nazvfc Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Please, not the Chinese. They'd probably decide that blue and white are lucky colours and change the shirt.But Mike that's the price we have to pay if we want to win titles because that is the sole reason we support Villa otherwise what's the point? I actually didn't start to follow villa because they were going to win loads of trophies. Followed them because no matter whether we win loads of silverware or go down to the depths of the football league they are just a special club and institution. When I started following them we couldn't get any lower we were doomed as we were struggling and in so much debt nearly broke. If we get taken over so be it but I hope we don't lose our identity or soul as per Chelsea, Man City and others (even Cardiff lost it for a while with the kit change as did hull until he saw sense) But that's just me and my humble opinion Edited March 15, 2015 by nazvfc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I just hope Lerner doesn't sell to someone like a yeung and gets someone who wants to make money but also see success. We need to be challenging I reckon villa park would be packed if we saw afew marquee signings again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Whatever happened to that kid who had a million puns during last summers takeover rumours? Was it Kwan? That was pretty legendary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Would'nt that just piss our little neighbours Small Heath off,if we were to be taken over by the richest man in China Free tea at Villa Park would be great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I refuse to get my hopes up this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Whoever it is I think I will always be sceptical after Randys turn around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Like with Lambert i'm just desperate for lerner to finally leave. Yes it's a gamble that we might end up with a lunatic but i'll gamble every time if the alternative is to stick with randy lerner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 a takeover, rebuild north stand with naming rights for £500 mil will see us past the FFP, do it Would you like to know one of the reasons why PSG got nailed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwegianvillain Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Randy has spent a significant portion of his wealth on Villa. If we ever get new owners, they need to be much wealthier than Randy was imo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2015 a takeover, rebuild north stand with naming rights for £500 mil will see us past the FFP, do it Would you like to know one of the reasons why PSG got nailed? Is that the PSG who are in the QF of the champions league? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Randy has spent a significant portion of his wealth on Villa. If we ever get new owners, they need to be much wealthier than Randy was imo Randy has spent a significant portion because Randy is a **** idiot. It doesn't need someone wealthier, it needs someone smarter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 When i hear 'consortium' I immediately think of a bunch of small businessmen forming a syndicate as none are able to individually afford the club on their own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Im in the minority but I hope we are not taken over. Better the devil you know as they say. The thought of us becoming another soulless club like Manchester City depresses me. The simple joys of seeing a 16 year old local kid getting his debut will most likely be a thing of the past if taken over by a mega rich billionaire. Why? when Sherwood has the opinion of "If you're good enough, you're old enough" Ill see you're "The thought of us becoming another soulless club like Manchester City depresses me" And raise you the thought of repeating the last soulless 4/5 years! Just a thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 a takeover, rebuild north stand with naming rights for £500 mil will see us past the FFP, do it Would you like to know one of the reasons why PSG got nailed? Is that the PSG who are in the QF of the champions league? Yes mate, it's also the PSG who got fined due to their dodgy sponsorship deal with the QTA. The same club whose manager said: "As for Paris Saint-Germain's transfer window, you can see that we're really hit by financial fair play and we cannot do what we want". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm just saying. Quarter Final of the champions league. That'd do. I know about all that other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) I'm just saying. Quarter Final of the champions league. That'd do. I know about all that other stuff. I know mate, but I think people are lining themselves up for disappointment if they believe we'll be able to do a PSG or Man City. Those clubs got a head start on the rules, but both felt the bite of them. We'd be starting out whilst the rules are in full swing. That ship has sailed. Edited March 15, 2015 by Morley_crosses_to_Withe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 '..never invest love or faith in any owner of any description, the best ones can simply be ignored, the worst ones tend to be rapists, fraudsters and egomaniacs. Owners are the necessary evil prior to financial disaster and resultant fan ownership..' Karl Marx, When Saturday Comes Almanac, July 1879 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Shame we did't have FFP when randy bought us, may have kerbed O'Neil's over spending a little bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Like with Lambert i'm just desperate for lerner to finally leave. Yes it's a gamble that we might end up with a lunatic but i'll gamble every time if the alternative is to stick with randy lerner. Agreed. Remember that feeling in the pit of your stomach after Hull a few weeks ago. We are not out of it yet, but I never want us to have to feel that low again. We need an owner who is to totally committed to the club, Lerner, by his own admission is not that person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 PSG were fined £20m. I suppose that isn't anything in comparison to what they're spending on wages/fees anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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