sidcow Posted May 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2022 Bloke are work is convinced it's the Gym Shark bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted May 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2022 Laurence Bassini would be hilarious. Hasn’t already pretty much destroyed Bolton previously? And not being able to show funds to buy Charlton. Absolute chancer and conman would be prefect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted May 11, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2022 They'll have to be quick by the sounds of things - the upcoming government driven fit and proper owners test promises to be a lot stricter than the current one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 (edited) 37 minutes ago, sidcow said: Bloke are work is convinced it's the Gym Shark bloke. He’s a big villa fan so I’d doubt it. And also, Gymshark have recently done some ‘restructuring’ of the core business so I doubt he’ll be looking at something like this until that settles down. Edited May 11, 2022 by bannedfromHandV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 48 minutes ago, sidcow said: Bloke are work is convinced it's the Gym Shark bloke. The massive Villa fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 13 hours ago, useless said: Some strange stories coming out about their takeover, James Nursey reporting that the bid that Harris brokering is for Donald Muir who apparently also tried to buy Charlton with McLeish, and he's also saying that the Lopez consortium want bring in Diego Costa as a marquee signing, and now the Daily Mail reporting that Laurence Bassini is trying to buy them with money he's borrowed from David Sullivan. All sounds very Tony Xia to me... Excellent stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2022 46 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: The massive Villa fan? And they did it wivout no help from thems lot down the road 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: And they did it wivout no help from thems lot down the road You want to know the best thing, the BEST thing - we didn't go out of business, we stayed up on GD excepting the points deduction and we didn't need no help from them lot down the road. Blues people are class people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: The massive Villa fan? here's hoping one step closer to levelling the sty and building a lidl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, villa4europe said: here's hoping one step closer to levelling the sty and building a lidl Or in this case, a massive GymShark complex painted claret and blue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walmley_Villa Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Ben Francis the founder of Gymshark is a Villa fan, aren't the noses referring to the CEO? (Ben has made all the money) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 The Gymshark connection is Paul Richardson who I think used to work for them but wasn't the owner, he now apparently owns a company called 'Hera Clothing', he's part of the Lopez consortium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, sidcow said: Bloke are work is convinced it's the Gym Shark bloke. Thought he is a Villa fan ? The gym shark geezer, I mean. Sorry......only just read the previous replies ! Edited May 11, 2022 by mottaloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Yeah Ben Francis is the Villa fan. Richardson is interested in Blues, 'Gymshark' is the name with pull but he's not the founder or owner of it. He is an Executive Director and previously the Chairman, not the CEO. He acquired a majority stake in Hera London, but again not a founder. He's a good business mind, can grow a business and would be good for them for commercial agreements etc. But he's not going to turn them into a force, he doesn't have the capital. But at this point, Blues fans won't even be dreaming of that, they'll just want to secure the club's future. Maybe he'd be the right man for that? I'd be nervous of how flashy and open the consortium is being though, if I was a nose, do these consortiums ever work out? Particularly when they are so public with their 'front men' whilst the other parties involved are still a mystery? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 42 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said: But at this point, Blues fans won't even be dreaming of that, they'll just want to secure the club's future. If I was a nose I’d settle for a good roofer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I still dont undertand why anyone wants them? They have huge debts, a poor squad, that's worth virtually nothing. Add in the stadiums **** and thwy dont even own it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mottaloo Posted May 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I still dont undertand why anyone wants them? They have huge debts, a poor squad, that's worth virtually nothing. Add in the stadiums **** and thwy dont even own it I think it's the "drinking in town, mate" rights that has proven to be the golden ticket. Mate. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: I still dont undertand why anyone wants them? They have huge debts, a poor squad, that's worth virtually nothing. Add in the stadiums **** and thwy dont even own it Probably a money-laundering scheme. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted May 11, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, NoelVilla said: Probably a money-laundering scheme. Fingers crossed. But they're already a money-laundering scheme - that means the club will have been laundered more often than anything in a small heath fans wardrobe. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Can anyone confirm if the Gym Shark bloke is a Villa fan?! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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