Re: AVFC Takeover Thread, Rumours, Gossip and Hearsay...all goes here

[Villa_Dan]

Saying that he's saying things Yeung did - well Leicester's owners said very similar things too

[Chrissylee1111]

I think the majority of new owners will say something similar. I actually really like this guy. He has been very open, how many owners would show a paper proof of funds?

[Guest]

That's my gripe with this takeover. I don't mind the takeover, however I mind people acting like it's the best thing since brown cheese because of what the new chairman says. Anyone can do the talk, doing the walk is another matter entirely. Why don't we just wait until august before we actually go fawning after this Chinese bloke like some are doing.

[Boldfinger]

When we sign the manager and we see the caliber of players he signs then we will have more of an indication as to how the owner is.

[deadbuzzardalive]

This tweet is from the guy who wrote the Mail article

sportingintelligence
‏@sportingintel

Since filing that piece (last tweet) Tony Xia's Harvard professor has come back to me, verifying all aspects of his studies at Harvard & MIT

Nothing major but more evidence that he isn't a 'fraud', as some seemed to think.

[Trotters]

I don't think anyone is fawning over him. There's a huge dollop of excitement as well as some healthy scepticism (as well as some obsessive oddness).

You're right though in that the proof of the pudding will come in August when we'll see the results of his first quarter. Hopefully there will be significant signs of intent by then.

[UnclePanda]

Im so excited by this take over, I will even support Nigel Pearson, if he came in as boss!

Never thought Id say that..

[Boldfinger]

What I do like is that they are looking at different options for a manager. We should be getting a manager who has to impress us with their plans etc rather than us begging for a manager.

[Villa_Dan]

You're right though in that the proof of the pudding will come in August when we'll see the results of his first quarter. Hopefully there will be significant signs of intent by then.

It'll be our first season back in the Prem when we see how far we will go IMO The right manager, keeping our better players, spending £40m on talent - those 3 things have us finishing in the top 2 and promoted without really stretching either a bank balance or imagination. Success at the top level requires more.

[DelboyVilla]

This is just a desperate troll by a nose to try to drag us down to their shitty little sewer. The very fact they are comparing Xia to their crooked hairdresser says it all. Picking on one small part of a statement from a guy who has behaved professionally during his time here is plain stupid. To then blame him for over staffing the club before he even joined is also stupid. We clearly had far too many staff and it needed reducing. At least he had the guts to do what Fox clearly didn't.

 If we are dead to AlfT you won't read this but hey ho thank McGrath for no more stupid red font!

[Guest]

You and a few others really need to stop this stupid infantile shite where you claim everyone are bluenoses because they have a different opinion. If you can't handle different opinions, why the fuck are you on a messageboard.

[CoE82]

Why haven't people made the connection, our new chairman said we will have a new manager in next week, on Sky sports news yesterday, they were reporting that jose's agent was having talks next week. Come on people 2+2=4 were getting mourihno, we are loaded and he's willing to drop.a league for a season to bring the great AVFC back

[Trotters]

Mourinho is off to Man Ure

[Trotters]

You and a few others really need to stop this stupid infantile shite where you claim everyone are bluenoses because they have a different opinion. If you can't handle different opinions, why the fuck are you on a messageboard.

To be fair, of you asked me to list 3 things that define a bluenose (leaving aside brother-uncles and webbed feet), I'd say:

Season ticket at The Sty.
An unhealthy obsession/dislike of Villa.
Inability to formulate a decent response when proved wrong.

Check, check, checkity check!

[DelboyVilla]

Sticking up for a fellow nose eh Joppe????

If you can't spot an idiot on the wind up then maybe you need to re-assess your own time on message boards?

I am sure you will not understand my tongue in cheek comments Joppe but you can always insult me personally because I don't care TBH!

[Villa_Dan]

Season ticket to that shit hole does it for me. How the fuck can one say he's a Villa fan yet spend a few seasons sitting in their home end applauding their efforts?

I'm not one to say all Noses are sugarbags. I have a few friends who, despite an utter lack of taste, are decent people. We have a bit of banter between us etc. But none of them would ever even consider buying a Villa ST. Ever. If Blues shut down as a club they'd support Solihull Moors and still end their sentences with SOTV

[Guest]

You and a few others really need to stop this stupid infantile shite where you claim everyone are bluenoses because they have a different opinion. If you can't handle different opinions, why the fuck are you on a messageboard.

To be fair, of you asked me to list 3 things that define a bluenose (leaving aside brother-uncles and webbed feet), I'd say:

Season ticket at The Sty.
An unhealthy obsession/dislike of Villa.
Inability to formulate a decent response when proved wrong.

Check, check, checkity check!

So what's your excuse for him calling me a bluenose then? I have neither. Uncheck, uncheck, uncheckity check. Your third point is a bloody paradox though as Del's decent responses tends to be that others are bluenoses for having a different opinion.

[Trotters]

But his missus is "dead good at research".

And, apart from not knowing:
Xia is from mainland China and not HK.
That US companies CAN be purchased by foreign investors.
That the current Recon group wasn't founded in 1963.
That Dr.Xia is a doctor

...she's doing OK!

[Wookster]

So typically British

We've found us a saviour


Now lets destroy him

[4BetLite]

HOLY SHIT, BAN BLUENOSES NOW!, I didn't know we could change text colour, guess I sound like a bafoon now

[Trotters]

You and a few others really need to stop this stupid infantile shite where you claim everyone are bluenoses because they have a different opinion. If you can't handle different opinions, why the fuck are you on a messageboard.

To be fair, of you asked me to list 3 things that define a bluenose (leaving aside brother-uncles and webbed feet), I'd say:

Season ticket at The Sty.
An unhealthy obsession/dislike of Villa.
Inability to formulate a decent response when proved wrong.

Check, check, checkity check!

So what's your excuse for him calling me a bluenose then? I have neither. Uncheck, uncheck, uncheckity check. Your third point is a bloody paradox though as Del's decent responses tends to be that others are bluenoses for having a different opinion.

Why do I have to have an excuse for him?

I said then as I'll say now; labelling someone a bluenose over nothing more than difference of opinion isn't on. However, if it hates Villa like a nose and buys a season ticket at The Sty like a nose (a very small number of them, granted), then logic follows.....

[DelboyVilla]

That's funny Joppe as I called one person a nose, AlfT? I suspected you wouldn't understand British humour and said as much in my post but you still didn't understand.?

Let's hope Alf and his good lady are too busy researching to come back too soon?

[Jae1411]

HOLY SHIT, BAN BLUENOSES NOW!, I didn't know we could change text colour, guess I sound like a bafoon now

*Buffoon

Sorry couldnt resist

[4BetLite]

HOLY SHIT, BAN BLUENOSES NOW!, I didn't know we could change text colour, guess I sound like a bafoon now

*Buffoon

Sorry couldnt resist

How dare you, I meant bafoon, ...............Sir!

[Guest]

That's funny Joppe as I called one person a nose, AlfT? I suspected you wouldn't understand British humour and said as much in my post but you still didn't understand.?

Let's hope Alf and his good lady are too busy researching to come back too soon?

You called me a nose a few days ago, so clearly not just now eh. It's just your argumentive technique. Nothing to do with humour. You go to insults when you can't counter other people arguments.

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