useless Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) So how long should it take now? Percy's article said they'd like to get it done before July, but then again I guess that's stating the obvious. I'm starting to worry that when we do get taken over, it'll be by someone completely underwhelming, hence all the links to rubbish players. Edited June 15, 2015 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The day after the reports, Fox gave plenty of interviews and had plenty of chance to deny it, but never did.IIRC, when moving away from the talk of the current set-up, Fox kept referring to this 'other dynamic', which I took to be referring to a takeover, without actually mentioning a takeover or buyer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneNightInRotterdam Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 So how long should it take now? Percy's article said they'd like to get done before July, but then again I guess that's stating the obvious. I'm starting to worry that when do get taken over it'll be by someone completely underwhelming, hence all the links to rubbish players. Maybe the links are based on the current set up? And the fact it's Sherwoods' first Transfer Window. I hope so anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Imagine a scenario where we are taken over by wealthy owners who are willing to invest substantially on the team. Now I wonder how many people are confident on Sherwood being the man to spend this money? I love the job he has done to date but I would hate to see another O'Neil or Gregory situation occur, i.e. we finally have funds to spend but trust the wrong man to spend it with a long term goal and end up back to square one a few years down the line. All hypothetical but it would be interesting to see what peoples thoughts are on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Given that Sherwood has basically no history of transfer windows at the moment it seems a little unfair to be comparing him to O'Neill in that regard. Sometimes it feels like people are just desperate to jump on Sherwood. All things considered he did a damn good job last season hence why people have had to resort to hypotheticals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Tim has earned the right to spend whatever funds are made available during this window by keeping us in the top flight. I think given the right funds he can do a good job in moving us forward but Villa managers rarely get the funds to do the job and who can say beyond doubt that anyone else would do a better job than he would given he has already seen the players we have and decided upon our weak areas? Edited June 15, 2015 by John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I see people saying they don't want another o'neil situation, I'd happily take 3 seasons finishing sixth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I see people saying they don't want another o'neil situation, I'd happily take 3 seasons finishing sixth No-no, We need another 3 seasons in the bottom 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I see people saying they don't want another o'neil situation, I'd happily take 3 seasons finishing sixth They don't want a situation where the manager is being backed heavily but wastes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 15, 2015 Moderator Share Posted June 15, 2015 I see people saying they don't want another o'neil situation, I'd happily take 3 seasons finishing sixth Can I have 6th without the 120% wage to turnover ratio and the subsequent years of austerity? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Imagine a scenario where we are taken over by wealthy owners who are willing to invest substantially on the team. Now I wonder how many people are confident on Sherwood being the man to spend this money? I love the job he has done to date but I would hate to see another O'Neil or Gregory situation occur, i.e. we finally have funds to spend but trust the wrong man to spend it with a long term goal and end up back to square one a few years down the line. All hypothetical but it would be interesting to see what peoples thoughts are on this. Any new owner wouldn't splash out or back a manager "substantially" if it wasn't their appointment. They will bide their time. See if they like Sherwood and if they feel he is suitable for their "project" they will invest or get rid. Now i'm not saying they won't back him, they will but not to the extent of throwing money at the situation (FFP etc I know but you know what I mean) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I see people saying they don't want another o'neil situation, I'd happily take 3 seasons finishing sixth Can I have 6th without the 120% wage to turnover ratio and the subsequent years of austerity? I'm afraid not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I find it strange that after 4 years of fighting relegation people moan and out the transfer policies of MON and now Gregory 2 managers who got us top6 finished which you'd bite someone hands off if we were offered it for next season. Sherwood has IMO been a breath of fresh hair and has deserved a crack under any new owners. ONeill stuck to what was succeful for him and to a degree it was for us. Sherwood to me seems a far more modern manager. I can see any new owners changing things now so I fully expect Sherwood to be backed and hope that the current system in place including Reillys input help him in the recruitment side. Hopefully the new owners are that rich even if Sherwood wastes £30/40m it won't hurt us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) I see people saying they don't want another o'neil situation, I'd happily take 3 seasons finishing sixth Can I have 6th without the 120% wage to turnover ratio and the subsequent years of austerity? Probably not in this day and age. I find it strange that after 4 years of fighting relegation people moan and out the transfer policies of MON and now Gregory 2 managers who got us top6 finished which you'd bite someone hands off if we were offered it for next season. Sherwood has IMO been a breath of fresh hair and has deserved a crack under any new owners. ONeill stuck to what was succeful for him and to a degree it was for us. Sherwood to me seems a far more modern manager. I can see any new owners changing things now so I fully expect Sherwood to be backed and hope that the current system in place including Reillys input help him in the recruitment side. Hopefully the new owners are that rich even if Sherwood wastes £30/40m it won't hurt us!! I only joined in 2010 but as far as I know people were complaining about O'Neill's transfer policies back when he was manager and rightly so. Sometimes I think people forget just how freely Lerner spent in those early years. Edited June 15, 2015 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Word of caution - a period of exclusivity does not always result in a takeover. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 If we were somehow lucky enough to get mega rich owners, they'd probably want a banner name in charge, regardless of how fair that is on our Tim. Otherwise, I'm sure he'll be here with us for the start of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I see people saying they don't want another o'neil situation, I'd happily take 3 seasons finishing sixth Can I have 6th without the 120% wage to turnover ratio and the subsequent years of austerity? Probably not in this day and age. I find it strange that after 4 years of fighting relegation people moan and out the transfer policies of MON and now Gregory 2 managers who got us top6 finished which you'd bite someone hands off if we were offered it for next season. Sherwood has IMO been a breath of fresh hair and has deserved a crack under any new owners. ONeill stuck to what was succeful for him and to a degree it was for us. Sherwood to me seems a far more modern manager. I can see any new owners changing things now so I fully expect Sherwood to be backed and hope that the current system in place including Reillys input help him in the recruitment side. Hopefully the new owners are that rich even if Sherwood wastes £30/40m it won't hurt us!! I only joined in 2010 but as far as I know people were complaining about O'Neill's transfer policies back when he was manager and rightly so. Sometimes I think people forget just how freely Lerner spent in those early years. It's not the money spent people are moaning about its the British thing! ONeill would've preferred a 14 man squad instead of a 25. He wasted millions that's why I think with Reilly and Fox there we won't go down the short term route against buy players for the sake of it on ridiculous wages and not play them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 If we were somehow lucky enough to get mega rich owners, they'd probably want a banner name in charge, regardless of how fair that is on our Tim. Otherwise, I'm sure he'll be here with us for the start of the season. Bit like how Man City's owners kept Hughes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Word of caution - a period of exclusivity does not always result in a takeover. Heard something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 If we were somehow lucky enough to get mega rich owners, they'd probably want a banner name in charge, regardless of how fair that is on our Tim. Otherwise, I'm sure he'll be here with us for the start of the season. Bit like how Man City's owners kept Hughes? At the time was he not considered to be a big name manager? Certainly bigger than Sherwood is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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