Villa_Vids Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, wishywashy said: It'll actually end up being an inconvenience for City and United next season, as opposed to this season where they were just pretty much picking fights with us and Brighton. So of course they'll back off. That is morally wrong though. Proud that our club respects the rules of the competition. UEFA should be ashamed of themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Villa_Vids said: That is morally wrong though. Proud that our club respects the rules of the competition. UEFA should be ashamed of themselves. They should be, but I don't think they ever have known or cared for the word 'morally'. Just 'money'. At least they're microscopically more subtle about it than FIFA. Edited March 28 by wishywashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sne Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) On 14/02/2024 at 13:33, wishywashy said: Paywalled, sadly, but: https://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/gais-i-dialog-med-aston-villa-om-samarbete.dbe858b8-cc41-4568-b808-806a880c6f74 Olof Mellberg and his Brommapojkarna just put 4 against GAIS in their opening game of the Swedish Allsvenskan 4-0 BP it finished. The biggest ever win for BP in the top flight. Edited March 31 by sne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Idiakez sacked. Not very surprising, they've won 1 in 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alakagom Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Quote Vitesse today received a deduction of eighteen points from the KNVB licensing committee for not being able to meet the licensing requirements. With this points penalty, Vitesse has been officially relegated. Vitesse will not appeal against the punishment and will seize the chance of retaining its license with both hands. https://www.vitesse.nl/nieuws/2024/vitesse-krijgt-achttien-punten-in-mindering-maar-behoudt-voorl Vitesse sitting on -1 points in Eredivisie after points deduction which allowed them to keep their licence. Had dodgy Russian owner funding the team. 35 years straight in Eredivisie now starting from nothing. Seems a good fit, Netherlands perfect place to develop talent, something akin to Brighton's model using USG in Belgium. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapleVilla Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 28/03/2024 at 10:29, Zatman said: UEFA have now relaxed the rules on multi club ownership playing in the same tournament You cant make it up We can increase our stake in that Portuguese club back to where it was then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 it’s definitely worth exploring a partnership with their American owner to purchase a stake in them similar level to our initial investment in Vitoria Guimares… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) 3 hours ago, Alakagom said: https://www.vitesse.nl/nieuws/2024/vitesse-krijgt-achttien-punten-in-mindering-maar-behoudt-voorl Vitesse sitting on -1 points in Eredivisie after points deduction which allowed them to keep their licence. Had dodgy Russian owner funding the team. 35 years straight in Eredivisie now starting from nothing. Seems a good fit, Netherlands perfect place to develop talent, something akin to Brighton's model using USG in Belgium. They're quite heavily in debt and their new owner has been rejected by the Netherlands FA, I believe. Edited April 19 by wishywashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I talked to a mate from Australia the other day about the Canberra expansion, there have been unknown delays in the bid but he thinks it's progressing. Apparently this is the sixth attempt to get a Canberra men's team off the ground, which bodes well. There were concerns that Canberra United, the only professional team in the area (in their women's league) would be a victim of the delay and go bust, as the state-owned company that runs it doesn't want to fund them anymore. It appears they've found a short-term solution for now. He assumed the consortium that would come in (presumably involving V Sports as a minority partner) would take them over. Does sound like a bit of a mess, hopefully it'll get sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alakagom Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, wishywashy said: I talked to a mate from Australia the other day about the Canberra expansion, there have been unknown delays in the bid but he thinks it's progressing. Apparently this is the sixth attempt to get a Canberra men's team off the ground, which bodes well. There were concerns that Canberra United, the only professional team in the area (in their women's league) would be a victim of the delay and go bust, as the state-owned company that runs it doesn't want to fund them anymore. It appears they've found a short-term solution for now. He assumed the consortium that would come in (presumably involving V Sports as a minority partner) would take them over. Does sound like a bit of a mess, hopefully it'll get sorted. Gotta say I'm not sure what's the point of investing in the Australian side. Small population, talent spread our among ridiculous amount of competitive sports over there, AFL is king, rugby, cricket, swimming etc. There hasn't been much Australian talent of note lately (hopefully we got the best one lol). Not sure there's much profits to be made on Aussie soccer either but could be well