The Leeds United article that will never be published

Clarkeonenil.co.uk 10/9/12
Self-explanatory really, below is an article we would like to publish but now accept the opportunity to do so will not ever happen.

“Calmness, limited forgiveness and realism are the appropriate response to Leeds United’s takeover. Now Bates is out we should celebrate but with restraint.
Ken Bates, in our opinion, is the worst thing to happen to Leeds United supporters in living memory. If I have to explain why then you haven’t been reading this site in the past and you probably shouldn’t be now. But we need not detain ourselves today with an endless list of the idiocies we have endured (nor feed him and his more of that oxygen of attention they have lived on since January 2005) and neither do we need to yet surgically dissect the new ownership structure, that is for the day after tomorrow. What instead is required is a calm, mellow remembrance of what it means to be a Leeds United supporter. That is the only sensible initial response to that pivotal moment.
As your celebratory pints start to flow you might ask how do you best eject the poison from the system that has been part of our blood-stream for so long. I would suggest by partly letting it all out and partly by never forgetting certain things. I don’t necessarily mean remembering all Bates and cohorts idiocies but maybe also remembering which so called supporters around you couldn’t see the problem in 2005/6/7/8/9/10/11 etc. When the same people call on you to revert to blind loyalty remember they have no credibility on which to base such a call.
And then to realism. Every newspaper report you will read over the next few weeks is likely to be inaccurate about whom and how the takeover accrued. The details of ownership, whilst hopefully more transparent than we have grown used to, will be organic, subject to change over time. Estimates of what can be invested and what in are likely to vary. The bottom line is that clubs, as witnessed by Leicester City and Cardiff City over the last 18 months, need time to turn around culture and business practice. The new owners are on a learning curve, even if they bring in “consultants” with relevant knowledge to assist they will need to adapt themselves. A long term neglect of the club has to be tackled, it won’t happen overnight.
That is all before football realities strike (don’t get me started). My biggest fear about this takeover is you lot, a building of expectation, both on and off the pitch that no-one could meet results in a frustration mentality. This would be unfortunate. Yes their has to be a cynical eye on all possible futures but what we don’t need to unrealistic demands for instant gratification.
Still enjoy the celebratory beers tonight, just wake up tomorrow with humility.”

A completely different article is in the pending file awaiting the forces of fate.