Randy Lerner has been looking to sell Aston Villa since the summer and had given the task of selling the club to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Two parties have showed their intent of purchasing the club and have already held discussions in regards to a potential take over. However there are two issues that may impact the sale of the club.
Firstly, Premier League survival. A common theme that is always brought up when discussing the sale of the club. Should Aston Villa get relegated the current price of roughly £100 million would drop significantly. But it’s unknown whether or not relegation would have an impact of the clients interest in the club.
Coincidentally, should Villa stay up, Villa would benefit from the £5 billion TV broadcast deal effectively increasing the value of the club. But it’s unknown whether or now Lerner will increase the price of the club should this occur.
While the sale of the club may not rank very high on the list of concerns a Villa fan may have; it’s still good to see that there are two serious parties and some level of discussions have already taken place. A new owner by the summer transfer window would be fantastic, as fresh investment might potentially steer Villa club of a relegation battle for at least a season.
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127 responses to “Uncertainty of Villa Sale”
Part of me wants to go down to burn Lerner the bastard.utv
Next season may not be a relegation battle as we may be in the Championship. Lerner has messed this up big time.
Adam, any insight as to who the two parties are?
I believe one is supposedly a Quatari consortium, but haven’t heard any more than that.
I really don’t know, all I could find was that there are two parties are genuinely want to buy the club
Potential bidders include American outfit the Phoenix Group plus a Qatari consortium, members of whom recently attended the Chelsea game.
The Mirror 24th Feb.
Bloody hell, of course!
I think I even mentioned it on here, duh!
Cheers mate.
Just googled The Phoenix Group and this is what came up –
The Phoenix Group is one of the largest providers of insurance services in the United Kingdom. Headquarters: Saint Helier, Jersey
Is that the right Phoenix Group or is there another one from the states?
A Qatari consortium? i think we can safely assume that’s a consortium from Qatar and lets hope Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is part of it , he’s worth 200 billion on his own.
I believe it’s an American Phoenix group, BWS.
I have serious doubts about them being interested, as they seemingly haven’t been involved in investing in sport for donkey’s years.
As for the Qatari consortium, they are supposed to have been at VP for the Chelsea game.
Are we really led to believe they were here to look at the Villa?
Much more likely that they were looking at Chelsea and how their owner does things, imo
Both fanciful notions, imo, but if the consortium rumour is true, surely they couldn’t have failed to be impressed by the beauty that is Villa Park?
Even my missus, who hates footy, loves the place 🙂
Whatever, as you suggest, Qatar = serious money.
I live in hope.
Whoever it is mate I bet any deal hinges on us playing in the EPL next season (at the current asking price anyway).
Randy must be s***ing himself but at the end of the day reap what you sow.
Sorry got that wrong he’s a mere peasant net worth 2.4 billion,it’s Qatar’s GDP that’s $200 billion.
Welcome back mate. 😀
Any deal now will either go one of two ways, imo.
It’ll either be a dirt cheap sale, based on the assumption that we’re going down.
Or it’ll be top dollar on the assumption that we’re staying up.
Looking at it from both a seller and buyer’s side of things, neither case is certain, so it’s guaranteed nothing will be happening soon.
Hence, at the moment, it doesn’t really matter and I’m minded to agree with DSVilla’s comment;
Lerner’s messed this up, big time.
Either that, or he has bigger balls than me.
I’m also reminded of JD’s comments about karma.
No doubt it’ll all come out in the wash 🙂
Bill Gates is the richest man alive, well if he sold Microsoft he would be, at 76 Billion.
2.4 Billion is more than enough to own and run a good club. That’s over double what Lerner’s worth and he had no trouble putting money into the club for half a decade. We’re not getting someone worth 10b+…
Hi Giddy you ok mate? No Bill P today??
I’m fine mate Bill ain’t been on for a while infact,I’ll email him.
I’m around BWS just pissed off, the Stoke game did me, no way he will get them pricks to stay up, don’t care what people say.
Mate I’m sure when we get a win tomorrow night you’ll find it uplifting come on & join the band of merriment. 😀
Afternoon Bill, the one saving grace is I don’t think you’ll need 40 points this season so maybe there is some light at the end of the tunnel? But then again a team low on confidence, in the habit of losing, couldn’t buy a goal and that woeful goal difference…
On reflection it aint looking to clever is it mate?
Hi Bill; missed your cheeriness! How’s the allotment? We will not be relegated. UTV
Hi Hitch, got two at the minute and just warming the ground for my mammoth onions and leeks, started the seeds off , I wonder how Villas allotments going? won’t need much for their canteen’s foods nobody will be their.I don’t have that same confident as some, Helenius hit it on the head players we have got no spunk, other teams will out smart us in wanting the game more . tomorrow’s game 2-1 Albion I seen the last home game Abonglahor is crap, midfield don’t have a clue how to open up defences. I’m only being honest.
Hi Bill, still digging mine but the bananas are coming on well (I kid u not – grow them in my conservatory!) In my new mood of positivity going for a Villa win 2-1. Got my tickets for the QF – family day out with kids and grand kids so hoping for two good results in a week! UTV
Hi Hitch, I’ve knocked taking the grandkids after the last home game £140 to see that shower, still got my seats but will now Wait till happier days, Bananas hey? my conservatory full of seed plants, missis going loopy over using it for seeds ,and yet have a greenhouse on the allotment. Will be watching game tonight on BT sports don’t think we have the players to get us out of jail Hitch, hate this uncertainty due to Lerner’s inability in owning a football club.
