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Ken Bates 14:52 - Jul 11 with 3091 viewsE17hoop

Former Chelsea and Leeds owner Bates dies aged 94.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/fo

Apparently, he was one of our own as a QPR fan in his youth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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Ken Bates on 15:14 - Jul 11 with 2989 viewsBrianMcCarthy

My God, that Wiki page is a reminder of how, shall we say, controversial he was.

Not a man I admired, still I hope he finds peace and sleeps well.

Ar dheis Dé.

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Ken Bates on 15:54 - Jul 11 with 2844 viewsPlanetHonneywood

As a mate just said: Anyone who planned to electrocute Chelsea fans is ok by me!

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Ken Bates on 16:33 - Jul 11 with 2748 viewsBoston

Ken Bates on 15:54 - Jul 11 by PlanetHonneywood

As a mate just said: Anyone who planned to electrocute Chelsea fans is ok by me!


Your mate has a sense of humour😀
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Ken Bates on 16:35 - Jul 11 with 2736 viewsBoston

Ken Bates, in this country - a 'get off my lawn' type of bloke.

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Ken Bates on 18:36 - Jul 11 with 2594 viewsnumptydumpty

Ken Bates on 16:35 - Jul 11 by Boston

Ken Bates, in this country - a 'get off my lawn' type of bloke.


The instigator of the improvement in Chelsea's long term fortunes.

Just seen this news and thought bit controversial to post about this man on this particular site.

But whoever he was aligned with, he has left this earth.

So best wishes.

And RIP

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Ken Bates on 12:35 - Jul 12 with 2264 viewslangtoft

Reminds me of the suggestion that both him and Jim Gregory wanted to buy us in the mid-60s - rumours suggest that he was actually a supporter. Jim won; Bates lost before he resurfaced at Wigan and then 'that lot'. Urban myth maybe but he would have been 'very QPR' but I'm glad we dodged that potential bullet
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Ken Bates on 13:22 - Jul 12 with 2200 viewsTwoHalves

Ken Bates on 15:14 - Jul 11 by BrianMcCarthy

My God, that Wiki page is a reminder of how, shall we say, controversial he was.

Not a man I admired, still I hope he finds peace and sleeps well.

Ar dheis Dé.


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Ken Bates on 14:20 - Jul 12 with 2105 viewsMartin63

He was chairman of Oldham Athletic in the mid 1960s

In March 1982 he bought Chelsea because Jim G wouldn't sell him the Rs.
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Ken Bates on 08:49 - Jul 15 with 1615 viewsBluce_Ree

You know, I've sat and reflected on this for a few days and with all the respect due: f**k Ken Bates. Dead or not, man was a prick.

Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.

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Ken Bates on 11:21 - Jul 15 with 1431 viewsrobith

Ken Bates on 16:35 - Jul 11 by Boston

Ken Bates, in this country - a 'get off my lawn' type of bloke.


His official on the record retort to Chelsea reporting him for racism was "I haven’t laughed so much since Ma caught her tits in the mangle”
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