Tony's Tweets

[kipeye]

I think the recent Chinese West Midlands investments are all about infrastructure, taking a lead from Man City. It is likely they will be buying land, property and business on the back of the foothold of the high profile (?) a football club provides.
Starting with the Mayor and local council is the next obvious step.
It is interesting that Porno Dwarf and Mr. Tumnus showed everyone the alternative approach and got their (foul) way by other means that belong in the last century.

[Dante Lavelli]

I'm still not convinced to his real wealth but what I do like is his astuteness with our money. The fact he's taking a year out to oversee all things at VP comforts me but I do hope he is what we all need; somebody that takes us by the short and curlies, fixes the obvious and has a real financial plan for a club of our stature.

Has he said this in his tweets/elsewhere or is the year out speculation?

[Dante Lavelli]

My only concern is that IF we don't get promotion in the next 2 seasons will the good Doctor, suddenly upsticks and say enough is enough and leave us in as bad as mess as we were under Lerner

Another off the radar risk is if Liverpool get taken over by a Chinese consortium/government (as rumoured) as this could steel some of the Doctor's thunder.  If we can get ourselves established as *the* Chinese club in the PL then it could be a huge boost to the club - income/profile etc - whereas if Liverpool become that club then this opportunity will be lost.

[Damo70]

Does anyone else get the impression that he is no ditherer, I think he would be in the deadly mould if the manager doesn't produce.

I posted something very similar to that a short while back. I just hopes he finds the right balance between letting somebody like Lambert have too long at the club and being too trigger happy.

[john e]

I'm still not convinced to his real wealth but what I do like is his astuteness with our money. The fact he's taking a year out to oversee all things at VP comforts me but I do hope he is what we all need; somebody that takes us by the short and curlies, fixes the obvious and has a real financial plan for a club of our stature.

Maybe it's all a marketing thing but I'm struggling to see how a quick fix to your electro-domestics company that has an edge by bringing in cheap parts from China can be worth so much. The scale is there but I'm not seeing the profit. The less said about his questionable board members the better.

I feel much the same, I don't suppose it matters if what happens at Villa is good,

he is spending money and shaking up the place which is great to see, like I said earlier I started off as a big sceptic but he's not put a foot wrong so far, and I'm growing to like the fella a lot


I just hope it's money we/he can afford as we have been led to believe and we don't find out in the months to come that it's all mortgaged back on the club
That's my only real concern if I'm honest

[Chico Hamilton III]

I'm still not convinced to his real wealth but what I do like is his astuteness with our money. The fact he's taking a year out to oversee all things at VP comforts me but I do hope he is what we all need; somebody that takes us by the short and curlies, fixes the obvious and has a real financial plan for a club of our stature.

Maybe it's all a marketing thing but I'm struggling to see how a quick fix to your electro-domestics company that has an edge by bringing in cheap parts from China can be worth so much. The scale is there but I'm not seeing the profit. The less said about his questionable board members the better.

I'm still far from convinced he's what he says he is. I realise I'm swimming against the tide on here, but that's my feeling.

[Chris Jameson]

I'm still not convinced to his real wealth but what I do like is his astuteness with our money. The fact he's taking a year out to oversee all things at VP comforts me but I do hope he is what we all need; somebody that takes us by the short and curlies, fixes the obvious and has a real financial plan for a club of our stature.

Maybe it's all a marketing thing but I'm struggling to see how a quick fix to your electro-domestics company that has an edge by bringing in cheap parts from China can be worth so much. The scale is there but I'm not seeing the profit. The less said about his questionable board members the better.

I'm still far from convinced he's what he says he is. I realise I'm swimming against the tide on here, but that's my feeling.

You're not alone Chico.

[not3bad]

I'm still not convinced to his real wealth but what I do like is his astuteness with our money. The fact he's taking a year out to oversee all things at VP comforts me but I do hope he is what we all need; somebody that takes us by the short and curlies, fixes the obvious and has a real financial plan for a club of our stature.

Maybe it's all a marketing thing but I'm struggling to see how a quick fix to your electro-domestics company that has an edge by bringing in cheap parts from China can be worth so much. The scale is there but I'm not seeing the profit. The less said about his questionable board members the better.

I'm still far from convinced he's what he says he is. I realise I'm swimming against the tide on here, but that's my feeling.

You're not alone Chico.

Neither of you feel any more optimistic than you did at the end of last season then?

[Chico Hamilton III]

Neither of you feel any more optimistic than you did at the end of last season then?

I'm satisfied that we have a good squad for the lower league we're in. I was optimistic when Lerner took over from Ellis and look how that ended but at least we knew what they were both worth. Based on not much, I just don't trust Xia.   

[Axl Rose]

Perhaps he will, perhaps he won't but he is giving it a bloody good rattle and I will settle for that.  After the years of corner shop Meg of Crossroads Doug Ellis and well meaning not in front of the children fan management by Lerner, Tony Xia is absolutely what we were crying out for.  A swaggering, larger than life extrovert.  A Gazza of an owner.  A show off.  Somebody confident, outgoing and outrageous.

Last season we were crushed, humiliated and laughed at by the likes of Linkeker and Lawrenson.  We were a pathetic shambles.  Now we have an owner who says, come on, get back on your feet we are the Villa.

I don't care if it a transitory phase and Tony goes back to his other businesses.  It is what we need now.  A demonstration that we are a club to be reckoned with not ridiculed and pitied.  Never has the expression cometh the hour cometh the man been more appropriate.

Great post, Brian. I am of the same mindset. I love his attitude towards morbidly boring twats like Holloway.

[PaulWinch again]

Neither of you feel any more optimistic than you did at the end of last season then?

I'm satisfied that we have a good squad for the lower league we're in. I was optimistic when Lerner took over from Ellis and look how that ended but at least we knew what they were both worth. Based on not much, I just don't trust Xia.   

Fair enough, but thus far I think he's basically backed up everything he said he would do. We appear to addressing issues we've had for years with our recruitment. I really like him.

[usav]

Neither of you feel any more optimistic than you did at the end of last season then?

I'm satisfied that we have a good squad for the lower league we're in. I was optimistic when Lerner took over from Ellis and look how that ended but at least we knew what they were both worth. Based on not much, I just don't trust Xia.

What is there not to trust so far?  He's given us more to trust than not trust I would say.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Neither of you feel any more optimistic than you did at the end of last season then?

I'm satisfied that we have a good squad for the lower league we're in. I was optimistic when Lerner took over from Ellis and look how that ended but at least we knew what they were both worth. Based on not much, I just don't trust Xia.

What is there not to trust so far?  He's given us more to trust than not trust I would say.

Like I say, based on nothing more than my gut feeling. Although wasn't everyone saying exactly the same about Lerner at the same point during his ownership? he was chucking premier league money around. And we knew where the money was from.

[Damo70]

Tony will do for me. We are like a bunch of people who were dumped by our last partner and are struggling to trust and love again. We need to get over our ex owner and move on.

I should be an Agony Aunt me.

[Dave]

Neither of you feel any more optimistic than you did at the end of last season then?

I'm satisfied that we have a good squad for the lower league we're in. I was optimistic when Lerner took over from Ellis and look how that ended but at least we knew what they were both worth. Based on not much, I just don't trust Xia.

What is there not to trust so far?  He's given us more to trust than not trust I would say.

As Chico says, the initial months of Lerner's tenure gave no reason not to trust him either.

I certainly don't think that if somebody wants to approach this latest chapter with a degree of scepticism that there is any harm in that.