• Wembley Allocation increased if we get to the final and if we play Scunthorpe
  49,000 Wembley seats if it is LUFC vs Scunthorpe more ....
• An Unreserved Welcome
  The Supporters Trust gives an unreserved welcome to the outline proposals made today by Mr Bates more ....

We have a difficult and no doubt hard fought semi with Millwall to overcome before we can think of Wembley, but if we make it through and find ourselves in a final with Scunthorpe then the good news is that Leeds will be allocated 49,000 Wembley seats. If the final is contested with MK Dons then Leeds will receive the normal 37,000 allocation.

The Football League and Wembley have been looking into the possibilities ever since the meeting between the Leeds Supporters Trust and the Football League last summer when the Trust urged all parties involved to investigate what might be achievable in the event that the POF was again contested by one "larger" and one "smaller" club (in terms of supporter numbers). There is much detail and it is a complicated matter but the good news is that the fans have been listened to and what could be done, has been done.

Thanks to both the Football League and to Wembley whether or not we reach Wembley and whether or not it turns out to be Leeds and Scunthorpe.

The Supporters Trust gives an unreserved welcome to the outline proposals made today by Mr Bates for the buyback of Thorp Arch. In his subsequent interview on Yorkshire Radio Mr Bates made it abundantly clear that this scheme will have nothing to do with The Supporters Trust and that it has nothing to do with the proposals previously made by the Trust with regard to the buyback. The Trust nevertheless supports the outlined proposals and looks forward to seeing more of the detail when this becomes available. Even though the Trust itself is excluded from this scheme from this time onwards, it is anticipated that Trust members will seek their own individual ways to support the clubs independent scheme. This is a far-sighted and brave proposal from Mr Bates and congratulations are in order. It will be a difficult process to bring this scheme to a successful conclusion and the Trust wishes to acknowledge in advance the hard work which will be required on the part of those given the task of making this scheme a success. They will need widespread support if they are to achieve their objectives.