DCJonah Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 What is fruity king? That site seems obsessed with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 If they pay a lot then who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfromsutton Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The owner is hardly going to announce he is buying us but then again we have no proof he is either I wouldn't file it under dead is file it under who cares anyone can say anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 It does not look cast iron does it? But any sort of news/rumour of money coming into the club or Randy getting the money he wants to make the sale he wants to make is welcome at the moment. Now show us the money Fruity King.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It is absolute garbage, and I don't see the point in linking to that site any further - as has already been pointed out in this thread, they have made identikit claims about three other football teams this season, each time following the same template. It's viral advertising, and posts like DCJonah's 'what is . . . . . . . . . .?' above are exactly how they are monetising this. It's a stupid internet-era scam, of a piece with whatever that nonsense was about Emma Watson's nude pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I will say one of his redeeming qualities is his hesitance to pull the trigger on firing lambert. We could have ended up like palace or Albion looking for the third/fourth manager within these past two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Yup, or we could have turned out like a host of other clubs who actually improved when a new manager came in. Not that I'd trust Randy to appoint anyone better, I suppose. We're not a very attractive proposition at the moment. I think the best we could hope for is a young continental manager who wants Premier League football and no doubt a big pay rise, which is exactly the kind of manager I'd love to see at the Villa. Yes, it's a risk, but so is sticking with Lambert in my opinion. You generally know the standard of football and the tactics with Lambert and we could easily have gone down these last few seasons but for a bit of luck and some teams being even worse than us. I think we can only ride our luck so long with the Lerner and Lambert combination. I'm not saying the guy doesn't deserve praise for keeping us up under some the harsh conditions he's had to work in, but it's not good enough for me. He's made too many mistakes and stupid decisions. I'd prefer us to take a bit of a gamble on a Pochettino type, not that they're necessarily easy to find of course. Edited December 30, 2014 by Ginko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Jonny Gould@jonnygould Currently looking into an #avfc takeover linked to a group from Azerbaijan/Black Sea.I do wonder if these stories are just an excuse not to spend. Edited December 30, 2014 by DK82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 And just seen this screenshot from Isa on twitter: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yup, or we could have turned out like a host of other clubs who actually improved when a new manager came in. Not that I'd trust Randy to appoint anyone better, I suppose. We're not a very attractive proposition at the moment. I think the best we could hope for is a young continental manager who wants Premier League football and no doubt a big pay rise, which is exactly the kind of manager I'd love to see at the Villa. Yes, it's a risk, but so is sticking with Lambert in my opinion. You generally know the standard of football and the tactics with Lambert and we could easily have gone down these last few seasons but for a bit of luck and some teams being even worse than us. I think we can only ride our luck so long with the Lerner and Lambert combination. I'm not saying the guy doesn't deserve praise for keeping us up under some the harsh conditions he's had to work in, but it's not good enough for me. He's made too many mistakes and stupid decisions. I'd prefer us to take a bit of a gamble on a Pochettino type, not that they're necessarily easy to find of course. Or we could have improved by keeping our manager in place and saving ourselves more costs, more compensation, more upheavel and more rebuilding. Oh wait, we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yup, or we could have turned out like a host of other clubs who actually improved when a new manager came in. Not that I'd trust Randy to appoint anyone better, I suppose. We're not a very attractive proposition at the moment. I think the best we could hope for is a young continental manager who wants Premier League football and no doubt a big pay rise, which is exactly the kind of manager I'd love to see at the Villa. Yes, it's a risk, but so is sticking with Lambert in my opinion. You generally know the standard of football and the tactics with Lambert and we could easily have gone down these last few seasons but for a bit of luck and some teams being even worse than us. I think we can only ride our luck so long with the Lerner and Lambert combination. I'm not saying the guy doesn't deserve praise for keeping us up under some the harsh conditions he's had to work in, but it's not good enough for me. He's made too many mistakes and stupid decisions. I'd prefer us to take a bit of a gamble on a Pochettino type, not that they're necessarily easy to find of course. Or we could have improved by keeping our manager in place and saving ourselves more costs, more compensation, more upheavel and more rebuilding. Oh wait, we did. Confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) And just seen this screenshot from Isa on twitter: This was blatantly obvious as soon as Lambert's new contract was announced, so could be an educated guess. Edited December 30, 2014 by Isa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Jonny Gould@jonnygould Currently looking into an #avfc takeover linked to a group from Azerbaijan/Black Sea.I do wonder if these stories are just an excuse not to spend. An oil billionaire would be handy. Jonny Gould looks like a reasonable source. Most likely bollocks anyway. Interestingly, the Azerbaijan President was elected with 85% of the vote, the results of which were accidentally released before the election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Pat Murphy...ugh, that guy is an.....actually not even worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Jonny Gould@jonnygould Currently looking into an #avfc takeover linked to a group from Azerbaijan/Black Sea.I do wonder if these stories are just an excuse not to spend. An oil billionaire would be handy. Jonny Gould looks like a reasonable source. Most likely bollocks anyway. Interestingly, the Azerbaijan President was elected with 85% of the vote, the results of which were accidentally released before the election. I'd take an oil billionaire now, just to be rid of Lerner and Lambert. Pat Murphy...ugh, that guy is an.....actually not even worth it. Yeah, I know he is a bit of a tart, I just felt it was worth posting it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bully Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Is it Azerbaijan, or something related to, who sponsor Atletico Madrid? How long until twitter breaks news that we are getting Simeone as manager?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Is it Azerbaijan, or something related to, who sponsor Atletico Madrid? How long until twitter breaks news that we are getting Simeone as manager?!! There is a guy who invested a bit in them who owns Lens in France and tried to buy Sheffield Wednesday this year. Sounds like he didn't have the money. The guy we want is Vagit Alekperov, worth $13bn. Yes, I've been googling Azeri billionaires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Yup, or we could have turned out like a host of other clubs who actually improved when a new manager came in. Not that I'd trust Randy to appoint anyone better, I suppose. We're not a very attractive proposition at the moment. I think the best we could hope for is a young continental manager who wants Premier League football and no doubt a big pay rise, which is exactly the kind of manager I'd love to see at the Villa. Yes, it's a risk, but so is sticking with Lambert in my opinion. You generally know the standard of football and the tactics with Lambert and we could easily have gone down these last few seasons but for a bit of luck and some teams being even worse than us. I think we can only ride our luck so long with the Lerner and Lambert combination. I'm not saying the guy doesn't deserve praise for keeping us up under some the harsh conditions he's had to work in, but it's not good enough for me. He's made too many mistakes and stupid decisions. I'd prefer us to take a bit of a gamble on a Pochettino type, not that they're necessarily easy to find of course. Or we could have improved by keeping our manager in place and saving ourselves more costs, more compensation, more upheavel and more rebuilding. Oh wait, we did. Confused. Yep, same here. I'd hardly call being five points off the relegation places at Christmas an improvement. Obviously didn't read the rest of my post either. I wasn't necessarily pro getting rid of Lambert at this time, just playing devil's advocate. Edited December 30, 2014 by Ginko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 the way we have bought players in the past....Fort Knox would come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I actually am starting to dispise you as much as Ellis.you have absolutely ruined this club. Hurry up and sell you useless clown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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