Takeover rumours

[David_Nab]

How much would naming rights bring in ..?

Not surprised he is looking , Prem league  FFP rules are seeing clubs find other sources of income see Liverpool's 2 recent commercial deals Dunkin Doughnuts coffee and pastry supplier and Garuda Airlines training kit sponsorship.

[Mazrim]

Not that it's definitive proof on anything, but Lerner denied that the Browns were up for sale very shortly before selling the Browns, so I'm not taking anything as gospel. All I can say is that it looks and feels like the club us being prepped for sale. And if it isn't, then finding alternative revenue streams is good news, if it's spent wisely.

I'm sure the quality of play on the pitch is pretty much all most of us care about.

[Toronto Villa]

If the right offer comes in for anything material in your possession you are going to consider selling it. If Randy could guarantee that the next owner met his price, was actually minted with real money not a bunch of IOU's,  had good intentions for the club and will not end up in the locker like the bloke down the road, I'm sure he's be tempted to sell. Until then I imagine Aston Villa will belong to him.

[ROBBO]

Lerner was unlucky in fact we all were that MON became manager, it seemed great at the time  but we were all fooled. How much did he pay Heskey? and he is just one example. So many times we have been one or two quality players short of a very good team wasn't there one decent midfielder we could have got in?

[brian green]

Spot on Robbo with the observation that Randy Lerner was unlucky to get O'Neill to manage his launch into football ownership.   Paradoxically the rumour circulated that the attempt by O'Neill to get in Parker on 100k plus a week was the straw that broke the camel's back but you are right.   We were only a couple of players off an outstanding side.

[Malandro]

Spot on Robbo with the observation that Randy Lerner was unlucky to get O'Neill to manage his launch into football ownership.   Paradoxically the rumour circulated that the attempt by O'Neill to get in Parker on 100k plus a week was the straw that broke the camel's back but you are right.   We were only a couple of players off an outstanding side.

A couple of players short of outstanding, exactly. We were in that position because of the investment.
 Of course he lined the squad with high earners and a few that really didn't merit it.

But we are where we are because of the purging of that squad. Whats the next step then....

Spend money on good players, there isn't any way around it in this game.

[ROBBO]

Thats not quite right at the time we had Young, Milner and Barry all of them paid less than Heskey the amount of money paid out to what i refer to as Journeymen players was scandalous and the fact that some he bought he very soon fell out with and never picked them again.We all thought we were doing great getting MON in but for Randy, Aston Villa and its supporters it was a disaster. I m hard pressed to come up with  the name of a manager who could have done worse than MON given the money he had to spend and the crap he left us with when he walked out.

[Malandro]

Randy knew the score with these players however, we were never likely to see any future fees from Heskey, Dunne or Friedel.

Heskey has always been shit. But rightly or wrongly many in the game thought he was one of the best players in England. So he warranted his wages.

Curtis was his biggest flop, but at the time many thought he was the next Ferdinand.

What was his overall net transfer total - £70 million? What did we sell on after he left - Milner £26 million, Young £17 million, Downing £20 million, Curtis £3.5million, Young £2million, Collins £2.5 million. Shorey £1.5 million.

Randy sanctioned the wages. All I actually believe were more or less market value for the players, maybe with Beye as a major exception!

So thats £72 odd million back in transfer fees.
 

[MoetVillan]

Maybe take a look at what harry Rednapp has left behind at his old clubs.  MON is maybe not the worst.  Kenny Dalglish anyone?

[Malandro]

I suggest Randy should think about what happened after O'neill left: Ireland £8million huge wages, Makoun £6million, Bent £18million, huge wages, N'zogbia £10million.

Mcleish appointment.


I personally think we did fairly well under Martin, the league positions probably reflected the money we spent. (that you need to spend)

[Olneythelonely]

Whilst Randy is not everyone's cup of tea you only have to look at Leeds and Cardiff to realise there are much worse owners out there. Better the devil you know.

No thanks, I'd rather take a chance with someone else rather stick with a man that has sold nearly every decent player at the club and replaced them with inferior ones.

And here's me thinking it was the managers doing that.

If it was Randy, then you'll have to thank him for buying them all in the first place.

Of course it's the managers who have sold our best players and replaced them with inferior ones. Lerner had nothing to do with it whatsoever! Ha!

So you credit him with buying all those good players too?

[john e]

IKN ?   

Well done for picking up on my typo, really impressive

didn't know it was a typo, thought it was a new thing with a meaning
that's why I asked so I could be up to date with the in crowd,

[not3bad]

I thought it was I Know Nothing (hence the speculation).

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Maybe take a look at what harry Rednapp has left behind at his old clubs.  MON is maybe not the worst.  Kenny Dalglish anyone?

Won more in both his spells at Liverpool than most of our managers.

[pauliewalnuts]

I thought it was I Know Nothing (hence the speculation).

Me too.

It's like the site's version of an ITK - an IKN, totally not ITK.