oriondean Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Stat of the Day: Sunderland (3) have scored more goals at St James’ Park in 2014 than Newcastle (2) have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Decent chance that stat will be carried to May ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Interesting: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/10774170/Aston-Villa-set-for-200m-US-takeover-if-they-stay-up.html Aston Villa are set for a £200 million takeover if they manage to stay in the Premier League. It is understood an American consortium, fronted by two billionaires, wants to buy Villa but will withdraw from the deal if the team drop into the Championship. Details of the consortium plotting to take control from American owner Randy Lerner are being kept private, with Villa's Premier League status on the line after four successive defeats. Survival in the top flight would guarantee Villa at least £40 million in television revenue and would mean the club remains attractive to sponsors. Early indications suggest the consortium would be prepared to invest heavily in trying to significantly improve Villa's playing staff. It is unclear whether a takeover would affect the future of manager Paul Lambert. Lambert has admitted Villa must change their policy of spending small fees on inexperienced youngsters and instead invest in strong players to avoid even more pain in the future. News of a possible takeover will excite Villa fans who have become frustrated with the current regime and successive relegation battles. Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner insisted the club were not for sale in February, but sources claim an agency based in the United States has been talking to potential buyers. Lerner made a rare intervention this week by declaring his support for Lambert after assistant manager Ian Culverhouse and head of football Gary Karsa were suspended. That move has been seen in some quarters as a desperate attempt by Lerner to try to help Villa avoid relegation and ensure the club remain an attractive proposition to interested parties. Lerner paid £62.6 million for Villa eight years ago and has spent another £250 million on players and facilities. He would ideally want his money back but a £200 million offer would most likely be too good to refuse. Shahid Khan paid £190 million for Fulham last summer, but that reflected a premium because of the club's London location. Villa's last accounts revealed the club lost £51.8 million in 2012-13 and that Lerner had waived £90.1 million of loans, converting them to equity. Lerner initially invested huge sums to help former manager Martin O'Neill achieve top-six finishes, but he has since made big cutbacks. It is unclear whether Lerner has attended a Villa game this season, with the 52-year-old accused of being an absentee owner by the club's disgruntled fans. The football acumen of Lerner and Faulkner has also been called into question following their managerial appointments and poor signings that cost the club a fortune. After O'Neill, who Lerner inherited when he took control from Doug Ellis, Villa have failed to gain any success with Gérard Houllier, Alex McLeish or Lambert. During last week's defeat at Crystal Palace, a section of fans called for Lambert to be sacked. Villa go into this weekend's fixtures just four points above the Premier League relegation zone. They entertain Southampton tomorrow and one more victory would probably be enough to secure safety. After Southampton, Villa face Swansea, Hull, Manchester City and Tottenham, and Lerner will be nervously watching the club's results. The departures of Culverhouse and Karsa are believed to have lifted the mood among the squad this week, together with the increased influence of Shay Given and Gordon Cowans. Given is a particularly popular voice in the dressing room, despite falling out of favour as a player under Lambert. Villa players complained of a lack of training and coaching under Culverhouse and the squad have been worked much harder ahead of the Southampton clash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Stat of the Day: Sunderland (3) have scored more goals at St James’ Park in 2014 than Newcastle (2) have. Wooooooaaaaahhhhh! You've only scored two home goals all year? And I thought we were awful at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Why won't anyone buy us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Why won't anyone buy us? Somehow i am reminded of the Joker in the Dark Knight telling batman he doesn't want to kill him, he's too much fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Why won't anyone buy us? Serious question, why does ANYONE buy a football club? They're fucking stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Stat of the Day: Sunderland (3) have scored more goals at St James’ Park in 2014 than Newcastle (2) have. Wooooooaaaaahhhhh! You've only scored two home goals all year? And I thought we were awful at home. Yep. Both came on around 90+3 as well. We've yet to score at home this year in the league before the injury time board has gone up. But Remy's been injured for a few games so it's all good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Why won't anyone buy us? Serious question, why does ANYONE buy a football club? They're fucking stupid. Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'd definitely buy a football club (well, Newcastle) if I had the money of somebody like Ashley. 100%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'd definitely buy a football club (well, Newcastle) if I had the money of somebody like Ashley. 100%. Absolutely. Though hard to say how I'd feel if I did have the money. £200 million is a lot of money, even for someone with loads of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Wouldn't go near a football club if I has that kind of cash. Hiding to nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Wouldn't go near a football club if I has that kind of cash. Hiding to nothing. certainly wouldn't go near a top level club if I had that kind of cash. Maybe somewhere lower down where you can really make a mark at the club (ie improve stadium training ground etc etc) that will significantly improve the club in the long term than just give cash to a bunch of mercenary cunts (ie players) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 TBH if i had enough money i probably would blow it all buying newcastle and then probably implode trying to get us to win the title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 What's the worst that can happen, you get down to your last £10m? Boo hoo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 What's the worst that can happen, you get down to your last £10m? Boo hoo. maybe its just me but I prefer the idea of significantly improving the lot of a smaller club and really leaving them in a much better situation than when you arrived than slightly-moderately improving a top level club (if your lucky) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Is it wrong that after reading that i'm hoping Villa go down so they can buy us instead? (sorry brummie, every man for himself and all that) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 What's the worst that can happen, you get down to your last £10m? Boo hoo. maybe its just me but I prefer the idea of significantly improving the lot of a smaller club and really leaving them in a much better situation than when you arrived than slightly-moderately improving a top level club (if your lucky) We're just a wee club in the north. Buy us! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 It baffles me if we get overlooked here. I'd argue we're the most attractive of all the buyable clubs in the world. This one will hurt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'd definitely buy a football club (well, Newcastle) if I had the money of somebody like Ashley. 100%. Same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2607214/CHARLES-SALE-Randy-Lerners-250m-price-tag-Aston-Villa-prove-stumbling-block.html Rupert Murdoch’s News International, who paid £30m for Premier League goal clip rights, will be pressurising the football body to take the necessary legal action to stop footage being hijacked by rival websites through the ever-increasing use of Twitter video app Vine. Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone’s awful blunder against Manchester City is the latest clip to be given widespread social media coverage via Vine in breach of PL regulations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Rupert Murdoch, another cunt the world could happily do without. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2607214/CHARLES-SALE-Randy-Lerners-250m-price-tag-Aston-Villa-prove-stumbling-block.html Rupert Murdoch’s News International, who paid £30m for Premier League goal clip rights, will be pressurising the football body to take the necessary legal action to stop footage being hijacked by rival websites through the ever-increasing use of Twitter video app Vine. Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone’s awful blunder against Manchester City is the latest clip to be given widespread social media coverage via Vine in breach of PL regulations. Well if he paid £30m I think he's right to ask for it. Or at least get his money back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCW1983 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Wow, new lows for Boro. http://youtu.be/1H8yqceC0Ww Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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