The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[kippaxvilla2]

It tells me that he knows the square root of feck all about the new owner just like the rest of us.

[Eckybloke]

The way I see it is we got Randy, Liverpool got Gillette and Hicks.  If our new owner operates in the same way as FSG then we're starting from a better position than Liverpool were.

[kippaxvilla2]

I reckon it is Gustavo Cisneros however.

[Toronto Villa]

Kendrick's article is written with the freedom that comes with a change of ownership. It's written somewhat tongue in cheek, mildly critical, but just enough respect to keep him in the good books with the club.

[Dante Lavelli]

Matt Kendrick's take on Randy's upcoming statement.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-what-randy-lerner-7075533

A good article that.  It's written as if he knows thge identity of the new owner.
It's also good to be reminded of the many good things that Randy has done.  Too easily forgotten.

If Kendrick knew we were being taken over and also had the identity of the new owner, then he would be cashing in on the biggest story of his career.

Not if he was told by the club on the basis that it's kept secret until officially announced.  Indeed it might even be Randy/Lambert et al ensuring that the their exit is reported in a certain manner - i.e. good PR.  Furthermore Kendrick still needs to maintain a working agreement with the club as he possibly/probably does not know who will be left as part of the new regime, so he would need to do as they say.  However all of that is clearly "2 + 2 = 5" on my part, vertainly not ITK, it just seems a funny article otherwise.

[UK Redsox]

The way I see it is we got Randy, Liverpool got Gillette and Hicks.  If our new owner operates in the same way as FSG then we're starting from a better position than Liverpool were.

If FSG put off the revamp of Anfield in a manner similar to how they refurbished Fenway Park itself, it should be a really impressive stadium.

[Chris Jameson]

It tells me that he knows the square root of feck all about the new owner just like the rest of us.

I reckon 'Admin' has had a word with him. You keep quiet until I say.

[rob_bridge]

Matt Kendrick's take on Randy's upcoming statement.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-what-randy-lerner-7075533

Good article

[Phil from the upper holte]

I think Mat is just being a bit cheeky, he knows nothing

[Breezeblock]

I reckon it is Gustavo Cisneros however.

Probably end up being Gustavo Fring, bitch!

[Ads]

I think Mat is just being a bit cheeky, he knows nothing

Probably because there isn't anything to know.

[Fuse]

I think if there is any major change to come out of Randy's announcement then I would expect it to leak, possibly in the Mail but more likely one of the broadsheets - who was it that Randy did the interview with Tom Watt a few years ago?

[Ads]

I think if there is any major change to come out of Randy's announcement then I would expect it to leak, possibly in the Mail but more likely one of the broadsheets - who was it that Randy did the interview with Tom Watt a few years ago?

I would expect more noise than we have at the moment. We have one website with a clutch of four or five people all claiming to know a great deal. And they may well be correct, but it just seems all so unlikely.

[PaulWinch again]

Although to counter that the fact that Randy has said he is making a statement at the end of the season is in itself significant and largely unprecedented. So I'd suggest that implies that it must be reasonably big news whatever it is.

[ozzjim]

I am with Ads. I think it might be the club is being marketed, but I just cannot see the people being linked elsewhere buying the club