CrackpotForeigner Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Their only real value is as part of the loss-making football club they belong to. Not exactly Monte Carlo beachfront real estate, with the best will in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarrieBlue Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 If it's change for the better in that we get some long term major investment into the club which breeds success then I couldn't give a shit what they do.just about sums you up, glory hunter at any price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted May 18, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 18, 2014 Ok, some red bull thoughts.... I personally don't think they would be stupid enough to try and change our colours or our name. This would be the first time that they have owned a club like us, not even close in terms of history and tradition. I'd be sad if they wanted to rename villa park, there's a lot of history in that name too. I think they would be more inclined to chaneg the name of our ground than our team or our colours. To say it's an established brand is almost taking the piss. 140 years. That's more than Coca-Cola and thousands of other big brands, even if you ONLY look at it from a narrow brand angle. That aside, Houllier spent some time here, I was up for the idea of GMac carrying on with Houllier upstairs as Director of Football, I still think it would have been better than that ginger fella. Now, maybe he suggested this to Randy, maybe he was up for it, saw ways to improve us as a whole, not just first team results. That's precisely the type of person we have needed for a while, and to ask a Manager to do that, as well as the more than full time job of running the first team squad is increasingly stupid in modern football IMO. Anyway, nothing definite yet, but Red Bull might not be such a bad thing, if they do change the name, colours and the name of the ground then the Premier League want shooting for letting it happen. As would Lerner if he knew they were planning it, I mean, he'd have a wrong coloured tattoo for a start right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Net assets were £27m when Randy bought us, PPE was listed at roughly £41m, other intangibles (assuming this was players registrations were £19m. It's tough to see how he can justify asking for £200m when you consider most of the money he has pumped in has been blown on overpaid & overpriced players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kwan Posted May 18, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) It's not L. Ellis. It's not Harris. It's not red bull. Edited May 18, 2014 by Kwan 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's not L. Ellison. It's not Harris. It's not red bull. Good to have you back Kwan. Any progress? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 You guys know I'm not an 'ITK' or claim to be, but I'll pass this snippet on. I met someone the other day who genuinely is in the loop for this (comes with the industry I work in) and he said that at the moment the problem we have is that we are struggling to find a buyer at all. As in the interest just isn't really there. A bit worrying! This rings true with me, some people should come back down to earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw_nuff Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Net assets were £27m when Randy bought us, PPE was listed at roughly £41m, other intangibles (assuming this was players registrations were £19m. It's tough to see how he can justify asking for £200m when you consider most of the money he has pumped in has been blown on overpaid & overpriced players. I don't know, ordinary people in this country seem to think it's fine to pay half a million quid and more for a tiny bit of land and a pile of bricks that cost a tenth of that to assemble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's not L. Ellison. It's not Harris. It's not red bull. Kwan returns! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 So we're playing guess who it isn't? Anschutz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 You guys know I'm not an 'ITK' or claim to be, but I'll pass this snippet on. I met someone the other day who genuinely is in the loop for this (comes with the industry I work in) and he said that at the moment the problem we have is that we are struggling to find a buyer at all. As in the interest just isn't really there. A bit worrying! This rings true with me, some people should come back down to earth. Hope I m wrong - but thats where I fear we are - Lerner is desperate for a buyer - thats why I feared the donut prank so much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's not L. Ellis. It's not Harris. It's not red bull. How about the doughnut crowd? At least have the decency to rule them out as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Is it a man? Does he have hair? Does he wear glasses? Does he have a moustache? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam3773 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's not L. Ellis. It's not Harris. It's not red bull. Glad to have you back Agent K. Thought you had been rumbled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Surprised Kwan is willing to come back and reveal that. Announcement close perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's not L. Ellison. It's not Harris. It's not red bull. Good to have you back Kwan. Any progress? Well he 'Its' - so maybe there is at least an interested buyer - just hope its not the donut brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Is it a man? Does he have hair? Does he wear glasses? Does he have a moustache? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 How about Paul Allen? I think he already owns a soccer team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's not L. Ellis. It's not Harris. It's not red bull. Run! There's a barrage of PM's coming your way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Donutgate #2 then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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