Wind back about...oh roughly a year...roughly when the last season ticket prices had been annoucned.

Talk of a sale impending and a once a year statement from our illustrious owner.

Crock of shite.

1 minute ago, sne said:

No of course it's been happening for ages, it's just that we are now just a blip on the financial map.

There are probably 50 currently active players who could easily buy our club on their own without it even making a dent in their bank accounts.

Consortium of Laursen, melberg and petrov + other external backing wouldn't be a bad start

20 minutes ago, sne said:

More and more getting to terms with the big clubs effing off to start their "Super mega champions plastic league"

Just waiting for Liecester to be thrown out of next years Champions League on a technicality and be replaced by whoever missed out from Arse, Manure or Shity.

Fwiw I think Conte is a very strange choice from Abramovic. A 1-0 specialist who will bring in players from the Serie A, a very good league, but also the polar opposite when it comes to the type of football played. Those players will have a very hard transition.

Sorry, a bit OT

The kicker is it's nothing new.  For all the money we did spend in the past, we don't have a player worth jot on our books.

Some players have gone as individuals to other clubs, transfer fee alone, worth more than our entire club is valued at.

Our last asset went for some good 40-50% chunk of our current valuation.  The money we'd have gotten from sky if we had half a decent season is probably worth more than we're being touted for...yet that donkey Lerner just squandered us.

Meanwhile, papers suggest Chelsea are set to spend £15m more than our club is worth on 3 players.

45 minutes ago, Wainy316 said:

 Unable to make mid week home games of which there would be many.

That's the shitter about it all for me.  I've been working away from home most weeks, all week, for nearly 10 years.  That isn't about to change, so I will miss a lot of games but I'll still get one like a fool.

Reluctantly renewing mine, our group of friends agreed that much earlier on.

It goes against my principals as Lerner the shit head doesn't deserve us.  But it's my club.

11 minutes ago, Cliffy Biro said:

The skeptic in me just finds the the timing dodgy but maybe thats also the pessimist

Not the pessimistic, just based on fact.  Previous history of such tricks and a pretty sell known trick in the industry.

Was speaking to amate who's a blouse, they get sold the same shit each year around the time of renewing.

Just now, dudevillaisnice said:

To be honest anyone who gets a season ticket based on rumours especially after the past couple of seasons deserve everything that they get coming to them.

Still, if I was thinking of not renewing due to total disillusionment (I'm not) and I.believed rumors it migh persuade me otherwise.

I wouldn't put that train of thought past this club

Season ticket info and heavy links to club being sold on same day?  Just sayin'

Plot twist: Took job to get the inside scoop, resigning to be part of a consortium to buy us out

2 minutes ago, NeilS said:

We do not know the t's&c's of his contract, or the disciplinary code for the club so we do not know if he is in breach of any of those. Sacking someone wrongly, especially someone with a big contract would cost the club Millions of pounds so we need to be careful here.

Indeed, and to put "hippy crack" into context.  They're basically tiny bottles of gas that you can buy online from any cream supplier, as it's the gas used to make whipped cream.

Completely legal to buy, as it has genuine house hold uses.  Though I think there is some law that governs how you're supposed to use a product, i.e. not using it recreationally...not totally sure on that one.

In the end, what's in the paper is nothing new or revealing (and probably not illegal) that one might say this is a sure way to sack someone.  Unfortunately.

Is anything he's done a sackable offence?  Bringing the company into disrepute I guess...but even that would require a disciplinary process I would imagine?

5 minutes ago, sexbelowsound said:

Lerner is an irrational nut job. I could see him causing a resignation over a disagreement on which sweets to stock in the vending machines.

Nobody at the club eats Curly Wurlys but he does, so **** em.

I bet he has an inferiority complex, he's clearly never going to be half the man his dad was and is squandering everything he built up.  He's what you call a massive loser, if you take aside the fact he inherited a **** load of money.

I wonder how many more clown cars will turn up before things actually start to get better at villa, everytime I think we've hit rock bottom - something else.

3 minutes ago, GeneralJazzman said:

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-fans-breathe-sigh-11206111

ok which one of you is Mat Kendrick robbing the sticker jape. 

Spot on though, in a weird way it's the best bit of news we've had all season...in that a big news shocker turned out to be nothing.

Just now, Dr_Pangloss said:

Anyone would think these journos get their inspiration for 'drug' name from this 

 

Gabby in taking cake shocker?

2 minutes ago, a m ole said:

"On laughing gas"

Seriously, has anyone else here done it? I tried it in a bar once when I was 18, it's literally just like when you put your head between your legs for 30 seconds then stand up really quickly. Lasts maybe 15 seconds. What sort of **** idiot enjoys that?

Loads of times in my youth, personally found it a right laugh at afterparties where I'd already be on various other substances anyway.

Hippy crack is a brilliant name, the same drug they give women during childbirth...a lot of "hippy crack babies" born daily.

1 minute ago, It's Your Round said:

Surprise surprise it's this 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/7085727/Gabby-Agbonlahor-pictured-on-laughing-gas-and-drinking-in-London-hotel-on-night-Aston-Villa-were-relegated.html

Gabby Agbonlahor pictured on laughing gas and drinking in London hotel on night Aston Villa were relegated

Thank **** for that, that's an easy pill to swallow in the grand scheme of things.

3 minutes ago, rodders0223 said:

Shit odds. Doubtful.

In play betting, late goals and scores at half time can still make plenty if you know you could influence the game.

2 minutes ago, Genie said:

For those interested...

He slapped Ulrika round the face because she refused to leave the bar full of Scottish fans who were abusing and throwing beer at him.

He said she called him something he didn't like was the final point...which generally you can't condone hitting sommeone for being called something.  Dunno, he had a lot going on at the time I guess.

1 minute ago, Genie said:

Collymore: Brian Little keeps telling me to stop saying stuff

Keep talking I say, hope more come out and slate the **** out of our club - give nobody anywhere to hide

Just now, MikeMcKenna said:

What has Collymore said?

Just that reilly walked onto a training ground of David moyes and asked about making him manager, to which he was politely told to **** off and there are proper channels for that kind of talk.

I'm faiirly certain that's what I heard, I have earphones and kids jumping all over me so it's distorted...

2 minutes ago, maqroll said:

i never thought I'd long for the David O'Leary days.

I did used to enjoy trying to work out what he was pondering on the touch line.  I was convinced most of the time it was whether it was lamb/pork or beef for his Sunday roast.