Wise questions motives as Leeds lose points penalty appeal

LEEDS manager Dennis Wise has questioned the motives of the majority of Football League chairmen who voted to uphold the club’s 15-point penalty for breaching rules on insolvency.

The 40-year-old Londoner and assistant Gus Poyet did little to hide their despair after 75% of the 71 rival Football League clubs voted in favour of the governing body’s unprecedented sanction.

But Wise, who carved out a playing career at the highest level on the back of an indomitable spirit, vowed Leeds will come out fighting when they launch their first season in Coca-Cola League One at Tranmere tomorrow.