Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[Dogtanian]

The FFP stuff, if an issue, will not be a failure until next season.

The reason being that the Premier League required all clubs to submit their accounts in December, so that any penalties can be decided, appealed, and applied in this season. As we aren't one of the two clubs already going down that process then we do not have an FFP breach this season.

That's not saying everything is great and we won't have to tighten belts to comply this summer.

[Hookeysmith]

I would be surprised if we have not looked at the Japanese players who ply their trade across the better European leagues - purely for a marketing point of view it would make us a mint.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I would be surprised if we have not looked at the Japanese players who ply their trade across the better European leagues - purely for a marketing point of view it would make us a mint.

Ayase Ueda at Feyenoord knows the back of the net but as we prefer to do our shopping in Spain, Takefusa Kubo at Real Sociedad would be the obvious choice. Unai does like his wingers.

[Brazilian Villain]

I would be surprised if we have not looked at the Japanese players who ply their trade across the better European leagues - purely for a marketing point of view it would make us a mint.

Instead, we're looking at Nico and Iñaki Williams to tap into the Welsh market. Sums Heck's tenure up.

[paul_e]

I would be surprised if we have not looked at the Japanese players who ply their trade across the better European leagues - purely for a marketing point of view it would make us a mint.

Ayase Ueda at Feyenoord knows the back of the net but as we prefer to do our shopping in Spain, Takefusa Kubo at Real Sociedad would be the obvious choice. Unai does like his wingers.

I think we did get linked to Kubo last summer at one point so maybe he is on the radar at least.

[Percy McCarthy]

Bobby Sands was a Villa fan wasn’t he? Sure I’ve read that?

Yes. Hence my post above.

[Smirker]

Another crest design? So, a third one? Is this right?

[Dogtanian]

He really does talk like a total bullshitter, doesn't he:

"Aston Villa and Acorns have a relationship that is world-renowned, which was brought to global attention some 16 years ago when the hospice’s name appeared on the front of those famous claret and blue shirts..."

It'll be funny next year when he does deals with other sponsors to be on the shirt when our main sponsor can't be.

[Brazilian Villain]

Another crest design? So, a third one? Is this right?

Hope so, if it means the second one is binned. Now, if people could post some mock-ups of what they'd like to see.

[Villan82]

I'd rather just bin Heck. Settle on a new crest that is predominantly in the club colours of claret and blue and get cracking on building our new stand. In short, get us to being as good off the pitch as we are on it.

[Brazilian Villain]

I'd rather just bin Heck. Settle on a new crest that is predominantly in the club colours of claret and blue and get cracking on building our new stand. In short, get us to being as good off the pitch as we are on it.

Hello....Christian?

[Drummond]

He really does talk like a total bullshitter, doesn't he:

"Aston Villa and Acorns have a relationship that is world-renowned, which was brought to global attention some 16 years ago when the hospice’s name appeared on the front of those famous claret and blue shirts..."

It'll be funny next year when he does deals with other sponsors to be on the shirt when our main sponsor can't be.

I'm not sure what's wrong with that to be honest, it's exactly what we need to be doing. There's nobody else out there going to big us up, we have to do it ourselves.

And next year is next year, right now this strikes a really positive note.

[Dogtanian]

He really does talk like a total bullshitter, doesn't he:

"Aston Villa and Acorns have a relationship that is world-renowned, which was brought to global attention some 16 years ago when the hospice’s name appeared on the front of those famous claret and blue shirts..."

It'll be funny next year when he does deals with other sponsors to be on the shirt when our main sponsor can't be.

I'm not sure what's wrong with that to be honest, it's exactly what we need to be doing. There's nobody else out there going to big us up, we have to do it ourselves.

And next year is next year, right now this strikes a really positive note.

The act is really good and positive. But the bullshitting is two-bit.

Aston Villa's Acorns partnership is world renowned? Christ. It's like something Birmingham City would say and we'd all laugh at the idea. And that this bloke is the guy responsible for our image, but talking like Arthur Daley trying to 'big up' a clapped out Cortina is exactly what we don't need.

[Risso]

Not to mention the fact that he's dressed like Homer Simpson's dad!

[pablo_picasso]

It would be nice if we could actually have a link on the acorns news page on the OS to be able to purchase the shirt too.

Or would that be a problem with that shitty betting company?