Aston Villa Rumours Archive June 01 2018 to July 01 2018

29 Jun 2018 23:40:50
Just herd Bruce can't sign any players on a free transfers, let's see now if he plays sum youngsters.

30 Jun 2018 06:53:22
Lets see know if he stays more like, its pretty obvious new owners are waiting for a deal to be announced, then surprise of surprises;the likelihood is they'll more than likely want to bring in their own manager for 'their vision', -so for me, fair play to brucey for not walking away, he's had offers.

30 Jun 2018 08:06:29
Rummors abound of some think about to be announced in next 48 hours,

30 Jun 2018 08:51:46
Takeover is close as I've been stating for couple weeks now. Bruce ain't going to walk away as if new owners want rid they will have to pay him off. I think by this time next week the villa situation will look a whole lot different.

30 Jun 2018 09:07:42
I agree Classof82, I think all these articles aimed at showing what a mess we are in will become irrelevant very soon as new owners are the most likely outcome, especially now Tony Xia has lost face along with most of the fans backing.

It could well turn out to be a blessing in disguise for both club and fans come August but it will become interesting over the coming weeks to see the outcome. Whatever happens you can rest assured that these issues will be resolved one way or another and the club will continue no matter how bad the press want to paint the picture. New owners do indeed usually mean a new manager unless of course they too see him as the man to get us promoted, so as you say fair play to Bruce for sticking around.

But in the meantime whilst we all await news of developments best off luck to England in their quest for world cup glory. UTV.

30 Jun 2018 10:02:58
Where are we wearing the Next 48 Hours rumours lads? Is somethung that close?

30 Jun 2018 10:54:33
The rummors about this 48 hours is seen on the villa blog
But you either believe or take with a pinch of salt.
It's what I say just rummors!
It might give some fans some hope at end of day,

01 Jul 2018 05:08:29
Had a chat with someone over a couple of barley wines (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)
and he said the biggest obstacle is that dr. xia still seems to think the club is worth well over 125 million to him, so the numbers being quoted in the local mail (blue nose rumour rag) is not even half of what he wants! -seems his calculator needs resetting! -and the longer it goes on, the more we're drawing attention to us and the efl, and as for the board, well, let's just say i reckon they may well be on ebay trying to buy some rather large corks to plug certain regions of their anatomy!

23 Jun 2018 10:18:16
Lads, I have exciting news! According to what I've read, Villa are looking to sign central defender Lamine Koné from Sunderland and defender Dan Burn from Wigan. Villa are also looking to sign midfielder Mason Mount on loan from Chelsea.

02 Jul 2018 10:45:08
Thought you said exciting news?

17 Jun 2018 11:06:30
Would anybody mind if Villa Parks Name was changed? In order to keep the club going?

17 Jun 2018 15:35:03
No, my only concern at the moment would be a we aren't an attractive proposition so I'd fear what brand would be interested!

17 Jun 2018 15:49:55
Sponsered by Recon.

17 Jun 2018 18:15:51
Does Tony have the money to do it? Should of already done it, how much was the training ground deal? Anyone know?

17 Jun 2018 23:13:44
How does Recon Aston Park sound.

18 Jun 2018 06:14:59
Would be ok because if helps the club to get out of this mess. It will always be Vila Park to everyone in the same way those other Victorian builds will be Anfield, Old Trafford etc!

19 Jun 2018 15:05:14
Because of the situation we have to look at options and a rename of Villa Park would be acceptable.
Should it happen then I would want to see it still named "***********Villa Park. "
However beggars can't be choosers and what a sponsor wanuts.

12 Jun 2018 11:16:34
Chelsea have offer 30 million for jack and loan him back to us next season. I'd take that offer if we need to sell him.

12 Jun 2018 11:45:48
Zero chance, they have as, if not more, accomplished players out on loan already.

Marco van Ginkel, Mason Mount, Kenedy, Loftus-Cheek, Musonda all play similar positions to Grealish.

12 Jun 2018 12:38:58
I also think this Chelsea rummor is just that,
They have players better than grealish in there huge squad,
The owner needs to sell up if possible because as I see it now we are only going to get worse if we don't sell.

12 Jun 2018 14:11:24
I would not entirely dismiss this rumour at all.
John Terry could possibly be behind it, if true, that is only a thought.
Stanger things have happened, and I tend to agree with Kingy on this.
If true do the deal, it could be a good starting point, on the road back.

12 Jun 2018 14:49:54
I agree to do the deal if it is a serious bid,
Just got a feeling they are in limber with the manager plus roman is not spending like he used to,
But if it's areal bid take it,
Got to be better than levy 's proposed insulting bid,

12 Jun 2018 15:10:20
Look, its the ideal situation considering our current predicament - Grealish is destined to leave but if we could get him back on loan then what a deal that would be, especially if we can maintain the majority of the current squad.

12 Jun 2018 19:03:05
Lads, Lads, It must be true I read it in the Birmingham Mail Lol.

09 Jun 2018 10:39:36
Hi my fellow Villa fans, I have just been thinking and I still don't know so thought I would ask you guys is these money problems because Dr. Tony can't get money out of China? Or is it because he is in fact not that rich and brought the club and just used parachute payments and loans to run it and when that ran out left us screwed?

I just don't see how long term he can keep the club going. doesn't look like to me that he wants to sell if he can help it. I remember when he 1st brought it nobody could find how much he was worth and its left me worried. UTV.

