PieFacE Posted May 16, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's been a long time since i've believed anything Villa related which has been written in a newspaper. I'm not going to start now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It is the Times though, not the Sun or the Mirror. If there is some credibility in that story then we are not in good shape at all, and Lerner is about to make a pig's breakfast of our sale. It's the one thing I thought he'd be able to do as a supposedly wise businessman, but I have a horrible gut feeling that Randy is about to "McLeish" our takeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I haven't read the article but if we were up for sale last summer too, then why not make announcement then and not now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I haven't read the article but if we were up for sale last summer too, then why not make announcement then and not now. There were rumours last season that we were up for sale but they were denied by the club Maybe we were after all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 By the way I believe that we've been up for sale for a while. Just saying that I think we're further down the line than we've ever been and that's why Lerner released his statement on Monday and not as desperate attempt to drum up interest like the Times article suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Well if it's in the times it must be true..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 In my opinion, Lerner's first statement came after an abundance of articles/rumours began to circulate. I think his statement may have been in response to those in order to address fans (that are clearly getting frustrated). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacketspuds Posted May 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2014 Something better happen soon or else I'm just going to have to wait longer. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I know we seem to be in a sea of ITK but there was someone who worked with me for 3-4 months about 2 years ago who was also employed by AVFC and had access to people who would know about that type of thing and he told me way back then that Lerner was infact desperate to sell the club. The way the club has been run since then just backs up what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 The fact that Lerner has been trying to sell the club for a while but has only now released the statement that came out on Monday should be seen as a good sign. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I was told by someone years ago during the ONeil Years that Lerner was looking for investment Partners from the East. It wasnt long after Man City had been taken over. I think we have been up for sale for a while but the statement was put out to be a lightning rod for all the specualtion floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 If The Times have only discovered now that we were nearly sold three months ago how can they be so sure there's nothing in the pipeline at present? There was no ITK's on any forum that picked up on the fact the club was all but sold three months ago only for it to break down, so if the Times are right about that it really means that (despite all of the ITK's and journo's) no one has the first idea what Randy's up to at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post omariqy Posted May 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think RL is keeping his cards very close to his chest. I imagine only he and his advisors and any potential buyer or buyers actually know what is going on. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post islingtonclaret Posted May 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think RL is keeping his cards very close to his chest. I imagine only he and his advisors and any potential buyer or buyers actually know what is going on. ...and Mendi 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 #StandByMendi #Pray4Mendi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 16, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2014 Lay off Mendi or another ITK will be kwan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingysilvers Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Well if it's in the times it must be true..... Going off on a slight tangent but I saw this cool article the other day that goes over the hit rate of gossip across various newspapers. It's more related to transfer rumours but some food for thought on the level of cynicism that you should apply to this stuff, plus I'm guessing some distraction from this thread might be needed for most of us. The headline stats: Newspaper - Accuracy The Guardian - 34.8% The Independent - 33.5% The Times - 26.7% Telegraph - 26.8% The Sun - 21.9% The Mirror - 20.8% Daily Star - 20.7% Metro - 12.6% Basically, they're all pretty poor. The broadsheets are generally better but they are all throwing a lot at the wall and only a bit of it sticks. I know this is all stating the glaringly obvious but it's cool to see somebody doing some research on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted May 16, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2014 I haven't read the article but if we were up for sale last summer too, then why not make announcement then and not now. Maybe he was expecting it to all be done by now but the deal fell apart and now he is trying to smoke out new interested parties? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think RL is keeping his cards very close to his chest. I imagine only he and his advisors and any potential buyer or buyers actually know what is going on. I believe this too. Since it is reported that there is currently a 6 week time scale with Merrill Lynch to find a buyer that will take us up to Monday 23rd June 2014 at the latest. If we are still in limbo by that date with nothing concrete in the pipeline, then I really will start to become worried for the future of our beloved club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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