Morning Bill & H60 if you can grow bananas then can you grow coconuts lads????
Morning my optimistic friend – coconuts tricky as conservatory roof not high enough 🙂 Got a palm tree in the garden though! Bill didn’t know game is on BT Sport thanks for that.
I think we do have the players to scrape us out if this mess – it’s whether TS can actually get them playing thinking they can win Hard to turn round a losing mentality
Pineapples??????
I’m gunna try that I have a massive conservatory stretches the width of the whole house across the back like.Im thinking Bananas,tomatoes,cucumbers & brew some home brew in it to utv
JD – u will need to heat it through the winter for bananas – cheaper to buy them from Tescos 🙂
Sound advice Hitch, DJ, the other thing is you don’t want to attract them monkey’s around you home, little sods they are.
🙂 got it in one Bill – they do make a mess!
Jersey based? So football chooses between Eastern Europeans with ‘mystery funding’, tax dodgers, Qataris with appalling human rights records, or American asset strippers? Sheesh!!!! Whatever happened to the good old days???
Just a quick early morning note to you all – WE ARE GOING TO WIN TONIGHT. I just thought you might like to know.
Bum bum you bin suckin bum bum again it’s sent you all funny telling lies again lol
We WILL win tonight, it will be 2-1, get at them like we did Newcastle, with the home support they will not know what is happening……. But please no Gabby, and start Gil to give is a bit of creativity.
Agree saddened – also gone for 2-1.
I am more up for this than the Newcastle game………. More vino blanco please
4-1VILLA get in there & I ain’t touched a drop. UTV SOTB 😉
I must have turned into a Oohah, well you do need one on here that’s negative.
Come on Bill! Run around that potting shed of yours a few times, get the blood running and them fists-a-pumping!!!!
BILL it can be contagious seek medical advice immediately MATE.
I’m trying lads really am, Bum Bum it should get better in time, hope its soon mate.
I really hope you are all right and we thrash the Baggies tonight we don’t need another loss utv
I won’t be watching or listening to the game. I’m going to do my best to totally ignore it and just get the final result at 9:45 or so.
After the season we’ve had my nerves just won’t stand it!
Its quite simple IMHO – heads we win, stay up and probably into the semis on Sunday – tails we lose and start digging out your road maps to Huddersfield and Rotherham etc.
In previous posts I’ve said we’ve already been relegated, its all done and dusted and so on but I find I’m still hoping.
Its the hoping that kills you.
UTV – COME ON TS
A good win under our belt will lift the mood on here even with Ooha on our side keep taking the valium mate there working wonders.UTV SOTB 😀
Ha ha. Positive energy looking forward to tonight really think we will win.
Who’s got March in the Month of the Goal competition? Could be your lucky day!. Sherwood has just picked up his second “Brown Star” by declaring Delph could be a great captain. Strewth, even Lambert wasn’t fooled by Delph and found someone else for the armband. Delph is so slooow, he sucks the tempo out of any Villa forward move and allows out of position opponents to get back to their places.
Interesting sideshow on this blog. Is there a connection between being partial to watching vegetables on your allotment and having a season ticket at VP? Just asking.
Both excrucatingly boring – only difference is that you’re more likely to get a result with your vegetables that with the Villa 🙂
As you said some things are more interesting than the Villa at the minute…
Get more positive results from growing vegetables!
On a more serious note, according to Villa Club only 30,000 tickets sold for tonight’s game although the QF is apparently a sell out. Only 30k for a local derby – says it all.
BT sports airing the game speaks loads more.
Ps you have more chance of having a work commitment in the week than the weekend I’m not making excuses but that’s my angle on it.come home & watch it on the box like I’m doing.UTV
Pss I could be totally fucking wrong though. 😀
Not happy with the line up ts must know something I don’t. Fucking NZOG????
What on earth is that line up all about mate?
N’Zogbia over Sinclair, Bacuna and Gil?
Gabby still in the team?
Sherwood out. Total joke.
Shit lineup. 0-2 unless Gabby has one of his 2 seasonal decent games and we may scrape a draw.
CNZ, Westwood, Delph and Lowton. FFS
Just seen line up should be Gil and bacuna for zog and cleverly. Wtf is Sherwood doing
No Sinclair or Gil, but sticking with Gabby and Nzzzzzzzz…… Now that is disappointing to put it mildly !
He must know something we don’t. Hope so anyway.
God, I have just seen the lineup for tonight. Bring back Lambert!!
I know bacuna, Gil and Sinclair the 3 players who have scored recently are all on bench. Wtf is going on
I can’t understand that lineup.
It’s like I suggested the other day; That starting X1 must be performing the best in training.
Which is worrying.
N’Zobia had better perform tonight. How he’s getting in before Gil, is just beyond me.
Agree mate why no Gil he’s been our best player if late. Don’t get it
What did I say , the whole club is ruined, I cannot believe that line up, 2-1 Albion.
Why have our 3 recent scorers all been dropped ffs.
Bizarre decision, i can’t help but feel we are being dragged down to the Championship by a bunch of clowns.
I’m sure this tossers come in to further ruin the club. (Watch me forced to eat my words tonight)
No width, its fucking shit. Easy night ahead for WB. Bring back Lambert 😉
Yeeesssssssss!!!!!