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Author Topic: Tony’s Statement.  (Read 320761 times)

Offline villabear

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #930 on: June 18, 2018, 10:31:35 PM »
Do you think he’s planning more ‘sitting with Xia’ competitions anytime soon so we can find what the bloody hell is going on?

Offline Eiresvillan

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #931 on: June 18, 2018, 10:44:24 PM »

But slashing the £45m wage bill is going to be difficult as there has been little interest in some of Villa's high-earning fringe players.


So why re-sign Hutton? When we already have Bree, D'Laet, Emo and youth all on the books that can play FB.

Offline purpletrousers

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #932 on: June 18, 2018, 11:11:45 PM »

But slashing the £45m wage bill is going to be difficult as there has been little interest in some of Villa's high-earning fringe players.


So why re-sign Hutton? When we already have Bree, D'Laet, Emo and youth all on the books that can play FB.

Maybe he thinks he needs some protection next time he's over, I wouldn't argue with Al.

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #933 on: June 18, 2018, 11:28:54 PM »
I'm hoping he's being quiet because he's in discussions with either investors or buyers and they've told him to shut the fk up until there's something to say. Unlikely I know.

Offline Des Little

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #934 on: June 19, 2018, 09:16:34 AM »
Do you think he’s planning more ‘sitting with Xia’ competitions anytime soon so we can find what the bloody hell is going on?

I'm told there will be, but it'll cost you £50M

Offline VILLA MOLE

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #935 on: June 19, 2018, 09:27:28 AM »
Would you lend him money with his track record?

I wouldn't give him a quid to go to the shop.  I have lost all faith in the bloke.

Absolutely , I am pleased we didn't go up  can you imagine the mess we would have been in in if they had the premiership money ??

Offline Walmley_Villa

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #936 on: June 19, 2018, 10:27:29 AM »
I'm assuming that even if we had gone up we still wouldn't have magically had the HMRC cash? As such the crisis would still have hit?

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #937 on: June 19, 2018, 10:50:59 AM »
I'm assuming that even if we had gone up we still wouldn't have magically had the HMRC cash? As such the crisis would still have hit?

Would have thought borrowing against the expected Prem cash would have been a lot easier than the final parachute payment though - he doesn’t strike me as the type who would have used the Prem cash to steady the ship for the long term tho if it had happened

Offline Des Little

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #938 on: June 19, 2018, 11:08:53 AM »
I think it's fair to assume that no one really knows what this chap would have done with the additional revenue that promotion would have brought in. 

Offline DB

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #939 on: June 19, 2018, 12:55:48 PM »
I think it's fair to assume that no one really knows what this chap would have done with the additional revenue that promotion would have brought in. 

The same but with a lot more of it

Offline themossman

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #940 on: June 19, 2018, 01:05:22 PM »
Watched the Simpsons episode Marge vs the monorail last night, if anyone remembers that. All felt strangely familiar.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #941 on: June 19, 2018, 02:01:43 PM »
With the fixture list coming out on Thursday and millions due to be paid the week afterwards to various sources, does anyone know what would happen if we start the season and then go into liquidation ( heaven forbid) half way through? I can't find any reference to this scenario on the EFL website.

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #942 on: June 19, 2018, 02:05:26 PM »
With the fixture list coming out on Thursday and millions due to be paid the week afterwards to various sources, does anyone know what would happen if we start the season and then go into liquidation ( heaven forbid) half way through? I can't find any reference to this scenario on the EFL website.

We will not go straight into liquidation.  The most likely insolvency scenario would be entering Administration a process that protects the company from being attacked by its creditors (the people it owes money to) to allow it time to restructure or sell it on or indeed ultimately liquidate as you suggest.  When entering Administration, we will immediately start next season with a 12 point deduction.  The same if we entered Administration during the season.  The preferred outcome of the Administration will be a sale to a new owner which rids us of all unsecured debt but not football creditors such as players transfer fees.

Offline Fred Crump

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #943 on: June 19, 2018, 02:14:26 PM »
I think that’s why the league official was supposed to be having a meeting at VP this week to see evidence that we could complete our fixtures next season. Don’t know what happens if they conclude we can’t but I would think Administration would then be inevitable in fairly short order with liquidation and being thrown out of the league to follow if the administrator couldn’t restructure and sell the club as a going concern. It’s being so cheerful that keeps me going...Grim times and I hate it but we may as well face up to what could happen.

Offline Des Little

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Re: Tony’s Statement.
« Reply #944 on: June 19, 2018, 02:27:27 PM »
This is all well and good, but can we have the round badge back?

 


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