Zatman Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, maqroll said: His youth and Western education are good things IMO...he seems to have a passion for football and will probably have a more nuanced base of knowledge of the sport than Lerner and his flunkies. He might even keep the Villa Park name if he's smart. High hopes, let's enjoy the honeymoon... didnt Lerner get a passion for football while studying in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Whos Lerner????... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 46 minutes ago, Daweii said: Seems like he's insinuating that there is more to Recon than meets the eye. Perhaps why we heard talk of the deal being game changing? Seems like Recon is a bit more of a shell corporation than a real one that has big Chinese government backing. Would be a win win. What better first step to show China as a world football power than to own a team who win the worlds highest ranked competitions. Teams in the Chinese league aren't going to play at the same level as top European clubs for a long long time. If the government want to push football forward the best way is immediate success. This might be a blessing or a curse. We will probably get huge backing for the next few years... But if we don't get results there's the risk that the government will lose interest, and we lose funding. We will no doubt get a handful of obscure Chinese signings, dodgy advertising deals, preseason tours of China and a lifetime supply of MSG. But as long as we get back to where we actually belong it could all be worthwhile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 If this is true, I will need a new pair of pants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 If he was worth that much, surely we'd be able to find out more about him. That's an obscene amount of money and would place him in the top 20 wealthiest people in the world. Fortunately, he doesn't need to be that rich to drastically improve us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, ThunderPower_14 said: If he was worth that much, surely we'd be able to find out more about him. That's an obscene amount of money and would place him in the top 20 wealthiest people in the world. Fortunately, he doesn't need to be that rich to drastically improve us. It's likely that because he is so secretive like almost all business men in China it's just been impossible for Forbes and other sites to get his full worth. I mean only people like Wang Jianlin are less secretive but only because they are business mega stars due to the work they do. It's possible that this is the deal that puts Tony Xia on the rich list map, I mean I am sure China holds many people that would make the likes of Ellison look less impressive but it's a land of immense secrecy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 19 minutes ago, Raymond said: If this is true, I will need a new pair of pants. He didn't tweet that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 He didn't tweet that Looks like my chinos are safe then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) Let this be the day the club starts its recovery to greatness from the 5 year long tailspin it has been in. Edited May 19, 2016 by Hornso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted May 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Zatman said: didnt Lerner get a passion for football while studying in the UK ;-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villadude Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Great news to wake up to this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I'm still a bit cyinical... once burned and all that... I won't feel good until I see Dr. Tony pictured with the Shunamite woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maltesemike Posted May 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2016 I'm currently on a 2 week work visit to China. This makes my visit all the more sweet. All this nonsense about China being this evil communist state with its people living in fear bla bla.. What a load of nonsense, fuelled by our own western propaganda. This is an open, forward thinking country with big ambitions and the money and manpower to fuel it. And it's one of the most capitalist societies I've come across. Yes they sensor some of the web, not ideal but if our governments could they would do the same. And it's argued that they have been filtering it already. China is what the US and EU would aim to be, two states smeared with more than fair share of sinful activities. Any ways, not to digress, but welcome to Dr Xia. The potential for us to now tap into this market can only be a big thing. Football is popular here and as has been posted already, they have ambitions to succeed. Our glory will be a vehicle for this in my opinion. UTV 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Reading all this stuff makes me confident that not going straight back up won't be an option for the new owners, and they will spend accordingly. Even if they are football mad over there, It's not like millions of people are all of a sudden going to start supporting a team stuck in the second tier, regardless of who owns them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 57 minutes ago, maltesemike said: I'm currently on a 2 week work visit to China. This makes my visit all the more sweet. All this nonsense about China being this evil communist state with its people living in fear bla bla.. What a load of nonsense, fuelled by our own western propaganda. This is an open, forward thinking country with big ambitions and the money and manpower to fuel it. And it's one of the most capitalist societies I've come across. Yes they sensor some of the web, not ideal but if our governments could they would do the same. And it's argued that they have been filtering it already. China is what the US and EU would aim to be, two states smeared with more than fair share of sinful activities. Any ways, not to digress, but welcome to Dr Xia. The potential for us to now tap into this market can only be a big thing. Football is popular here and as has been posted already, they have ambitions to succeed. Our glory will be a vehicle for this in my opinion. UTV Why don't you ask one of them to publicly condemn their government? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 My only question is: Why wait until we got relegated to buy us? If he's worth so much surely it can't be to wait for the price to drop, that wouldn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 You lot are all gullible. It's season ticket renewal time. Coincidence? I think not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukes Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Interesting that the announcement was made in the 18th hour on the 18th day of the month. 8 is considered lucky for Chinese, so I am hoping we dont have to wait until the 28th for the manager to be appointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Lerner's failings have made me feel pessimistic this morning. It's got me wondering why the Doctor hasn't said that he will return us to being a top four side, rather than saying he wants us to be a top six side again? Maybe he's been advised not to set his sights too high by Lerner. If so, don't listen to him Doctor. Set your sights as high as possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Wake up its a beautiful morning. Just what the doctor ordered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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