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Never mind the PR, hurry and buy the fecking club! I'll love him all he wants afterwards.

The BBC seemed to think Lerner was making a formal bid today . . . but it is really quiet at the moment. Finger crossed something happens this week.

Well we know Ranson offered £47m, but thats it.

Do we have any info on what time the board meeting is today? I guess if an announcement is to follow, it won't be until tomorrow anyway?

And if Neville is as dodgy as he seems then, (sharp intake) thanks to Doug for not selling to him! A wolf in sheeps clothing?

glaring error in there Totti I think. The last line doesn't ring true with the rest And who is this Leaner character? Another consortium? :winkold: He is a skinny guy that can be found propping up a wall usually.

You're kidding right? Another one?!?!

Me neither . . . mine disappeared for a little while, had to re-add it.

Mmmm.... Luton. Could be heading to Brum to meet MON or going to London to meet Rothschilds....

let us just say that if the rumours are correct, while MON will be Villa's next manager, he wont be Ellis' 14th appointment. if the rumours are correct then MON will not report to Doug during these, the latter's last days at the club, but will be working to a schedule drawn up by someone else. If the rumours are correct then Ellis has had absolutely nothing to do with this appointment, with all the details being handled by a third party. if there is a press conference today (and there is no guarantee there will be) then it seems highly unlikely that Doug will be anywhere near the place while it is going on. We will see Yes, if Doug is missing then that will be the biggest sign yet that the takeover is going through. Maybe Doug will be there and he'll say "Martin is DEFINITELY my last manager!".

Man, I really hope Lerner IS on that jet, with his cheque book!

You're quite right Jez, nothing is going to happen for weeks yet. The new manager (MON or whoever) probably won't be in charge until some time next month. If takeovers take as long as people say they do and MON won't start until it is finished, then I'm afraid we're stuck with Aitken/Steele for the first few games of the season.

ITSOTB

Interesting. Athole has made a bid? Shouldn't that be made public? Ball is in Villa's court??? Ah, hence the fecking delay!

Its true I was away for a week getting married and honeymooning, I come back to find out about Lerner, I get all excited, then there were the reports of Doug pissing him off and I am gutted again! The watch kettle never boils . . . the watch club never gets taken over!

You're not the only one!

I think we have all gotten a litte too bit carried away on this. Expect news that Lerner is not pursuing his interest, Neville hasn't got the funds, Padfield decided to go elsewhere and Still was nothing more than a rumour. O'Neil gets fed up with the press hounding him and pulls out of the management race, leaving us with a former Villa hero who has no management experience. Another season of dross. And its drizzling outside. Thats the Villa way though isn't it?

Another day of nothingness. I've read a lot, written a bit, learned a little, but actually made feck all progress. :?

Me three.

But doesn't it take a while to complete the whole takeover process, like with Sunderland? The ManU and Chelsea takeovers also took a number of weeks I remember. Why would the Villa takeover be any quicker?

It does strike me that Neville will not have massive amounts of cash to invest. What he will do instead is run Villa more effeciently, and invest Villa's own money back into the club - basically to run it how Doug should be doing it. So this is not a bad thing, it would be an improvement. If Lerner and Still were to bid, I get the impression they would have extra cash to invest initially.

Silence is better than wibble.

Sorry, I'm staying pessimistic for now.

Oh no, you lot are getting my hopes up again.

So we're back to waiting for Doug to leave in a box then.