dounavilla Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I believe that we will be sold this summer and the only concern is to whom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 My answers (and I hope I am proved wrong in most cases): Lerner - will he stay or go? - Stay. He will not get the offer he would want to sell. Lerner - if he stays, will the manager be backed to bring in higher quality players? - No. Lambert - will he stay or go? - He will stay. Lambert - If he isn't backed I can see him leaving. - Only if a bigger club come in for him or one with some more ambition I suspect. Lambert - If he is backed, will this be from Lerner backing him, or from a takeover. - From a takeover. But they might want to bring a new manager in. Benteke - will he stay or will he go? - Go. Benteke - if he goes, will this money go towards team building? We never replaced Young and Downing, Petrov or even Barry, so will this money be used to find the players to take us forward? - I would guess 50% of it at best. Benteke - If he stays, does this mean another season of bargain hunting and struggle? If he stays we will be better off than if he does not on the field if not on the balance sheet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw_nuff Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Lerner - will he stay or go? - depends whether global markets force him to sell or not. Lerner - if he stays, will the manager be backed to bring in higher quality players? - No - his business will be directly effected by the Fed's tapering and he's already losing money hand over fist. Lambert - will he stay or go? - Stay. He hasn't impressed anyone else enough to be given a better job. Benteke - will he stay or will he go? - Go. He won't stay - not a chance in hell (unless he gets injured). Benteke - if he goes, will this money go towards team building? Less than half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp_villa830 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 We did replace Barry we used that money to buy Delph and Downing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 If Lerner does leave in the summer, I'm worried what our new owner would be like. Imagine we have another Vincent Tan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted February 3, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Frankly cannot see it being a "big year" in any way shape or form: 1. Lerner will stay 2. Lambert will stay 3. Benteke will go 4. We will continue in same vein - "survival" is the name of the game 5. We will spend the bare minimum - see 4. Until another super rich mug comes along, AVFC will continue to be in the doldrums, making up the numbers in the 2nd half of the PL. Edited February 3, 2014 by MikeMcKenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Frankly cannot see it being a "big year" in any way shape or form: 1. Lerner will stay 2. Lambert will stay 3. Benteke will go 4. We will continue in same vein - "survival" is the name of the game 5. We will spend the bare minimum - see 4. Until another super rich mug comes along, AVFC will continue to be in the doldrums, making up the numbers in the 2nd half of the PL. Exactly how i see the year panning out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG_Villa_Fan Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Cut the wages, keep us in the league and Lerner will invest heavily in the team but unlike before will not buy mercenaries OR Cut the wages, keep us in the league and Lerner will be able to sell the club with a positive balance sheet to a new owner who will take Villa to another level The first one is wishful thinking - nothing to suggest it'll be like that. Second one doesn't make sense - new owners come with a manager of their choice 90+% of the time and Lambert is no fool to buy into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 3, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2014 Cut the wages, keep us in the league and Lerner will invest heavily in the team but unlike before will not buy mercenaries OR Cut the wages, keep us in the league and Lerner will be able to sell the club with a positive balance sheet to a new owner who will take Villa to another level The first one is wishful thinking - nothing to suggest it'll be like that. Second one doesn't make sense - new owners come with a manager of their choice 90+% of the time and Lambert is no fool to buy into that. Problem with that is, it's not either/or. He could well be going for option 2, but that doesnt' mean a new owner will take us to another level. Or at least that new level could be League One if they are completely incompetent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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