wrong. The MLS franchise seemed to have made more sense in all aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted April 20 VT Supporter Share Posted April 20 50 minutes ago, Alakagom said: Gotta say I'm not sure what's the point of investing in the Australian side. Small population, talent spread our among ridiculous amount of competitive sports over there, AFL is king, rugby, cricket, swimming etc. There hasn't been much Australian talent of note lately (hopefully we got the best one lol). Not sure there's much profits to be made on Aussie soccer either but could be well wrong. The MLS franchise seemed to have made more sense in all aspects. Football is the most played sport by junior boys in Australia and the girls are closing the gap on netball every year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 28/03/2024 at 15:29, Zatman said: UEFA have now relaxed the rules on multi club ownership playing in the same tournament You cant make it up Missed this. Absolutely hilarious. In 20 years it'll be City v NYCFC in the champions league final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonho Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On 20/04/2024 at 11:43, QldVilla said: Football is the most played sport by junior boys in Australia and the girls are closing the gap on netball every year. The biggest issue is there is still no simple obvious pathways without laying down cash and the quality of grassroots to lower level coaching isn’t up to the standards needed to develop our youth. Unless you get lucky early and land with the right coach in the right area with money to travel you are behind the ball already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Good article by John Towley regards the new board members. Talks alot about Comcast and stadium improvements, interesting that Michael Angelakis still acts as a senior advisor to the senior executive committee at Comcast https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rebuilding-aston-villa-four-people-29052175 Quote ...significant deal which Villa's chiefs have struck in recent years is with Atairos. The strategic investment company will become a minority partner in Villa's holding company V Sports, who will continue to own 100 per cent of the club and will continue to have full control of all decisions. Atairos’ capital investment will primarily be used to fund growth and infrastructure investments, with the aim of creating material and sustainable value for Villa and the broader V Sports network. Atairos is said to be worth $6.5bn, and Villa claim the link-up positions them "firmly for an exciting next phase of growth." The addition of four new directors to the Villa board was confirmed days after the key agreement was cemented. Strong leaders always surround themselves with good people - take Emery as an example - and Sawiris and Edens have done just that with the appointments of Atairos chairman and chief executive, Michael Angelakis; managing director of Atairos, Chester Hall; plus Canadian Bashir Lebada and American Sarah Watterson. In a statement provided to accompany the confirmation of the Atairos deal, Sawiris and Edens commented: “We are excited to enter this partnership with Atairos, which will provide capital to fund infrastructure investments and drive growth and sustainable value for AVFC and the broader V Sports network over time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thabucks Posted May 16 Popular Post Share Posted May 16 (edited) Just reading Vasco Da Gamma are being sold off by 777 partners (with Liverpool apparently interested)… they’ve been linked with Coutihno also, they begin with V so a cheeky bid from us to join the stable at V - Sports Edited May 16 by thabucks 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 3 hours ago, thabucks said: Just reading Vasco Da Gamma are being sold off by 777 partners (with Liverpool apparently interested)… they’ve been linked with Coutihno also, they begin with V so a cheeky bid from us to join the stable at V - Sports Perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Further to earlier 777 Partners have been removed as directors of Vasco da Gama by a judge in Brazil and have lost control of the club … makes sense on so many levels to broaden our reach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Speaking of Vasco da Gama, they're currently involved in the latest drama at our sister club Vitoria. Vitoria are apparently losing their manager to them for free; there's been a public spat with the Vitoria chairman accusing him of breaking agreements and skipping out on team meetings, and the manager has in return filed a criminal complaint against the chairman for defamation. Doesn't sound particularly ideal. They've had one of their best seasons in years too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AA_786 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 4 hours ago, thabucks said: Just reading Vasco Da Gamma are being sold off by 777 partners (with Liverpool apparently interested)… they’ve been linked with Coutihno also, they begin with V so a cheeky bid from us to join the stable at V - Sports 1 hour ago, Jas10 said: Perfect There seems to be another flow of emerging young Brazilian talent after a few lean years. It would be good to have a south american based club in our portfolio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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