The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[TopDeck113]

According to Pravda:

"Dr Xia played football as a striker until he finished at college and football has remained his passion. Dr Xia decided to buy an iconic football Club in England as the cornerstone of his Sports, Leisure and Tourism Division. He became a fan of Aston Villa many years ago and is delighted at the opportunity to become the new owner"

The spin starts immediately.

[Tuscans]

ive heard on the internet, his got 34 billion

Yen, dollars, pounds?

[kippaxvilla2]

Dr Tony Xia has a personal net worth of a whopping £75m.

[manic-road]

According to Pravda:

"Dr Xia played football as a striker until he finished at college and football has remained his passion. Dr Xia decided to buy an iconic football Club in England as the cornerstone of his Sports, Leisure and Tourism Division. He became a fan of Aston Villa many years ago and is delighted at the opportunity to become the new owner"

The spin starts immediately.

Has he got a Villa tattoo?

[AV82EC]

ive heard on the internet, his got 34 billion

I'm sorry but if he hasn't got a tattoo of the Villa crest on his leg then he's just some Johnny come lately glory hunter.

[Tuscans]

Wouldn't Bernstein and Hughes stayed if they thought this was good for Villa?

HA, King....I was thinking of Merv Hughes

Hughes?

[The Laughing Policeman]

Sorry folks I got that one wrong. But I did give a health warning and my ITK now owes me a few pints.

[cdward]

Aston Villa Football Club is pleased to announce that an agreement has been signed today for the sale of 100% ownership by Randy Lerner to Recon Group owned by Dr Tony Jiantong Xia subject to the approval of the Premier League and the Football League. Once those approvals have been granted and the new board members approved under the fit & proper rules of both leagues, Dr Xia will become Chairman of Aston Villa. The Club will announce the appointment of a new manager shortly.

Randy Lerner has sought the right new owner for Aston Villa who would take great care of the Club and restore its fortunes. He believes that Tony Xia is an excellent choice.

Recon Group is Dr Xia's privately owned holding company that owns the controlling interest in five publicly listed companies on the Hong Kong and Chinese stock exchanges and many other private companies employing 35,000 people in 75 countries.

Dr Xia played football as a striker until he finished at college and football has remained his passion. Dr Xia decided to buy an iconic football Club in England as the cornerstone of his Sports, Leisure and Tourism Division. He became a fan of Aston Villa many years ago and is delighted at the opportunity to become the new owner.

Dr Xia's immediate objective is to return Aston Villa to the Premier League and then to have the Club finish in the top six, bringing European football back to Villa Park. He plans to make Aston Villa the most famous football Club in China with a huge fan base.

[QuintonVilla]

Dr Tony Xia has a personal net worth of a whopping £75m.

Should be able to get Ronaldo for that.

[Holte L2]

The Recon Group are worth $42 billion according to credit reference agency.  I credit checked them at work.

[Clampy]

And a farewell message from Randy.

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~5580392,00.html

[Taylor]

When does the name of the thread change?

[Monty]

So, he claims to be a Villa fan (sure), that he wants to make Villa the biggest club in China (has he Googled 'Birmingham') and is apparently very moderately endowed with wealth by Chinese businessman standards/is swinging his megawealth around for all to see. Brilliant.

[manic-road]

Dr Tony Xia has a personal net worth of a whopping £75m.

Should be able to get Ronaldo for that.

Which one? The fat one with goofy teeth, the one on four legs that will be Herefords mascot at Wembley or the Portuguese one?

[dave shelley]

Thank you Randy Lerner and good luck in the future.  Thank you for your philanthropy.  Your aspirations were admirable, your achievements less so.  I liked you and I'm sorry things didn't work out for you and us.  I hope you have chosen your buyer carefully.