While the bidding process goes on, Leeds Carnegie may not survive as a club beyond the current Premier League campaign.

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Still, is it enough of a track record to get the keys to the current Premier League champions, winners of five of the last seven English titles, and a club with a huge budget for transfers and wages?

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The two clubs are first and second in the current English Premier League standings.

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