the wes 7,212 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Leeds United chairman Ken Bates has received a death threat from Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich, London's High Court heard. The revelation came during a libel case brought by Melvyn Levi against Mr Bates. Mr Levi is suing for damages over three articles written by Mr Bates in matchday programmes and in a letter sent to fans in 2006 and 2007. The court was told Mr Abramovich had threatened to shoot Mr Bates. Mr Bates was the Chelsea chairman who sold the London club to Russian billionaire Mr Abramovich. The court also heard Mr Bates also tried to sell Leeds United for £51m to a former vice chairman of Everton Football Club. The sale, proposed in early 2007, also included providing Mr Bates with four directors' box tickets and access to the chairman's suite if it went through. But Chris Greg, once vice chairman at the Merseyside club, would only offer £40m on behalf of a consortium interested in buying Leeds and the deal never went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,319 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Bates really is a vindictive old fart. If I remember rightly he was calling Abramovich a Russian gangster , and received a very good pay off. A multi millionaire jealous of a multi billionaire..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Is he Schizophrenic? Roman payed him 18 million. Be Gratefull and Shut the Fuck Up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Lmao, fair doos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Bates is just a cunt, I never liked him since he set foot out of Chelsea. He demanded so much money when he claimed that we tapped up two young players from Leeds United. He wanted £24 million for them. Seriously, he is not right in the head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I didn't like him when he was at Chelsea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaldo 0 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 bahahahahahahahahahahaha, he should have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changingman2000 35 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Bates really is a vindictive old fart. If I remember rightly he was calling Abramovich a Russian gangster , and received a very good pay off. A multi millionaire jealous of a multi billionaire..... April 89 I was on a train bound for Shrewsbury, We were already Champs in the 2nd Divison and this game was going to be "fun". Around an hour after leaving Euston, Chairman Ken came strolling down the carriage, warned us not go get involved in any grief or he would sell Gordon Durie (Who had earlier scored 5 away to Wallsall) Bates deserves great, great credit for his fight agianst Marler and Cabra estates, which certainly set him back a few quid. However, he more than made his wedge with Roman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Wasn´t it his idea to install electric fences to keep the supporter off the pitch ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changingman2000 35 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Wasn´t it his idea to install electric fences to keep the supporter off the pitch ? It was aye, But the GLC wouldnt let him use it because of Health & Safety.........So they just made the fences higher, and higher, and higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changingman2000 35 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 what a looney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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