Leeds Remain Confident

The Inland Revenue, owed £7.7m by Leeds in unpaid taxes, launched an 11th-hour legal challenge on Tuesday to Bates' proposed buy-back deal after he placed the club into administration on May 4.

A Leeds statement read: "Urgent meetings are taking place today between the administrators (KPMG), the club and the Football League to establish how to move forward following the appeal lodged by HMRC (Inland Revenue). The club remain confident of a positive outcome and that it will be able to start the 2007-08 season."