THEY USED TO PLAY IN THE PREMIERSHIP YOU KNOW

Last updated : 11 July 2004 By Editor

Krasner: "We're talking to a number of people about a sale and lease agreement. Any deal will have to include a minimum 25-year lease because football will be staying at Elland Road."

Simon Jose, of the Leeds United Independent Fans' Association, said: "They are selling the club's assets and not generating any income. Selling the ground, our prime asset, to someone with no vested interest in Leeds United does not help the club. If there is going to be a development on the site it should benefit the club. This simply shows the directors have no ambition in our future."

And official supporters' representative Ray Fell, (who else?) added: "It is a never-ending saga. I'm shocked we're so far in debt that it leads to these steps.

"A 25-year lease sounds like some sort of guarantee but it is worrying. We need to know the future of Elland Road is secure."

Krasner again: "There are one or two more players who may be moving on but at the same time players are coming in. We have to redevelop the team."

The players in question? Brian Deane, Steve Guppy and Craig Hignett, who have accompanied the squad on their pre-season tour of Sweden on a trial basis.

This is their squad for their tour of Sweden:

Paul Butler
Gary Kelly
Michael Duberry
Frazer Richardson
Matthew Kilgallon
Clarke Carlisle
Eirik Bakke
Matthew Spring
Steve Guppy
Craig Hignett
Julian Joachim
Michael Ricketts
Danny Pugh
Danny Cadamarteri
Aaron Lennon
Scott Carson
Brian Deane
Jermaine Wright

Life's great sometimes innit?