Randy Lerner - Discuss

[dave.woodhall]

No.

[willywombat]

There must have been 4 or 5 different people mention whispers of a potential Qatari backed buyout recently on here. I know its usually "I know someone, who heard something.." etc, but are people starting to believe there may be something in this?

Look, I tend to take these things with a large pinch of salt but I dont believe my contact would have any motive for making up shit. You're right though, this rumour wont go away

[Stu]

There must have been 4 or 5 different people mention whispers of a potential Qatari backed buyout recently on here. I know its usually "I know someone, who heard something.." etc, but are people starting to believe there may be something in this?

Absolutely not.

[willywombat]

There must have been 4 or 5 different people mention whispers of a potential Qatari backed buyout recently on here. I know its usually "I know someone, who heard something.." etc, but are people starting to believe there may be something in this?

Absolutely not.

Why?

[not3bad]

No.

It's these vague answers that you can interpret in so many ways that drive me up the wall!

[Stu]

There must have been 4 or 5 different people mention whispers of a potential Qatari backed buyout recently on here. I know its usually "I know someone, who heard something.." etc, but are people starting to believe there may be something in this?

Absolutely not.

Why?

Well for anyone to buy Villa they'd have to pony up £200m to just square up what Lerner is owed. After that, actually buying the club, say another £100m.

It's wishful thinking IMO, ever since a nothing club like Man City hit the jackpot everyone else has been looking for the same thing. Also, if there was an agreement in place, we would have had a sniff of it way before now.

Your mate is obviously welcome to prove me utterly wrong

[Concrete John]

There must have been 4 or 5 different people mention whispers of a potential Qatari backed buyout recently on here. I know its usually "I know someone, who heard something.." etc, but are people starting to believe there may be something in this?

It's really just one rumour doing the rounds, with people's opinion that Randy is cutting costs ready for a sale as the fuel it burns on.

[Walmley_Villa]

Hey, I used to go to school with a Pakistani lad  who trained as an accountant. He has worked in  Qatar for the last 12 years. He has no football alleigance but e-mailed me yesterday to suggest that a major Qatari player has agreed an in principle deal to buy the club in the summer. In his words they make the Man City owners look like peasants. Not sure how I feel about this and dont shoot me if it doesn't happen

I've come on here in recent times and stated explicity that I wouldn't want us to go down this path, and that any success acheived by it would be tainted.

However, if the alternative is to endure some of the drivel served up in recent weeks, then bring it the fuck on.

And it's a yes from me. If you can't beat them.

[Chris Jameson]

Herbert and Ray Ranson are as we speak/type hatching a plan.

[Damo70]

Herbert and Ray Ranson are as we speak/type hatching a plan.

The same Ray Ranson who recently did such a great job at Coventry?

[Locko]

There must have been 4 or 5 different people mention whispers of a potential Qatari backed buyout recently on here. I know its usually "I know someone, who heard something.." etc, but are people starting to believe there may be something in this?

Absolutely not.

Why?

Well for anyone to buy Villa they'd have to pony up £200m to just square up what Lerner is owed. After that, actually buying the club, say another £100m.

It's wishful thinking IMO, ever since a nothing club like Man City hit the jackpot everyone else has been looking for the same thing. Also, if there was an agreement in place, we would have had a sniff of it way before now.

Your mate is obviously welcome to prove me utterly wrong

Youre proceeding from the assumption Lerner will look to make a profit, I feel he's had his fingers burned and will be happy to offload us as painlessly as possible. Here's hoping  as he's clearly lost interest.

[TimTheVillain]

No.

It's these vague answers that you can interpret in so many ways that drive me up the wall!

Only Randy, Faulkner, Russell,Randy's Accountants and Lawyers and the acquiring party ( if there is one) will know for sure.

[Ad@m]

Hey, I used to go to school with a Pakistani lad  who trained as an accountant. He has worked in  Qatar for the last 12 years. He has no football alleigance but e-mailed me yesterday to suggest that a major Qatari player has agreed an in principle deal to buy the club in the summer. In his words they make the Man City owners look like peasants. Not sure how I feel about this and dont shoot me if it doesn't happen

I'm sorry but what?!

If someone wanted to buy the club why not buy it now?  What does 'agreed in principle' actually mean?  Presumably no price has been set so it would be unenforceable.  Who knows what division we'll be in come the summer, which players we'll have, etc?  How does Randy run the club from now until that point as that could directly impact the value of the club in the summer?

And aside of all that, I don't think anyone could make Sheikh Mansour look like a peasant.

I'm afraid that your mate appears to be royally pulling your leg.

[MarkM]

Let's assume that for reasons unknown the takeover can't happen until the summer.

The potential owners have agreed a price now but the deal hinges on Villa being in the Premier League.

So what do you do, you don't want to spend money you know you won't get back but you need to keep the club in the PL.

You no longer have to worry about being popular as you will shortly be leaving, so you appoint a defensive manager who you think will keep the club up, and sell off as many assets as you can to bring yourself some return on investment before the sale. You then stay away as much as you can to avoid the criticism.

It's a conspiracy theory but it does fit the facts as we know them!

[Legion]

Interesting post...