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Author Topic: The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL  (Read 2836376 times)

Offline clash city rocker

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11385 on: April 20, 2016, 08:34:13 PM »
Go back 12 months and I didn't expect us to be a team of world beaters now. But I never imagined we would be in the mess we are at present. Mess is putting it mildly as well. Shambles is probably more apt.
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Online Marlon From Bearwood

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11386 on: April 21, 2016, 11:24:34 AM »
The Larry Ellison / Oracle rumours have started up again. I'm not getting my hopes up. Why would one of the worlds richest men who could afford any football club, buy one in the Championship?
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Offline walsall villain

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11387 on: April 21, 2016, 11:26:33 AM »
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Offline walsall villain

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11388 on: April 21, 2016, 11:28:05 AM »
Quote from: Marlon From Bearwood on April 21, 2016, 11:24:34 AM
The Larry Ellison / Oracle rumours have started up again. I'm not getting my hopes up. Why would one of the worlds richest men who could afford any football club, buy one in the Championship?
And why would he be linked to a consortium?
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Offline wozwebs

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11389 on: April 21, 2016, 11:39:20 AM »
Fronted by someone UK based but backed financially by him? Clutching at straws of course but if it is him then Halle-fucking-lulah!
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Offline pig

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11390 on: April 21, 2016, 11:42:17 AM »
I dont believe anything until I hear it from Admin.
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Offline onje_villa

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11391 on: April 21, 2016, 11:59:36 AM »
Quote from: walsall villain on April 21, 2016, 11:26:33 AM
British consortium linked to Larry Ellison for anybody?
http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/21/aston-villa-in-advanced-takeover-talks-with-british-consortium-linked-to-larry-ellison-5831307/
To say that sounds too good to be true would be putting it mildly! I would settle for selling the club to almost anyone right now but anyone close to that calibre would be a humungous bonus clearly.

Let's just hope something is happening.
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Online Chris Smith

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11392 on: April 21, 2016, 12:01:52 PM »
Quote from: wozwebs on April 21, 2016, 11:39:20 AM
Fronted by someone UK based but backed financially by him? Clutching at straws of course but if it is him then Halle-fucking-lulah!

He has a reputation for being a bit of a nutter but perhaps that is just what we need.

If Lerner really is looking to sell at a knock down price it could be the ideal time to buy the club.

That said, it is probably all bollocks.
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Offline UK Redsox

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11393 on: April 21, 2016, 12:04:44 PM »
Sounds OK but only as long as he's a joint owner with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, plus Kevin Plank as the new kit-man
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Offline Scott Nielsen

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11394 on: April 21, 2016, 12:26:23 PM »
Can't see it. Larry certainly likes sports but I have never heard of him having any interest in football.
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Offline Des Little

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11395 on: April 21, 2016, 12:29:35 PM »
There is more chance of a combined posthumous bid from Larry Grayson and Larry Hagman.  Have we learned nothing from the past few years?  Nothing to see here at all. 
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Offline walsall villain

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11396 on: April 21, 2016, 12:33:24 PM »
Quote from: Scott Nielsen on April 21, 2016, 12:26:23 PM
Can't see it. Larry certainly likes sports but I have never heard of him having any interest in football.
What have we got to do with football these days?
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Offline Jon Crofts

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11397 on: April 21, 2016, 12:36:50 PM »
Quote from: walsall villain on April 21, 2016, 12:33:24 PM
Quote from: Scott Nielsen on April 21, 2016, 12:26:23 PM
Can't see it. Larry certainly likes sports but I have never heard of him having any interest in football.
What have we got to do with football these days?

He supposedly came to the Hull game at Villa Park last season.
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Offline not3bad

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11398 on: April 21, 2016, 12:55:08 PM »
Not the first time the Oracle rumour has circulated.
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Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: The Still Current Lack of an Imminent Takeover Thread WITH CHILDISH POLL
« Reply #11399 on: April 21, 2016, 12:59:16 PM »
Has Ellison any history of taking over distressed assets? We are the definition of that surely? Apart from the 'asset' bit.
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