TRO Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Until anything of substance is reported.....its not worth getting any hopes up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I'm of the opinion there is nothing eminent (week or even months) in any sale option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Don't fall for the season ticket sales pitch again please 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) a letter to the fans...utter bull shit he obviously thinks we are all stupid and clearly is treating us all with contempt with out doubt the worst ever ''custodian'' of our institution, an utter disgrace, putting that letter out has just made me feel more angrier than ever if he didn't really want this to happen, he could have made it so . I will never forgive him. Edited April 22, 2016 by imavillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Haha. So he makes a statement (ironically saying exactly what anyone with half a brain already knew - and it's about all he cam say). It gets put down as a sales pitch/bullshit etc. My question is this...... Wtf are people asking him to come out n make a statement for (including the protests) if we're then just going to ignore it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2016 17 minutes ago, Woodytom said: Haha. So he makes a statement (ironically saying exactly what anyone with half a brain already knew - and it's about all he cam say). It gets put down as a sales pitch/bullshit etc. My question is this...... Wtf are people asking him to come out n make a statement for (including the protests) if we're then just going to ignore it? I think people wanted a statement forgetting that they're not dealing with a totally rational human. For every other owner of a club in English professional football (apart from Leeds probably) you would get a properly written statement. Probably written with the input of Media team which would be clear and concise which is the minimum you would expect from a professional organisation. People have just remembered who our madcap owner is now they have heard his odd ramblings and realised they have actually learned nothing so he might as well not bothered 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: they have actually learned nothing so he might as well not bothered But this is my point and i've been saying it for months..... what were people hoping to learn? He's fully aware of the situation and how we must feel and he's disappointed too. He takes responsibility and he's looking to sell. That's been staring us in the face for two years yet we seem to be protesting for a message about something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) havent read many posts so sorry if im repeating,,,, what if these buyers were interested and told lerner at start of season (after LCFC game) that they were interested in us if we go down for a certain price. Lerner didnt want to spend in january because of this...but got new board incase we stay up (risk/reward) ....as soon as we got relegated, the guys who resigned realised their position is pointless (ofc the doubt here why would they resign if theyre going to get paycheck when they are fired...doubts this... but...i have no idea of their previous jobs...but im sure i would be annoyed if i quit my job...to join another job..which might have left me unemployed after 1-6 months without me knowing) and now this statement...i feel its more than just a statement.. Edited April 22, 2016 by gharperr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 12 minutes ago, Woodytom said: Haha. So he makes a statement (ironically saying exactly what anyone with half a brain already knew - and it's about all he cam say). It gets put down as a sales pitch/bullshit etc. My question is this...... Wtf are people asking him to come out n make a statement for (including the protests) if we're then just going to ignore it? I'd have preferred something a bit more coherent, less like it was knocked out whilst on strong medication. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 7 minutes ago, sidcow said: I think people wanted a statement forgetting that they're not dealing with a totally rational human. For every other owner of a club in English professional football (apart from Leeds probably) you would get a properly written statement. Probably written with the input of Media team which would be clear and concise which is the minimum you would expect from a professional organisation. People have just remembered who our madcap owner is now they have heard his odd ramblings and realised they have actually learned nothing so he might as well not bothered then people would have complained it was a media team PR statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Ellison the front runner according to the express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2016 Express are still just quoting the original Sun article. Until some reputable sources start writing about that, it has no credibility imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2016 1 hour ago, gharperr said: havent read many posts so sorry if im repeating,,,, what if these buyers were interested and told lerner at start of season (after LCFC game) that they were interested in us if we go down for a certain price. Lerner didnt want to spend in january because of this...but got new board incase we stay up (risk/reward) ....as soon as we got relegated, the guys who resigned realised their position is pointless (ofc the doubt here why would they resign if theyre going to get paycheck when they are fired...doubts this... but...i have no idea of their previous jobs...but im sure i would be annoyed if i quit my job...to join another job..which might have left me unemployed after 1-6 months without me knowing) and now this statement...i feel its more than just a statement.. Why would these buyers only want to buy us if we go down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 It dosen't take a huge amount to fund a promotion winning team in the championship....as we've seen this season you can spend 50m to be one of the worst top flight teams in history. Maybe some interested think being out of the spotlight of the Premier league means it will be easier to restructure and rebuild behind the scenes. Tbh I've always thought the main sticking point was the price, now it's apparently been slashed to 75m (at least Lerner has listened as this was one of the things I was calling him out on so that's a small positive) I expect a lot of interest in us for that. However lots of interested parties dosen't guarentee new owners, I think we've seen evidence of that past two summers so can fully understand why many are taking these new reports with a pinch of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I still firmly believe that this Ellison stuff is just the press quoting made-up shit they've seen on forums, like that photoshopped picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted April 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 23, 2016 Has anyone seen anything credible that the price is $75M? It seems to me that once the club's statement came out about Bernstein and King's resignation and mentioned Hollis being heavily involved in sales negotiations that some paper immediately speculated on a a price of $75M and everyone suddenly started repeating it as gospel. For that matter, we don't know if he was ever really asking $200M to begin with and lowered it to $150M. I think a lot of theories and scenarios are being laid out based on asking price being dropped from $150M to $75M and it's all speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, TRO said: Until anything of substance is reported.....its not worth getting any hopes up. Yep, we've been burnt too often before. Until he's **** off for good, I won't breathe easy. Edited April 23, 2016 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I'm amazed the Lerner statement didn't mention Reilly considering how much Lerner likes him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 His letter just shows that he has finally realised what an arsehole he has been.But is he going to do anything to put things right ? Not according to his letter he is`nt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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