The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[Clampy]

That Doug interview was 'bastard this and bastard that, it was wall to wall bastards'.

[Drummond]

I'm raiding the copper jar. So far I'm getting close to 200 pence.

If my bid is successful, I'd like to re-appoint Ads as manager.

[TheEgo]

The same James Nursery that was peddling the club wasn't for sale only a few weeks ago. He knows f**k all.

[The Villa Werewolf]

For what it's worth, I've jotted down a few thoughts on the Lerner era and the legacy he leaves behind:
http://thomastparker.com/2014/05/13/lessons-lern-ed-as-villa-sale-looms/

[dave.woodhall]

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

I'll bet you as well.

[Ads]

What's the wager chaps? First one around the world? Last man in is a rotter and a Frenchman?

[Clampy]

The same James Nursery that was peddling the club wasn't for sale only a few weeks ago. He knows f**k all.

I'm not sure how long ago he said that but I remember listening to an interview Tom Ross did with Paul Faulkner a few months ago and he said then that Lerner hadn't lost interest and was happy at the club which is strange because that statement yesterday sounded to me like he's not been happy for a while.

[Olneythelonely]

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

I'll bet you as well.

As will I.

[Ads]

Gadzooks! The action is heating up! I wager a Guinea  that I will find the source of the Nile in my balloon before the new moon and that we will be taken over.

[rob_bridge]

. 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.

Yes that is exactly how it sounds

[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

I'll bet you as well.

As will I.

ok I'm stopping there
that's £20 each with Chelts, DW & Olnly

if we have a different owner and Lambert is not the manager I will donate £60 to the H&V site
if we start the season with those two still in place, you 3 donate £20 each

'handshake'

btw its a bet I really don't want to win

(either way the site gets £60 quid, so its all good )

[pauliewalnuts]

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.

I like Mat Kendrick, he does some good stuff, but really, that is one of the worst articles I've ever seen about Villa.

That "football finance expert" sounds like the sort of people they quote in fake newspaper stories in Viz.

I mean, what kind of level of expertise do you need to have to be able to say things like this:

“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.

So, basically, he's saying North America or the Far East or any country vaguely Arab, or maybe South East Asia.

What precise analysis that is. I am surprised he didn't chuck in "Europe, South America, Africa or possibly other planets as yet to be discovered" just to keep all bases covered.

[Bully2345]

Kendrick is an awful journo. He has changed tack in the last few months purely to curry favour with the fans

[cheltenhamlion]

Handshake to John E.

[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

I'll bet you as well.

As will I.

ok I'm stopping there
that's £20 each with Chelts, DW & Olnly

if we have a different owner and Lambert is not the manager I will donate £60 to the H&V site
if we start the season with those two still in place, you 3 donate £20 each

'handshake'

btw its a bet I really don't want to win

(either way the site gets £60 quid, so its all good )

Yes.