Paraag Marathe to face Red Bull and Elland Road questions in off-record meetings — YEP 11/10/24
By Graham Smyth
Leeds United chairman Paraag Marathe will face questions
over the club's Red Bull partnership and Elland Road development next week in a
pair of meetings with supporters.
Marathe, who heads up the 49ers Enterprises ownership group,
will be in the country ahead of Leeds' Friday night fixture with Sheffield
United at Elland Road. Twenty-four hours prior to that he will sit down with
the Supporters Advisory Board [SAB] and the Leeds United Supporters Trust in
what the club say will be off-the-record meetings to help him better understand
the present feeling among fans and provide some transparency for the two
groups.
A spokesperson for the Trust told the YEP that they welcome
the chance to get a direct insight into the running of the club and members
plan to ask Marathe about the boardroom partnership with Red Bull and plans to
expand Elland Road.
"We represent our members with regular dialogue with
the club, but it’s always really useful if fans have the opportunity to hear
directly from the club and get their own questions answered," said a
spokesperson. "So we regularly put these face to face events on with the
club. We did a similar event with Paraag last year and it was really insightful
and beneficial to hear from him directly. We know members have told us they are
specifically keen to understand more about the ground redevelopment, the
ongoing Red Bull partnership and squad plans. It’s great that he is willing to
come along and have open dialogue with fans."
Trust members have been invited by email to book a place at
the event with Marathe.
A statement from the SAB on Leeds United's official website
says its membership is made up of fans from the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust,
Leeds United Supporters Club, Marching Out Together, the Disability Supporter
Board and LUSCOS, as well as 'individual members covering a wide range of
supporters and their interest groups.'