Tony Xia (no longer involved with AVFC)

[Frobisher]

16 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

How will anything posted on here help?

Well, it seems like they think they're helping us by sharing all their bad experiences through the years. I don't necessarily think it's helpful, but other fans do, so fair enough.

[hooter]

1 minute ago, Frobisher said:

Mate, we're drowning, proferred hand or not. Unless you've got a spare £100 million, o the other hand, then I take it all back!

As I've said in another post I'm probably being oversensitive. I guess it's just hard to take going from competing for promotion, to being on the verge of being out of business, and then having guys saying "it's going to get worse and worse and worse".

Try "only five/six/seven/eight years ago they were Champions league semi-finalists". I hear you.

But the only way we've ever shifted the bastards that owned us was eventually by some occasionally innovative positive action, largely organised online. One lot in particular were very sensitive to negative PR. 

Maybe Xia is.

You might want to find out who owns the advertising hoardings bordering the ground for instance, because Villa won't.

We had a very resourceful group of fellas crowdfunded for this...

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[Only2McInallys]

 

I  think the statement is preparing us for some major sales  next week.

I expect the transfer of Grealish to Tottenham to be announced on Monday.

Or Tuesday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sidcow]

3 minutes ago, Londonastonvilla said:

 

I  think the statement is preparing us for some major sales  next week.

I expect the transfer of Grealish to Tottenham to be announced on Monday.

Or Tuesday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday you say? 

[DCJonah]

4 minutes ago, Jareth said:

And it makes no sense because it's generally in the space between 'really bad' and 'really good' call it the 'grey space' if it helps. 

Funny how the grey space results in always defending and never criticising. Almost as if using the phrase 'they grey' space is just a bullshit way to come across and balanced and reasoned when posts and opinions do neither. 

[Jareth]

Just now, DCJonah said:

Funny how the grey space results in always defending and never criticising. Almost as if using the phrase 'they grey' space is just a bullshit way to come across and balanced and reasoned when posts and opinions do neither. 

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[Frobisher]

9 minutes ago, TRO said:

Well its not static......its dynamic.

Its either getting worse or better......I'm not sure which.

for the last 2 years, i thought we was getting better, what a fool i have been.

You and me both Tro. You and me both.

[DCJonah]

Just now, Jareth said:

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Thanks. I'll take that as you aren't able to disagree. Thanks for being reasoned and balanced.

[NoelVilla]

4 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

Funny how the grey space results in always defending and never criticising. Almost as if using the phrase 'they grey' space is just a bullshit way to come across and balanced and reasoned when posts and opinions do neither. 

Im not convinced we are doomed and will go bankrupt. Not enough information for me to make that conclusion. Am I defending him or in the grey area?

[Jareth]

Just now, DCJonah said:

Thanks. I'll take that as you aren't able to disagree. Thanks for being reasoned and balanced.

Son I'm dissappoint - where is the clever analogy?

[DCJonah]

Just now, NoelVilla said:

Im not convinced we are doomed and will go bankrupt. Not enough information for me to make that conclusion. Am I defending him or in the grey area?

Neither. You didn't defend him hence my post was aimed at those that did. 

Hope that clears it up. 

[DCJonah]

Just now, Jareth said:

Son I'm dissappoint - where is the clever analogy?

You constantly prove my analogy in nearly every post on the Xia thread. Nothing else is needed. 

[NoelVilla]

2 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

Neither. You didn't defend him hence my post was aimed at those that did. 

Hope that clears it up. 

You're not very clear with that but I leave it there.

[Jareth]

Just now, DCJonah said:

You constantly prove my analogy in nearly every post on the Xia thread. Nothing else is needed. 

But which one?

[A'Villan]

I don't know how to read through the lines of that letter. I honestly don't.

If someone could break it down for me that'd be appreciated, because all I really took from it is that he's not looking to sell, he's backing Bruce and we're selling Grealish.

[DCJonah]

1 minute ago, NoelVilla said:

You're not very clear with that but I leave it there.

What you said wasn't a defence of him. My post was not in reference to you or posts like that. 

[DCJonah]

1 minute ago, A'Villan said:

I don't know how to read through the lines of that letter. I honestly don't.

If someone could break it down for me that'd be appreciated, because all I really took from it is that he's not looking to sell, he's backing Bruce and we're selling Grealish.

That's pretty much it. 

The hattrick of terrible news. 

[Jareth]

Just now, DCJonah said:

What you said wasn't a defence of him. My post was not in reference to you or posts like that. 

But which analogy?

[DCJonah]

Just now, Jareth said:

But which analogy?

I'm bored. I'll leave it there with you before you turn nasty again.

[Rob182]

19 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

What will it take for you not to defend him? 

How am I defending him?

I’m stating a fairly blatant fact. He needn’t have bothered posting the open letter, because, as shown in this thread, many fans have already made their minds up and will just take it as more lies, because of the things we cannot deny (missed tax bill, sacked CEO etc) and because of what the oh-so-truthful media have told us (we’re going into administration).

Do I believe everything Tony says? No.

Do I believe everything the media says? No.

Am I going to jump on Villatalk to insult Tony after every new revelation that comes from the club. No, because I’m sure there’s more to it than ‘Tony - bad. Everyone else - good’.

I personally think the letter is helpful in that it explains a few things at least (or explains what Tony’s view is, anyway), such as Bruce is staying, Xia isn’t selling up, we are bank loan free (but the wording seems purposefully specific), the EFL have no issues with Round & Wyness going, Xia is acting CEO and not Ho and loans have been converted to equity.

Sorry if me choosing to interpret an open letter with an open mind, whether I conclude good or bad points, doesn’t fit your image of all Villa fans having the pitchforks out at every opportunity.