The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[john2710]

End of season awards dinner tomorrow night has been cancelled

Do the press attend this event or is it just players?  It's a pretty poor state of affairs if morale is so low that the players/club/staff do not fancy a bit of a knees up after a long hard season.  I find it a bit odd.  Illogical even.

What's there to celebrate?

Why set the players & management up for a load of grief that they will no doubt get & mostly deserve or has Randy already stopped all spending?

[ciggiesnbeer]

End of season awards dinner tomorrow night has been cancelled

Do the press attend this event or is it just players?  It's a pretty poor state of affairs if morale is so low that the players/club/staff do not fancy a bit of a knees up after a long hard season.  I find it a bit odd.  Illogical even.

Doogan said openly it was because of the poor season. I think this is the club trying to be respectful to the fans.

Right call I think.

[Clampy]

I wonder if it's in light of that twitter photo from yesterday?

[Matt C]

Fair enough. We shouldn't be celebrating failure.

[wozwebs]

Gabby on Keek (Twitter like video thing) posted this

End of season. Theres NO MORE games so they had a drink on the coach. Oh my god call the police #ArrestThemAll

with a video of the players on the coach coming back singing.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Shock horror, professional footballers have an end of season drink on the team coach.   meh.

[john2710]

I wonder if it's in light of that twitter photo from yesterday?

I'd have thought it was more likely because of the last 6 weeks.

[Ron Manager]

I wonder if it's in light of that twitter photo from yesterday?

That may have had something to do with it. The club would not want young men getting drunk and posting things on the net that would make our current situation look even worse than it already is.

[Walmley_Villa]

I'm surprised they have done it at such short notice - will piss of sponsors etc as they use it as a jolly and hand out awards etc?

[ez]

Heard Kendrick on Radio Wm this afternoon saying better connected people have told him there is something in the pipeline.

[Legion]

Of course there is. One day. Just hardly 'imminent', though. That was weeks ago.

[mr underhill]

Doug's been on TV apparently and is sure the new owners will be Americans

[Steve67]

Been at work and had to wait to get the chance to look at this fantastic website to see what Randy had said.  Imagine my excitement when I anticipate that we have been taken over by a consortium of billionaires who want to rival the very best of them.  Ooops.  "I haven't go the heart for it any more, is there anyone out there who wants to buy a football club?  They are crap and don't do very well every year, but if you fancy giving me a pile of money, please do".

What a major disappointment.  Lambert still the Manager too?  Can't say I am surprised though.  This is Aston Villa after all.

[Ron Manager]

I'm surprised they have done it at such short notice - will piss of sponsors etc as they use it as a jolly and hand out awards etc?

None of our lot deserve an award but I'll tell you who does. The away fans who have been quite magnificent all season.

Gentlemen and ladies I salute you.

Thats me done for this season. I want to forget about football for a few months!

Enjoy your holidays!

[cheltenhamlion]

Will people please can the doom and gloom. Randy said goodbye in that statement and wouldn't have announced it if we were just fishing for a new buyer.

It is on.