Takeover rumours

[Legion]

If they moved us to Planet Zog, how could we then play at Villa Park?

[paul_e]

If they moved us to Planet Zog, how could we then play at Villa Park?

I'm guessing anyone with the technology to move us to the planet zog would be able to displace the entirety of B6 as part of the move.

[itbrvilla]

Nice little article here - Which Club in the Premier League have kept their Original Name the Longest?

Southampton's original name I found amusing, and Liverpool's original name.

I must remember to refer to Albion as the Strollers more!

Fantastic. Love that table.

Forwarded this to my work colleagues and got this reply from a Greek..

Villa sounds very much like Greece: glorious past, disappointing present, uncertain future. I think I should start rooting for you!
Vasilis

[Mazrim]

Dalian Wanda Group is looking to invest in the UK. Maybe a football club would be a good vehicle to form a centre piece to their enterprise? Maybe in an area in need of regeneration? A potentially powerful commercial asset to have a bit of fun with? They denied being interested in Southampton but fell short of denying interest in any other club and they could easily have done so if they wanted to nip any speculation in the bud.

I'm not saying they're interested in us but, well, you never know. I do honestly believe we're up for sale in principle so it wouldn't be the strangest thing.

[danlanza]

Dalian Wanda Group is looking to invest in the UK. Maybe a football club would be a good vehicle to form a centre piece to their enterprise? Maybe in an area in need of regeneration? A potentially powerful commercial asset to have a bit of fun with? They denied being interested in Southampton but fell short of denying interest in any other club and they could easily have done so if they wanted to nip any speculation in the bud.

I'm not saying they're interested in us but, well, you never know. I do honestly believe we're up for sale in principle so it wouldn't be the strangest thing.

Who the bloody hell are the Dalian Wanda Group ? Disco lot from the 70's ?

[Mazrim]

A massive Chinese owned group with interests in real estate, entertainment and Christ knows what else. Very powerful. Owned by China's richest man.

[bertlambshank]

A massive Chinese owned group with interests in real estate, entertainment and Christ knows what else. Very powerful. Owned by China's richest man.

Own Sun seeker who make Boats for billionaires.

[Mazrim]

I have a mate who works for Sunseeker (after working for Bentley). I've had a few good hospitality days out as a result.

[bertlambshank]

I have a mate who works for Sunseeker (after working for Bentley). I've had a few good hospitality days out as a result.

Have a word then.

[nigel]

Picked this off another forum:

"As usual it's probably a load of rubbish, but has anyone else heard the new rumours about Villa being sold to DWG (Dalian Wanda Group), the huge Chinese consortium. They are headed by Wang Jianlin, who is apparently China's richest man. Dalian Wanda Group Corporation Limited is a conglomerate company with activities in real estate, tourism, hotels, and entertainment. The rumour, which apparently stems from a solicitor that has been acting on behalf of 'someone' at Villa Park, goes on to suggest that Dave Cameron has met with this Wang character, to discuss him pumping 3 billion into this country to invest. Perhaps someone has just put two and two together, Cameron well known for being a Villa fan, and come up with this story. Also worth a mention that the official Villa website stated in the last week that Villa's popularity in China has grown considerably. Who knows?! Anyway, thought I'd throw this out there. Anyone got any thoughts on this? As I say it's most likely a load of tosh... but it's certainly intriguing rumour."

[Ads]

We're too late with this, as Blues already have circa 1 billion fans in China.

[Bad English]

One of our Chinese teachers is Chinese and her name is Wang. Maybe she knows him. I'll e-mail her.

[Bad English]

We're too late with this, as Blues already have circa 1 billion fans in China.

That made me laugh!

[supertom]

I thought this was about Dalian Atkinson starting his own company. How disappointing!

[pauliewalnuts]

Picked this off another forum:

"As usual it's probably a load of rubbish, but has anyone else heard the new rumours about Villa being sold to DWG (Dalian Wanda Group), the huge Chinese consortium. They are headed by Wang Jianlin, who is apparently China's richest man. Dalian Wanda Group Corporation Limited is a conglomerate company with activities in real estate, tourism, hotels, and entertainment. The rumour, which apparently stems from a solicitor that has been acting on behalf of 'someone' at Villa Park, goes on to suggest that Dave Cameron has met with this Wang character, to discuss him pumping 3 billion into this country to invest. Perhaps someone has just put two and two together, Cameron well known for being a Villa fan, and come up with this story. Also worth a mention that the official Villa website stated in the last week that Villa's popularity in China has grown considerably. Who knows?! Anyway, thought I'd throw this out there. Anyone got any thoughts on this? As I say it's most likely a load of tosh... but it's certainly intriguing rumour."

just goes to show how this rubbish starts.

Yesterday, on another thread on this very forum:

Dalian Wanda Group is looking to invest in the UK. Maybe a football club would be a good vehicle to form a centre piece to their enterprise? Maybe in an area in need of regeneration? A potentially powerful commercial asset to have a bit of fun with? They denied being interested in Southampton but fell short of denying interest in any other club and they could easily have done so if they wanted to nip any speculation in the bud.

I'm not saying they're interested in us but, well, you never know. I do honestly believe we're up for sale in principle so it wouldn't be the strangest thing.

I think we can close this one down.

EDIT actually, I'll merge