Tony's Tweets

[BOB MANSFIELD]

No, because then we'd gift ourselves 3 goals and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by giving away an OG in the 90+4 minute, sure as God made little apples.

[kippaxvilla2]

Worth mentioning in a week that started with accusations that the Chairman had gone quiet ends with him once again delivering.  In two years time it could be different if we are still in this division.  However, it is hard to question his ambition.

[PeterWithesShin]

I like Tony and how he's done things so far but I think 1 in, 1 out, and £3m in the bank this window is a bit early to say he's delivering and ambitious etc.
I'll add that I think he's in a no win situation with some folks in the media or on social networks. If he doesn't spend £20m this window it will be a sign he has no money, if he does, where's the money coming from, who's backing him and so on.

[pauliewalnuts]

We will only really be able to make any judgement negative or positive about his stewardship when we see the financial accounts and find out where the money has come from.

And before anyone piles on about OMG YOU DONT LOVE TONY!!!! I am basing that on several decades of watching people spend money stupidly on football clubs

[kippaxvilla2]

Agreed Paulie hence my two years comment.  He passed the proper owners test by proving he could meet the operating costs of the next two years...if we aren't up after that then things could get difficult.

[kippaxvilla2]

I agree with both of you it just annoyed me that people had said he had gone quiet etc after the new year comment.  Fact is it is harder to recruit quality in January than the summer.

[pauliewalnuts]

Agreed Paulie hence my two years comment.  He passed the proper owners test by proving he could meet the operating costs of the next two years...if we aren't up after that then things could get difficult.

That really depends what the definition of operating costs is, though.

We'll find out soon enough where the money has come from, though.

[Villafirst]

£45m in parachute payments this season for a start?

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Agree with the above, i like tony and his enthusiasm and time time will tell especially the financial side

i think the parachute money is 38 million next season but the killer is season 3 when its 13

[brian green]

However much Tony has, it is worth 20% more in GB£ than it was in June.  If the purchase was in Sterling, as I believe it was,  it was a very good time for Tony Xia to buy us.  I like him, I don't care where his money comes from or how much of it there is.  We have a good solid manager and a good solid owner.  Both a massive upgrade on the recent past.

[eamonn]

Indeed, Brian.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

So if per chance the money has been borrowed against the club saddling us with a load of debt that would be okay?

Not that it has and im sure tony has our best interests at heart  but i think it is slowly dawning on him that spunking a load of money at a club wont get you instant results

the proof will be in a couple of years when if god forbid we are still in this division and he will be having to dip into very deep pockets

[mr underhill]

let's think positively Oswald - we are AstonVilla.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We will only really be able to make any judgement negative or positive about his stewardship when we see the financial accounts and find out where the money has come from.

And before anyone piles on about OMG YOU DONT LOVE TONY!!!! I am basing that on several decades of watching people spend money stupidly on football clubs

We already know where the money came from, a loan from HSBC.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

let's think positively Oswald - we are AstonVilla.

A pessimist is an optimist with exeperience