Tony’s Statement.

[eamonn]

Yeah! When will podcasts finally fall out of fashion? Us forums were here first. Tsk.

[devilla]

So this seems to be the right thread.

Listening to the latest 1874 podcast

Conor Hourihane in conversation: The Dr Tony era explained

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pbdbgz43LXyXtsa8cqGsq?si=2SCe2QOWSvyI-MjKIGJWBA

Is a fairly shocking tale of quite surreal attempted influence, credit taking, worrying access and general utter mess that explains an awful lot…

It’s probably a video & available lots of other places etc, but I felt merited a listen / mention here.

Thanks for posting this. Should be a verey interesting listen.

[dekko]

What a strange time.

We were so desperate to find a buyer in the arse-end of the Lerner years its no surprise we ended up with one of the first chancers to rock up.

For all the recent frustrations about the matchday experience and ticket prices, at least the current owners are serious people.....

[Exeter 77]

If the story about Xia consulting Dan Bardell, then as now just a fan (even if he was vaguely connected to the club at the time), about team matters is true it is just bizzare.

[Sexual Ealing]

Who is Tony Xia?

[VILLA MOLE]

What a strange time.

We were so desperate to find a buyer in the arse-end of the Lerner years its no surprise we ended up with one of the first chancers to rock up.

For all the recent frustrations about the matchday experience and ticket prices, at least the current owners are serious people.....

Didn’t we employ someone and pay them
a couple of million,who had expertise in buyouts only  to find Uncle Tony 😳

[johnc]

What a strange time.

We were so desperate to find a buyer in the arse-end of the Lerner years its no surprise we ended up with one of the first chancers to rock up.

For all the recent frustrations about the matchday experience and ticket prices, at least the current owners are serious people.....

Didn’t we employ someone and pay them
a couple of million,who had expertise in buyouts only  to find Uncle Tony 😳

He got paid a couple of million?  He had expertise in some areas!

[pauliewalnuts]

If you want to know what was said on the podcast and are using a mac or iphone, open the apple podcast app, find the episode, and select 'transcript'.

[kippaxvilla2]

I remember we had scouts in somewhere like Australia that no one had ever met or had a report from.

[pauliewalnuts]

I remember we had scouts in somewhere like Australia that no one had ever met or had a report from.

Bit like me when i used to work for the BBC.

Nobody saw me, nobody spoke to me, nobody knew who I was. I got away with it for two years.

[Percy McCarthy]

I remember we had scouts in somewhere like Australia that no one had ever met or had a report from.

Bit like me when i used to work for the BBC.

Nobody saw me, nobody spoke to me, nobody knew who I was. I got away with it for two years.

Good lad paulie. A no-show job. I’ve only got a no-work one. Things will be different when I get made.

[Rory]

I remember we had scouts in somewhere like Australia that no one had ever met or had a report from.

Bit like me when i used to work for the BBC.

Nobody saw me, nobody spoke to me, nobody knew who I was. I got away with it for two years.

Good lad paulie. A no-show job. I’ve only got a no-work one. Things will be different when I get made.

"You should try sitting here 10.30 to 3."

[Holte L2]

We will be cutting it fine to get into the Champions League in Tony’s 5th year.

If only we knew what was about to happen!

[Percy McCarthy]

I remember we had scouts in somewhere like Australia that no one had ever met or had a report from.

Bit like me when i used to work for the BBC.

Nobody saw me, nobody spoke to me, nobody knew who I was. I got away with it for two years.

Good lad paulie. A no-show job. I’ve only got a no-work one. Things will be different when I get made.

"You should try sitting here 10.30 to 3."

I’m quite near that episode at the moment. Think I’ve gone past it though. I don’t do full re-watches as we watch it all the time. This time I just radomly picked something in series 5, and Vito has gone on the lam.

“Catchin’ not pitchin’?!

[cdbearsfan]

Just watched it all again. I wonder if Chrissy ever told Vito about his long-lost identical twin brother in the bakery?