bully Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Hollis very complimentary about our new owner on Bham Mail website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 No surprise as he's just sold the club to him. If he wants us to be the biggest club in China, then we need to be in the premier league. I'd also imagine a far east tour which is highly lucrative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daweii Posted May 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2016 £20 million, £30, £40 or £50 million.. They will decide the budget after speaking to the head coach and see what he wants. That is the general takeaway from the interview, but it is above. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I've already heard him talk more in the last day than lerner in the last ten years Interesting that Roberto WAS one of the choices, emphasis on the WAS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Richard said: No surprise as he's just sold the club to him. If he wants us to be the biggest club in China, then we need to be in the premier league. I'd also imagine a far east tour which is highly lucrative When we're Premier League, I'd say regular trips to China are guaranteed. I suspect our purchase is strongly linked to the Chinese President's pronouncements on improving China's participation in world football. Dr T wins Brownie points with the CCP. It would be cool if, as we're the first club to be wholly-owned by someone Chinese, we were touted in China as as 'China's club' - China's representative in the biggest league in the world. Hopefully. Edited May 19, 2016 by Heretic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djemba_Villan Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) This all seems just so random. The poor guy, to me, looks like he's just had someone run over, steal his check book, tell him he now owns a football club and have ran off. I shall sit back, relax and watch it all unfold anyhow Edited May 19, 2016 by Djemba_Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 So his main company sells MSG and made a $77 million loss last year? Not very promising lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) I am guessing the naysayers on here, who can't find the information thy want on the googles, are international consultants and business men. Surely Steve Hollis, Randy Lerner, the Brokers etc. facilitating the sale had no clue what they were doing, or who they were selling to. Documents were exchanged by Raven and confirmations by smoke signal. Edited May 19, 2016 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 H 14 minutes ago, Daweii said: £20 million, £30, £40 or £50 million.. They will decide the budget after speaking to the head coach and see what he wants. That is the general takeaway from the interview, but it is above. He seems so nervous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Djemba_Villan said: This all seems just so random. The poor guy, to me, looks like he's just had someone run over, steal his check book, tell him he now owns a football club and have ran off. Think he was just a little bit nervous really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccfcman Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 13 minutes ago, Richard said: I've already heard him talk more in the last day than lerner in the last ten years Interesting that Roberto WAS one of the choices, emphasis on the WAS I reckon was may be substituted for is due to the language barrier as much as anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/19/tony-xia-revamp-aston-villa-top-three-world-owner? There is more in the link beyond as it is a huuuuuuge article. Xia seems to have grand plans for this great club. Quote Tony Xia hopes revamp will turn Aston Villa into one of world’s top three clubs New owner tells fans: ‘Forget the past ... we are going to enter into a new age’•Xia confirms discussions with Di Matteo and Pearson about manager’s job The new owner of Aston Villa has vowed to transform the recently relegated clubinto one of the world’s top sides, pumping up to £50m into their coffers before next season and shunning talented but lazy players. Xia Jiantong, a 39-year-old millionaire from east China who uses the English name Tony Xia, was unveiled as Villa’s new owner on Wednesday, one month after the club dropped into the Championship following one of the most disastrous seasons in their 142-year history. Speaking on Thursday afternoon at his 19th-floor office in Beijing’s financial district, Xia said he was preparing to embark on an extensive revamp of the club in an effort to secure immediate promotion back to the Premier League. Once that was achieved he would fight to turn Aston Villa into a global footballing force. “My ambition is to bring Villa to the top six in less than five years and I hope it can be [one of] the top three in the world – even the best well known in the world – in less than 10 years,” Xia told the Guardian in one of his first face-to-face interviews since the deal was announced... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 proof of the pudding is in the eating. Let's see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Top 6 in less than 5 years, top 3 in the world in less than 10 years?! Steady on, Tone. Good to see the ambition is there though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villainjock Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Steve hollis is quoted in today's mail "the government will be involved in some way" and " it will be interesting to see if we get the president of China along". Also he has had the presidents cousin as a general krulak type figures in one of his companies. Can't see hollis lying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 It would take continuous success at a very high level for Aston Villa to even be thought of in the top 10, never mind within 10 years! Over ambition. But at least he wants to be successful (a lot like Lerner if you remember). Oh well, let's just enjoy the ride while it lasts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 the chinese president in tow? **** hell, that would be a black day for the club if we brought out the red carpets for that word removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardo Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Quote Asked for his message to Villa fans, Xia said: “Forget the past and think we are going to enter into a new age.” Hmmmm... Randy Mark II?? Proud History, Bright Future. I hope he's not all hot air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccfcman Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Does anyone have any idea how much Big Tony is worth? I know it's a bit irrelevant once you hit a certain level, buying football clubs is kind of a hyper elite plaything to some extent but are we looking at a lad with $200m and is stretched to the max or a smooth billionaire rolling into B6? A net worth of 6Bn would suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Feel so much better after watching that. He was clearly nervous, which is actually a good sign. He's a businessman but that doesn't mean he specialises in PR. What he did say though he said it without too much thought but without rushing and I got the impression he genuinely believes what he says. He's a self made man who backs himself, a lot to be admired there. Yes, the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. But without hope, what do we have? There is never going to be a better time than today to allow some of that into our hearts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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