villa4europe Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 We seem to have become his day job... im not trying to be a Keith, actually the opposite, his other businesses taken a back seat, working 20 hours a day, not actually that involved with those businesses in the first place...maybe he is a figurehead for something very big, he's certainly a brilliant personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 29 minutes ago, Skills said: one of the more better football decisions that caught my eye that tells me this guy means business is stepping in on the Bennett move to Wednesday... let him rot rather than go to a promotion rival!! why let him rot? he is hardly an unprofessional prick compared to some of others in squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlwaysAVFC Posted August 13, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2016 If that Keith is right and Xia is a fraud and Samuelson owns the club Then he is going to extraordinary lengths to hide it all. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockport_Villain Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Whatever his background good or bad, no one really knows. We can only surmise from the tit bits people dig up and listen to their opinions and make our own decisions based on this information, no matter how substantiated it is. I knew nothing about him when he took over and am learning all the time but I've got to say he is a breathe of fresh air. Just for his enthusiasm and engagement with the fans I think he is exactly what we need at this point in time. What happens in the future, who knows, but for the moment enjoy the ride, the ups and downs and know that it won't be from a lack of trying on Tony's part that it will fail. I think he's just the man for us #UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 He seems like a class act to me, he replies to fans on twitter - offers pregnant ladies entry to his box, instills confidence in the team with his attitude and isn't allusive like our past bosses. Keep it up Dr! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 1 minute ago, magnkarl said: He seems like a class act to me, he replies to fans on twitter - offers pregnant ladies entry to his box, instills confidence in the team with his attitude and isn't allusive like our past bosses. Keep it up Dr! I haven't seen many negatives at all from his Twitter activity. And any that exist are well out weighed by the positives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Fair play to him but Lerner and Krulak did nice things for various individual fans, for different reasons, at the start. It's a nice touch, and fair play, but it's nothing new. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 4 minutes ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: Fair play to him but Lerner and Krulak did nice things for various individual fans, for different reasons, at the start. It's a nice touch, and fair play, but it's nothing new. Right, but we also heard more from Tony Xia in one week than we did from Lerner in a decade. There is a difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, Phumfeinz said: Right, but we also heard more from Tony Xia in one week than we did from Lerner in a decade. There is a difference. Couldn't agree more. Lerner probably had two seasons where his heart was in it and then he realised that it was expensive to try and compete. This guy at least admits when players are too expensive, but keeps talking about Champions League as his goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sexbelowsound Posted August 13, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2016 (edited) So was that the big talk he was talking about? I like it! i hope he pointed at himself and said "me success, you failure". Edited August 13, 2016 by sexbelowsound 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 37 minutes ago, Phumfeinz said: Right, but we also heard more from Tony Xia in one week than we did from Lerner in a decade. There is a difference. Fine, but that wasn't my point, was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 1 hour ago, AlwaysAVFC said: If that Keith is right and Xia is a fraud and Samuelson owns the club Then he is going to extraordinary lengths to hide it all. That Keith is about as right as Mystic Meg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 46 minutes ago, magnkarl said: He seems like a class act to me, he replies to fans on twitter - offers pregnant ladies entry to his box, instills confidence in the team with his attitude and isn't allusive like our past bosses. Keep it up Dr! Think his Twitter interactions are class and very good for keeping people informed with transfers, addressing people's problems with stadium access and the website. Suppose the only annoying thing is you have guys asking him literally every 5 mins " where's the new midfielder" "you said we were getting a new midfielder by Saturday, what's happened " etc, ive seen them. Embarrassing. No other club gets a chairman that's so accessible so we need to settle down a bit and appreciate the man doing what he is so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 28 minutes ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: Fine, but that wasn't my point, was it? What was your point? We're comparing Xia and Lerner in their early days of owning the club no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Phumfeinz said: What was your point? We're comparing Xia and Lerner in their early days of owning the club no? I was comparing along the lines of doing nice things for individual fans. The direct communication is an entirely different matter and is clearly something Xia is doing more of. Edited August 13, 2016 by Morley_crosses_to_Withe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: Fair play to him but Lerner and Krulak did nice things for various individual fans, for different reasons, at the start. It's a nice touch, and fair play, but it's nothing new. Yes but Lerner was just a rich spoilt brat who realised he was frittering away the money his father had earned and handed to him with his incompetent in not knowing how to use his toy properly so he threw his toy aside before finally putting it on eBay to at least regain some of daddy's money. Xia is a self made man and made of sterner stuff. He is building a brand and an empire here and he clearly understands the role of social media in the modern world and is using it to reinforce that brand. Methinks if something starts to go wrong he will change and work at it instead of shutting bis eyes and ears and shouting wah wah wah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Does anyone else think that apart from being seen upon as just being open and honest on twitter, it could also be quite well thought out tactic l which keeps the players on there toes knowing there's nowhere to hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooh-Ah Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 2 hours ago, AlwaysAVFC said: If that Keith is right and Xia is a fraud and Samuelson owns the club Then he is going to extraordinary lengths to hide it all. Good to see Jack Grealish front and centre. Last year he would have been down the back smoking a fag. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skills Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 3 hours ago, Zatman said: why let him rot? he is hardly an unprofessional prick compared to some of others in squad figure of speech, if hes good enough, he'll play which is RDM decision... point being, Dr X rather not cash in on someone to a promotion rival despite being third choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I would have liked to have listened to that talk he's given the players myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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