John Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Another possible scenario to add to those already provided by smetrov: I have received bids for Aston Villa but none have matched my valuation of the club. I am therefore determined to continue with the long term project that is in place. This will see the club meet UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations and aim for a marked improvement in first team results". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I'm still 100% convinced the takeover will happen, I don't think the announcement will be new owners though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The UEFA FFP is the not issue , its the Prem League one that is coming in to force that included points deductions , the one Randy voted against.That IMO is one reason for the cut backs as has been said the UEFA version means nothing until we actually qualify for europe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I'm still 100% convinced the takeover will happen, I don't think the announcement will be new owners though. Hmmm. Please tell us more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2014 the idea of a prospective owner "making a last minute bid" tickles me. For sums of many millions, and long term investment, yep, gonna do that "at the last minute". Yeah, didn't you know? Randy is selling Villa on Ebay! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 A last minute bid in the rumour mill could well be something that has been cooking for months behind the scenes. We only get to hear these things as more & more people become involved & the potential for leaks increases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The Ewing Brothers from Texas have made a bid but Cliff Barnes is also interested. I've been told not to mention these names from my source but due to the other ITK's posting criptic clues with no bases i've decided to post them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I can confirm that due to the strong accent of the original source of the TBAR information, there has been a mistake that has snowballed into the rumours that we have today. It's not a couple of "Yankies" taking us over, it is in fact a couple of Venkys. Chalk it down to an 'Admin' error. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The Ewing Brothers from Texas have made a bid but Cliff Barnes is also interested. I've been told not to mention these names from my source but due to the other ITK's posting criptic clues with no bases i've decided to post them. Barnes only wants it to stop the Ewing's buying us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I can confirm that due to the strong accent of the original source of the TBAR information, there has been a mistake that has snowballed into the rumours that we have today. It's not a couple of "Yankies" taking us over, it is in fact a couple of Venkys. Chalk it down to an 'Admin' error. I hope they chicken out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Stan Collymore did indeed say that Ellison was apparently at the game yesterday. Take it as you will I guess but personally I usually see him as a good source of info, especially when it's Villa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Well the dude on TBAR has said Ellison will definitely not be the new owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I've got it on good authority that Ellison may or may not be our next owner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I'd say Collymore is more reliable than the abundance of random 'ITK' guys on another forum, personally 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Stan started tweeting about the red bull stuff aswell, he just tweets whatever he sees around it looks like. Theres no way he has any ITK info at villa or probably anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Stan started tweeting about the red bull stuff aswell, he just tweets whatever he sees around it looks like. Theres no way he has any ITK info at villa or probably anywhere else. He often tweets about things ahead of the regular press from what I have seen, also I haven't seen anybody else say Ellison was at the game so I don't know where he would have got it from. We'll see I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgo Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Collymore is full of BS. He used the caveat of "apparently" all hear say destined to gain listeners. He knows nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) If you listen back to the call he wasn't passing it off as fact that Ellison was at the ground he just said that he apparently was. As a sort of conversational device to get the caller to imagine a scenario where Villa would have major money to spend next season. About 26 minutes in here you listen to what was said. Edited May 5, 2014 by useless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Like collymore is really going to be the only sports journalist who found out one of the richest people in the world was at villa park. Rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2014 It's Stan's job to get people calling in. By mentioning Ellison and Villa in the same sentence it's going to get people to call. File that one under complete bollocks. Still think it's going to be Anschutz, makes sense in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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