mickjacobjr

Sorry one swallow don't make a sure not good enough at this level

He can stay where he is championship player we have enough of them at the min

Holtby be a good signing if we could get him

It`s not healthy being in this thread.... Still not convinced and I probably won`t be until I see an announcement.

i know I m the same too

Bout time we got some quality players in

I agree but won't happen if

Randy stays he won't

Spend

What would people think of Frank Rijkaard??

I know it means sod all but AVFC Mystery Man on Twitter is saying it's Larry Ellison

"AVFCMysteryman ‏@AvfcMysteryman 30m

The real story for #Villa is that the man ready to buy #AVFC is Larry Ellison the American Billionaire #ExcitingTimes"

"AVFCMysteryman ‏@AvfcMysteryman

Larry Ellison worth $48 Billion that he made

Randy Lerner $1.5 Billion his Dad made

Ellison hates 2 lose Lerner is good at failure #AVFC"

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Just thought I'd tell you guys

This has to be true! It is happening, isn't it?

And if it isn't, don't tell me yet.

What a team we'd have if it was Ellison. He wouldn't buy us to lose.

more chance of us beating city and spurs in the last two games than that happening

17th or 18th depending on sat

Hard to see a takeover if we are in the championship which is a strong possibility

It really isn't mate. It's actually very unlikely.

i don't see us getting anymore points this season mate

Hard to see a takeover if we are in the championship which is a strong possibility

I have always backed the current manager at villa cause the budget he has been given is a joke but I think he is a dead man walking now as the majority of the fans have turned on him I would be hard to get them back on side whatever he does

Hasn't he had a net spend of over £20m per season? That's more than enough not to be in a relegation battle.

20 million is nothing other than Newcastle and Stoke no one spent less this season

I'd check your stats mate that isn't true at all

Here is the table for net summer spending -

Spurs sold Bale for £90m so they spent £92m. Fellaini skews Everton's spends too. And they brought in Barry and Lukaku on loan who are on salaries we couldn't get anywhere near.

Of the teams below us in that table Hull signed Jelavic and Long in January, whilst Fulham spent about £10m on Mitroglou.

The facts may not be exactly as Mick stated but we're certainly at the arse end of the spending league.

I m not talking about net spend I m talking what we spent on players like inwards like we got 1.5 million roughly for bannan so our spend was about 19 million which is very little compared what hull Cardiff Swansea etc smaller clubs are spending and showing more ambition

Time for randy to put up or shut up now

I have always backed the current manager at villa cause the budget he has been given is a joke but I think he is a dead man walking now as the majority of the fans have turned on him I would be hard to get them back on side whatever he does

Hasn't he had a net spend of over £20m per season? That's more than enough not to be in a relegation battle.

20 million is nothing other than Newcastle and Stoke no one spent less this season

How much did Sheffield United spend?

I agree that's shocking and not acceptable but that has happened other teams like too look at Wigan against man city don't be comparing league one budgets with a prem league one

I have always backed the current manager at villa cause the budget he has been given is a joke but I think he is a dead man walking now as the majority of the fans have turned on him I would be hard to get them back on side whatever he does

Hasn't he had a net spend of over £20m per season? That's more than enough not to be in a relegation battle.

20 million is nothing other than Newcastle and Stoke no one spent less this season

I have always backed the current manager at villa cause the budget he has been given is a joke but I think he is a dead man walking now as the majority of the fans have turned on him I would be hard to get them back on side whatever he does

Baker needs to be gotten out of villa ASAP he is awful a big lump with no ability

Pellegrini really rates Milner. No matter how much I love him myself, boy do I, if we're going to spend £25m and £120k a week on anyone I want more bang for my buck.

for someone he really rates he don't start him very often

Just scouting around the web - Im starting to think this is a lot of fuss about very little. - A couple of mods on here, Nursey, Kendrick, Hodgson, are all saying something like - 'yeah sure Lerner will listen to offers - but no deal imminent' - thats probably what his end of season statement will be.....

i think the same

If a takeover happens what realistic players should we try and target

For me

Milner

Sigurdsson

Laursen, Mellberg and Carew.

Done.

be a disaster no experience at all of mgt

I think no one has a clue who is going to be the next owner of villa if randy sells it's all just people speculating as such

Great work Sherlock, keep it up.

ya but why the hell do people keeping make up bullshit saying this lad is buying us etc that's all I m saying at the end of the season randy might just say he will sell if there is an offer that meets his valuation there might be no takeover at all

No real loss very very average player for me would let go

I think no one has a clue who is going to be the next owner of villa if randy sells it's all just people speculating as such

I would rather stick with lambert

Moyes 6/1 second favourite to be next villa manager