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Payback time for McKenzie?
By Mark Monk
Trevor Birch is apparently seeking Prof. John McKenzie to pay-back some of the £200,000 consultancy-fee he trousered out of the club late last-year. Clearly the admirable Birch is leaving no-stone unturned as he tries to come up with £5m by midnight on Monday!
Former chairman McKenzie controversially paid himself "consultancy fees" in advance just prior to his resignation in December.
And it is reported that Birch is hot on the trail of the cash!
Birch has apparently agreed deferal's on outstanding compensation payments due to David O'Leary and Peter Reid.
O'Leary has already publicly offered to defer compensation outstanding. Peter Reid said: "If Leeds United want to defer any payments then I am happy with that. As long as I would eventually get what I am owed then I don't have a problem with it."
And grudgingly, Terry Venables appears to be happy with the arrangement. "You are supposed to be paid up straight away," said the ex-England and Spurs boss.
"But they asked me whether I would accept payments over 12 months - which is sort of a deferral anyway - and I said that I would. I have now nearly been paid up."
Meanwhile the YEP on Friday claim that Michael Bridges is close to joining Newcastle and Leeds will receive defender Andy Griffin in exchange.
Earlier on Friday, Newcastle were linked with a unique £5m swoop for Alan Smith - with Smith remaining at Leeds "on-loan" before moving north in the summer.
And Spurs have apparently hinted that they are prepared to up-the-ante on their failed £5m bid for duo Paul Robinson and James Milner.
Meanwhile the YEP also claim that Danny Mills is close to making his move to Middlesbrough permanent. Boro are Leeds next-opponents at ER on Saturday week.
Payback time for McKenzie?
By Mark Monk
Trevor Birch is apparently seeking Prof. John McKenzie to pay-back some of the £200,000 consultancy-fee he trousered out of the club late last-year. Clearly the admirable Birch is leaving no-stone unturned as he tries to come up with £5m by midnight on Monday!
Former chairman McKenzie controversially paid himself "consultancy fees" in advance just prior to his resignation in December.
And it is reported that Birch is hot on the trail of the cash!
Birch has apparently agreed deferal's on outstanding compensation payments due to David O'Leary and Peter Reid.
O'Leary has already publicly offered to defer compensation outstanding. Peter Reid said: "If Leeds United want to defer any payments then I am happy with that. As long as I would eventually get what I am owed then I don't have a problem with it."
And grudgingly, Terry Venables appears to be happy with the arrangement. "You are supposed to be paid up straight away," said the ex-England and Spurs boss.
"But they asked me whether I would accept payments over 12 months - which is sort of a deferral anyway - and I said that I would. I have now nearly been paid up."
Meanwhile the YEP on Friday claim that Michael Bridges is close to joining Newcastle and Leeds will receive defender Andy Griffin in exchange.
Earlier on Friday, Newcastle were linked with a unique £5m swoop for Alan Smith - with Smith remaining at Leeds "on-loan" before moving north in the summer.
And Spurs have apparently hinted that they are prepared to up-the-ante on their failed £5m bid for duo Paul Robinson and James Milner.
Meanwhile the YEP also claim that Danny Mills is close to making his move to Middlesbrough permanent. Boro are Leeds next-opponents at ER on Saturday week.
