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Author Topic: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL  (Read 3011862 times)

Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16875 on: June 15, 2016, 04:36:47 PM »
Pronounced "Shah", according to Pat Murphy

Offline levico

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16876 on: June 15, 2016, 05:00:44 PM »
Never mind all this excitement - has Paddy Riley gone yet?

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16877 on: June 15, 2016, 05:34:45 PM »
He said we're the most historic club in the world on Midlands Today earlier. How many of our owners have even known that, never mind said it?

Good start.

Online Monty

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16878 on: June 15, 2016, 05:36:33 PM »
He said we're the most historic club in the world on Midlands Today earlier. How many of our owners have even known that, never mind said it?

Good start.

Harvard, Oxford, MIT, I imagine he's good at doing his homework.

Mind you, wasn't Randy Columbia and Cambridge? Homework isn't everything.

Offline Ian.

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16879 on: June 15, 2016, 05:41:38 PM »
He said we're the most historic club in the world on Midlands Today earlier. How many of our owners have even known that, never mind said it?

Good start.

Harvard, Oxford, MIT, I imagine he's good at doing his homework.

Mind you, wasn't Randy Columbia and Cambridge? Homework isn't everything.
Did Randy earn any qualifications though? Or did he flunk?
I image his school report was he 'at first he was enthusiastic and tried very hard, when the going got tough he lost interest and left the University with his tail between his legs'

Offline not3bad

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16880 on: June 15, 2016, 05:51:14 PM »
He said we're the most historic club in the world on Midlands Today earlier. How many of our owners have even known that, never mind said it?

Good start.

Harvard, Oxford, MIT, I imagine he's good at doing his homework.

Mind you, wasn't Randy Columbia and Cambridge? Homework isn't everything.
Did Randy earn any qualifications though? Or did he flunk?
I image his school report was he 'at first he was enthusiastic and tried very hard, when the going got tough he lost interest and left the University with his tail between his legs'
Probably changed courses a few times before he left.

Offline jwarry

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16881 on: June 15, 2016, 05:53:50 PM »
Going to feel weird winning games. I'm so conditioned to losing now that it will take some time to expect to win rather than being moderately optimistic before a game knowing how stupid you are being

Offline not3bad

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16882 on: June 15, 2016, 05:56:34 PM »
Winning games. Yeah. Weird idea, but I kind of like it.

Offline The Laughing Policeman

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16883 on: June 15, 2016, 06:00:25 PM »
What is this "winning" that people are talking about? And more to the point is it allowed at Villa Park?

Offline peter w

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16884 on: June 15, 2016, 06:02:05 PM »
He said we're the most historic club in the world on Midlands Today earlier. How many of our owners have even known that, never mind said it?

Good start.

Harvard, Oxford, MIT, I imagine he's good at doing his homework.

Mind you, wasn't Randy Columbia and Cambridge? Homework isn't everything.
Did Randy earn any qualifications though? Or did he flunk?
I image his school report was he 'at first he was enthusiastic and tried very hard, when the going got tough he lost interest and left the University with his tail between his legs'
Probably changed courses a few times before he left.

Probably started with astral physics, before working on chaos theory, before shifting to biology and then settling for Applied Science.

Online Monty

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16885 on: June 15, 2016, 06:03:54 PM »
He said we're the most historic club in the world on Midlands Today earlier. How many of our owners have even known that, never mind said it?

Good start.

Harvard, Oxford, MIT, I imagine he's good at doing his homework.

Mind you, wasn't Randy Columbia and Cambridge? Homework isn't everything.
Did Randy earn any qualifications though? Or did he flunk?
I image his school report was he 'at first he was enthusiastic and tried very hard, when the going got tough he lost interest and left the University with his tail between his legs'
Probably changed courses a few times before he left.

Probably started with astral physics, before working on chaos theory, before shifting to biology and then settling for Applied Science.

I'm going to guess Bible Studies, before doing his PhD in English Lit (studying false narratives) and taking a course in psychiatry (as a patient).

Offline footyskillz

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16886 on: June 15, 2016, 06:11:16 PM »
Still haven't bothered looking at prem league fixtures. Will do nearer time.  Euros and copa america enough for me atm. Along with all the villa buzz! I hear fixtures where it matters are out next Wednesday

Offline CT Villan

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16887 on: June 15, 2016, 06:49:57 PM »
That's a very exciting article...it's great that he is happy to talk to the press openly, unlike the previous incumbent.

I particularly liked the bit about buying the Chinese tv rights to Championship games to ensure Villa are shown enough - there's no denying his ambition and actions like this show he means what he is saying.

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16888 on: June 15, 2016, 07:06:59 PM »
The closing to that statement doesn't imply an imminent sale.

There is no sale.  I can't believe people are falling for this spin yet again.

Maybe LTA is just a bit miffed that he got this horribly wrong. Again.

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Re: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL
« Reply #16889 on: June 15, 2016, 07:11:56 PM »
It's nice to see some ambition, even if it seems unlikely. Also the stuff about getting the correct structure in place shows he's hopefully thinking about all aspects.

 


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