srsmithusa

I wish I had changed the last sentence in my previous post to say. "But now people understand that the deal could collapse OR The new people understand that the deal could collapse.... (depending upon the fidelity of your ear)"

Why there is a deal in a fairly advanced stage: If you want to sell something, you don't start tearing pieces out of it. You don't dismantle the drive train of a car before listing it. You don't dismantle the electrical wiring of a house while you're waiting for a buyer. Not renewing contracts for Delph, Vlaar, etc. Means you are expecting a sale in relatively short order, those contracts can be sorted in plenty of time given the anticipated takeover time frame. Now, the expected deal could collapse...... but one is or at least was, expected to be done in weeks, not months, not no buyers in sight. It's just not plausible given the clubs ACTIONS. (which, after all, speak louder than words)

I'm sorry, but "I like to think of myself as an optimist, but we're doomed." Just made me laugh out loud.

I HATE YOU. I think you're right, but I HATE YOU for dimming a tiny sparkle of hope.

what does it say if you play it backwards?

I'd certainly prefer him to the donut kings of Inda ! or that warlord from Kazakhstan !

I think Lambert is in a no-win situation. I hope he has more integrity than many employees I have had to let go.. Plenty would sit around and play solitaire with a "screw-em" mentality regarding assuring that we keep a good core of players and recruit a few, key, experienced players to strengthen.

Advice tips for ITK's. If you post a bunch of stuff that sounds plausible, then go back and delete it and stay off the site, it adds credibility to your post. It looks like you revealed to much, and are fearful of reprisal. But when you start posting again a few days later, it makes you less credible. If your "ITK" post is something that's already known, such as. "Aston Villa's colors are claret and blue." or "Randy Lerner wants to sell Villa." It probably doesn't need to be posted. If your "ITK" post today, contradicts your ITK post yesterday, people here will notice and doubt your credibility.\, or at least want an explanation. If your "ITK" posts end with disclaimers, like "unless something changes." or "things are very fluid." your post loses credibility. That's not really ITK, it's more ITG (Guess). Which is where we all live. If your "ITK" post is written in such a way that you do not seem well versed in communication skills, it makes it hard to consider that someone has learned to trust you enough to tell you insider secrets. Finally, if you want your ITK to really take off, make sure it is extremely positive, or extremely negative. We lurch from audacious hope to livid despair with facility. Trust me on these, That is all.

No puns, not allowed to be critical of a poster no matter how ridiculous they are. This is boring. I'm gonna go to bed and wait for the big announcement tomorrow right after the ny stock exchange opens.

I read somewhere and then a contact I have cinfirmed it...that a Kazakhstan war lord has placed a huge bid on us and the don't want lambert, so lambert scupper end the deal. That will be the announcement tomorrow, 100 percent sure, unless something changes.

I hope it's not red bull, and i don't think it is. Red bull bought a crap MLS team changed the name, the colors, the kit, and the team is still crap. Terrible owners.

This thread has turned me into a cynic

Sorry, I'm American, not familiar with the term. What's gardening leave?

Are you talking about Mendi?

One time, I gave a panhandler a $10 bill. He took it and then screamed profanities at me that I didn't give him more.

Whoever did the dunkin donuts fake is an evil genius.

I'm trying to do my checkbook, can anyone tell me what's 9 + 5 ?

I just remember somebody posting that we could have much worse than randy and others ripping into that as ridiculous, because "ANYBODY would be better than this fool" Oh, REALLY.

Mmmmmm donuts!

Royal said just exactly what I've been thinking. For him it's rooted in experience, for me it's reading tea leaves and and other hints I observe in the public statements of the club. But since I think it, I'm sure we'll all agree it's right.

VT - We scoff at medium level sources, but meltdown at unsubstantiated twitter

with who?

OK, based on the advice I got from TrentVilla, I drove all night on the assumption I could park, despite that numpty on TBAR not getting the code. I’m here hiding in the shrubbery in front of the restaurant. I’m dressed as an attacking midfielder making a delayed run into the box, that way nobody associated with Villa will see me. Oh, Wait. Here comes a car. It’s Randy, he walks into the restaurant smiling and looking very confident. I guess that’s a good sign. Here comes another car. Oh, they can’t get past the parking gate. So, it looks like they’re getting out of the car at the street and walking. It’s Paul Faulkner and his idiot TBAR assistant who didn’t ask for the gate code. But, this is interesting. Paul Faulkner is wearing a climbing harness and helmet. Maybe he’s expecting to do an abseil in this meeting. Or wait, the harness might be a parachute, can’t really tell from here. Here comes another car. Paul Lambert gets out. Damn, he looks pissed. He didn’t look this pissed during any humiliating drubbing we took this year. Stay out of his way, he looks determined to ruin this day. Well, guess this is the meeting then. WAIT ! Here comes another car. It’s a stretch Limo. On my, there are three Sheiks getting out. It’s windy here. So, to repeat, there are 3 Sheiks in the wind. One of them tips the driver with a bar of gold bullion and they walk into the restaurant smiling and joking. Here comes another car. It’s also a Limo. Three guys dressed in black wearing Russian machine guns around their necks. They’re looking around the area. One of them just nodded all clear and the door opens. OMG it’s Putin. No! It just looks like Putin. But he is carrying a bottle of Vodka with him. And ANOTHER car pulls in. It’s a Gold colored Cadillac with steer horns on the front. The guy getting out is wearing a Stetson and gold tipped boots. And there’s a kid with him. Looks to be about 7 years old. He’s carrying a size 4 ball and wearing an MLS t-shirt. Well, I guess that’s it then, we’re about to have a bidding war. WAIT!!! One more car: Damn this car moves slowly, it’s just creeping through the parking lot, like it’s running on a hairdryer motor. Ok. It finally stopped and somebody’s getting out. WTF?!?!? It’s Mendi !!!!!

Nope

If your deep throat source really does have the player as his reliable source, then his information about that player may be good. But I am quite certain the players have no idea about the status of a sale.