It's Your Round

I can understand the cautious nature of fans regarding the takeover but now we've finally got rid of Lerner, it's time to be happy! I'm trying not to get drawn into the financial guesswork in the takeover thread etc... I'm no global business expert and I haven't got the time to do the research. I'm simply going to hope for the best until I see anything concrete that would make me think otherwise. Dr Tony's declared intentions sound good; money to spend on transfers, a desire to get promoted quickly, ambitions of European football and hopefully a better idea of how to run a football club than the last chap. Whether we're negative, or whether we're positive, the things being debated are outside our control. I can't choose what happens but I can choose to be happy and enjoy some positivity as a Villa fan. It's long overdue. Peace man, be happy

To Lambert's family I assume

Decent looking kit there. Ive seen loads of really good mock ups on VT, just hope we don't have some godawful design once it's finally announced.

Wild speculation by looks of it!

Nobody can predict the future, but if we enjoy ten years of success before Tony gets bored then surely he'd just sell us on again? There's no guarantees but if we can have some success as opposed to our future under Lerner, I'll take it.

Thanks for your insight Deisler. I think we're all a bit twitchy with the lack of information/changing information, anything you can provide us with to help us understand how business works in China is a good thing. Ultimately though, all we can do is hypothesise, and hope for the best. Time will tell of course.

Yes! That's Micah Richards gone then

Aha they're showing now, nothing unexpected there then.

What are the latest odds? I can't seem to find any today. Not that it means anything in reality but I like to track them.

I wonder if our players are as glued to the news as we are? Will Adama and Ayew be sat in front of sky sports news thinking wtf! Maybe I should stay.

Is that all?

After all the shit we've been through, it's absolute heaven for us to be able to dream tonight.

Man I hope so, I used to pour scorn on billionaire takeovers and how it ruins football. But now I realise this is how football works and I'm fed of Villa feeding off scraps. I'll happily see a scenario where Villa rise to the top bankrolled by Chinese businessmen. I don't care that rival fans will dismiss our success. Up the Villa, bring it on!* *hopefully

Does this mean that we might just have football people running the club and money to spend? God I really, really, really hope so

I can't keep up, keep having 'real life' things to do, then every time I come back there's 187 replies! Fair play VT, I thought the site would crash when the news finally broke.

Sorry, I'm just a little over excited.

Yes, we'll even be able to afford to take Gabby out for a slap up meal!

Always wanted Moyes but I actually like RDM, always felt he was treated harshly by Chelsea as he wasn't a big name. He'll do for me. There's no guarantees with any manager. As long as he's backed by Dr Tony then let's see where we go.

Well happy it's finally happened! Welcome aboard Dr Tone!

It's like he's been taking too much acid and got all 'creative'

I hope he's paid in cash, and then Randy trips up and tips the wheelbarrow over a bridge into the river beneath. Mwahahahahahahaha!

True mate. Let's hope that A: Dr Tony and his backers are loaded and B: they get the right people and structure in soon.

There's barely anything about him online, I want to know more! Now!!

Is that one of those new legal highs?

Thank the Lord! It is actually going to happen! It feels very surreal, like I still don't believe we've been sold. Is it definite then? Will Tony get buyers remorse? What's the cooling off period?