The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[Exeter 77]

Faulkner said a couple of days ago ''Not for sale''.

If that is the case that statement would suggest large(ish) scale re-investment.

[VinnieChase84]

Club Statment

"Following the point yesterday at Villa Park, there have been stories about my selling the Club. On a personal level, I had hoped the emphasis would have been on the amazing effort on the part of our manager and our players to regroup throughout a very difficult week. Injuries to Libor and Christian, compounded with the early loss of Jores and the difficult rehab of Charles have no doubt left Paul with far less to work with than is fair. Still, Paul Lambert has done nothing but work within the parameters I've set, put the Club first and continue to trust his players. As regards my personal role at the Club and the steady rumours of a sale, I will address these after the season. Paul Lambert, Paul Faulkner and I speak daily and remain committed to the immediate job of limiting distraction and confusion in order that Villa have the best chance possible of finishing on a strong note."

To add - the fact he says Villa and not 'we' !!!
 ("and confusion in order that VILLA have the best chance possible of finishing on a strong note")
He already talking like Villa isn't his!! 110% were sold :-)

[richard moore]

Faulkner said a couple of days ago ''Not for sale''.

People in his kind of job have to say things like that

[Holte L2]

I think he's sold us.

[damon loves JT]

If it weren't true he could just come out and deny it.

[andyh]

I think he's sold us.

I don't...yet.
I reckon our league status will have a major impact on what happens.

[pauliewalnuts]

If it weren't true he could just come out and deny it.

What I don't get is, why say anything at all now?

Like you said, if there were no truth in it, he'd have said it. All this statement will do now is ratchet up the speculation tenfold.

[SteveD]

When you say nothing for 18 months and aren't seen at Villa Park all season don't be disappointed if rumours start. Those are the parameters YOU have chosen to work under Randolph.

[Jimbo]

I think he's saying what we've already seen in the papers. We'll be sold if we stay in the Premier League, so all hands are on deck to get us safely to shore. But he sounds a little pissed off with us in this slightly passive-aggressive statement, like it's being delivered behind a massive sigh: 'why don't you do what fans do and just support the team until we're home and dry, then the club will take care of itself.' He's bored with it all; he's off.

[ez]

Selling up would explain why Lambert hasn't been sacked.

[l_mckay]

Something is defiantly on go behind the scenes. Just hope the new owners care about the club and not just the money.

[damon loves JT]

If it weren't true he could just come out and deny it.

What I don't get is, why say anything at all now?

Like you said, if there were no truth in it, he'd have said it. All this statement will do now is ratchet up the speculation tenfold.

Yes. A bit baffling. I guess it's his way of saying: 'yes, there is new investment in the pipeline, but at the moment it's not as important as staying in the Premier League'.

That's part of the problem with never speaking, when you finally come out with something it's open to massive overinterpretation. So you have to be obscure, which makes it worse.

[Chris Jameson]

Does everybody have a sore head today after celebrating the amazing efforts of the players and management in achieving a goal less draw against Southampton at Villa Park? We're in dreamland.

[ez]

If it weren't true he could just come out and deny it.

What I don't get is, why say anything at all now?

Like you said, if there were no truth in it, he'd have said it. All this statement will do now is ratchet up the speculation tenfold.

Maybe season ticket sales are down and he wants to generate some excitement so he hints at something happening at the end of the season. Then again, if he's sold up why would he care?

[kippaxvilla2]

Larry Ellison's not fit to brew the Java at Villa, they should be holding out for no one less than Warren Buffet.

Seriously though, my preference would be for Paul Allen.

Has he done much since his West Ham days?