MikeMcKenna Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 28, 2016 Bit of a left field tweet regarding a Sir Peter Rigby in talks with Lerner & Hollis by @Rick_AVFC. Never heard of him. More talks being held between Lerner, Hollis and Sir Peter Rigby today. Sale is very close now 1:14pm - 28 Apr 16 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Rigby#Other_activities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 28, 2016 "In 2010, the Sunday Times Rich List estimates Rigby to be worth £430m" Booooooo... that's not enough 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 22 minutes ago, blandy said: I agreed with your post, but I'd like to add that while the above would be nice, they're not strictly (IMO) necessary. If they don't possess all those things, they need to employ people who do. That is what's caused the current mess. 100%. I was actually going to write that. That intelligence means making good appointments and delegating authority. Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) Yeah he's a pauper in the world of football owners, but he does seems to be someone who would not waste an investment. Edit: This after a quick look at his wiki page as I know nothing about the man But I remember hearing that song about his relative? Eleanor Part of a larger group? Edited April 28, 2016 by sne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 People thought the 29th richest man in the world wouldn't be enough, let alone the 29th richest in the MIDLANDS. Bloody hell. Let's hope he has a consortium of 20 mates equally as rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 28, 2016 Well the same guy who originally posted about in on twitter has said he's leading the consortium and there's more money behind him. Probably BS, but is quite a random link. I'd say there's more truth to it than the Ellison links... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 If Rigby runs us better it's a step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 21 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: Nail on the head. Randy’s biggest failing wasn't his own lack of nous it is was failure to employ people who can make up for it. Had he have done so, given the level of investment he has put into the club, we would never have found ourselves in anything like this position. Such a waste. Kind of agree, but for me he lacked nous - if he had it he would have employed better and more experienced people and then backed them. All history now. Hopefully things will get better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 28, 2016 I think the most important thing is finding out if Sir Peter Rigby has a wife called Eleanor.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phumfeinz Posted April 28, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2016 I, too, know of The Beatles' music. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Phumfeinz said: I, too, know of The Beatles' music. You do? Great, I could use some Help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Ignore the Rigby tweet. It's a wind up after TBAR believed his initial joke tweet last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godders Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Hope his partners are worth a bit more than he is. If Lerner's ploughed £300mill into us over the past few years, this guy on his own would go bust owning us pretty quickly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post romavillan Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 minute ago, omariqy said: Ignore the Rigby tweet. It's a wind up after TBAR believed his initial joke tweet last week. Well that rumour died all alone and got buried along with it's name. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasalivein1982 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 12 minutes ago, sne said: You do? Great, I could use some Help. You should have asked yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 28, 2016 I know his name, I'll look up the number. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) 49 minutes ago, MikeMcKenna said: Mark, I would argue that it was exactly because of 'his lack of nous' 1. Faulkner - appointing him as CEO despite having no experience at that level inside or outside football 2. Houllier - known health problems 3. McLeish - Relegated SHA, hired by AVFC - disaster waiting to happen 4. The 'project' with Lambert - loads of money spent on low quality players 5. Fox - enough said and so on.... Mike I agree it was all down to him but I think it goes beyond a lack of nous on his part. If I am buying a business I know nothing about running myself then I get the best people I can in possible to oversee it. That doesn't take nous to come to that conclusion surely that is simply down to common sense. The managers appointed are as a result of not having expertise/experience/those with a football background on the board. Many of those appointments would never have happened with the right people on the board/overseeing things. It wasn't down to trying to do things on the cheap either. It is hard to get your head around us employing Tom Fox as CEO a position he had never held before and paying him 1.25 mill a year, the 6th highest in the division. If you are willing to pay that kind of money you can attract someone who has at least held the position before and was successful at it. Edited April 28, 2016 by markavfc40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I know his name, I'll look up the number. He keeps all his money in a big brown bag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 15 minutes ago, omariqy said: Ignore the Rigby tweet. It's a wind up after TBAR believed his initial joke tweet last week. If someone on TBAR said the sky was blue I'd have to look out the window to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 28, 2016 When I'm 64 Villa may be taken over. It's a Long and Winding road being a Villa fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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