useless Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I take it there's nothing the Sunday paper's then? Need the World Cup to start, I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 The papers only ever echo what the rumours say anyway. There's very rarely anything which makes it to print before the Internet knows.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 It's not even June yet. Patience is a virtue Yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 It's not even June yet. Patience is a virtue Yes it is PANIC !!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 At what stage did Learner take over? Was it out of season? This does have disaster written all over it if nothing has happened well before the season has started. How are Paul and Co (the ones that aren't sacked) supposed to make plans? This is all a bit up in the air. This leads me to think that the buyers may actually be in place and the finer details are just being sorted. The bomb squad are back in play to give the club added value. Lambert is simply on a remit to make a competitive team out of what he's got until a new owner comes in and gets rid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Personally I think any new owners will keep Lambert, at least for the time being. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 At what stage did Learner take over? Was it out of season? This does have disaster written all over it if nothing has happened well before the season has started. How are Paul and Co (the ones that aren't sacked) supposed to make plans? This is all a bit up in the air. This leads me to think that the buyers may actually be in place and the finer details are just being sorted. The bomb squad are back in play to give the club added value. Lambert is simply on a remit to make a competitive team out of what he's got until a new owner comes in and gets rid. There could be something in that last part. Seems strange for Lambert and Lerner to put the 'bomb squad' back in contention unless the order has come from elsewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) Personally I think any new owners will keep Lambert, at least for the time being. Depends when they take over but if it is sooner rather than later, I'd hazard a guess that there is a fair chance of of them removing Lambert. Thinking rationally about it, any new owner/s will ride a wave of optimism after the slumber of the last few years and the worst possible thing they could do is automatically alienate a section of the supporters by sticking with such a divisive figure. Whereas if they hire a new manager (assuming it isn't an unpopular choice) then it will be a truly fresh start and they'll at least enjoy a honeymoon period with pretty much everyone buying into it. Edited June 1, 2014 by Isa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I think they probably will keep him although they shouldn't and he definitely doesn't deserve it. Either way they have to make the decision straight away and if they decide to keep him actually back him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Personally I think any new owners will keep Lambert, at least for the time being. I agree unless the new owner already has somebody lined up. My guess is it'll still be at least a few more weeks before anything happens, and by that point you aren't going to want to find a new manager and then hit the transfer market. Lambo is going to get some cash and a chance to prove himself in one more season. Then, depending on how that goes, we're either searching for a new manager come January or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mart-L7 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 At what stage did Learner take over? Was it out of season? This does have disaster written all over it if nothing has happened well before the season has started. How are Paul and Co (the ones that aren't sacked) supposed to make plans? This is all a bit up in the air. This leads me to think that the buyers may actually be in place and the finer details are just being sorted. The bomb squad are back in play to give the club added value. Lambert is simply on a remit to make a competitive team out of what he's got until a new owner comes in and gets rid. Prettysure it's was out of season just after MON started............me must of knew before hand that Lerner was in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 At what stage did Learner take over? Was it out of season? This does have disaster written all over it if nothing has happened well before the season has started. How are Paul and Co (the ones that aren't sacked) supposed to make plans? This is all a bit up in the air. This leads me to think that the buyers may actually be in place and the finer details are just being sorted. The bomb squad are back in play to give the club added value. Lambert is simply on a remit to make a competitive team out of what he's got until a new owner comes in and gets rid. Prettysure it's was out of season just after MON started............me must of knew before hand that Lerner was in From what I remember it was close to the start of the season so only Petrov was bought as a main signing. Plus Young and Carew in January. But the squad was no where as bad as our current squad in my opinion. Yes they struggled the season before but they managed to finish 6th the year before that and we still had players like Bouma, Laurson, Mellberg, Barry. It's going to be a hard season regardless of takeover but at least if I happens it will give the current squad a lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mart-L7 