01 Jun 2016 08:17:45
According to daily mail takeover will be rejected and Lerner has been told this as well.

1.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 08:34:27
this is all coming from the daily mail and now a couple of other papers are picking up on it. got to be honest guys I think he has the funds from what I've seen and as I have said all along I think it's government backed but not sure what to make of this now. one things for sure the club need to release a statement and let us know what's going on.

2.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 08:40:28
Well we know thee won't be a statement, not villas style.

3.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 08:43:27
there has to be soon if it's true and Lerner has been told. the question then is can we go to the 2nd choice and hope they still want to but and get it through quick or are we stuck with randy and no investment?

4.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 10:36:33
Sky sports reporting that rdm about to be named as boss. I know, even if lerners still in charge we would need a manager but you would assume di Matteo has had assurances from xia's men to agree a deal and not been talking to Lerner. I've always thought that the takeover would be fine but this morning I'm starting to worry a bit.

5.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 10:54:04
same here cpmm84. until I see it on either bbc or ssn or villa site I don't belive it tbh. papers talk more bs than me lol.

6.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 10:58:41
He wouldn't of talked to Lerner any ways that's why hollis was braught in, he conducted the interviews.

7.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 11:09:54
Seen it in max 3 papers, surely if it were try with solid evidence behind all of them would jump on it?

8.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 11:24:43
yes and they are all quote the mail.

9.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 11:58:06
Take over still on. Tony xia has confirmed his finances but it according to bbc.

10.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 12:46:04
bbc is a more trusted source than all the bs this morning.

11.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 12:55:11
The club will issue a statement as and when they have something confirmed to share. They already got their fingers burnt for the mix up on the last statement with regards to Xia's business ventures. If they issue one now that's proved to have been specualtive or innaccurate there'll be a riot on here. Think about it, what could they put in a statement right now that we don't know already?

Dear fans - We're waiting on the governinig bodies to do do a full audit of Xia's ability to run our club before handing over the keys. We hope it will be fininshed soon.
Huga and kisses, Villa.

12.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 14:29:46
We could have saved a lot of time and energy on this thread by carefully reading the first words of the first posting ‘According to the Daily Mail . ’ It is therefore guaranteed lazy journalistic bullpoo made up by apprentice wannabe journos who all live in north London and think the West Midlands is Ealing . Normal Daily Mail behaviour would be to condemn Dr Tony out of hand purely on the basis that he is foreign.

13.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 15:10:15
Exactly WittonWisdom - The Daily Mail reporting the deal won't go through, then Ray Wilkins agrees and also doesn't think Villa will get promotion next year. That is great news for Villa fans as those two intellectual powerhouses have as much chance of getting it right as I have at playing 'hide the sausage' with Kelly Brook.

Takeover, attacking football and promotion here we come.

14.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 10:11:55
I would of thought that the club would of come out with a statement before this story broke to the press, interesting to see how this one pans out or is it more garbage press to give the bluenoses something to dance about, let's be honest the press have gotten it wrong on just about everything during this saga.

15.) 01 Jun 2016
01 Jun 2016 10:24:13
I just find it difficult to believe that the press have been given this info by their sources when you bear in mind that none of these papers could find out for sure who was even buying the club until it was announced, I don't think Lerner would of leaked it that he had received conformation that the deal was to be rejected either if you consider the secrecy that surrounded the deal.