The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[cdward]

I think there is interest in the development potential of Villa Park. Keith Wyness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Wyness
He is CEO of Insite Consulting Ltd, an international consulting business with four divisions: Sport, Media, Leisure and Industrial. In each area, a number of high-profile clients is involved in developing or restructuring major properties. There are affiliate offices in Sydney, New York, Paris,Riyadh,Jeddah, Muscat and a network of specialists working within each area in varying projects related to waste management and environmental issues..

Projects include several international football associations, strategic restructuring, US T20 Cricket, Kickworldwide, various football club valuations and sales, FIFA and UEFA lobbying, stadium and training ground projects, merchandise and TV rights negotiations, sponsorship management. Insite was instrumental in getting the correct IFAB approvals for the very successful 9.15 vanishing spray which was used in the Brazil 2014 World Cup with great success and will continue with the companies development.

It is also involved in boutique hotel fund development, business development of a new media product – ipowow, pipeline design and development, import/export of oil and gas machinery.[citation needed] As senior non executive director at the SECC for 8 years he oversaw many aspects of the World leading "Hydro Arena" in Glasgow a state of the art 13,000 seat live venue. It was also the centrepiece of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. He is involved in several major property development sin the NW as part of the Northern Powerhouse project and also in the London area with a major mixed use development in Greenwich.

There is money to be made from developing stadiums into mixed use facilities, and it would tie in with comments made by Randy and Hollis.
The likes of Samuelson and Banfill would have contacts with investors, and let's be honest they are not really interested in Villa, but the potential to make money.
That's my positive spin on it anyway

[Boz]

According to Companies House someone called Jamie Banfill was appointed a Director yesterday.

"business partner" of Samuelson

Another snout in the trough perhaps. The more learnt about our new board, the more I wonder about people in it for a personal quick financial gain.

[not3bad]

According to Companies House someone called Jamie Banfill was appointed a Director yesterday.

"business partner" of Samuelson

Another snout in the trough perhaps. The more learnt about our new board, the more I wonder about people in it for a personal quick financial gain.

I think they've come to the wrong club if that's what they're after.

[pbavfckuwait]

Like them, hate them, we really have no say, we can sit back and hopefully watch the rise from the ashes, or watch us get raped for anything that is not firmly fixed down, only time will tell, I am not gonna lose any sleep over it, as my sleep pattern has only just returned to normal from the nightmares the American Man Child gave me.

[stuart r]

According to Companies House someone called Jamie Banfill was appointed a Director yesterday.

Samuelson and Mr James Banfill
Will crush Villa Park to rubble and landfill

The Samuelsons of this world. Banfills. Wynesses
Can only destroy Villa's lions (and lionesses)

Thats my negative spin on it anyway

[in exile]

According to Companies House someone called Jamie Banfill was appointed a Director yesterday.

Samuelson and Mr James Banfill
Will crush Villa Park to rubble and landfill

The Samuelsons of this world. Banfills. Wynesses
Can only destroy Villa's lions (and lionesses)

Thats my negative spin on it anyway

What a shit poem

[not3bad]

According to Companies House someone called Jamie Banfill was appointed a Director yesterday.

Samuelson and Mr James Banfill
Will crush Villa Park to rubble and landfill

The Samuelsons of this world. Banfills. Wynesses
Can only destroy Villa's lions (and lionesses)

Thats my negative spin on it anyway

What a shit poem

The rhyming is quite imaginative.

[tony scott]

I really want to be positive, so ok the king is dead long live the king.  I can't help wondering, what the reaction would've been, if any, of the other local teams that are for sale had been brought by these people?
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[Comrade Blitz]

Samuelson and Mr James Banfill
Will crush Villa Park to rubble and landfill

The Samuelsons of this world. Banfills. Wynesses
Can only destroy Villa's lions (and lionesses)

Can we get Jack Grealish to rap this while wearing a back-to-front baseball cap?

[dave.woodhall]

I really want to be positive, so ok the king is dead long live the king.  I can't help wondering, what the reaction would've been, if any, of the other local teams that are for sale had been brought by these people?
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Probably a lot of complaints that he hadn't wanted us and how low have we sunk .

[olaftab]

Am i right in thinking that hes put in £130 million now, including putchase over draft and ops costs, or is the latter inckusive of his guarantee to Robbie D for funds?

That's what my mental maths say as well.

[stuart r]

According to Companies House someone called Jamie Banfill was appointed a Director yesterday.

Samuelson and Mr James Banfill
Will crush Villa Park to rubble and landfill

The Samuelsons of this world. Banfills. Wynesses
Can only destroy Villa's lions (and lionesses)

Thats my negative spin on it anyway

What a shit poem

If you don't like it just say so. No need to soft-soap

[olaftab]

I like the poem  but object to the all the words in it.

[Mister E]

I thought Wyness comes with a decent reputation from his time at Everton? ...

[ChicagoLion]

Surely if their intention was one of money laundering, they would have gone for a lower profile business rather than a high profile football club with frequent media attention.  Isn't it more likely they either see an opportunity to turn a quick profit (most achievable via success on the pitch) or it's a rich mans vanity project?

i think they see the opportunity to make money which may not be related to on pitch activity.