Yorkshire Evening Post 12/2/12
Leeds United fans stage rally and protest march
By Bruce Smith
FREEZING temperatures failed to weaken the
determination of disenchanted fans to make their calls heard across the city centre for changes in Leeds United’s team and club management policy.
Several hundred joined a demonstration followed by a protest march to the ground to make their grievances heard once again.
The protesters co-ordinated by the Leeds United Supporters Trust, gathered in City Square Prior to the home match against Brighton and Hove Albion.
Flanked by police on foot, horse and motorcycle back, they waived their banners proudly proclaiming “Premier League Not Premier Inn” and “Morons” while chanting calling for club owner Ken Bates to go.
They were there to highlight the continuing concerns of many fans about United’s failure to achieve promotion to the Premiership, the lack of top player purchases despite extensive investment in ground facilities, the loss of proven team members, the reliance on loan players and paying Premiership size ticket prices to watch lesser Championship football.
Under close police escort and headed by vans with blue flashing lights they marched chanting down a prearranged route down Bishopgate Street to the Dark Arches and Neville Street before heading along Meadow Lane and into the commercial back-streets of Holbeck along Sweet Street, Ninevah Road, Stocks Hill, Top Moor Side and Cemetery Road over the M621 and down to Elland Road and the ground.
At the ground they continued to waive their protest banners and sing their strongly worded anti Bates slogans as they gathered at crowd barriers put up around the entrance to the club building watched by security guards.
Finally having given voice to their grievances they dispersed to enter the ground and watch the Whites lose 2-1.
Leeds United fans stage rally and protest march
By Bruce Smith
FREEZING temperatures failed to weaken the
determination of disenchanted fans to make their calls heard across the city centre for changes in Leeds United’s team and club management policy.Several hundred joined a demonstration followed by a protest march to the ground to make their grievances heard once again.
The protesters co-ordinated by the Leeds United Supporters Trust, gathered in City Square Prior to the home match against Brighton and Hove Albion.
Flanked by police on foot, horse and motorcycle back, they waived their banners proudly proclaiming “Premier League Not Premier Inn” and “Morons” while chanting calling for club owner Ken Bates to go.
They were there to highlight the continuing concerns of many fans about United’s failure to achieve promotion to the Premiership, the lack of top player purchases despite extensive investment in ground facilities, the loss of proven team members, the reliance on loan players and paying Premiership size ticket prices to watch lesser Championship football.
Under close police escort and headed by vans with blue flashing lights they marched chanting down a prearranged route down Bishopgate Street to the Dark Arches and Neville Street before heading along Meadow Lane and into the commercial back-streets of Holbeck along Sweet Street, Ninevah Road, Stocks Hill, Top Moor Side and Cemetery Road over the M621 and down to Elland Road and the ground.
At the ground they continued to waive their protest banners and sing their strongly worded anti Bates slogans as they gathered at crowd barriers put up around the entrance to the club building watched by security guards.
Finally having given voice to their grievances they dispersed to enter the ground and watch the Whites lose 2-1.