: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:48 am
I hate it when people turn on smithy like this.
Leeds Utd 24hrs from going out of business, desperate for cash.
Newcastle, Birmingham and inter Milan table bids of 12 mil, 15mil and 9mil IIRC. All subject to clauses, all subject to installments yadda yadda.
Manchester Utd a club that Smith throughout his career Smith made a habit of belittling and proffessing he hated and would NEVER sign for came in with 8mil
CASH and Danny Pugh again IIRC.
He had a choice, go to Newcastle, Birmingham et al knowing that Leeds would see next to nothing in cash and would probably fold before any installments kick in or go to Man Utd and the 8mil would probably keep the wolves from the door of Leeds for a month or two at least. Or sit on his booty and watch the club implode.
The added bonus of being vilified for the rest of his career and hated by those who professed to love him was by the by and for the most part he must have known what was to befall him.
It is strange as certain other Leeds players walzed off in the sunset with absolutley no comeback whatsoever Viduka for example albeit not the only player guilty of selling himself short as well of Leeds, is hailed, yet a home grown Leeds Utd player is vilified.
Go figure.