The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[The Edge]

I fail to see a real motive for anyone to 'turn us over'. The only way anyone will make money out of Villa is by making us a successful football team who are run sensibly.

Stop being so sensible.

[john e]

Oh dear, this thread is getting ridiculous. People who know nothing pretending they do.

Oh dear, this thread is getting ridiculous. People who know nothing pretending they do.

 I've been doing that for yonks

[dave shelley]

Some people make a career out of it.  I've worked for a few.

[old man villa fan]

Anyway. Someone. He will have convinced someone.

The absolute minimum would be to pass the 'Fit and Proper Ownership' test.  Otherwise there would be no sale.

[Nastylee]

Oh dear, this thread is getting ridiculous. People who know nothing pretending they do.

I hope you don't mean me? I know nothing about big business and finance and have said that on here before. I'm just trying to put down some if the more ridiculous theories regarding con tricks just by applying some logic.

Didn't mean anyone in particular, just a general observation. To anyone looking in it is like a forum for a bunch of paranoid bed wetters. You can debate this until the cows come home but ultimately no one here will influence what has already been decided so just let run and see what happens.

[The_ads]

I think the whole thing is an absolute clusterfuck. The season, the managerial search, the ownership and the myriad of unanswered questions. The whole thing is absolutely draining me.

[pauliewalnuts]

Oh dear, this thread is getting ridiculous. People who know nothing pretending they do.

I hope you don't mean me? I know nothing about big business and finance and have said that on here before. I'm just trying to put down some if the more ridiculous theories regarding con tricks just by applying some logic.

Didn't mean anyone in particular, just a general observation. To anyone looking in it is like a forum for a bunch of paranoid bed wetters. You can debate this until the cows come home but ultimately no one here will influence what has already been decided so just let run and see what happens.

Oh, please. Paranoid bedwetters?

This is a football forum, it's for people to debate the issues around a particular football club, which is exactly what we are doing.

If you don't want to read it, pick one of the other threads.

[Nastylee]

That's why I don't spend my life on here. This is no longer a debate so don't kid yourself.

[The Edge]

I think the whole thing is an absolute clusterfuck. The season, the managerial search, the ownership and the myriad of unanswered questions. The whole thing is absolutely draining me.

Agreed. Also regarding the renaming of the ground i think Clusterfuck Villa Park has a certain ring to it.

[PeterWithe]

He's obviously got the money to complete the purchase, after that he may or may not have the money and desire to get us promoted, I'm on board so far. As for making us a force in the top division, well I'm sceptical but it's not as though we are giving anything up is it?

He might be a chancer but at least there is a little hope.

[The Edge]

That's why I don't spend my life on here. This is no longer a debate so don't kid yourself.

After 990 pages this is definitely a debate. Some might call it a mass debate but not me.

[TonyD]

It's the gold the're after.

[Virgil Caine]

I'm not a paranoid bedwetter but the man following me about definitely is.

[cdward]

They are going to wash Gabby with slimming soap, and hair restoring shampoo until he comes out of BMH looking like a cross between Marouane Fellaini and Cristiano Ronaldo.

[chrisf]

I was very dubious about this when the first details came out but really think we should give Dr Xia the benefit of any remaining doubt.

If you bother to look into it, there's nothing that can't be explained some Chinese Whispers in communication between the buyers and the club. He did study at Harvard. He has control or has had control of multiple companies worth >£500 M. "You were involved in the Bird's Nest?" "Yes. We designed the forest thingy next to the Bird's Nest."

If you really don't want his money, keep shouting about how he's a wrong 'un.