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Dr BILL GERRARD, a professor of sport management and finance at Leeds University, is convinced Allan Leighton is the man who will come up with a rescue plan for Leeds.
Leighton resigned as Leeds' deputy plc chairman earlier this month in order to form a consortium, aided by a number of leading city investors, thanks to his business connections.
"When you look at it logically, and the longer it goes on, there's only one credible solution," said Gerrard, who will be attending the AGM tomorrow. "Eddie Gray is key to the football future at Leeds United, with Trevor Birch key to a successful financial future, with the third part of the triumvirate being Leighton. The creditors would not have proposed a standstill agreement and Trevor Birch would not have come in if he had not done his homework and there was something viable. He has come up here to see it through and to move the club on, while the creditors would not be confident in reaching an agreement with the club if they felt there would be no money put on the table. I feel the Chinese link is nothing more than a smokescreen for the Professor, and while the sheikh is a Leeds fan, he is a long shot. It all points to Leighton coming in with his own consortium and I'm not saying that with any insider knowledge, it's just a matter of elimination. The fact he has not come out and said anything publicly is because he is someone who would not say anything unless all his ducks were in a row. He will say things when they need to be said, and he has until January 19th for a deal to be done."
Dr BILL GERRARD, a professor of sport management and finance at Leeds University, is convinced Allan Leighton is the man who will come up with a rescue plan for Leeds.
Leighton resigned as Leeds' deputy plc chairman earlier this month in order to form a consortium, aided by a number of leading city investors, thanks to his business connections.
"When you look at it logically, and the longer it goes on, there's only one credible solution," said Gerrard, who will be attending the AGM tomorrow. "Eddie Gray is key to the football future at Leeds United, with Trevor Birch key to a successful financial future, with the third part of the triumvirate being Leighton. The creditors would not have proposed a standstill agreement and Trevor Birch would not have come in if he had not done his homework and there was something viable. He has come up here to see it through and to move the club on, while the creditors would not be confident in reaching an agreement with the club if they felt there would be no money put on the table. I feel the Chinese link is nothing more than a smokescreen for the Professor, and while the sheikh is a Leeds fan, he is a long shot. It all points to Leighton coming in with his own consortium and I'm not saying that with any insider knowledge, it's just a matter of elimination. The fact he has not come out and said anything publicly is because he is someone who would not say anything unless all his ducks were in a row. He will say things when they need to be said, and he has until January 19th for a deal to be done."