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 us over, so even my thinking didn’t go without a slight wobble, with the FT questioning his validity.
Whatever, it’s now looking like it’s a done deal.
I’ve seen quotes where Xia will arrive in the UK on Monday for talks with the Premier and Football leagues for a face-to-face interview and the deal should be ratified on Wednesday.
But what’s more interesting and frankly bloody exciting to me, if the reports are true, is that Xia has proven that he has £500 million on deposit in British bank accounts.
Why so exciting?
Well, remember that big cheque that Xia showed the media? That was worth around £430 million, so that is actually on top of the money he’s paid for the club.
Now Randy Lerner was a billionaire, but I’ll bet whatever you like that there was no way he could ever have placed that sort of money in a bank account, as it would have been too tied up.
This is the level we’re talking about and if it’s actually Xia’s own personal wealth, or as I suspect, money that belongs to higher powers, it matters not and it’s there, in black and white.
Of course, it doesn’t mean it will be spent, but the point is it proves the backing and clout is there.
Consider our local rivals (and it’s not a point I’m going to dwell on, as I want all Midland clubs competing) are going to be taken over with a promise to provide £10-11 million, but only a two-year commitment, so we can see how good our new owner looks on the face of things. It at least puts things in perspective, in my opinion.
All that said, I’m a Villa fan, where I’m now also incredibly cautious after all the rubbish we’ve gone through.
So, of course it could all end in tears.
But we should see things move pretty rapidly now and it’s encouraging.
We’ve just got rid of our Chief marketing executive, another seeming waster and now we’re talking gravy, because it looks like Reily will be replaced by a new “Premier league” Director of footy; someone who knows what he’s doing.
Unfortunately, I suspect this has Comoli written all over it.
And I’m not so sure about him.
Happy days for me, all in all though and I’m looking forward to us, as a bare minimum, winning some games and hopefully making at least a challenge.
Hopefully we will see a bit of movement in the transfer market now.
Is Lerner REALLY staying on as Chairman??? Is it April 1st?
Glad to see the buyout is complete. Quite exciting now!!!
For the first time in years I’m actually looking forward to the new season,new owner new board new manager hopefully new squad onwards & upwards.
i totally agree giddy 🙂 iam looking forwards to the season, i have a feel good feeling about villa for first time in years. i remember last time we went down, taylor never spent loads, he bought wisely, street wise championship then div2 players like andy gray and stuart gray and mark lillis, players like platt and mcnally became better players 🙂 we finished bottom year before and were the worst in the league.but after a shaky start in div 2 and struggling at home, we got promoted and we will again this year.
i might even slap some some dough on it
You say that every year :-). How can u look forward to championship football ffs
what can i say, i am a optimist, but i usually a good judge. i said before the start season last, we would finally succumb to relegation. its too early to put my head on the chopping board. but i feel it in my waters. wait until the transfer window opens before i put my money were my mouth is.
championship football will remind our fans, that just finishing 10 to 15th isn’t good enough. we have to dream we will be the new leicester,also teams like southampton leicester and burnley all went down but its not the end of the world, if your lucky you realize what your playing for (to win)
teams like villa last 5 years get into a rut losing 75% of the games to superior teams. we turn up expecting to lose. teams that come up like bournemouth had no fear, had things to prove, they had the eye of the tiger lmao we need to find our mojo
Giddy I share your enthusiasm mate, I’m raring to to go we have a friendly coming up with Midleboro that might give us so ideas.
Dr. X and DM press conference tomorrow morning according to Midlands Today – should be interesting
does anybody know when transfer window opens ?? also when do the villa players return from their luxury holidays they didnt deserve
July 1st
i think Birmingham blue noses (minute heath) will be a good bet lmao for the drop, what a double villa promoted and heath relegated worth a bet
How many Blues fans does it take to change a light bulb? None, they’re all happy living in our shadows. at least you will have two cup finals next year, two runner~ups
I’ll give you a like for that Nath. That Prat of a blue nose throwing chair won’t be seeing the game for 5 years, just shows the mentality of blue nose twits. Should get a dislike for that.
not from me 🙂 don’t know what ppl get, from trolling another clubs fans~views and disliking comments. oh i forgot, blues don’t have one or i would be trolling theirs disliking lol
And Tony Xia is worth more than Sheikh Mansewer of the blue manoowa Up The Villa
FFFFantastic news ,good to see Wyness on board as well has a heluva good reputation in football.