El-Reacho Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Surely a supporter led takeover would not be a good thing. It would mean the club would find its natural self-sufficient level - where it can wash it's own face and no more. IMHO that level is on the border between the PL and Championship. If we were to get relegated we would just go into a spiral that only an injection of money would stop and there's nowhere for that injection of money to come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Really Richard ;-) Celebrity Fans: HRH Prince William PM David Cameron Actors: Tom Hanks (actor - or should that be one of the most famous actors in the world?!) Martin Shaw (actor) Mark Williams (actor - you might have seen him in Harry Potter! and comedian from the Fast Show) Brendan Gleeson, (actor, appeared in Braveheart, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, 28 Days Later, Gangs of New York, Harry Potter films, AI...) David Bradley (actor, Harry Potter, other films, tv and stage) Oliver Phelps (actor, twin from Harry Potter) Pauline McLynn (actress. Played Mrs. Doyle in 'Father Ted') Ian Lavender (actor, best know as Private Pike in Dads Army) Chris Marshall - My Family (the tall one), BT ads etc Jim Hacker, best known as the Prime Minister in TV and Radio Series; Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister. David Moran, ex-Crossroads actor. Nessa (Ruth Jones) from Gavin & Stacey!!!!!! (Yes we know Nessa was a fictional character!) If we're going to go with fictional characters, Lenny Godber from Porridge! Musicians: Black Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iomi Brian Travers (UB40) Several members of bands Duran Duran Several members of Ocean Colour Scene Nigel Kennedy (violinist) John Lodge of The Moody Blues + we THINK Justin Hayward lead singer of the Moody Blues Kingstanding lad (Atlantic Road) Steve Winwood of Spencer Davis Group + Traffic fame. Phil Etheridge from The Twang Pete Way (bassist with rock band UFO) Colin Abrahall, lead singer of Brum punk rockers GBH. Chris Storr (plays trumpet in the Jools Holland Band) Several members of Napalm Death including lead singer Barney Scott Gorham original Thin Lizzy guitarist Khan Morbee - Lead singer of South African Alternative Rock Band - The Parlotones Presenters: Dr Carl Chinn MBE (local historian, tv and radio presenter) Jonny Gould, (media radio/tv broadcaster and commentator) Emma B (radio1 presenter) Professor and guardian columnist Marcel Berlins. Vassos Alexander and Phil Williams (both radio 5 live announcers) Matthew Bannister (radio 5 live?) Emma Willis (was Griffiths), MTV presenter and model Pete Colley - Sky Sports reporter Floella Benjamin 80's TV Presenter Radio Highveld DJ Brad Brown Sports: Ian Bell (Warwickshire and England cricketer) Joe Calzaghe - former World boxing Champ Jim Lewis (owner of the late great Villa fan Best Mate) Lee Sharpe (?) ex Man Utd Jane Sixsmith (England Olympic hockey player) Justin Rose - Golfer Tom Parsons - high jumper Craig Kieswetter, Somerset/England cricketer Mix: Howard Hodgson (presenter, author, including best seller Six Feet Under) Benjamin Zepphaniah (poet) Mervyn King, (Governor of Bank of England ) Jacqui Smith former MP for Redditch and former Home Secretary Trade Union leader Bill Morris Lord John Taylor (once briefly in the news when controversially deselected as a black Tory election candidate (Cheltenham, IIRC), also had a brief TV career as a 'legal eagle') Sir Digby Jones, ex head of the CBI Mervyn King, Ex Governor of the Bank of England Lee Child. (Author of books in the Pulp Fiction genre specifically know for his series of Jack Reacher books) I see the lot of these down Aston every other week. I can vouch for all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 29, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted September 29, 2014 Phil Etheridge from The Twang is out as I believe he is readying a bid for Madrid! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted September 29, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted September 29, 2014 Benjamin Zepphaniah! I'd always hoped he was one of us. Great to know he's a villan, I think that means we have nothing to worry about now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GarethRDR Posted September 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2014 I don't think I could ever get on board with supporter ownership, I automatically assume every Villa fan (myself included) has a penchant for poor life decisions. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I don't think I could ever get on board with supporter ownership, I automatically assume every Villa fan (myself included) has a penchant for poor life decisions. And any season ticket holder clearly has no problem throwing money down the drain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) The truth is that the newspapers (and especially us) have no idea whether the club is up for sale for 100million, 110 million or 97million. Further, we have no idea if this is a lot of money (comparisons to spurs are just not adequate!) A new owner is not looking at buying a football club. They are looking at buying a BUSINESS, and Villa are a low profit business (in fact we are a no profit business at the minute), and here is some evidence to prove ithttp://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-post-518m-loss-6759930 Would you throw any money if you know that there is a massive risk of not getting a return at all, or even worse (which thank God looks unlikely) Villa being relegated? I simply do not understand how some of us take our rumoured price (which I am 100% sure is BS anyway) to be a 'bargain'; or even some of us seem to suggest that 5million this way or that way is not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things. The potential buyers are rich because for them a difference between 100million or 105 million might be massive. Rant Over. I think this is where Fox can be a big asset to the Villa cause. It's the kind of thing that squeezes the romance out of the game, but he's proven to be quite good at it, the whole marketing thing. Villa are the biggest club in the second biggest city in England. I'm sure Fox is well aware of this fact, and is chomping at the bit to take advantage of it. He'll also make a much stronger international push. If Villa are not playing summer tournaments in China within 3 years, I'll be stunned. An astute businessman would identify Aston Villa as a club with massive potential to actually turn a profit, and actually make