Takeover rumours

[WestleyArmsAV]

Well if Redbull is supposed to give you wings I suspect Grant Holt is going to have to drink a shed load to lift his tub of lard off the ground.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

If they're ambitious, then yeah, I'm all for it. However, I don't want us to change our name, colours, and I really don't want a new stadium.

[Dave Javu]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Red_Bull_Salzburg

"The Red Bull company bought the club on 6 April 2005 and rebranded it. After the takeover, Red Bull changed the club's name, management, and staff, declaring "this is a new club with no history." Red Bull initially claimed on the club website that the club was founded in 2005, but was ordered to remove this claim by the Austrian F.A. The new authority removed all trace of violet from the club logo and the team now play in the colours of red and white, to the consternation of much of the club's traditional support.[19] A small pair of wings form the motif of the new club crest, displayed on the team jersey, in accordance with Red Bull's commercial slogan at the time: "It gives you wings." This complete re-branding of the team proved very similar to Red Bull's treatment of its two Formula One racing teams, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso. However, Red Bull would not completely follow this precedent when it acquired the MetroStars club in Major League Soccer in the United States; while it rebranded the team as the New York Red Bulls, it chose to recognise the MetroStars' history.

The traditional supporters tried to resist the radical changes and formed their own movement in order to regain some of the tradition. Several fan-clubs throughout Europe voiced their support in what they saw as a fight against the growing commercialisation of football. However, after five months of protests and talks between the club owners and traditional fans, no compromise was reached. On 15 September 2005, the 'violet' supporters stated that the talks had irreversibly broken down and efforts to reach an agreement would be terminated.

This gave rise to two separate fan groups: the 'Red-Whites', who support 'Red Bull Salzburg' and the 'Violet-Whites', who want to preserve the 72-year-old tradition and refuse to support the rebranded club. The Violet-Whites ultimately formed a new club, SV Austria Salzburg."



So it's Goodbye "Aston Red Bulls", hello "AFC Aston Villa".

[Damo70]

Is it time for this one again? I can never remember whether we have to talk about it every six months or every three months.

[Monty]

Here's the thing - I'd be surprised if Randy sold up to these people.

[martin o`who??]

Has there been any further development since the last time this was discussed or you just felt like posting a thread?

Not being an arse, just there was already a thread is all.

Anyway, my opinion can be summed up here: If they changed our colours or name then I don't care how much they invest. Can rename the stadium if they like, nobody would refer to it as the Red Bull Arena.

To be honest gut feeling is a no even with investment. Just don't like the idea of someone like Red Bull taking over us.

Havn`t seen a thread elswhere (on H&V) and no i didn`t "Just feel like posting a thread".

[pauliewalnuts]

Merged with the old thread.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'd be interested to know which media outlets are carrying this.

And who is saying it on Twitter.

[Ads]

One thing I wouldn't be able to stomach if we were to become a glamour side, would be the day trippers and Johnny Come Lately types that infest the top sides.

Me too.

Then we'd sign Falcao and Zlatan, win the league, and get over it pretty quickly.

We'd be as obnoxious as Yanited fans away from home, I am sure. But wouldn't you feel compelled, in every conversation about football, to mention that you have been going down the Villa for X amount of years? The thought of being seen as JCL gloryhunter would bother me, knowing how much disdain I hold Brummie Reds in etc.

[dicedlam]

I'd be interested to know which media outlets are carrying this.

And who is saying it on Twitter.

Sherlocknuts do your thang.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'd be interested to know which media outlets are carrying this.

And who is saying it on Twitter.

Sherlocknuts do your thang.

No need, I can guess. The media outlets will turn out to be eatdrinksleepfootybanter.com and the like, and the people on twitter will be 12 year olds saying "are red bull going to take over the Villa?" which then gets turned into "lots of talk on Twitter that Red Bull are buying us".

[Irish villain]

I moan a lot about ambition etc but I'd choose where  we are now over any of that bull that could come with a takeover like that.

[pauliewalnuts]

One thing I wouldn't be able to stomach if we were to become a glamour side, would be the day trippers and Johnny Come Lately types that infest the top sides.

Me too.

Then we'd sign Falcao and Zlatan, win the league, and get over it pretty quickly.

We'd be as obnoxious as Yanited fans away from home, I am sure. But wouldn't you feel compelled, in every conversation about football, to mention that you have been going down the Villa for X amount of years? The thought of being seen as JCL gloryhunter would bother me, knowing how much disdain I hold Brummie Reds in etc.

I'd rather not get people assuming that, but I'd rather win an avalanche of silverware and put up with it than otherwise.

That makes no sense, but you know what I mean.

[Dave Clark Five]

Thinking about all the glory hunting twats who would join is, I think I would rather be in Division Four.

[Ads]

Thinking about all the glory hunting twats who would join is, I think I would rather be in Division Four.

Maybe that's why Yanited fans try and act the twat so much away from home? Its the only place they can enjoy their success free of the smear of all the hangers-on.