Disco Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Carson Yeung II please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Landy Rerner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 And if anyone was in any doubt regarding Lerner having totally lost the plot, here's his rambling sixth-former stream of consciousness farewell message from our web site. Bannockburn? WTF? Goodbye to all that… Announcement of agreement to sell Aston Villa to Tony Xia In spite of my personal affection for reading history I have come to trust the future more than the past. And when I refer to the 'past,' I do so lightly and lightheartedly. I refer to recent accounts - mostly in the press regarding the sale of the Club, that are so many miles from accuracy or truth that I can only assume that they too were written by people whose tongues were firmly embedded in their respective cheeks. It is football after all. As I've said, it was my hope that ownership and custodianship of the Club would have been transferred some years ago when I knew that personal and professional matters made it impossible for me to contribute the time I did in my first five years with the Club. Time and immersion that is crucial to any formula for success. Still, fates are fickle in football so that we could claw back to safety last season, end up at Wembley at a Cup Final sitting amongst old friends!, and then spend the 2015/16 campaign at Bannockburn! As I expect this to be my last message to supporters through the Villa website I thought it worth reiterating that my approach from the beginning, consistent with my longstanding affection for The Trinity, was in three parts: Villa Park infrastructure, Bodymoor Heath infrastructure and the Villa squad. I have a sneaking suspicion that my best chance of any tolerable memories in this regard will lie with the father and son of this trinity…! In the end, however, so many wonderful young players came through Villa during my time and it is to them and supporters alike whom I am indebted. Also, of course, I wish - without mentioning names, to say thank you to countless people with whom I worked at Villa Park and BMH who have touched me personally and from whom I have learned so much. Finally, being conscious of the popular and dark pastime of wondering aloud how much was spent, or lost, I should like to think that I 'left behind' value which will hopefully endure and benefit this beloved old Club. In being sadly more than tone deaf, I'll not weakly risk trying to sound any positive notes. But what I will say is that if spending to restore and preserve the wonderful Jacobean Holte Hotel at the southern tip of the Ground, or researching and adding the Holte End mosaic as a nostalgic nod to that wonderful Leitch Stand of our past, add to the tally of personal losses then I can offer no counter argument other than to say I would do the same all over! It is here that the agreement I wish to announce with Tony Xia ties into my short narrative: Tony has built his career around infrastructure. He is certainly a hugely successful businessman but importantly for me he is passionate about architecture, site design and planning. His commitment to invest in the squad, and leadership at Bodymoor Heath was expressed early on but as we visited together, and had some unrushed time to discuss his plans, Tony's excitement to develop Villa Park shone through. I remain convinced that this is a crucial part of the Club's future as it provides a critical, long-term second source of revenue and therefore sustainability for the Club from which squad-funding can potentially come. It is with that that I want to say thank you, and to wish Tony every success going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 He's pure mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Surprised he hasn't hoyed a few LOLs in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Reads like Parky ghost wrote it for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Reads like Parky ghost wrote it for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid something like 74 years of current squad contracts remaining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? http://i.imgur.com/jGEmuO8.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. I thought Ashley only paid about 85mill for us, the rest was buying out the debt. Did Lerner do a similar thing, 60mill purchase and other costs etc on top ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. re my edit- Pat Murphy on 5 live was suggesting that the 70+years remaining on contracts of players who took the piss as they were relegated were a huge burden /issue to be cleared up- lerner just wants out of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. That was ten years ago though, inflation in football has been immense since then. Expecting a few players to go for more than that this summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. re my edit- Pat Murphy on 5 live was suggesting that the 70+years remaining on contracts of players who took the piss as they were relegated were a huge burden /issue to be cleared up- lerner just wants out of it. It'll include debt being passed on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. re my edit- Pat Murphy on 5 live was suggesting that the 70+years remaining on contracts of players who took the piss as they were relegated were a huge burden /issue to be cleared up- lerner just wants out of it. It'll include debt being passed on. No debt. What sort of businessman does it take to buy a club for a certain amount, own it through ten years of unprecedented flow of tv money into the game and end up selling it for what he paid for it, having deposited it in the second division? What a fucking idiot. This time last year they were talking 200m. That's what getting relegated does, I guess. The fucking mug. Good riddance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. re my edit- Pat Murphy on 5 live was suggesting that the 70+years remaining on contracts of players who took the piss as they were relegated were a huge burden /issue to be cleared up- lerner just wants out of it. It'll include debt being passed on. No debt. What sort of businessman does it take to buy a club for a certain amount, own it through ten years of unprecedented flow of tv money into the game and end up selling it for what he paid for it, having deposited it in the second division? What a fucking idiot. I'll be surprised if you don't have any debt tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. re my edit- Pat Murphy on 5 live was suggesting that the 70+years remaining on contracts of players who took the piss as they were relegated were a huge burden /issue to be cleared up- lerner just wants out of it. It'll include debt being passed on. No debt. What sort of businessman does it take to buy a club for a certain amount, own it through ten years of unprecedented flow of tv money into the game and end up selling it for what he paid for it, having deposited it in the second division? What a fucking idiot. I'll be surprised if you don't have any debt tbh. We don't - the debt that we did have was as to Lerner and, to his credit, he wrote it off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How the hell is Villa's price only £60m? lerner just wants rid Aye but he only paid that for the club as well. Ashley paid more than double for us, fairly similar sized clubs. re my edit- Pat Murphy on 5 live was suggesting that the 70+years remaining on contracts of players who took the piss as they were relegated were a huge burden /issue to be cleared up- lerner just wants out of it. It'll include debt being passed on. No debt. What sort of businessman does it take to buy a club for a certain amount, own it through ten years of unprecedented flow of tv money into the game and end up selling it for what he paid for it, having deposited it in the second division? What a fucking idiot. I'll be surprised if you don't have any debt tbh. We don't - the debt that we did have was as to Lerner and, to his credit, he wrote it off. Then your new owner is getting a bargain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Unfortunately, the new owner didn't exist on the internet before this morning. I forecast doom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Unfortunately, the new owner didn't exist on the internet before this morning. I forecast doom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Unfortunately, the new owner didn't exist on the internet before this morning. I forecast doom. It's just going to be Lerner going full on Mr. Yunioshi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Mr Renrel will buy it, I reckon. http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/5/5e/Snrub.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140416021517 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Unfortunately, the new owner didn't exist on the internet before this morning. I forecast doom. I did wonder who he was and how much he was worth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 He reminds me of Howard Hughes and http://i.imgur.com/wDw6ma4.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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