11 Jun 2018 20:36:56
Many posters asked the same question when it was announced that Deadly was selling to the Dr.
No body seemed able to answer and I would hazard a guess that there will not be an answer forthcoming.
Some years back Man U were "sold" to a geezer who worked on the idea that he could pay off the buying price by monthly payments. In the end he went off to a northern club and may still be there.
Many business's are bought on the expected turnover to come so the Dr has not invented anything new.
What is going on suggests that the Dr has limited wealth and unfortunately we were told this by supporters of other clubs at the time of the change.
What is happening does make me think that the Dr is not what we thought originally, if he was he should be able to rake out the £40m that we need!

11 Jun 2018 23:44:03
Deadly sold the Dr old villan?

12 Jun 2018 13:44:05
Deadly was selling to the Dr.
After the process yes, he sold to the Dr.
The essence of the post is to question the Dr's ability to actually buy AVFC with his own money.
It does seem that he does not have the ready cash as it stands at this momen t.

12 Jun 2018 15:36:06
Except it was Lerner who sold it, not Doug? It may have ended badly but he still owned the club. We can't delete him like WWE tried to do with Hulk Hogan.

07 Jun 2018 11:45:27
So this is my view on Aston Villa the chairman can no longer sustain the running of the day today running of the club. it appears that the Chinese government won't let any of his money out the country. so he has no option that's a Sell the club. What worries me is why would anybody buy Aston Villa for 70 million I would offer 10 million to buy Aston Villa if I was a businessman, why the choices are take my offer or next month you will cease trading.

And that goes for clubs looking to buy a players too. if Jack Grealish is 40 million, I would offer five we have to accept it. even if we pay the tax bill how is Dr Tony going to be able to run the club with no money? here is what I know for a fact; John Terry cancelled the last month of his contract at Aston Villa and played for free because the players knew what was going on.

now my good friend Keith wyness is he really to blame? All he done was trying to sell Aston Villa for us which is what Dr Tony he's doing now yes to Dr Tony it seems like you stabbed him in the back but to us fans he was just trying to get an owner who could run the club.

at the end of the day we do not need a sugar daddy or a billionaire we need a chairman who is going to be able to keep Aston Villa in business since we've had all these billionaires our club has been rubbish Premier League relegation championship football rubbish manager after rubbish manager I would rather have an owner who wasn't that rich but new how to run a football club.

we all love this Football Club and to think that it might not be here next month is awful what does everybody think about the fans buying the club? so we can have a say in everything that is Aston Villa.

07 Jun 2018 17:00:12
Xia is not a billionaire, he barely has £5m to rub together. The thing about the Chinese govt is nonsense, those rules only kick in when investments abroad hit £500m, Xia has only invested £150m in Villa including his initial purchase of the club.

Remember when news broke of Xia’s takeover two years ago and everyone started searching to find out how much he was worth? Well they all drew a blank, why? Because there is no money! He gambled and borrowed on a one or two time shot of getting back to the premier and it has backfired. See Leeds and Ridsdale all those years ago. Bad managers failing to get the most expensive squad in the top two and a financial gamble that didn’t pay off! It’s as simple as that.

Now we do have to hope for a great June billionaire because nothing short of that will get us back to where we should be. Man City, Chelsea, PSG don’t seem to be complaining much.

07 Jun 2018 17:03:50
Are you a billionaire wtw. You need to be these days mate. I'd love to be able to buy villa but my pockets will never be deep enough. What I could offer is buying the right play ers for us to become a top team once again. Young talent hungry players that will improve and value go up. To many over paid has beens in our squad right now.

06 Jun 2018 00:05:05
Any truth behind the take over from Peter Freund of the New York Yankees.

05 Jun 2018 17:04:38
My god now wyness is suspended over unpaid taxes!
What the he'll is going on at this club?

05 Jun 2018 17:15:03
Winding up in process till next week?
We are in more serious trouble than I ever expected.

06 Jun 2018 14:16:31
To be honest BOb think were in more trouble than any of us expected . Very worrying times, the rubbish has truly hit the fan, no pun intended. Talk of a twelve point penalty before season even starts. I am just hopeful it isn, t as bad as we all think. VTID.

03 Jun 2018 21:52:52
Has anybody heard of Matt Southall he is a football agent and heads a consortium apperntly trying to buy Us?

{Ed002's Note - He quit being an agent some time ago.}

03 Jun 2018 22:19:29
How does a takeover impact FFP lads? Does it at all? I have a vague recollection of reading something before where a new owner is allowed spend outside FFP for their first season? Does that sound familiar?

{Ed002's Note - No.}

03 Jun 2018 22:24:58
Thanks Ed, question, how did Wolves skirt FFP last year? That was new ownership, perhaps much lower wages / cost of running than Villa?

{Ed001's Note - it is because it is taken over a 3 year period. They kept within FFP regs previous to last season. I am not sure if they were in breach of any last season as the submitted accounts are not in yet, but they will have two previous years to lower their average down.}

02 Jun 2018 00:47:03
We are all sumissing what we think will happen . Get rid of Brucie, don't get rid of Brucie . Our main problem is cash, i don't know but how much would it cost to sack him? You then need another manager, how much would they wont? As others have said, like Brucie or hate him, the players seem to love him . He is an experienced manager, he know with lack of funds, he has to change his style . he's tried the expensive experienced players, it didn't work, not far off but it didn't . Now he is forced to look at the U23s . Depending on what squad we have left, he has to start blooding them . If we can keep some of the experienced players and fit some of the young lads in, I don't think we will be far away . We don't know until they are given a try .
Onwards & Upwards Villaforever.