Fans Worried Over Villa Future

[Dave P]

Oooh Page 172 !!!!

[peter w]

Oi. Don't start. You weren't here on Pages 151-169, so now that the nightcrawlers have dragged us towards the 200 mark you daylight dandies are getting all excited again. Robbo, JD, we knew this would happen. We need to devise a plan to make sure it is one of thr triumvirate that carries this baby over the 200 threshold.

[ROBBO]

Yes I think that Woodhall is counting the posts in anticipation. Glory hunter.

[peter w]

Whereas I agree with you Chris, and yes Ellis stated what he did about future funding, but we do not know the ins and outs of what's on the table and what's been offered. You'd think that if the offer was as derisory as the Ranson bid it would have been dismissed immediately.Altrnatively, if what Ellis was asking was impossible for the Comers to match, for the sake of their stock, and worth, they would have categorically stated that the deal broke down due to the intransigence of Ellis. For businessmen to not say anything but merely toddle away with their tales between the legs seems quite far-fetched for me.

Obviously I am purely speculating but in the dog eat dog world of business managemnet, and the hostile nature of takeovers, whether forced or accommodated, it is too quiet from the Comers to imagine they have been beaten up by an Octagenarian and left with their pride being shot to threads. If this is the case then they are fly by night monkeys, but that I do not believe.

However, if I'm wrong, expect me to take this thread from pages 172 to 250 single handedly.

[jackstar]

If the news on sunday is to do with the takeover, should it not be made available to all shareholders & the stock exchange first? Which as we all know doesn't open til monday morning.

Lets hope it's a public sacking. Ceasar style [-o<

[Drummond]

shut up peterw you're just the nightwatchman remember, the real men will come in for the glory!

[Tony]

If the news on sunday is to do with the takeover, should it not be made available to all shareholders & the stock exchange first? Which as we all know doesn't open til monday morning.

Which is exactly why the news can't be anything firm one way or the other regarding the takeover.

[Bloke@theback]

Even if DOL is given significant funds by the sales of Mellberg and Baros - as discussed a few pages ago.

Think what this guy brought when given money at Leeds - Dubbery, Seth Johnsen, Danny Mills - together cost about £15 million...

 :-k

[peter w]

That's another scary scenario. With his track record would you expect him to use the money well? We'd get Bakke, Milner,Bridges,Sutton,Heskey,Duberry,Molenaar.

FFS if he likes Leeds so much why not get Kewell, Ferdinand, well actually those two would be a good start.

Actually how about Hasselbaink and Viduka?

[ROBBO]

That's another scary scenario. With his track record would you expect him to use the money well? We'd get Bakke, Milner,Bridges,Sutton,Heskey,Duberry,Molenaar.

FFS if he likes Leeds so much why not get Kewell, Ferdinand, well actually those two would be a good start.

Actually how about Hasselbaink and Viduka?

I suppose you will be able to watch the protest game live on Al Jazeera.

[peter w]

Its on Supersports 3. A South African channel. Its a full coverage re run though straight afetr the Liverpool game. Just going round to a mates place now with a few tinnies. Villa shirt on, missus doing other ting to occupy herself.

As Brucie wouls say,"We have our game, all we need now are our players".

Bloodt-hell. Better get a move on. Come on Villa end this turgid season witha good win.

[JD]

Game wasn't on here in NZ, so I will have to wait for the highlights?  8-[  tonight. No doubt it will be about 30 seconds worth of coverage and the majority of the show will be about Henry and the Arsenal.

So, no real announcement made by Doug. Still the week is young and we live in hope.  [-o<

[JD]

Drummond, you upset my friend Peter and we will declare Utu on you.  O:) Beware.

[Drummond]

crikey, there's a quake in my boots.

Anyway, where did he say he was upset? I see no declaration of jihad.

[Drummond]

I now declare page 173 open!