thevillan99

Actually this is a fairly common misconception - the vast majority of the £500bn was in the form of guarantees where they agreed to cover only in the event of default. It was to underpin the system to provide security and not a cash injection. Most of it was actually never needed in the pure sense, but it did stop the panic.

Doesn't sound good and not the sort of person I would want around the club. I think reading the comments again cold has reinforced two things for me. The first is that they are stupid comments and insensitive, the second is that they have been exaggerated - the media summarising it as "furloughed workers are essentially lazy and just trying to avoid work" is a bit extreme, applying a devils advocate approach it could be summarised as "Furlough is necessary but we should be mindful of the long term affects and potential abuse by a small number of people". Doesn't change the fact I don't like her...but the press tend to spin things based on their own agenda and I remain fully supportive of her right to free speech (whether or not I actually want to hear it).

I agree with this to some extent, but is anyone actually interested in debating it? The social media pile on has already decided that her opinion is wrong so in their view it is perfectly acceptable to pile on with personal abuse. Whilst I don't agree with her on this matter, and her comments were naive given her role, I do fully support her right to speak freely and express a personal opinion...especially in times when the media are so keen to twist things out of context and shut down debate.

The 'new' reuters article doesn't even have the right year! The share price is way off too. Its just a poor copy of this Mooted Aston Villa takeover dead 15/06/2004 18:26 LONDON (Reuters) - A potential takeover of Aston Villa mooted in March is dead after one of parties said he was no longer interested in the English premier league club. Retail entrepreneur Richard Thompson said in a statement on Tuesday he would no longer take part in the bid made earlier this year that also involved former Manchester City player Ray Ranson. Thompson is a former chairman of first division Queen’s Park Rangers and bought the Jaeger and Viyella fashion clothing brands. "Mr Ranson reiterates his potential interest in making an offer for Aston Villa and continues to consider other options in this regard. However, there can be no assurance that any offer will be made," the statement said. Birmingham-based Villa rejected the takeover approach in March saying it significantly undervalued the listed company. According to Reuters data, Aston Villa’s current 282.4 pence share price values the club at just over 32 million pounds