MessiWillSignForVilla Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 minute ago, Woodytom said: As much as it must not be true. Coz let's face, what respectable source is telling us otherwise? Aston villa? What respectable source is telling us it isn't happening with firm proof? Because the Daily Mail certainly isn't "respectable". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, maqroll said: Also, has it been proven that Ellison had real interest? As far as i can remember, one of the rags claimed that of the 6 interested parties, Lerner/Hollis had a shortlist of 2, Xia and Oracle. Found something Here which seems to mirror the same story a few of rags wheeled out. The highlighted bit seems to suggest it was a claim made by Xia himself. Quote American billionaire Randy Lerner, who bought Aston Villa in 2006 for 62.2 million pounds, put the club up for sale in 2014. Six companies showed interest, Xia said, but the final competing bidders were Recon and the American software company Oracle Corp. Lerner eventually chose to sell to Recon in part because China provides a large fan base for English soccer teams, Xia said. Edited May 31, 2016 by av1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 So this Chris Samuelson chap... The most positive thing about him seems to be no-one has managed to prove him guilty of the many things he's been accused of. Sounds like a welcome addition to our club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, MessiWillSignForVilla said: What respectable source is telling us it isn't happening with firm proof? Because the Daily Mail certainly isn't "respectable". Exactly. My point is that neither side is backed up with believable info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 7 hours ago, briny_ear said: So this Chris Samuelson chap... The most positive thing about him seems to be no-one has managed to prove him guilty of the many things he's been accused of. Sounds like a welcome addition to our club. It could be that he's never been found guilty of anything because he isn't actually guilty of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 It could be that he's never been found guilty of anything because he isn't actually guilty of anything. [emoji6] There, you've said it again! Is there anything decent to be said about him other than the fact that he's not guilty of anything? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mwj Posted May 31, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2016 So let me get this straight... The money is sitting in a ring fenced escrow account in the UK according to Xia, and Hollis (who is a high ranking accountant of 30 years at a Big Four) has overseen the deal. Yet The Mail is claiming the deal will fail due to proof of funds, which is not even a criteria of the Fit & Proper test? Right. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I believe TBAR more than i do the Daily Mail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 7 hours ago, briny_ear said: There, you've said it again! Is there anything decent to be said about him other than the fact that he's not guilty of anything? To be perfectly honest i don't know much about him, but my guess is that many of the people claiming he's as bent a ten bob note, without really supplying any evidence don't know either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Daily Mail print negative story about a man from China, well i never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I'd be surprised if the deal fell apart due to a lack of funds, as you need to prove that just to get through the front door. It would be a total waste of Xia's time to enter into that knowing he would fail. I'm pretty sure he is not mental so we should be OK on the finance side of things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 If true then surely it would be a main article on the back of a paper not just two lines in an online only article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Well Charles Sale is a columnist. He doesn't write articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 6 hours ago, Made In Aston said: I'd be surprised if the deal fell apart due to a lack of funds, as you need to prove that just to get through the front door. It would be a total waste of Xia's time to enter into that knowing he would fail. I'm pretty sure he is not mental so we should be OK on the finance side of things. Good PR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted June 1, 2016 Moderator Share Posted June 1, 2016 6 hours ago, mwj said: ......proof of funds, which is not even a criteria of the Fit & Proper test? Right. Minor comment, but funding is most definitely part of the tests that they do. The authorities need to be assured that any buyer has the funds necessary to ensure the club they are buying is able to fulfil its fixtures over the next season. The same newspaper a week ago was saying they'd seen proof that he did have the funds, so that's the daily mail for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 1, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2016 7 hours ago, av1 said: To be perfectly honest i don't know much about him, but my guess is that many of the people claiming he's as bent a ten bob note, without really supplying any evidence don't know either. When I was at school I hit the jackpot by getting a girl to go out with me. . It was common knowledge she was a sure ticket according to pretty much everyone. She wasn't though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Apparently the issue is how the money is being sent from around the world. Wilkins and others on TS have said they've all been told by others, some business journalists, that this takeover will not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 More claims on Talkshite that the deal won't go through. Both Wilkins and Danny Kelly stated they have been told the deal will collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 3 minutes ago, Robbie09 said: More claims on Talkshite that the deal won't go through. Both Wilkins and Danny Kelly stated they have been told the deal will collapse. Yes just heard they had both jumped on the bandwagon on the basis that two different sources in London and Birmingham had told them that the deal would not go through. It is now way past time for Hollis to say something to put an end to this uncertainty after all he is the one that did these same checks on behalf of the club and was satisfied enough with the results to recommend this offer to our "custodian". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigy1874 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 **** sake. Getting sick of this shit now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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