Gandy wrote:
Aye it was. He was linked to us but it never came to anything!
Yes, but who wasnt linked to us, i heard a rumour Lord Lucan was lining up a bid. Everyday for those dark 2 weeks of hell there was some chancer or charlatan lining up phantom bids.
Bates may be a lover and tight as a ducks behind but when push came to shove he stumped up the cash, not the "Life-long, diehard fans" who were circling the stricken club at that time.