Category: Speculation
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New goalie signed? It seems so, but I’m underwhelmed.
According to the Birmingham Mail and other sites, the signing of Pierluigi Gollini from Verona is another one in the bag, with quotes from the player himself; “I am very happy for this opportunity”, Gollini said to Sky Italia. “I am a little sorry to leave Italy, but it was a very important opportunity. “I…
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Reading’s Aaron Tshibola; A steal or a gamble?
By WG2K (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons If you believe “Get Reading”, it seems a deal to buy Reading’s 21-year-old midfielder Aaron Tshibola is pretty much in the bag. This is the lad who Jaap Stam talked about recently, as one who shouldn’t be sold. Of course, that’s exactly the sort…
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Xia talks the talk, Elphick to Villa and Riley a goner?
No doubt most of you have already read what Tony Xia had to say in his presser and it sounds good doesn’t it? He’s promised serious investment and even states that his aim is to be in the Champions League in five years and he actually aims to win it in ten years. This is…
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So Xia passed the “fit and proper” test. Will he pass the acid test?
So it’s a short and sweet video, with no sound, but it’s just the sort of thing I like to see. Anyone who says “Up the Villa” is okay by me. Tony Xia is confirmed as our new owner then and is due for a press conference, along with Roberto Di Matteo this morning. It…
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Looks like Xia will be cleared for takeover
As per usual lately, you lot are well ahead of me when it comes to the latest news and even though you’ve already been commenting on it, this has to be good news and is worthy of an article. So, just as I was always fairly confident that Dr Tony Xia would get to take…