How long for Bates?

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Tooting Gull

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• Jul 7, 2003

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Bates has always liked to large it, but how's he going to react to being told 'you're irrelevant'. New man - pots of cash - 'interesting' associates - avowed intention to meddle in buying players and team selection. Bates is a puppet as chairman, and he's going to hate it. Should have gone with the money. I give it two months.

 

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Deano's Right Foot

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• Jul 7, 2003

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I think that I read somewhere (evening sub-standard?) that Bates has already announced that he is to retire soon.

 

Simster

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Jul 7, 2003

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• Jul 7, 2003

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Deano's Right Foot said:

I think that I read somewhere (evening sub-standard?) that Bates has already announced that he is to retire soon.

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Excellent news for football.

 

Questions

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Worthing

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Has he gone yet ?

 

Green Cross Code Man

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• Jun 30, 2023

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Simster said:

Excellent news for football.

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Sadly what replaced him, eventually, was far worse.

 

Weststander

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He gives me the creeps.

 

Hamilton

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Why is this being bounced then @Questions ?

 

Questions

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Hamilton said:

Why is this being bounced then @Questions ?

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No idea

 

Van Cleef

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Questions said:

Has he gone yet ?

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He either has or he hasn't.

 

Cowfold Seagull

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Green Cross Code Man said:

Sadly what replaced him, eventually, was far worse.

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Indeed, Uncle Ken was almost lovable in comparison.

 

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Lenny Rider

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Cowfold Seagull said:

Indeed, Uncle Ken was almost lovable in comparison.

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Unfortunately not, 'Uncle' Ken had or has a side to him that would have shrinks around the globe turning cartwheels trying to analyse it.

I won't break a confidence because it was a private conversation, but a well loved and respected footballing figure once told me a story about when Bates effectively humiliated a 'National Treasure' in the Stamford Bridge boardroom.

 

Cowfold Seagull

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Lenny Rider said:

Unfortunately not, 'Uncle' Ken had or has a side to him that would have shrinks around the globe turning cartwheels trying to analyse it.

I won't break a confidence because it was a private conversation, but a well loved and respected footballing figure once told me a story about when Bates effectively humiliated a 'National Treasure' in the Stamford Bridge boardroom.

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I don't doubt what you say, no one knows what goes on behing closed doors etc. etc. Fair to say too l think, that very few people reach the pinnacle in whatever they do, without having a hard side to them.