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Aircraft has never been to BHX before.

Depressing news. Don't like the no sale is imminent bit either - doesn't bode quite so well for buffalo bob ! He might be here kicking the tyres....

Great name. His plane is sitting on the ramp at BHX. Along with the one that arrived yesterday it appears wrapped up for a stay (meaning more than one day) Yesssss [delete your posts TT - I want the ITK !!!!!!] It's yours. I am only into corroboration

Great name. His plane is sitting on the ramp at BHX. Along with the one that arrived yesterday it appears wrapped up for a stay (meaning more than one day) I love the TT comes up with plane info lol would any of these planes be to do with the WWE tour which was in Bham yesterday and touring UK all week maybe? Could be, but there are always more planes than the ones that i mention. I mention the ones that might be connected, but I can always be wrong and dismiss ones that are connected!

Great name. His plane is sitting on the ramp at BHX. Along with the one that arrived yesterday it appears wrapped up for a stay (meaning more than one day)

Serious question. Did anyone mention Buffalo earlier in this thread?

The USA WC really passed me by as I couldn't get my head around staging the World's greatest footie tournament in a non-footie country. As you will deduce, I am really looking forward to Russia and Qatar...

Because of all the whining children in the audience?

Why would the sale of a private company be announced on the stock exchange? If I were the owner of Dinkleham's balls, I would be a very worried man indeed. Edit: Just seen TonyH's post. NYSE, so the potential buyer talked about is a US listed company. Phew!

I should add that another jet, a private charter from NY, arrived on 15th and is still sitting on the tarmac. As it is a private charter, it may just be awaiting its next job, or maybe to take back whoever it brought in. It is also often used by Justin Bieber, who I believe is in Europe at the moment, so probable that he was the passenger and it is completely unrelated.

Not in that one - a first time visitor.

A private jet arrived at BHX yesterday afternoon. It is owned by McLaughlin and Stern, a NY law firm with a wide profile of expertise. Their website claims that they were involved in the acquisition of a Major League Baseball team. Might be nothing, but circumstantially close enough to report I think.

But that's not bad for one person. There are four of us combining knowledge (and guesswork). You are most kind, sir. You also now have me addicted to Quizup!

Hmm, i am not sure that I would be invited on to your team, unless I got the job of 'designated driver'! TV families-2 Phonetics-5 Landlocked countries-4 (need to read the questions properly!) History -3 (how do I do one of those embarrassed thingies on a tablet?) Words-0 (see above) General knowledge-4 I actually thought that one card was initially dealt in blackjack, not two. But then maybe we played different rules when I was at school.

What if a new owner doesn't come? We just carry on without a manager? I would back Sid to get better results out of Lambert's players than Lambert himself.

The other 13 begins with an L as well, capital Vaduz. Told you that geography was the only thing I am good at

I was going to work out one of those spoiler things and have a go at Mike's questions. Then I read the questions and thought it better not to embarrass myself. I'm okay on the geography ones, but 21 has me intrigued.

Wasn't the minimum wage introduced to eradicate low pay? no it was there to ensure there was a degree of fairness. Dont forget the tory party did not want it and predicted wrongly that many businesses would go bust because of it. The issue now is that many companies use it as the norm rather than what it should have been, ie a minimum. Ironically i read a report last couple of days about the many many company directors who are non doms to avoid taxes here in the uk. I suppose minimum wage or even god forbid a living wage would concern them Ah ha. There's me, fingered as a Tory on here, and probably a baby eating one at that, and that was my observation then and has been consistent ever since. Minimum wage - great idea, introduced with the best intentions, but it is now the wage, which is perhaps not so good.

As a matter of interest, will they give a price on anyone being the next owner? If they would, then it may be relevant, but I suspect that they are just not taking bets.

I think that I was more worried in the first 4 years of Randy Lerner's tenure, because it was fairly obvious early on that we were in a car crash situation, with a psychopath at the wheel. The psychopath jumped out as the vehicle was hurtling along and we have been in intensive care ever since. From here, surely things can only get better.

No. There have been plenty of westbound flights of Villa people over the years of Randy Lerner's tenure. It is just that they fly on regular airlines, so their movement is less obvious.

FWIW, I meet my owners in fancy restaurants - much more pleasant! And 'flip charts'? Seriously? I very much doubt whether it would be that kind of discussion. As for meeting the new owners, I think that the incumbent team manager is neither relevant nor significant to any potential new owners at this stage. If Randy Lerner is not our owner at the start of next season, then Lambert won't be the manager. I am hopeful that, during this period of uncertainty, he gets the opportunity to go to Norwich or Celtic, or something like that, and he jumps ship.

If it is a strategy meeting, then better to take Sid as well. Then when Lambert walks, the replacement is already ITK.

Nothing that I can even slightly relate to any of the rumoured suitors. If the buyer is US, I guess that it is easier to meet up over there and maybe come and look when contracts are closer to conclusion. There is a private jet charter in from NY later. No idea who is on it though.

Kababish in Sutton closed one Sunday evening when Robbie Williams turned up and asked them to do so. That's why I have never been there since.