Facing a second likely ban and disqualification as owner of Leeds United, Massimo Cellino was somewhat backed into a corner. Rather than battle like a salmon swimming upstream against a tidal current, il mister Cellino has agreed in principle to sell Leeds United to fans group Leeds Fans Utd, as per a report in the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Wearied with the fight ahead, admitting in an interview with the Times, that he no longer had the balls of his youth, Cellino told the YEP that,
“100 per cent I will sell to the fans, if they want to buy it and look after the club. The fans are the only asset Leeds United has.” Massimo Cellino – Yorkshire Evening Post: October 30, 2015
With fans calling for him to leave the club, quite vociferously at times, during Thursday’s dismal defeat to Blackburn Rovers , the agreement between Cellino and the Leeds Fans Utd, comes both out of the blue and welcomed in equal measures. Leeds Fans Utd had a long-agreed meeting with Massimo Cellino scheduled for today but no Leeds fan could have dreamed that there’d be an announcement such as that which Leeds Fans Utd tweeted out this evening at bang-on 6pm.
Over on Twitter, the whole conversation about Leeds United has been slewed to this topic and its linked announcement.
Cellino announces principle to sell to a Leeds United fan organisation – Twitter reacts
If the sale goes through & @LeedsFansUtd have taken a majority stake then it's going to be very interesting going forward for #LUFC
— Tom Maguire (@TomCMaguire) October 30, 2015
if this news does not warrant excessive alcohol consumption & furious masturbation I don't know what does…#lufc https://t.co/1yE7yfCEEX
— Insanely Profane 💙💛 (@gardsmeister) October 30, 2015
Having worked with @LeedsFansUtd I can assure you that they will be one of the best things to ever happen to our club. #leedsisours
— Ryan Ingham (@RyanIngham14) October 30, 2015
I'm struggling to find the words here.
We really could get our club back, Fucking hell#lufc
— Eddie 'Last Waltz' Gray 💙💛 (@farriersreg) October 30, 2015
This is a once in a life time opportunity for us all. To actually shape #LUFC future. Do you actually know what that means??
— DJ (@DanJowitt) October 30, 2015
Everyone needs to lump in now … Ideal Xmas gift for the kids. @WACCOE #lufc https://t.co/PbvaDUL21M
— Northern Lifer (@northernlifer) October 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/chrisabbott1/status/660173463785705472
https://twitter.com/Thomas_Rafferty/status/660173390473482240
OH MY DAYS!!! What am I reading tonight. Is this the light at the end of the never ending tunnel? Hope this comes off #lufc
— Ben (@BenjiRoberts) October 30, 2015
It is safe to say that the mood of the fans is that they are both ebullient and bullish; the news coming as an ideal antidote to the drear and disappointment of previous weeks regarding Leeds United. Still, potentially selling to Leeds Fans Utd and having the fans ‘bullish’ is better than any other rumours about interest from Red Bull.
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