You'd hope that it would lead to a more realistic view from

our supporters but it won't. Still this belief that some foreign billionaire is the road to milk and honey but it seems to cock-up more clubs than it benefits.

Posted By: Chopper on June 6th 2018 at 13:04:37

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Villa in deep dodo .. (Other Football) - colincanary, Jun 6, 12:10:33
- Lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 6, 19:19:56
- dodo's are extinct. .. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 6, 15:27:53
  - Villa may be soon (n/m) (Other Football) - colincanary, Jun 6, 16:56:20
- It appears he was subsidising operating losses to the tune of £5m-6m per month (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 14:34:31
  - How did he earn his fortune? (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 6, 20:16:33
  - *Bang average klaxon* *Bang average klaxon* (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 15:10:31
    - I made this years ago, still getting good use out of it... (Other Football) - bird table, Jun 6, 15:59:28
    - are there degrees of averageness maybe? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 6, 15:57:40
      - Ha. You need 'distinctly average' in there (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 17:23:53
- Aston Casino Villa (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 6, 14:27:00
- I'm not in the least bit surprised (Other Football) - maidstoneyellow, Jun 6, 13:38:11
- Will we get an odd no of games or will they promote Shrewsbury in their place? (n/m) (Other Football) - Dracula, Jun 6, 12:42:53
  - we have to play ipswich three times. tally ho. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 6, 13:47:38
    - surely someone will object (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 6, 14:23:31
- May help a more realistic view on here given we are not that dissimilar (n/m) (Other Football) - Saucerer, Jun 6, 12:21:11
  - You'd hope that it would lead to a more realistic view from (Other Football) - Chopper, Jun 6, 13:04:37
    - I don’t think this is about the nationality of the owner (Other Football) - camcan, Jun 6, 14:03:29
      - Haven't learnt from that lesson many years ago though now? (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 6, 14:28:20
        
        I don’t know - we seem to be quite smug about having made cost cuts last summer (Other Football) - camcan, Jun 6, 14:58:21
    - Hi Delia (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 6, 13:24:01
      - or Michael...... or even tom perhaps. (n/m) (Other Football) - Men without hats, Jun 6, 15:04:08
        
        or Delia's mum (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 6, 15:05:10
  - The old case of putting your eggs one basket really. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 6, 12:21:39
    - *in (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 6, 12:23:01
      - Or to use a Wrath metaphor: They lumped on and lost. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 6, 12:23:20
        
        Their head’s fallen off (n/m) (Other Football) - colincanary, Jun 6, 13:08:18
        
        Done a smell up their own USBs (n/m) (Other Football) - bird table, Jun 6, 13:12:13
        
        moral hazard (Other Football) - CWC, Jun 6, 12:41:41
        
        Does he play for Belgium too? (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 6, 14:28:52
        
        ^^^ Bang On ^^^^ (Other Football) - megson, Jun 6, 13:24:41
        
        Agreed. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 12:57:40
        
        Seems to make a mockery of FA due diligence requirements. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 6, 12:47:42
        
        Indeed - and a billionaire owner isn’t much help when their cash is tied up in China (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 6, 12:32:55
        
        All about the doo diligence intut. Xia always looked a bit flaky/a nutter (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 12:56:50
        
        What the very rich do - hide assets around the world! (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 6, 12:49:17
- Some interesting reading on their board, much anger.... (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 6, 12:14:36
  - someone actually wrote this... (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 6, 12:55:01
    - I love Ipswich more than I love my wife. (Other Football) - tudders, Jun 6, 15:33:37
    - And your point is? (Other Football) - mike_the_sphinx, Jun 6, 14:22:27
    - Hardcore (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 6, 13:40:41
    - Prince Wills obvs (n/m) (Other Football) - Dracula, Jun 6, 13:16:17
      - David Cameron Shirley. Drove off and left his daughter in the pub iirc (n/m) (Other Football) - Higher Wrather, Jun 6, 13:56:19
        
        Big Villa fan is Dave. He loves going to Turf Moor to cheer on those Hammers! (n/m) (Other Football) - bird table, Jun 6, 15:05:36
        
        Also known as (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 6, 15:25:40
    - Not a happy family life I'm guessing! (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 6, 13:13:51
      - bad choice either way (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 6, 13:46:50
    - Ha. Shocking lack of perspective. (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Jun 6, 13:09:04

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