Leeds put Rogers and Pugh up for sale as Twitter fans vent anger on Ken Bates

In an outpouring of emotion on Twitter, supporters singled out current owner Ken Bates for blame, accusing him of neglecting the club’s interests.

‏@MrValli said: “Ken Bates has dragged (Leeds) through endless pain. Why us? Why couldn’t he sell us when he had the golden chance? I feel sick!”

@Droopy_claus added: “Did anyone seriously not see this coming? Bates just using the takeover as a smokescreen to not spend on transfers.”

Referring to the explosion of comments on Twitter, ‏@RonanFarrelly17 said: “Leeds trending for all the wrong reasons yet again.”

Meanwhile, Leeds manager Neil Warnock has put Robbie Rogers and Danny Pugh up for sale this summer.

They join Billy Paynter, Paul Rachubka, Paul Connolly, and Ramon Nunez on the transfer list, as Warnock plans to raise funds to sign a striker.

He said on the club’s website: “You have to look at what you can do, We’re looking at forward players and it might be that we have to move one or two on, so we’re going to circulate the names of Robbie Rogers and Pughy on the transfer list.

“I’ve had a chat with both of them. In Pughy’s case he’s had a good pre-season and he’s a bit unlucky, but in the areas I think he’s good in I don’t think he’ll get much of a look in.

“He needs to be playing games. It’s not closing the door, but if we can generate some income it helps me with priority positions.”

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