The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[edgysatsuma89]

Gianluca Vialli told me personally that Randy turned down an offer from a consortium he was fronting last summer

Alan and Gianluca sitting in a tree...

[kippaxvilla2]

I've just seen the British legal entity on Companies House set up with eye watering amounts of share capital.......£1.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It appears our takeover is being conducted by the Tradesman's Entrance rather than driving up to the front door in a stretch limo.

Time will tell but as Percy put so well, "I haven't been in much of a panic about Dr X but fuckin' 'ell, some of the company he keeps..."

[Ads]

I wouldn't read anything into that. It exists to own the numerous Villa subsidiaries.

[adrenachrome]

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The Int'l Spectator ‏@intlspectator 3h3 hours ago

High-speed rail. (km)

China: 19,000
Japan: 2,664
France: 2,036
Turkey: 1,420
UK: 1,377
Russia: 645
US: 28

The Int'l Spectator ‏@intlspectator 4h4 hours ago

Share of global arms sales, 2014

US: 54%
UK: 10%
Russia: 10%
France: 5.6%
Trans-European: 3.8%
Italy: 3%

The Int'l Spectator ‏@intlspectator 8h8 hours ago

The UK makes up 8.6% of the EU's population, but 17.3% of EU GDP and around 16% of military spending.

The Int'l Spectator ‏@intlspectator 13h13 hours ago

China: Football Investments

- 100% of Aston Villa
- 20% of Atletico Madrid
- 70% of Inter
- Chinese League winter transfers: $350 million

[conman]

Vialli failed but we got Di Matteo.

Zola told me over a pint the other day that his bid was rejected

[Hookeysmith]

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International Spectator

The Int'l Spectator ‏@intlspectator 3h3 hours ago

High-speed rail. (km)

China: 19,000
Japan: 2,664
France: 2,036
Turkey: 1,420
UK: 1,377
Russia: 645
US: 28

The Int'l Spectator ‏@intlspectator 4h4 hours ago

Share of global arms sales, 2014

US: 54%
UK: 10%
Russia: 10%
France: 5.6%
Trans-European: 3.8%
Italy: 3%

The Int'l Spectator ‏@intlspectator 8h8 hours ago

The UK makes up 8.6% of the EU's population, but 17.3% of EU GDP and around 16% of military spending.

The Int'l Spectator ‏@intlspectator 13h13 hours ago

China: Football Investments

- 100% of Aston Villa
- 20% of Atletico Madrid
- 70% of Inter
- Chinese League winter transfers: $350 million

Thanks but can you say what that means in lay mans terms

[chrisw1]

well, 100% is the whole lot.  I hope that helps.

[Brend'Watkins]

Not even a * to denote awaiting stringent fit and proper test approval.

[Walmley_Villa]

well, 100% is the whole lot.  I hope that helps.

Not in the world of Ron Saunders it isn't.....

[cdward]

Anybody know anything about this Alan Hitchins bloke.

He is listed as 03 Jun 2016   Termination of appointment of Alan John Frank Hitchins as a director on 27 May 2016 on the companies house entry for Recon Sports.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10176070/filing-history

A (very) quick google throws up links to him and Portsmouth as an investor, http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/portsmouth/news/31394/hall-right-now-the-men-who-would-run-pompey-and-why-they-shouldnt...-
and a list of companies he was involved with that were struck off for failing to file accounts.

Why was he terminated as a director after a week?
Is he still involved?

[Jon Crofts]

I have to say I'm trying to put a brave face on this but the more I read about the people involved in Recon the stronger the stench of rat becomes.

[Duncan Shaw]

Anybody know anything about this Alan Hitchins bloke.

He is listed as 03 Jun 2016   Termination of appointment of Alan John Frank Hitchins as a director on 27 May 2016 on the companies house entry for Recon Sports.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10176070/filing-history

A (very) quick google throws up links to him and Portsmouth as an investor, http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/portsmouth/news/31394/hall-right-now-the-men-who-would-run-pompey-and-why-they-shouldnt...-
and a list of companies he was involved with that were struck off for failing to file accounts.

Why was he terminated as a director after a week?
Is he still involved?

Go back bout ten pages, discussed in depth!

[Chico Hamilton III]

Anybody know anything about this Alan Hitchins bloke.

Described as a "professional investor".

[Risso]

Has this been posted yet?

http://barejustice.com/news.court.man-in-the-shadows-090211.html