it happen, hopefully with Fox staying on. Edited September 29, 2014 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Mrs Doyle and Ozzy Osbourne as co-owners could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) How accurate is all that? Calzaghe, Vassos Alexander, Justin Rose?? Not saying they're wrong but it's the first time I've heard it.......really hope the latter is right though cos he was effing awesome over the weekend! No 27 of 33 mate http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-aston-villas-famous-supporters-7792359 Edited September 29, 2014 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) This whole thing about if someone who isn't super rich buys us and throws money at us he is a bad owner is so 2010 you guys want to look up the rules of the game. Newsflash! They changed. We need to be run well now we have no chance of buying our way to success. Deal with that fact in your mind Edited September 29, 2014 by suttonpaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Really Richard ;-) Celebrity Fans: HRH Prince William PM David Cameron Actors: Tom Hanks (actor - or should that be one of the most famous actors in the world?!) Martin Shaw (actor) Mark Williams (actor - you might have seen him in Harry Potter! and comedian from the Fast Show) Brendan Gleeson, (actor, appeared in Braveheart, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, 28 Days Later, Gangs of New York, Harry Potter films, AI...) David Bradley (actor, Harry Potter, other films, tv and stage) Oliver Phelps (actor, twin from Harry Potter) Pauline McLynn (actress. Played Mrs. Doyle in 'Father Ted') Ian Lavender (actor, best know as Private Pike in Dads Army) Chris Marshall - My Family (the tall one), BT ads etc Jim Hacker, best known as the Prime Minister in TV and Radio Series; Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister. David Moran, ex-Crossroads actor. Nessa (Ruth Jones) from Gavin & Stacey!!!!!! (Yes we know Nessa was a fictional character!) If we're going to go with fictional characters, Lenny Godber from Porridge! Musicians: Black Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iomi Brian Travers (UB40) Several members of bands Duran Duran Several members of Ocean Colour Scene Nigel Kennedy (violinist) John Lodge of The Moody Blues + we THINK Justin Hayward lead singer of the Moody Blues Kingstanding lad (Atlantic Road) Steve Winwood of Spencer Davis Group + Traffic fame. Phil Etheridge from The Twang Pete Way (bassist with rock band UFO) Colin Abrahall, lead singer of Brum punk rockers GBH. Chris Storr (plays trumpet in the Jools Holland Band) Several members of Napalm Death including lead singer Barney Scott Gorham original Thin Lizzy guitarist Khan Morbee - Lead singer of South African Alternative Rock Band - The Parlotones Presenters: Dr Carl Chinn MBE (local historian, tv and radio presenter) Jonny Gould, (media radio/tv broadcaster and commentator) Emma B (radio1 presenter) Professor and guardian columnist Marcel Berlins. Vassos Alexander and Phil Williams (both radio 5 live announcers) Matthew Bannister (radio 5 live?) Emma Willis (was Griffiths), MTV presenter and model Pete Colley - Sky Sports reporter Floella Benjamin 80's TV Presenter Radio Highveld DJ Brad Brown Sports: Ian Bell (Warwickshire and England cricketer) Joe Calzaghe - former World boxing Champ Jim Lewis (owner of the late great Villa fan Best Mate) Lee Sharpe (?) ex Man Utd Jane Sixsmith (England Olympic hockey player) Justin Rose - Golfer Tom Parsons - high jumper Craig Kieswetter, Somerset/England cricketer Mix: Howard Hodgson (presenter, author, including best seller Six Feet Under) Benjamin Zepphaniah (poet) Mervyn King, (Governor of Bank of England ) Jacqui Smith former MP for Redditch and former Home Secretary Trade Union leader Bill Morris Lord John Taylor (once briefly in the news when controversially deselected as a black Tory election candidate (Cheltenham, IIRC), also had a brief TV career as a 'legal eagle') Sir Digby Jones, ex head of the CBI Mervyn King, Ex Governor of the Bank of England Lee Child. (Author of books in the Pulp Fiction genre specifically know for his series of Jack Reacher books) I see the lot of these down Aston every other week. I can vouch for all of them. pretty sure Joe Calzaghe is a Cardiff fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasalivein1982 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 They play paranoid when the team comes out for the second half. Clearly Ozzy buying the club is on the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Seeing that a massive amount of Villa fans moan about the season ticket prices despite being some of the cheapest in the league, I very much doubt we could the dough together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Villa fan ownership is the worst idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Seeing that a massive amount of Villa fans moan about the season ticket prices despite being some of the cheapest in the league, I very much doubt we could the dough together. Yep moan about prices and want way more than what's paid for in a lot of cases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 30, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) pretty sure Joe Calzaghe is a Cardiff fan Sure fire way of finding out.... Joe you on here? Edited September 30, 2014 by Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I am the real Joe Calzaghe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 They play paranoid when the team comes out for the second half. Clearly Ozzy buying the club is on the cards. That would make the home games a whole lot more interesting if the Prince Of Darkness himself owned us. Who knows, he might even put some bite into our attack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 They play paranoid when the team comes out for the second half. Clearly Ozzy buying the club is on the cards. That would make the home games a whole lot more interesting if the Prince Of Darkness himself owned us. Who knows, he might even put some bite into our attack! he even has is Iron Man in Roy Keane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Vassos Alexander who does the sport on Chris Evans Radio 2 show said on Air he was a Villa fan. Think he recently said it was tough being a Villa Fan these seasons so the Club sent him a shirt to cheer him up. Couple more: Dave Wakeling lead singer of the Beat Adam Ruckwood - Former Commonwealth Swimming Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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