gave to manure over Mikel to the supposed £200,000 we offered Leeds. It's all about trying to get money.

Bates never had any class, and as a pre Bates Chelsea supporter I never really liked him in the same way as post Bates fans do.

As for what I have always thought of Leeds......

[blackjack]

If it were anyone other than tired old Ken, it'd be taken seriously. But he blew his credibility due to his poor interpersoanl relations - the FA kicked him off of the New Wembley planning committee because he ticked everyone off. So, now he wants this body to look at his complaint? I'll see pigs fly and Satan skate before any action happens.....

On the other hand, it is Chelsea that the complaint is against, which means that the anti-Chelsea bias probably cancels out any anti-Cuddly Ken bias that might exist.

[yasik19]

the man is the chief executive of Leeds. What else do you expect.

[Clan]

Bates can see an opportunity to pocket some cash

Fixed!

[yasik19]

Fixed!

ok, maybe RA can throw him a couch or something from his office.

[Clan]

ok, maybe RA can throw him a couch or something from his office.

Perhaps, he can arrange for Bates to be sitting on it, as it's thrown :D

Seriously though, it's all about money - as is ever the case with Bates.

[srd....]

Geoff Dunsford wants a hand out too (http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=408147&CPID=8&clid=8&lid=2&title=Chelsea+accused+of+foul+play)

[slipereypete]

SMACK!!! upside your head Ken!


Chelsea Football Club has issued the following statement on Ken Bates and Leeds United.

"Chelsea FC today (August 17) filed a complaint with the Football Association against Ken Bates and Leeds United for bringing the game into disrepute.

This follows recent comments by Mr Bates arising out of the dispute between Chelsea and Leeds over Michael Woods, Tom Taiwo and Danny Rose.

There are football procedures in place to deal with that specific dispute. Chelsea will comply with those, will not discuss the case publicly other than our previously stated position and will contest it vigorously.

However there are also existing football rules (E3 and E4) that prohibit rude, insulting and inappropriate comments being made about other club owners, chairmen and personnel.

In particular we are concerned by the implications of Mr Bates’ reference to the Chelsea directors as “a bunch of shysters from Siberia” and the discriminatory nature of this in terms of race, nationality and religion (rule E4). Such comments have no place in football, a sport which is rightly committed to fighting racial intolerance and bigotry.

Chelsea believes these comments are part of a personal campaign being waged by Mr Bates against our club and his actions cannot be allowed to masquerade erroneously as being in the interests of football as he claims.

Rule E3 states:
“A Participant shall at all times act in the best interests of the game and shall not act in any manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute or use any one, or a combination of, violent conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.”

Rule E4 states:
“A Participant shall not carry out any act which is discriminatory by reason of ethnic origin, colour, race, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability.”

[iedsrupsied]

Sounds like leeds is turning into an english Barcelona. If you don't treat your youngsters properly, tehy go and you have to pay for it.

[srd....]

Bates strikes back (http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/22/SOCCER_Chelsea_Bates.html&TEAMHD=nationwide1)

he's such a saint :rolleyes:

[Middle Of The Shed]

Bates strikes back (http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/22/SOCCER_Chelsea_Bates.html&TEAMHD=nationwide1)

he's such a saint :rolleyes:

It's amazing, this is the bloke who gladly took 17 mill off of us when he went.
And if he wants to have a little look at what the club has donated and put money towards then he really can't comment.

[okocha1]

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=411784&CPID=10&clid=8&lid=&title=Bates+slams+Chelsea+claims

The guy is mad.

[Kerry Dixon's Boots]

Smacks of the "some of best friends are Jewish" line of defence. Bates knows we have money and is looking for a little pay day.

Still saved our club though.