14 Jul 2015 22:23:19
I hope so guys, but I don't think we are being sold, more than happy to scoff humble pie but Sherwood said it was dead, guess it's being a part of being a Villa fan, lots of false dawns in our time.

Fingers crossed I am wrong.

UTV

1.) 15 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015 03:28:00
Put it like this did Randy Lerner use Tim Sherwood to announce that he had given exclusivity to a potential buyer or to pass on any other information regarding the sale of the club "No" is the answer,so why would he use Tim Sherwood to pass on that the deal had fallen through. I don't think Lerner would of done that he is a respectable business man after all who conducts himself likewise and feel certain that he himself would of made it public knowledge long before the story broke.

2.) 15 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015 09:25:17
You are Wise indeed Old Man! :-)

As you say, you wouldn't expect Tim to announce news like this, or even have that much knowledge about it. If it was definitely off, and Lerner was keeping control, you would expect an statement from someone like Tom Fox or Lerner himself, or maybe even a Press Officer rather than an off the cuff comment from the Team Manager.

I suspect that there is a little bit of 'gamesmanship' going on. Either, Villa put Tim up to it to rattle a few cages with the potential buyers, or TS is being a little mischievous and decided to stir things up a little himself as it must be a frustrating situation for him.

I won't believe it is off until we get an official statement.

3.) 15 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015 10:05:34
Or as someone else said, he probably said its off so the players transfer fees we want won't go up an extra few mill because the teams know we have a rich owner etc, for example Sterling cost City 49mil. to anyone else he would have been 30mil (not even worth that tbh)

4.) 15 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015 11:10:36
Exactly my thoughts, I can't see Randy saying " by the way Tim, when you next have an interview just slip it in that the deal is off mate " I think it may have just been said as a bit of sarcasm either aimed at the press for continually questioning Tim about the progress or aimed at Lerner because the deal is taking so long.

5.) 15 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015 21:34:27
Hope your right fellow Villains, but as already stated TS is a bit new in this business and says it how it is, a big money buyer does not mess about and stumps up the odd million which is being squabbled about.

6 weeks is up in my reckoning on 20th July, so maybe hold on until then. It's next Monday after all.

Either way if RL is staying he must understand that he needs to invest to get the mighty Villa rousing again, the TV money has to be speculated.