The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[Stu]

Ahahahaha.

Silly season has started.

[PeterWithe]

. The Arabs would be able to pay for it because they have got so much oil money. Or it could be the Far East, Singapore or Malaysia, somewhere like that.

And this is from a 'football finance expert', it sounds suspiciously more like a bloke in a pub on the journalists lunch break.

[sid1964]

James Nursey (Mirror football reporter) just said on TalkSport, that there is no potential buyers even talking to Learner at the moment

He also said that Lambert will remain as Manager and that if we continue in limbo that the only signings will be on loan, as Lambert cannot sort out contracts etc....

The one good thing he did say was that Learner will only sell to the right people who have money to invest in our club..

[Stu]

Its all rumours and heresay, I'll believe a takeover is happening when its announced.

Hopefully whoever our new owner is, they will have a name that doesn't lend itself to easy misspelling

[Ron Manager]

James Nursey (Mirror football reporter) just said on TalkSport, that there is no potential buyers even talking to Learner at the moment

He also said that Lambert will remain as Manager and that if we continue in limbo that the only signings will be on loan, as Lambert cannot sort out contracts etc....

The one good thing he did say was that Learner will only sell to the right people who have money to invest in our club..

Who is this bloke Learner then?

[martin o`who??]

The Birmingham Mail trying to sell a few papers today!

Oil tycoons are thought to be the most likely new owners of the club
Aston Villa could become the next Manchester City – with oil-rich Arabs tipped to bring the glory days back to Villa Park.

Football finance expert Peter Knowles forecast that Randy Lerner could easily attract bids of between £200 million and £250 million from super-rich investors, desperate to break into the Premier League elite.

The US billionaire put Aston Villa up for sale yesterday following his near £63 million takeover in 2006.

In statement, he said: “I owe it to Villa to move on, and look for fresh, invigorated leadership, if in my heart I feel I can no longer do the job.

“I can see now that it is time, if possible, to hand these privileges and responsibilities to the next person or group to take the club forward.’’

Lerner has put the sale of the club in the hands of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch.

There have been no confirmed interested parties, but a number of wealthy Americans have been linked to a possible buyout this summer.


Yet stockbroker Mr Knowles predicted fierce interest in Villa from the oil-rich Middle East. And that could spark a Manchester City-style resurgence – which saw them win the Premier League on Sunday.

“If you have got somebody out there with a pot full of money that really wants to buy a Premier League club and has got the funds to do so, then you can effectively buy the League,’’ said the soccer finance expert.

“I heard that there was a potential American bid but it is far more likely to be from the Far East or the Arabs. The Arabs would be able to pay for it because they have got so much oil money. Or it could be the Far East, Singapore or Malaysia, somewhere like that.

What was that John Cleese line in Fawlty towers about "Specialist subject, the bleeding obvious".

[aev]

The Birmingham Mail trying to sell a few papers today!

Oil tycoons are thought to be the most likely new owners of the club
Aston Villa could become the next Manchester City – with oil-rich Arabs tipped to bring the glory days back to Villa Park.

Football finance expert Peter Knowles forecast that Randy Lerner could easily attract bids of between £200 million and £250 million from super-rich investors, desperate to break into the Premier League elite.

The US billionaire put Aston Villa up for sale yesterday following his near £63 million takeover in 2006.

In statement, he said: “I owe it to Villa to move on, and look for fresh, invigorated leadership, if in my heart I feel I can no longer do the job.

“I can see now that it is time, if possible, to hand these privileges and responsibilities to the next person or group to take the club forward.’’

Lerner has put the sale of the club in the hands of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch.

There have been no confirmed interested parties, but a number of wealthy Americans have been linked to a possible buyout this summer.


Yet stockbroker Mr Knowles predicted fierce interest in Villa from the oil-rich Middle East. And that could spark a Manchester City-style resurgence – which saw them win the Premier League on Sunday.

“If you have got somebody out there with a pot full of money that really wants to buy a Premier League club and has got the funds to do so, then you can effectively buy the League,’’ said the soccer finance expert.

“I heard that there was a potential American bid but it is far more likely to be from the Far East or the Arabs. The Arabs would be able to pay for it because they have got so much oil money. Or it could be the Far East, Singapore or Malaysia, somewhere like that.

What was that John Cleese line in Fawlty towers about "Specialist subject, the bleeding obvious".

Yeah, could be Americans, Arabs, people from the Far East.

It could  LITERALLY be anyone who is rich.

[Deano's Mullet]

Whats Ted Dibiase doing these days?

[Malandro]

Whats Ted Dibiase doing these days?

I had to look him up, I thought I knew that name

[Holte L2]

Whats Ted Dibiase doing these days?

I had to look him up, I thought I knew that name

Vince McMahon was rumoured to be looking at a club.....

[cheltenhamlion]

What a crock of shit those pieces are. Nursey now knows that we have had no bids, our transfer policy for next season even though Lambert has not spoken to Lerner about it according to other media and the finance expert says he expects it to be sold to somebody who has a bob or two.

This deal had better be done quickly if for no other reason than I don't have to keep reading this crap.

[mr underhill]

I have it from an impeccable source that it's Sheikh Yerbouti, He's Zapped everyone else out of the ballpark. And Captain Beefheart is our new manager - and captain.

[john e]

What a crock of shit those pieces are. Nursey now knows that we have had no bids, our transfer policy for next season even though Lambert has not spoken to Lerner about it according to other media and the finance expert says he expects it to be sold to somebody who has a bob or two.

This deal had better be done quickly if for no other reason than I don't have to keep reading this crap.

Ha ha, hope you got that. £20 quid ready chelts

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

What a crock of shit those pieces are. Nursey now knows that we have had no bids, our transfer policy for next season even though Lambert has not spoken to Lerner about it according to other media and the finance expert says he expects it to be sold to somebody who has a bob or two.

This deal had better be done quickly if for no other reason than I don't have to keep reading this crap.

Ha ha, hope you got that. £20 quid ready chelts

Yes.

[VillaAlways]

That's how much they know. Tweet from February

@patmurphybbc: Paul Faulkner CEO of @AVFCOfficial  has just told me he's spoken to Randy Lerner,who's rubbished stories that he's looking to sell up.