Daddy Pig
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Bates vs. ScallyAh the usual toss being spouted by two of the most embarrassing Chairmen in the Football League. Takes me right back to the schoolyard this does. Gills and Leeds fans are thoroughly united I suspect - both sets of fans think both sets of Chairmen are a disgrace...
This from that esteemed rag, the Kent Messenger:
Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has reignited his feud with outspoken Leeds counterpart Ken Bates ahead of Saturday's big League 1 clash at Elland Road.
Leeds sealed Gillingham’s relegation to League 2 at the end of the 2007/08 season and Mr Bates used the occasion to openly criticise Mr Scally (pictured) in his programme notes before the game, after the Gills chairman voted in favour of the South Yorkshire club’s 15-point deduction.
An overwhelming majority of chairmen, including Mr Scally, voted to uphold the penalty handed out by the Football League at a specially convened meeting in London. Leeds were handed the points deduction after failing to comply with the League’s policy for clubs entering administration.
The points deduction eventually denied Leeds a promotion spot.
Mr Bates believed that the opportunity for his side to send the Gills into League 2 was "poetic justice" and Mr Scally hasn’t forgotten the occasion.
Mr Scally believes that Mr Bates was rude and he claimed that Mr Bates refused to talk to him in the boardroom. Mr Scally was also subjected to a torrent of abuse by the home fans throughout the game.
Mr Scally, who is planning to attend the game on Saturday, said: "He had some issues but he wouldn’t come over and have them out with me. I’m not bothered about the fans because they will latch onto whatever they are fed and they were fed a lot of rubbish.
"Most fans know that their problems lay with their own board and the chairman, and not the Football League.
"I was already resigned to relegation and I wasn’t even particularly disturbed at that because relegation enabled us to re-group. Ken Bates rambles on and says things he shouldn’t."
Mr Bates said: "Scally is short for scallywag which has been my nickname for him (for) a long while now. He’s probably forgotten the time he asked for my advice about a proposed move to a new site to emulate Chelsea Village that would have seen a name change to Medway United."
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Mark
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Pair of embarrassing twats,let them get on with there petty feuding,as long as we do what we need to do on the pitch by 5pm tomorrow,that,l do for me...
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SNIFFER CLARKE
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Scally is a Class A prick always has been and bates is not much better.
3 points is all that matters,not interested in either of the publicity seekers...
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Del
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Agree, Both of them are loud mouths who have a negative impact on footall. The best chairman are those that go un-noticed
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ImreVaradi
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| Del wrote: | | Agree, Both of them are loud mouths who have a negative impact on footall. The best chairman are those that go un-noticed |
Agree Del. Everything thats wrong with football. All chairman want to be celebs these days.
In fairness to bates at least he's been at it for decades and isn't one of these johnny come lately types. Still a twat of course but original with it.
I don't think your modern football fan helps matters though with wanting to know and thinking they know everything about a club.
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fenwhite
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well all I can say on the matter is Scally's a cnut his wife a ***g 
Scally deserved all the stick he got, there might have been loads of chairmen voted for the points deduction , but they didn't all slag us off on sky news, fuck Scally his is a cnut of the highest order, at least Bates is funny
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brisbanewhite
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Scally deserves all the sh1t he gets off Leeds United and the fans......loved it when we sent them down!
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Mark
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4-1 ,take that Scally you cock-eyed wankstain...
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