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I've lost all heart in the buy out bollocks now. Just praying Lamber pulls some master stroke signs out the bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I can't see a takeover happening until next summer. We will stay up, but we are in for a rough ride again this season. (my opinion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I'll wager the takeover happens this summer. I wouldn't be surprised if it were to happen before the world cup starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 At what stage did Learner take over? Was it out of season? This does have disaster written all over it if nothing has happened well before the season has started. How are Paul and Co (the ones that aren't sacked) supposed to make plans? This is all a bit up in the air. This leads me to think that the buyers may actually be in place and the finer details are just being sorted. The bomb squad are back in play to give the club added value. Lambert is simply on a remit to make a competitive team out of what he's got until a new owner comes in and gets rid. Prettysure it's was out of season just after MON started............me must of knew before hand that Lerner was in From what I remember it was close to the start of the season so only Petrov was bought as a main signing. Plus Young and Carew in January. But the squad was no where as bad as our current squad in my opinion. Yes they struggled the season before but they managed to finish 6th the year before that and we still had players like Bouma, Laurson, Mellberg, Barry. It's going to be a hard season regardless of takeover but at least if I happens it will give the current squad a lift. The deal was announced on 14 August 2006 when Lerner agreed to buy Doug's shares and by 25 August he had acquired a majority shareholding (and the proceeded to buy up the remainder) so you are right that there was little time to bring in players that window. Any deal this time round when it happen won't be subject to the stock exchange rules that applied then unless of course the buyer is a listed company and has to raise funds which is a very unlikely scenario IMO so the good news is that the deal could happen very quickly but having said that we only really have a very short time frame for it to happen in and be able to do something with the squad for next season. My guess is Lambert's job is safe in the short term for no other reason than those timescales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villanun Posted June 1, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2014 Is Snowdonia another wrong 'un reference then? Up the Lliwedd Bach passage? Back on topic, I kind've wish I hadn't found out about this sale so early. In the run up towards the end of yet another awful season I kept thinking "Oh well, at least we'll be for sale soon, that'll make me feel better." Now we're actually on the market I've gone from worrying about relegation to worrying about who, if anyone, is going to buy us and I don't feel better at all. My head tells me it's easy too early to start panicking, but my Villa genes aren't paying much attention. That being said, I think Randy was put in a position where he had to announce something. The crowds were against him, the players seemed unhappy and the manager was making off-message statements for the first time. I wonder if the initial "I'll make a statement at the end of the season" announcement was put out to keep us quiet in a difficult run-in. After that he'd have to make full announcement even if there wasn't a buyer lined up. As far as the recent front-runner having dodgy connections (allegedly), I don't think there's any successful businessman who got there without having a few skeletons in his closet. Ruthlessness goes hand in hand with success, and I suppose I'd rather have a hardheaded businessman than a well-meaning but ineffective heir. Long time lurker, first time poster, btw. Hello everyone. Be nice. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Welcome villanun, didn't know villa had much of a following among nuns, but setting that aside, what off message statements from Lambert do you mean? You may be right, but I'm not sure I know what the on message was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrinityRoadSteps Posted June 1, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2014 Welcome villanun, didn't know villa had much of a following among nuns, but setting that aside, what off message statements from Lambert do you mean? You may be right, but I'm not sure I know what the on message was. Lots of nuns are Villa fans. It's a hard habit to break 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanun Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) Yeah, that username doesn't seem quite so clever now. With regards to Lambert, I mean the way he toed the line about the policy of buying young and hungry players for ages, but towards the end of the season he stated talking about needing to get in more expensive players, dropped hints about things not being right behind the scenes, and saying that the current situation was not where anyone (including, I think it's fair to assume, him) wanted to be. It wasn't much, but for someone who'd always talked about having a close relationship with the owner and had always agreed with the transfer policy, it was a marked change. I don't think that's what forced Randy's hand in and of itself, but it can't have helped. Right, I'm off to change my username. Edited June 1, 2014 by Villanun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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