Ghost Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Listen from 21:30. Sounds like something & someone else. Just watched this whole thing. Seriously, are the Browns cursed? It's just ridiculous how bad/unlucky they are. I feel sorry for their fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I have a feeling that a buyer is already lined up and that as soon as we are safe from relegation, the sale will be announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The rumours could all be true. If Randy DOESN'T want to sell the club and he is looking for renaming the stadium to bring in more money. Maybe this is why the red bull rumours are flying around? Yes they have denied BUYING the club but it is possible they are buying the rights for the stadium. Randy sells the stadium name to Red Bull for a certain amount of cash and Villa Park is called Red Bull Arena/Park? If it brings the club alot of money why not? I am sure we will all be calling it Villa Park anyway. Or if they agree RB Villa Park? Who knows. Just a theory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 and in my opinion is just getting slated now as he's not funnelling all his wealth into the bottomless pit of a premier league club That's rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Renaming the ground means **** all to fans in reality. Name one spam fan or fan in general who calls their place the Boylen Ground!? It'll always be Villa Park to everyone, just as the barcodes gaff will always be St James's Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm not expecting a good outcome to all of this speculation, whether he goes or stays. The amazing thing here is that, whatever happens, we as supporters can't really do anything about it. The debate either way is fascinating, but I can't help but feel a sense of helplessness in all this. But, if all else fails, and if claret and blue AVFC of Villa Park B6 Birmingham sudddenly disappears under new colours or name, we can all club together and form FC Villa of Aston etc. I'd come down and paint the white lines and peel the oranges for half time. I'd like to say exciting times at B6... But it's more nervy... uncertain... it feels damaged and sullied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Renaming the ground means **** all to fans in reality. Name one spam fan or fan in general who calls their place the Boylen Ground!? It'll always be Villa Park to everyone, just as the barcodes gaff will always be St James's Park. Emirates.. Ethiad etc. Personally i dont really care what the grund is called if it means we get some cash to improve the team. Its just a name and people will call it whatever they like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Emirates and Etihad are/were new stadiums anyway. I mean renaming established stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Check out the Birmingham mail for some comments Matt Kendrick made today on the villa sale puts to bed so many comments on here... Expect 20m again next summer Expect it to go on 2/3 signings We tried to purchase a much better player than Hoolahan in January. Naming rights to help fund a new north stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Naming rights to build a new stand makes no sense to me when we're struggling to pay competitive wages. And transfer fees aren't the major issue, what will the wages be like in the summer? What will happen if benteke is sold? And TBH Kendrick is basically a mouth piece for the club Edited February 4, 2014 by Big_John_10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 You would assume any players sold will add to funds, as for wages you me or anyone else has no idea Kendrick said they are decided player by player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Someone on another Villa forum posted a list of comments made by Faulkner recently regarding the development of the North Stand and all of them were about how it's something that's not being looked at right now but might be something for the future, the one below was apparently made in 2013 as well. Paul Faulkner: no, there is currently no timescale to redevelop the North Stand, although it remains something that we would like to do at the right moment in time. I have some very exciting design plans in my office, but at the moment it isn't something we are actively progressing. I'd imagine the renaming of the stadium is pretty inevitable though. Edited February 4, 2014 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 You could say the same about Vincent Tan though. He's made some decisions that the fans don't like, but has he harmed the club? If he left tomorrow they'd be in a far better position than when he bought them. Same with the fella up at Hull. Lerner hasn't even attempted to do anything like change the traditions of the club. Oh I dunno, he's done his best to change our tradition of always being in the Premier League! And we have him to thank for the bloody awful badge on our kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexVilla Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Renaming the ground means **** all to fans in reality. Name one spam fan or fan in general who calls their place the Boylen Ground!? It'll always be Villa Park to everyone, just as the barcodes gaff will always be St James's Park. Emirates.. Ethiad etc. Personally i dont really care what the grund is called if it means we get some cash to improve the team. Its just a name and people will call it whatever they like Slippery slope though. Where is the line drawn? How far away is the next step of colours being changed? The possibility arises of that the club becomes a ghost of its former self and where does that leave the supporter? Do we support the 11 players payed ever increasing amounts or the club itself? People say the supporters are the club but there has to be something tangible and constant for us to follow and selling the naming rights to the ground is a step further away from that for me. I'd be quite happy on the other hand to sell rights to names of stands (holte end excluded) albeit thats operating in a far less lucrative market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 You've got to go back to the late 70s for the last time we had 3 consecutive seasons finishing with less than 50 points. You've got to go back 10 years further to find the last time we had 4 consecutive seasons with less than 50 points. We really have seen some historic club lows under this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I love how that criteria ignores the Ellis relegation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I love how that criteria ignores the Ellis relegation. No ones ignoring such an awful things. Ellis deserves all the stick in the world for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 It might be time to stop moaning about what's gone on and start thinking about the rest of this season and the future. What do you think of the apparent plan for the next few years? No point going on about the past anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 And we have him to thank for the bloody awful badge on our kit?Thought I was the only one who still hated the badge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 4, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thought I was the only one who still hated the badge. Nope. I want the round one back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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