Rob182 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 My main concern at the moment is his plan to turn Aston into a "theme park". Do you think he has ever seen Aston? When this plan falls to pieces will he lose interest in the club? I wondered whether his true plans were slightly lost in translation. His English seems good in video interviews I've seen, but he also becomes lost for words when he's clearly searching for the right phrase. A theme park could be his plan (and if it's as grand enough as he can clearly afford to make it, then who knows how successful it would be), but he also could have just meant 'an attraction' or a 'leisure' facility. I suppose there are a number of different attractions you could attach to a football club, if you have the ambition and money. A casino, a conference centre, a cinema, bowling alley etc etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Am I the only one who's a little concerned that he felt the need to bring a bank statement to an interview with the Daily Mail...? Doesn't really seem like behaviour befitting a high-powered billionaire CEO. Bit too much shadiness and uncertainty surrounding all this for my liking at the moment. Given Lerner's track record, you'll have to forgive me. I hope my fears are allayed in due course. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rob182 Posted May 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2016 Am I the only one who's a little concerned that he felt the need to bring a bank statement to an interview with the Daily Mail...? Doesn't really seem like behaviour befitting a high-powered billionaire CEO. Bit too much shadiness and uncertainty surrounding all this for my liking at the moment. Given Lerner's track record, you'll have to forgive me. I hope my fears are allayed in due course. Considering that many people and journalists have jumped on, what appeared to be, a simple mistake by the OS or a simple miscommunication between Recon and AVFC, I think he's just trying to settle some nerves. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Thomas Posted May 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, juanpabloangel18 said: Am I the only one who's a little concerned that he felt the need to bring a bank statement to an interview with the Daily Mail...? He really can't win can he! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Just now, Rob182 said: Considering that many people and journalists have jumped on, what appeared to be, a simple mistake by the OS or a simple miscommunication between Recon and AVFC, I think he's just trying to settle some nerves. Yep I hope that's the case. As an aside, I hope Dr X appoints someone to our PR team who has a clue #welcomeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, Gary Thomas said: He really can't win can he! Nope, not until he wins us the treble in 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rob182 Posted May 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2016 The journo who did the Mail interview tweeted earlier that shortly after publishing the initial article, Xia's Harvard professor responded to him, verifying all aspects of his studies at Harvard & MIT. @sportingintel - if anyone on Twitter wants to have a shufty. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phumfeinz Posted May 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2016 14 minutes ago, Gary Thomas said: He really can't win can he! "I want him to prove that he has the money he says he has!" *Proves he has the money* "Why would a so called billionaire prove he has the money? Something isn't right here!" 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 30 minutes ago, juanpabloangel18 said: Am I the only one who's a little concerned that he felt the need to bring a bank statement to an interview with the Daily Mail...? Doesn't really seem like behaviour befitting a high-powered billionaire CEO. The interview was conducted in his home. The statement was probably in his bedside table or something. Or maybe in one of those cardboard file boxes you can get from Staples. I think this thread should be renamed the Rafa thread. For all the "facts" it has in it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Just now, TrinityRoadSteps said: The interview was conducted in his home. The statement was probably in his bedside table or something. Or maybe in one of those cardboard file boxes you can get from Staples. I think this thread should be renamed the Rafa thread. For all the "facts" it has in it Ah, a very good point. As you were, he's squeaky clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 24 minutes ago, Rob182 said: The journo who did the Mail interview tweeted earlier that shortly after publishing the initial article, Xia's Harvard professor responded to him, verifying all aspects of his studies at Harvard & MIT. @sportingintel - if anyone on Twitter wants to have a shufty. Well, I'm feeling a lot better. There was a hell of a lot of stuck that started to look dodgy after the first couple of days, it does look increasingly likely that it was incompetence on our end though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Just now, juanpabloangel18 said: Ah, a very good point. As you were, he's squeaky clean He's either squeaky clean or he's the Chinese equivalent of Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Catch Me if You Can. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meme Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, TrinityRoadSteps said: The interview was conducted in his home. The statement was probably in his bedside table or something. Or maybe in one of those cardboard file boxes you can get from Staples. I think this thread should be renamed the Rafa thread. For all the "facts" it has in it MEANWHILE, AT THE DAILY MAIL HEADQUARTERS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Black. Or white. No shades of grey on VT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 48 minutes ago, Rob182 said: I wondered whether his true plans were slightly lost in translation. His English seems good in video interviews I've seen, but he also becomes lost for words when he's clearly searching for the right phrase. A theme park could be his plan (and if it's as grand enough as he can clearly afford to make it, then who knows how successful it would be), but he also could have just meant 'an attraction' or a 'leisure' facility. I suppose there are a number of different attractions you could attach to a football club, if you have the ambition and money. A casino, a conference centre, a cinema, bowling alley etc etc. Exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 **** it, I want roller coasters, we can call it Aston Towers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godders Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 53 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: He's either squeaky clean or he's the Chinese equivalent of Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Catch Me if You Can. Perpetrating a fraud like that would require a significant amount of intelligence, planning and forethought. Still a massive improvement on our previous owner then. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 1 hour ago, juanpabloangel18 said: Am I the only one who's a little concerned that he felt the need to bring a bank statement to an interview with the Daily Mail...? Doesn't really seem like behaviour befitting a high-powered billionaire CEO. Bit too much shadiness and uncertainty surrounding all this for my liking at the moment. Given Lerner's track record, you'll have to forgive me. I hope my fears are allayed in due course. Lol, and if he didn't it would be shady too... wouldn't it.....yeah.....yeah....yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 2 hours ago, briny_ear said: My main concern at the moment is his plan to turn Aston into a "theme park". Do you think he has ever seen Aston? When this plan falls to pieces will he lose interest in the club? Oh Briny please. This is a very, very successful businessman. It is not Mr Wong from the Lucky House, who's had a good night in the casino. Do you think he will plough millions into something on a wing and a prayer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 2 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Lol, and if he didn't it would be shady too... wouldn't it.....yeah.....yeah....yeah? Well, no. I don't think M&As worth the £100m mark usually require you to let newspapers print pictures of your bank statements. Just thought it was bit odd initially when I read the article, but as another poster pointed out he probably just one to hand since he was at home. But more generally, if you're sat there assuming everything is just rosy with this, I envy you. Perhaps I'm more world-weary. But there's been a fair bit of misinformation surrounding it already, including the involvement of some apparently pretty dodgy characters. I suppose as fans we have literally no influence over any of this anyway, so the optimistic outlook is probably the wiser one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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