ColonelBlimp Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, i-Ram said: No need to be fair here. Yes the capital rules may have changed causing the current cash flow issues, but Xia and Villa were committed to throwing significant monies to buy themselves back into the Premier, with no regard for FFP rulings. I have no sympathy for their current predicament. As far as i can tell, the Chinese rules about investment that have changed only apply to 300m or more so wouldn't be relevant in Xia's case with regard to Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Pinched from Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I don't think people need to be too hard on villa. yes they are in a mess. Yes they gambled on promotion and lost. And yes they have paid out some silly wages. but i can't see how any championship club model is sustainable. The gamble and dash for promotion seems to be the strategy that works....see bournemouth, leicester, brighton, wolves. Our own accounts look horrendous to me. Particularly 15-16. Good job i'm not an accountant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 7 hours ago, ColonelBlimp said: An awful lot of 'em seem to think they'll get £40m for Grealish and reckon they won't have to sell him if they're offered way less. I think that's deluded but hey, I ain't seen the books. I think all the ones they need to get rid of are the ones on high wages or have injury problems or a combination of both, in other words, the ones no-one else wants. Spurs in for Grealish. If they get more than £15m from Levy that's a result. By £15m, that's with add ons, mind. Which won't ever be paid, but will sooth his passage somewhat. Like a cockney version of KY Jelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 All joking apart, let’s hope Villa’s predicament doesn’t turn out to be anything trivial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 8 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: All joking apart, let’s hope Villa’s predicament doesn’t turn out to be anything trivial. I know what you mean, but do you remember when we were 10 minutes away from being wound up? Crikey, we had debts of around a million quid! Yes it was a long time ago and money in the game has changed drastically, but the figures that are being talked about are horrendously big. I feel sorry for the real fans. The ones who go whatever the league position and form. Those that turn up for a League Cup second round game against a second division struggler when it’s peeing it down. The hangers on will probably go and watch Wolves now that they are in the Prem. When we were so close to going under I said that I was going to get a season ticket at the City Ground, problem was they didn’t do them for the away end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inglorius Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 16 hours ago, RamNut said: I don't think people need to be too hard on villa. yes they are in a mess. Yes they gambled on promotion and lost. And yes they have paid out some silly wages. but i can't see how any championship club model is sustainable. The gamble and dash for promotion seems to be the strategy that works....see bournemouth, leicester, brighton, wolves. Add Newcastle to that list too. Only honourable exception to the aforementioned is ourselves. Nice to be different isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Former chief executive Keith Wyness reportedly planning to sue them for constructive dismissal - could cost them over £6M if he's successful - the big hole in their finances just keeps getting bigger and bigger.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 On 11/06/2018 at 20:27, Gaspode said: Former chief executive Keith Wyness reportedly planning to sue them for constructive dismissal - could cost them over £6M if he's successful - the big hole in their finances just keeps getting bigger and bigger.. Way to stick the knife in. Buy that man a drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Alan Hutton one on the way out. Off to Forest on a two-year deal according to Percy. I've always thought Hutton was/is utter dog poo, so I'm happy for this to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 ...and so it begins.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 1 hour ago, SaintRam said: There's a very good footballer hidden in the "throwing himself to the ground/rolling about/crying like a schoolgirl/cynically hacking people down" personality so I think he's probably worth more than that - but unless he's grown-up a lot in the past 18 months, I wouldn't have thought London was the wisest choice for him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Class player but seems his own biggest fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Gaspode said: There's a very good footballer hidden in the "throwing himself to the ground/rolling about/crying like a schoolgirl/cynically hacking people down" personality so I think he's probably worth more than that - but unless he's grown-up a lot in the past 18 months, I wouldn't have thought London was the wisest choice for him..... I think he will come good in the end, especially somewhere like Spurs where there are a lot of young players who have managed themselves relatively well through their development. Villa fans will be a little upset, having been expecting £30m+ (based purely on their own conjecture). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 He be better going to Babbington horse trials. Proper show pony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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