fishman Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's search for an English football club appears to have focused on the North of England. According to a report in the British newspaper the Sunday Mirror, MLSE has begun preliminary talks that would see the organization acquire Leeds United. Leeds United currently competes in League One, England's third division, and would reportedly welcome investors that would provide the team with the financial might to return to the Premier League. MLSE president Richard Peddie recently visited England last month to meet with a number of clubs, including Southhampton and Reading. "It is a very interesting area where we feel many of our ideas would work," said Peddie. MLSE currently owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Toronto Raptors and Major League Soccer franchise Toronto FC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalcity Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Probably not a bad move considering their attendance this past season. http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D2/attend.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Wow. Crap wants to own crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Wow. Crap wants to own crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Loud Mouth Soup Wow. Crap wants to own crap. It makes sense. MLSE likes teams that draw good crowds that don't really care if the team is good or not. The pension fund could rake in a lot of pounds. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 MLSE is a business, ticket sales are king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Oranje Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I think Leeds is actually an interesting investment. The fan base is part of its attraction. If the price is right, the potential for increase in club value is huge if they can get it to the EPL. Of course, that isn't necessarily that easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-A Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Leeds deny MLSE interest in club http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7421314.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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