Takeover rumours

[wozwebs]

Lots of rumours on Twitter that Red Bull want to a) Buy us or b) the naming rights to Villa Park.

Seems someone read this in the Mirror and put our name in the mix and off it went into twitter overdrive

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/red-bull-looking-buy-english-2366075

What if it were true though?

[peter w]

Just a rumour. Everton sites had the same nonsense a few weeks back. As did we.

[pauliewalnuts]

It'll be nonsense. I saw that on twitter earlier, and it seems to have been resurrected by this:

Dave Beeston ‏@mini_beest 2h
Intresting rumour of Red Bull & #avfc from @thebellsarering. Didnt collymore tweet something the other day about the name & colours?
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If you look at the account he mentions, they said this:

Belley ‏@thebellsarering 2h
Anyone heard any rumours about Red Bull looking to buy naming rights for Villa Park?? #avfc

That's an account with 900 followers.

Following that, there's much chatter about Red Bull buying Villa, and it all stems from an article last month (by Alan Nixon, one of the least reliable "journalists" out there) in the Mirror, and some random bloke saying the above to resurrect it.

[dave.woodhall]

Will they be in a timeshare with that Arab potentate who was buying us last year and the curry house owners from Sutton from the year before?

[Salsa Party Animal]

They can buy Aston Villa just remember we won't change the colours, kit, team name or stadium name. and we demand Red Bull renamed to Gold Lion

[VillaAlways]

How can we sponsored by Red Bull with no wingers ?

I'll get my coat.

[UK Redsox]

We should hold out to become "Microsoft Villa" and play at "Budweiser Stadium at Villa Park".

[Legion]

Red bullshit. I love Twitter. Not.

[Damo70]

The papers are convinced they want to buy an English club so expect to hear this rumour crop up on slow news days every other month for the rest of the season. On the alternative months it will be Everton they are buying. They might also throw Newcastle's name into the mix occasionally just to vary it a bit.

[eastie]

Seems like a load of bull to me.
Maybe we can use our celeb fans to sway it our way - a few knighthoods

[cdbearsfan]

I reckon they'll either take over Orient and be Red Bull London or take on Middlesbrough and be Middlesbrough Red Bulls.

For no particular reason, except that if it now happens I can claim I was a genius all along.

[Legion]

Cardiff Red Bulls.

[Damo70]

I reckon they'll either take over Orient and be Red Bull London or take on Middlesbrough and be Middlesbrough Red Bulls.

For no particular reason, except that if it now happens I can claim I was a genius all along.

I have a vision of West Ham's opening game in the Olympic Stadium being at home to Orient in the Championship.

[Ads]

Whatb does Julie have to say on this?

[SashasGrandad]

Claret n Blue Bull Villa?

Heard this rumour a couple of weeks ago. Apparently we are more attractive than other options. For a number of reasons.