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That would be an interesting formation . Nice and positive with your prediction - be a decent start if it happens.

I agree. With regard to your last sentence, I agree with Useless that Tony must back RDM. However, if RDM makes errors in his judgement with his selection of new player transfers, some pressure could be put on our owner by some of the fans - "He appointed the wrong Manager"; "He didn't provide the funds"; "He must be getting involved with transfer selection" etc. We have already seen how this negativity can escalate with Lerner.

Thanks but too late! lol Hopefully, he has enough cash, so that you won't have to worry.

Deisler, I know that you were interested in the results - I have summarised the final results below. It is only a small percentage of Villa Talk members, so nothing conclusive can be made from the figures. However, have you any thoughts?

A few others have since voted! – thank you. The Poll is now closed. Final results:- 74 members voted. 93% originally wanted him. 7% didn’t. 89% kept their original thoughts. 11% didn’t. 75% will not be concerned about Tony Xia wealth. 25% shall be concerned. Slight movement increasing the negative vote, but still a large majority of support for our new owner.

Many thanks to everyone who gave their votes. The Poll was never intended to be more than a casual look at the current opinions of Tony Xia - there were so many differing opinions of him on Villa Talk, it was difficult to fathom if people actually wanted/did not want him. The purpose of this thread was to try and ‘see the wood for the trees’ by asking these questions. 52 Members voted – their current views are summarised as follows:- 94% originally wanted him against 6% who didn't. 84% have kept their original thoughts against 16% who have had their opinions changed by Villa Talk’s Tony Xia thread (I didn't ask which way their thoughts had changed - not really an important point, for this Poll's purpose). 80% will not be concerned about how much money Dr Tony Xia has available against 20% who will still worry about how much he is worth, if our performance and results improve dramatically, from previous seasons. So…. at this moment in time, the majority who voted are happy with our new owner. Personally, I would hope that this reflects the opinions of the total Villa Talk membership. UTV VTID

Just read your Post - I have posted the same thing. Same age group?

An old Inside Forward - i.e. Inside Right/Inside Left?

Done! Thanks

Brave and strong. Looks like he wants to fight for the shirt. Good captain. I liked it when he yelled at the fans to make more noise Nothing more that I can add.

You buy eggs from Morrison(s)

That looks like a soldier that you are about to dip in your egg

That was a sCOOP in one of the papers

Deisler, The following is my own response to your question. I hope it starts others to give their own views. Importance out of 10 A He could spend £1 trillion and still buy a load of rubbish, although he could obviously be lucky and buy a gem or two. However, I don’t 2/10 think the amount of money he spends is important – it’s how he spends what money he is prepared to. B Although he appears to be a little naïve with how he handles 1/10 his Tweets, this doesn’t concern me too much. He may have well set a trend for other owners to follow! C/D/E My expectation is a 9-12 finish. If we finish higher, play beautiful football/get promotion, these could well be attributed to RDM’s management. Therefore, I would not necessarily 7/10 think better of Tony Xia. I would, however, give him bonus points for appointing RDM in the first place. F This is a non-starter, for me. 0/10 I couldn’t give any score of 10/10, as I feel the owner is only part of the equation (a major part, obviously, but other Officials also have an impact on the team’s performance and results.

Forums are for debate and personal views. Your post gives a genuine and reasonable question. The answers will be interesting. Thanks.

That was a bit of alwhite (bringing sex into the game )

At the beginning his wealth seemed to dominate most thoughts. Thankfully, we have moved on.

Jed Steer doesn't look too happy with his squad number!

All of ours should have had 13 on their back, last season

Just for fun, I thought it might be an idea to find out if our initial views towards our new owner have changed, since his takeover. His unique method of communicating with the fans, together with unanswered question of how much he is worth, may have caused a change of view with a lot of fans.

Wrong expression "Serious about this". Probably should have started my post with "I'd love to give it a try". My original post was more of a jocular suggestion but watch out for a new thread soon (hopefully)!

Limpid, If you are serious about this, I'd love to give it a try However, as I am new to this type of thing, I will need some advice and guidance. Possibly pm me? However, if your response was tongue in cheek, I take that as a compliment (I think!)

How about asking the Mods to create a Poll? Something like:- a. I welcomed Dr Tony Xia, at the beginning b. I did NOT welcome Dr Tony Xia, at the beginning c. Since reading the blogs on this Forum, I have kept my original thoughts d. Since reading the blogs on this Forum, I have reversed my original thoughts e. I don’t care, as long as the performance and results improve dramatically f. want Randy Lerner to make an offer for the Club g. What’s the purpose of this Poll? – I want the views and banter to continue My first answer would have been:- a and c. Then it became an e. After further consideration it was a definite g. However, I am still thinking about f Then again, what’s the purpose of this Post? – apart from me trying to look clever………….and failing

This was an interview in 2013 (with reference to Paul Lambert). I wonder how his venture has progressed since? Brilliant that we have such an ardent Villa fan as an advertising vehicle in China - more power to his elbow (pen/PC etc).