However , the ramifications of that demotion had become all too apparent with Elland Road and Thorp Arch having been sold by the previous board .
When Bates took charge , United had been relegated from the Premier League only eight months earlier .
The ramifications of that demotion had become all too apparent with Elland Road and Thorp Arch having been sold by the previous board .
When Bates took charge , United had been relegated from the Premier League only eight months earlier .