Downbutnotout Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 You just don't get it do you? Regardless of other things, £5 million investment in new players is not enough. Do you get that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Ellis spent £12 million last summer. And will probably spend £5 million this summer. What's the point getting somebody in to just match what Ellis has done? If I'm reading the quotes correctly than I think that this is the price range of players we would be bringing in. I think that we would not be spending £25m on Ashley Cole just yet but that we might get many players in the £5m-£10m pound range. Yep thats how I read it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhatfield Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 it does say £5-10 million investments.......ie plural, it might be 3 * £5 million or 5 * £8 million (I wish). I think it means that we would not at this stage entertain paying more than £10 million for a player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsonrx Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Regardless, no quotes! When Lerner himself says it, THEN I'll believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damo6 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Regardless, no quotes! When Lerner himself says it, THEN I'll believe it. amen to that though this thread will probably be on its 1,500th page by then :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton8321 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Dont know if the question has been asked the past few days.. but according to reports from last week... shouldn't have Lerner turned in his bid by now? I thought it was either going to be Tuesday or Wednesday of this week? I'm starting to get an uneasy feeling that with team stocks rising.. fans happy with MON and season ticket sales surging.. Deadly is second guessing his decision to sell the club? Are we witnessing Doug's greatest masterpiece to deflect pressure on himself? Sorry just woke up to a mild tropical storm and it looks ugly outside.. need some coffee to cheer me up. UP THE VILLA!!!! ELLIS OUT!!!!! RANDY IN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Doug's greatest masterpiece to deflect pressure on himself? I was told yesterday that he doesn't take any notice of the pressure on himself so I doubt he has done all this just to make the pressure easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2006 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2006 I'm starting to get an uneasy feeling that with team stocks rising.. fans happy with MON and season ticket sales surging.. Deadly is second guessing his decision to sell the club? Are we witnessing Doug's greatest masterpiece to deflect pressure on himself? I'm still hoping that this isn't the case, although with every day that passes the likelyhood becomes greater and greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia_Villain Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 --David St. Hubbins, This Is Spinal Tap wrote: I don't really think that the end can be assessed as of itself, as being the end, because what does the end feel like? It's like trying to extrapolate the end of the universe. lf the universe is indeed infinite, then what does that mean? How far is all the way and then if it stops what's stopping it and what's behind what's stopping it? So "What is the end?" is my question to you. While we're quoting the great philosophers relating to the takeover. There's an ancient Japanese saying that a calm ocean is the most dangerous of all. Of course a violent ocean is equally dangerous. It's this strange, Eastern way of thinking where they think they've fooled you....and they have. Nigel Tufnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 You just don't get it do you? Regardless of other things, £5 million investment in new players is not enough. Do you get that? I certainly don't get the view Lerner is ni betterthan Ellis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhatfield Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Villa boss caught up in airport chaos Aug 10 2006 PASSENGERS suffering delays at airports around the UK following anti-terror raids this morning were in good company - Villa's Doug Ellis and Martin O'Neill's flights were also hit. Club chairman Ellis was caught up in the chaos after arriving at Birmingham Airport to catch a flight at at 6.15am. Villa manager Martin O'Neill meanwhile was caught up in the chaos at Heathrow and described the scenes as "complete bedlam". O'Neill had flown back to Britain from Villa's training camp in Holland, where the team are on a pre-season tour, and was expected back today. But he was one of thousands of air passengers to suffer severe delays ICbirmingham so where was Doug going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabug Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Why was he back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Villa boss caught up in airport chaos Aug 10 2006 PASSENGERS suffering delays at airports around the UK following anti-terror raids this morning were in good company - Villa's Doug Ellis and Martin O'Neill's flights were also hit. Club chairman Ellis was caught up in the chaos after arriving at Birmingham Airport to catch a flight at at 6.15am. Villa manager Martin O'Neill meanwhile was caught up in the chaos at Heathrow and described the scenes as "complete bedlam". O'Neill had flown back to Britain from Villa's training camp in Holland, where the team are on a pre-season tour, and was expected back today. But he was one of thousands of air passengers to suffer severe delays ICbirmingham so where was Doug going? Another holiday as MON wants to sign some players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2006 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2006 Well it certainly adds credence to the mails claims that he flew back, considering he's still here (there :?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2006 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2006 Why was he back? The mail has already theorised that he was back to seal the deal on Petrov. We don't know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabug Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I hope thats why he was back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhatfield Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 but where was Doug going?, because he clearly wasn't going to Holland, he'd have been at the same airport as MON? Glasgow maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2006 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2006 Or the Seychelles. I hear they're lovely this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenjos Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Hey down but not out! at least RANDY will be investing in players of 5 to 10 mil. Instead of Doug using our overdraft!! ELLIS OUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhatfield Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 anyone else notice our share price has dropped 4p today allbeit on minimal trading LSE Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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