Rejected petition Investigation in to Ken Bates of Leeds United AFC

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The Government have already raised doubts over the legality of Ken Bates' takeover of Leeds United. There are clearly issues with this situation and this was highlighted in the BBC programme about the subject.

I am a leeds season ticket holder, and for bates to lie to us for years saying he didnt know who the owners were, then all of a sudden under media pressure and FA rules, he all of a sudden admitted he owned the club. it surely needs to be looked at?

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The regulation of football is a matter for the football authorities.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 2 February 2012
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