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Daily Mail 12/5/07
Revie’s son will ask Bates to name his price as fans back his Leeds takeover
By JOE BERNSTEIN
Duncan Revie will this week ask Leeds chairman Ken Bates to name his price after being backed by supporters who want him to take over the club.
The son of legendary Leeds manager Don Revie announced his interest last week in heading a consortium to take control at Elland Road and has been discussing finance with a number of backers, including the wealthy Maktoum family, who rule Dubai.
Revie now plans to see the Leeds chairman to discuss the next step. He said: "It is time to sit down with Ken Bates, to push this thing further and see what he wants. I intend to ring him on Monday and arrange a meeting to find out what the story is. I know Ken and I quite like him. It’s always best to deal with him face to face and be up front about it.
"I’ve been staggered by the reaction of Leeds fans to my interest in taking the club back where we belong. I’ve always said they are the most passionate fans in the country and they’ve proved me right."
Businessman Revie, 52, runs the successful Soccerex company, which puts on conventions and forums for the football industry. Last week, Leeds United’s World Cup winner Jack Charlton was present at a one-day conference put on by Soccerex at Wembley.
A number of other parties are also interested in buying Leeds. Former club director Simon Morris, 29, has launched a £10million bid to buy the club and has pledged to build a new 50,000-seater stadium.
Property entrepreneur Morris, recently named among the top 10 richest people under 30 in Britain with a fortune estimated at £69m, is setting up a website to get fans’ views.
The club, who will play in League One next season after relegation, went into administration with debts of £35m last week but were almost immediately bought by a new company, Leeds United Football Club Limited, of which Bates is a listed director. However, the sale is subject to approval by the club’s creditors at a meeting on June 1.

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