Tony's Tweets

[Ger Regan]

I don't get why people are going out of their way to dig dirt on the bloke. People who have too much time on their hands and people who think they know best is my guess, or maybe both.

No time and I know nothing, but how do we know its his money hes spending?

I don't get why people are going out of their way to dig dirt on the bloke. People who have too much time on their hands and people who think they know best is my guess, or maybe both.

No time and I know nothing, but how do we know its his money hes spending?

It's not it's the Recon Group's.

that's sort of what I meant.

Or are you digging for the sake of it?

Your suggestion may be true for some, but is it really that difficult to understand why some people may remain sceptical? For, what, 3 years of randy's tenure he was thought of in even more glowing terms than Xia, it's perfect reasonable for many to remain healthily sceptical of a new owner, especially one with links to known shysters who caused tremendous grief to another club.

Personally, I've gone from sceptical to cautiously optimistic, but I can totally understand why others might still be concerned.

[Chris Jameson]

I like Andy Burnham, why the fucking fuck is he filling that massive cocktrumpet @ianrobo1. Just spent ten minutes reading through some of his tweets, of the few I can understand they are comedy gold.

The Daily Mail will be outraged.

Stupid phone!

[Clampy]

I don't get why people are going out of their way to dig dirt on the bloke. People who have too much time on their hands and people who think they know best is my guess, or maybe both.

No time and I know nothing, but how do we know its his money hes spending?

I don't get why people are going out of their way to dig dirt on the bloke. People who have too much time on their hands and people who think they know best is my guess, or maybe both.

No time and I know nothing, but how do we know its his money hes spending?

It's not it's the Recon Group's.

that's sort of what I meant.

Or are you digging for the sake of it?

Your suggestion may be true for some, but is it really that difficult to understand why some people may remain sceptical? For, what, 3 years of randy's tenure he was thought of in even more glowing terms than Xia, it's perfect reasonable for many to remain healthily sceptical of a new owner, especially one with links to known shysters who caused tremendous grief to another club.

Personally, I've gone from sceptical to cautiously optimistic, but I can totally understand why others might still be concerned.

To the point of changing their name on twitter like robotwat has and constantly harrrassing him? Does our new chairman not get the chance to fail or is August into his first season fair enough?

[Ger Regan]

I wasn't really referring to anyone or any incident in particular, it was more a general point. As others have said, it's way too early to making a judgement, good or bad.

[old man villa fan]

Fans need to put aside the PL money as that is needed to subsidise income to pay wages for the season.  Spending on players should be coming from his pocket.

[pauliewalnuts]

Slightly obsessive though he is, he is making a valid point about Samuelson.

[pauliewalnuts]

Fans need to put aside the PL money as that is needed to subsidise income to pay wages for the season.  Spending on players should be coming from his pocket.

Why should any of it come from his pocket?

There's a difference between his money and the clubs money.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

im still 50/50 about xia, some things i like some i dont and unfortunately for us only time will tell

[old man villa fan]

Fans need to put aside the PL money as that is needed to subsidise income to pay wages for the season.  Spending on players should be coming from his pocket.

Why should any of it come from his pocket?

There's a difference between his money and the clubs money.

If expenditure exceeds income, the difference has to come from some, either investment or debt.  I was trying to point out that saying what we got from the PL is what we are spending on players would mean that investment would be needed to pay wages, in a roundabout sort of way.

Like everyone (I would like to believe),  I hope that debt is not going to be used.  I do believe that there is enough money in football now to be reasonably successful without spending fortunes, providing the club is well run. Champions League football is a different matter.

[ColinMac]

Seems he's not very happy with Joe Bennets tweet.

[villan from luton]

Seems he's not very happy with Joe Bennets tweet.

I don't blame him

[pauliewalnuts]

Bennett is right, though. Tony should not be speaking about that stuff publicly.

It's exactly the sort of thing we'd be crucifying Brady or Gold for if they'd done it.

[dave.woodhall]

Club owner has row with departing player and threatens well-known fan with law suit. The proper media could have a field day with that. 

[ozzjim]

Who is the well known fan?

I think the fans needed something like him to happen to get us and the club back together after Lerner, but I think he needs to be moderated and have a filter with it.  It's great to know the transfer stuff but player contacts and the like are not ideal.  I think he was right to block the JB move to Wednesday and is right to be ambitious but just needs a bit of reigning in.

[villan from luton]

Bennett is right, though. Tony should not be speaking about that stuff publicly.

It's exactly the sort of thing we'd be crucifying Brady or Gold for if they'd done it.

We moaned about Lerner not saying anything and it came out in the press we pulled the plug on Bennett transfer to Wednesday and he told us how it was. I really don't see the problem.