Pilchard Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 That's the top result in Google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) 18 hours ago, snowychap said: but our future's a clam. (apologies to Weller...) One can bream....of future success. Edited June 6, 2016 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Hopefully Xia doesn't have to borrow £17,000 from Hitchins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 43 minutes ago, Pilchard said: Alan John Frank Hitchins Wow... Good job the first thing Dr X did was to sack him from the board. Look forward to the same approach towards some of the squad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted June 6, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2016 Send in the bailiffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Pilchard said: Alan John Frank Hitchins It's okay, you can spoiler it for us, what are the dangers of doing business with Alan John Frank Hitchins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggsy Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 4 hours ago, Pilchard said: Alan John Frank Hitchins That's probably why he's failed the test and has been removed as a director Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 34 minutes ago, briggsy said: That's probably why he's failed the test and has been removed as a director Doubtful. The evidence contained in that link that he is in some way a rotten egg is spurious as best, Either way, he won't be involved with Aston Villa moving forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted June 7, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 7, 2016 A bit concerning that he was involved at all to begin with, though, isn't it? Even as a figurehead to establish a company, wouldn't you think they could find someone a little more respectable? Setting aside for a moment the guilt or innocence regarding the failure to pay the invoices, this guy really appears to be a small-time hack who fancies himself an international player. The company's ability to pay a $25,000 court ordered invoice hinges on a Saudi passport? And that's the top Google result for the guy? Surely Dr. Tony should have access to someone a little more substantial, given his (presumed) wealth and connections with Harvard and Oxford and what not. If anything, I'd expect a successful businessman to inspiring confidence with his business dealings and possibly leaving us worried about his handling of the football side of things. Instead he's getting the football part right and looking a bit suspect with his business dealings. Not that I'm advocating for poor football appointments, mind you, but I'm a bit puzzled. Perhaps this is why the approval hasn't been as quick or straightforward as we would have liked. It seems he might be shooting himself in the foot to a certain extent. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, briggsy said: That's probably why he's failed the test and has been removed as a director One of several possible reasons, if anyone cares to examine Mr Hitchin's business exploits somewhere in this: https://eyreinternational.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/governments-bank-corporate-sector-fraudulently-create-deficits-and-then-impose-austerity-measures/ To agree with the poster above, why on earth would the Dr get involved with such shady characters? Edited June 7, 2016 by BigJim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 1 hour ago, BigJim said: One of several possible reasons, if anyone cares to examine Mr Hitchin's business exploits somewhere in this: https://eyreinternational.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/governments-bank-corporate-sector-fraudulently-create-deficits-and-then-impose-austerity-measures/ To agree with the poster above, why on earth would the Dr get involved with such shady characters? Because that sort of thing is basically de rigueur in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Has Hitchins had any prior involvement or connections to Wyness/Samuelson/Banfil? It would make much more sense, to me, that Xia has just trusted one of these guys to deal with the simple (and I mean SIMPLE, this is something that any dullard can do) matter of setting up a Limited Company, appointing the relevant directors and sorting out some form of shareholding. I'd find it strange if Xia was already involved with Hitchins, or if Xia himself found him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 21 minutes ago, Rob182 said: Has Hitchins had any prior involvement or connections to Wyness/Samuelson/Banfil? It would make much more sense, to me, that Xia has just trusted one of these guys to deal with the simple (and I mean SIMPLE, this is something that any dullard can do) matter of setting up a Limited Company, appointing the relevant directors and sorting out some form of shareholding. I'd find it strange if Xia was already involved with Hitchins, or if Xia himself found him. Samuelson is mentioned on that token help/Bestfeed page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam3773 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 We'll read into anything right? A lot of Alan Hitchin's companies are registered to that same address. I imagine he's exactly the same as 'Swift Incorporations', a director on Reform Acquisitions. Temporary director to set the company up on behalf of a foreign owner and then leaving once it's set up. Most likely nothing to see here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Dr Xia's management team on the football side seems to show he's serious about getting us back up and being a successful Premier League club again. Let's hope his management team on the business side is as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Samuelson is mentioned on that token help/Bestfeed page That's that then, as far as I'm concerned. Hitchin is simply one of Samuelson's contacts, and he has been given the simple task of setting up the Ltd Co. We needn't read much into Hitchin's past, as it's highly unlikely he will have any involvement whatsoever in Villa or Recon moving forward, other than possibly setting up other Limited Companies or entities of some form, as and when Xia wants them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Sometimes you have to employ a pig to wade through all the mud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Don't know if it still the case, but you used to be able to buy a 'dummy company' - then change the name and appoint your own directors, tweak the articles of memorandum, etc - this was cheaper and faster than starting a company from scratch..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 The setting up of a LTD is so straight forward that it makes no sense to employ someone as a director just to fill out a few simple bits of paperwork. Xia/Samuelson could have paid a company who specialise in company formations to do it for about £50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigy1874 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 The company I use charges £18.99 - no reason to pay a specialist in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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