BBC Home

Explore the BBC

New visitors: Create your membership
Returning members: Sign in

125 comments

user rating: 2 star

Paul Scally

League One Gillingham
by wedger_uk (U2510173) 04 May 2008
comment on the article

I am fed up with Scally bashing.
Yesterday, after the match he gave a very frank and honest interview to Radio Kent about the Leeds situation and Ken Bates.
What he said, and how he said it got a lot of respect from me and I'm sure other people listening.
Few facts;
1) Obviously, there are some Leeds fans that are morons. They actually seem to be fully blaming Paul Scally for their 15 point deductions - even though another 68 football league chairman voted the same way. He just had the guts to say it on TV, nothing wrong with that.
2) Yes, we are in debt - so are 75% of the football league: FACT! At least we haven't gone down the administration route like other clubs.
3) Paul Scally admitted he took too long in appointing the manager, he blames himself about going down and has taken it on the chin.
With his passion for a new stadium I still think this guy can take us forward. Unless there is a super rich Kent businessman ready to pump money into the club can we not just get on with the task in hand?

Latest 10 comments

Read members' comments or add your own

posted May 6, 2008

PierreLaurent is right - Leeds fans do not believe that Mr. Scally is solely responsible for this whole mess. That is down to the league's inadequate procedures, lack of transparency, and allowing vested interests to prevail. Even the arbitration panel agreed that this part wasn't on.

Mr. Scally's "crime" was that he more than any other chairman was seen to be sycophantically supporting the league's decision, and rather too enthusiastically for many people's liking. Of all the chairman, he was the one making it publicly known how much he supported what was taking place, despite the clear conflict of interest and dubious goings-on.

In other words when other chairmen kept a quiet, dignified silence, Scally appeared to be revelling in Leeds' difficulties. That is why he got the response he did on Saturday. He might remember in future that what goes around, comes around.....

add comment | complain about this comment

comment by shilia (U3113482)

posted May 6, 2008

I didn't know that Scally worked for Morrisons
yikes.
I thought he made his money in photocopiers.

add comment | complain about this comment

posted May 6, 2008

gucci v prada, think bates uses gucci handbags slighty harder than prada, scally being a scally bought a snide and its handle fell off when bates had his straps down and was at scallys mercy.

unlucky gills ul be back

on a serious note, instead of all competeing chairmen handbagging and backstabbing, maybe if they all could see beyond their bentley/mondeo bonnets they would actually see the mickey mouse FL for what it is.

MOT

add comment | complain about this comment

posted May 6, 2008

Highest attendances in League Two, lowest average IQ amongst them.

Blah blah facts, never broke no rules, blah blah scally monster rar rar blah.

I meant used scally as a scapegoat for their misgivings.

I'm sorry such a well supported club is run by a top w@*k£r but there you go.

We shall enjoy league two with the other teams that get shiz on by the money men. Its beautiful and what makes the sport beautiful. Not begrudging the attendances of the Leeds faithful but all the comments I see tell me, like the money men, you're just concerned about the politics and winning by any means necessary rather than the wonderful football going on infront of you.

add comment | complain about this comment

posted May 6, 2008

End of the day.. what the hell is scally sniffing/snorting or drinking?..... Why open your gob when the initial vote was by secret ballot... seems to me the guy is either naive or winkeye
Good luck leeds... ccertainly it was not fair to deduct the 15 points & I hope you make it back to the championship & then premier in the next 2 seasons. After what happen to Sheffield Utd last season.. it apears one rule for the Yorkshire teams... another for the rest.

add comment | complain about this comment

posted May 6, 2008

BlueStevueMC

"Highest attendances in League Two, lowest average IQ amongst them."

"Not begrudging the attendances..."


PMSL...

Going down to the Blue Square...

add comment | complain about this comment

posted May 7, 2008

Christ! Grow up man!

I really don't know what the hell you're talking about.

I say that because people like you smear the fans because of the chairman.

Going on Bates...

wow

sorry everyone else but this guy is a prat.

add comment | complain about this comment

posted May 7, 2008

Do you know who I feel sorry for, Bournmouth, without those ten points they would not have been relegated. A case of a club being relegated for non-football reasons.

Without those 15 points my club would have been automatically promoted, those 15 points were unjust and that is all one can say about it, I would not want this to happen to any other club.

I undestand that the rules were meant to stop clubs using the system to over-spend, but in all honesty while this was the case for Leeds in the Premiership, can you say the same for Luton and Bournmouth.

Its sad that any club gets relegated, but Gillingham were relegated fairly, Bournmouth were not.

Mr Scally should not have openned his mouth in such a way, I can understand Bats but I would not have done the same.

Anyway, insult us, I don't care, I actually read someone in the MSM saying something nice about us. MOT and all that, hopefully all the way to the Championship.

add comment | complain about this comment

posted May 10, 2008

Middleagedred, Glad to see you're sticking closely to the winning WUM formula of this year mate..

Not big anymore.. ACCEPT WHAT LEAGUE YOU'RE IN!!
You broke the rules.. DEAL WITH IT!!

Please Get yourself a life about these things, we've heard all this drivel before..wizard

And It doesn't make us think oh no are they right, it makes us laugh and be if anything more proud that we still draw so much attention mate..wizard

add comment | complain about this comment

posted May 10, 2008

Anyone with a minimum half a brain know Leeds were ripped off because Bates made Haw-Haw look the incompetant pratt that he is.

So Lubomir, had your Brain inspected recently or couldn't they find it.

I can see why you'd get giddy in such exhalted company and as we'll never have cause to converse again best wishes and enjoy the fourth division, it's better than the Blue Square as you'll soon discover.

add comment | complain about this comment

Comment on this article

Sorry, you can only contribute to 606 during opening hours. These are 0900-2300 UK time, seven days a week, but may vary to accommodate sporting events and UK public holidays.

RATE THIS ARTICLE

Rate Breakdown

  • 5 31.25%
    5 votes
  • 4
    0 votes
  • 3
    0 votes
  • 2 6.25%
    1 votes
  • 1 62.50%
    10 votes

average rating:
2.31 from 16 votes