I have posted many times that I like Tony Xia, right from the very first when there were several on this forum making comparisons with the Small Heath hairdresser. I would go further and say that in the last twelve months he has been the only real asset the club has had.However, to return to my earlier point, I have no doubt at all that Tony Xia has been fully involved in the pursuit of John Terry. Because the whole operation of bringing Terry in is a gamble, I have real concerns that Tony Xia is influenced by Terry's name and Terry's past achievements. I never mentioned glory hunting but I will say that if we are to lift a trophy I would prefer it being lifted by James Chester.My niggling doubts are that Tony Xia is perhaps showing a bit of the naivety that caused Randy Lerner to fail so spectacularly. The assumption that if Terry scores a couple of goals all the Villa fans will love him is as naive as Lerner jumping in his plane to parachute Alex McLeish into Villa Park. Couple of wins and the Villa fans will forget the Small Heath history. The naivety was that Alex McLeish was a terrible manager not that he had previously managed Small Heath.The real problem with John Terry is that he is yet another gamble with the future of the club at a time when we cannot afford to take more risks. To think that the 37 year old is going to be some sort of panacea for all our problems is a drift back to naivety.
Quote from: The Man With A Stick on July 01, 2017, 01:18:31 PMQuote from: caster troy on June 30, 2017, 11:33:55 PMThis can't be real surely?If true I think this will be the most embarrassing thing Villa have done since McLeish came in, which is really saying something. I've been pretty heartbroken at how low we've sunk, it's made me fall out of love with football (I barely watch any games these days) And now this, my most hated player of all time supposedly signing for us? Wake me when this nightmare is over.More embarrassing than relegation, countless cup defeats against lower league shite or having Chelsea, Liverpool and Southampton put at least 5 past us?I don't particularly like the man either but like all new signings we should wipe the slate clean and give him a chance.He's not like all new signings. He's a racist. Let some c***s like Millwall or Lazio have him.
Quote from: caster troy on June 30, 2017, 11:33:55 PMThis can't be real surely?If true I think this will be the most embarrassing thing Villa have done since McLeish came in, which is really saying something. I've been pretty heartbroken at how low we've sunk, it's made me fall out of love with football (I barely watch any games these days) And now this, my most hated player of all time supposedly signing for us? Wake me when this nightmare is over.More embarrassing than relegation, countless cup defeats against lower league shite or having Chelsea, Liverpool and Southampton put at least 5 past us?I don't particularly like the man either but like all new signings we should wipe the slate clean and give him a chance.
This can't be real surely?If true I think this will be the most embarrassing thing Villa have done since McLeish came in, which is really saying something. I've been pretty heartbroken at how low we've sunk, it's made me fall out of love with football (I barely watch any games these days) And now this, my most hated player of all time supposedly signing for us? Wake me when this nightmare is over.
No. Have I said that? I think we are better than them so shouldn't be signing racists.
I don't think I've ever heard Xia being interviewed on TV or the radio since the day he took over so how can anyone claim he's a glory hunting publicity seeker is beyond me. What are you basing this opinion on, his tweets?