A quick straw poll of footballing opinion would doubtless reveal split opinions of Marlon King: those that dislike him and those that dislike him even more.

BRIAN ASHTON has insisted he is not worried for his job, despite reports that that the vultures are circling over Twickenham after another disappointing RBS 6 Nations campaign.

The Football Association have given Leeds the all-clear to play York in a pre-season friendly at KitKat Crescent tonight.

KEN BATES has insisted that Leeds have been given “a clean start” after his consortium bought the troubled League One club — but doubts remain over the club’s Football League future.

Ken Bates has won back control of Leeds after administrators KPMG announced his consortium had bought the club for an undisclosed sum.

Police urged TV producers to remove a contestant from a prime-time talent show because he is a sex offender, it has been confirmed.

Leeds must gain approval from the Football League and also stave off the threat of any legal action before they can start to look to the future, according to the club’s administrators.

Ken Bates has today regained control of Leeds after a recount of votes taken at last week’s creditors’ meeting confirmed his offer to buy back the club had been accepted by the slimmest of margins.

Former Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner has branded Ken Bates’ offer to pay off the club’s creditors as “utterly derisory”

Duncan Revie has vowed to contact Leeds chairman Ken Bates tomorrow with a view to pushing forwards his takeover plans.

Leeds United’s administrators are expecting several parties keen on taking control at Elland Road to step up their bids this week.

Former Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner believes investors interested in Leeds may have to join forces to launch a successful bid for the club. He said interest is coming from a number of quarters, including from Ireland.

Ken Bates, who today denied reports he is planning to relocate Leeds to South Leeds Stadium, has been told that entering administration may help to safeguard the club’s long-term future.

Leeds chairman Ken Bates is waiting to see whether he faces any action over alleged racial discrimination after his former club Chelsea lodged a formal complaint with the Football Association.

CHELSEA have hit back in their war with former chairman Ken Bates and accused the Leeds chief of racial discrimination.

Chelsea have hit back in their war with former chairman Ken Bates and accused the Leeds chief of racial discrimination.

Great Britain captain Jeremy Bates has taken a major Davis Cup gamble by resting Greg Rusedski from tomorrow’s opening day of the World Group play-off against Switzerland in Geneva.

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LEEDS UNITED manager Kevin Blackwell believes the arrival of new chairman Ken Bates represents a positive turning point in the club’s history.

New Leeds chairman Ken Bates has vowed to give manager Kevin Blackwell the chance he craves to finish a job he only started in the summer.

Ken Bates has vowed to buy back Elland Road and the club’s Thorp Arch training ground complex “in due course” as part of his long-term commitment to Leeds following his takeover today.

Ken Bates could make a sensational return to football within the next 24 hours as Leeds’ potential saviour, although a three-way race has ensued to take over the cash-strapped club.

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CHELSEA have vowed to “vigorously defend” a stg£2million writ brought against them by Ken Bates as the row between the outgoing chairman and owner Roman Abramovich threatened to end in court.

Chelsea have vowed to “vigorously defend” a £2m (€2.9m) writ brought against them by Ken Bates as the row between the outgoing chairman and owner Roman Abramovich threatened to end in court.

Sheffield Wednesday vice-chairman Mick Wright has confirmed the club’s board have been in talks with Ken Bates over a possible takeover.

A man who offered a lift in his car to a man he had been drinking with, and then shot him and dumped his body in a river was executed by injection today.

The most dramatic and eventful 48 hours in Chelsea’s 98-year history culminated tonight with the news controversial chairman Ken Bates is making plans for his retirement.

CHELSEA chairman Ken Bates has revealed his growing confidence that his team will qualify for a £10million Champions League jackpot.

The strife-torn Wembley national stadium project lurched into new controversy today when a bitterly-angry Ken Bates quit as vice-chairman and aimed a volley of parting shots at the Football Association, Sports Minister Kate Hoey and former colleagues.