No smoke without fire: Lerner will sell, if the right offer is made

[brian green]

Initially  I would prefer his cousin Sheikh Hamad Ibn Tamir Oman Nazir Tabil Hamood Ebran Califa Ibrahim Tamzir Younous.

[Concrete John]

We need to be very very careful

We need someone who will be like Man City current owner rather than Blackburn or Liverpool previous owner and stay with the club like Roman or our beloved leader before Randy. 

True. If they come into the club with ambition and a strategy to help us grow locally and globally, then I would be fully behind the takeover.

An almost ideal scenario for me, and to tie this into another thread we have going on, would be a mega-rich owner like this who then brought in Sir Graham onto the board to run things.  That way we balance money with experience and we're guaranteed the best interests on the club would be looked after. 

[N'ZMAV]

Not sure I would be too happy with the idea of a Man City type ownership. I've spent too much time slagging them off about their owners haha

I'd find it difficult to trust them, I bet some of the City fans are actually bricking it for the day their owners get bored and fuck off leaving them in the shit.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Not sure I would be too happy with the idea of a Man City type ownership. I've spent too much time slagging them off about their owners haha

I'd find it difficult to trust them, I bet some of the City fans are actually bricking it for the day their owners get bored and fuck off leaving them in the shit.

I bet they're not. I bet they're too busy enjoying their moment in the sun, and who could blame them?

[N'ZMAV]

I don't blame them, not at all, hard not to be slightly envious. I'm just sceptical on how long term the City owners are. They'll probably prove me wrong and be there for a long time, but how they've started, by throwing tonnes of cash at it can't last forever, can it? The cash probably can, but they're interest might not.

[MarkM]

So, are we saying that this may be more on the right side of a rumour than the wrong side?

[Gareth]

Initially  I would prefer his cousin Sheikh Hamad Ibn Tamir Oman Nazir Tabil Hamood Ebran Califa Ibrahim Tamzir Younous.

Very good :-)

[Marlon From Bearwood]

I don't blame them, not at all, hard not to be slightly envious. I'm just sceptical on how long term the City owners are. They'll probably prove me wrong and be there for a long time, but how they've started, by throwing tonnes of cash at it can't last forever, can it? The cash probably can, but they're interest might not.

Fair point, however I know a couple of City fans and their attitude is pretty carefree as even if it all goes tits up then all that happens is they end up back at the level they were used to being at in the first place. And at least they will have had the memories, trophies, Champs League campaigns, and Derby Day drubbings to look back on. It's pretty much a no lose situation for them.

[Mister E]

Initially  I would prefer his cousin Sheikh Hamad Ibn Tamir Oman Nazir Tabil Hamood Ebran Califa Ibrahim Tamzir Younous.

Is that the Middle-Eastern equivalent of Algernon Winston Razzmattazz?

[Tony Boucher]

I'd hate it if the Qataris bought the club - we'd just be a new toy that would be dropped for something shinier in the future (probably ManUre) & we'd be actively accelerating the destruction of football as a sport. 

I already detest Man City for what they've done to the game & couldn't stand it if we were the same.

[Concrete John]

I don't blame them, not at all, hard not to be slightly envious. I'm just sceptical on how long term the City owners are. They'll probably prove me wrong and be there for a long time, but how they've started, by throwing tonnes of cash at it can't last forever, can it? The cash probably can, but they're interest might not.

Fair point, however I know a couple of City fans and their attitude is pretty carefree as even if it all goes tits up then all that happens is they end up back at the level they were used to being at in the first place. And at least they will have had the memories, trophies, Champs League campaigns, and Derby Day drubbings to look back on. It's pretty much a no lose situation for them.

I'm not so sure as they were a mid table PL side when the oil money started rolling in and although it all depends on how the finance is structured, if they're left with a ridiculos wagebill they can't pay and debts to the owners, then they could easily 'do a Leeds'.

[LeeB]

When do people think the Arabs will be unveiled? 

*snigger*

[PaulWinch again]

I don't blame them, not at all, hard not to be slightly envious. I'm just sceptical on how long term the City owners are. They'll probably prove me wrong and be there for a long time, but how they've started, by throwing tonnes of cash at it can't last forever, can it? The cash probably can, but they're interest might not.

Fair point, however I know a couple of City fans and their attitude is pretty carefree as even if it all goes tits up then all that happens is they end up back at the level they were used to being at in the first place. And at least they will have had the memories, trophies, Champs League campaigns, and Derby Day drubbings to look back on. It's pretty much a no lose situation for them.

I'm not so sure as they were a mid table PL side when the oil money started rolling in and although it all depends on how the finance is structured, if they're left with a ridiculos wagebill they can't pay and debts to the owners, then they could easily 'do a Leeds'.

Yeah I was going to say there is the potential for it much to be a 'lose' situation. It's all dependant on what structure they have in place.

[LeeB]

bring him on i say. If someone can be found to buy a basket case club like Citeh then a club like Villa should have no problems

And if an arsehole the size of Garry Cook could manage it, again, we should have no problems.

[dave.woodhall]

Gary Cook was apparently more in tune with City fans than you'd think. I think it was WSC that wrote a surprisingly positive piece about him.