Neil Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, Uppernorthstander said: And the guy dancing of his nuts on E's gif plzzzzz Not the one you're thinking of, but it'll do :- 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 What's the Doc's net worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 awwwwwwwwwwwww yissssssss! HAPPY DAYS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 18, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 18, 2016 1 minute ago, maqroll said: What's the Doc's net worth? £379 Billion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcomsimon Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~5580405,00.html Recon Group is a privately owned holding company that owns the controlling interest in five publicly listed companies on the Hong Kong and Chinese stock exchanges and many other private companies employing 35,000 people in 75 countries. Recon Group is a multinational conglomerate operating in six core business sectors and has taken advantage of China's economic growth over the last two decades as the Government has carried out a programme of moving 500 million people from rural to urban living. Recon Group has been at the forefront of this giant urbanisation development and holds an estimated 40% market share of the Digital City business sector. The six core business sectors include IT Infrastructure and Services for Smart Cities, Health & Agriculture, New Energy & Smart Transportation, Engineering & Design, Recon Capital including financial services and Sports, Leisure & Tourism. Lotus Health Group, part of the Health and Agriculture Division, is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and is the largest glutamic company in China and the second largest in the world with 12,000 employees, 10,000 distributors in China and 40,000 worldwide in 70 countries. Dr. Tony Jiantong Xia is the Chairman/CEO and owner of Recon Group. After graduation in China, he was amongst the initial 25 highly rated graduates out of 1,000 sent to study overseas. He spent six years at Harvard and MIT including five months exchange with Oxford University before returning to China to develop Recon Group. Dr Xia played football as a striker until he finished at college and football has remained his passion. Dr Xia decided to buy an iconic football Club in England as the cornerstone of his Sports, Leisure and Tourism Division. He became a fan of Aston Villa many years ago and is delighted at the opportunity to become the new owner. Dr Xia's immediate objective is to return Aston Villa to the Premier League and then to have the Club finish in the top six, bringing European football back to Villa Park. He plans to make Aston Villa the most famous football Club in China with a huge fan base. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Thank ****. Years too late but at last no more Lerner!!! Over the **** moon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Let the asset stripping and chemical testing on the Birmingham population begin. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Just now, maqroll said: What's the Doc's net worth? A lot. No one knows for sure but his company employs over 35,000 people, you are loaded if you have a company that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 This image just in of the doc taking charge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrSmirch Posted May 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2016 1 minute ago, dotcomsimon said: huge plans for villa and wants to upgrade VP Please stop, i can only get so erect 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 That's the guy? He looks 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwj Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Wtf is Randy smoking and where can I get some? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upper north stander Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Neil said: Not the one you're thinking of, but it'll do :- Ye not the one but..... It's good enough for me!! i love VT!! Edited May 18, 2016 by Uppernorthstander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joost1 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Xela said: So what/who is Rui Kang? Are they part of the Recon group? Almost certainly mistranslated Recon in the original speculation as Rui Kang. I couldn't find anything about Rui Kang to suggest it had either the interest or the finances to buy the Villa. Now we know why :-) Edited May 18, 2016 by joost1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Just seen it is Recon - oh dear I'm a happy man. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MessiWillSignForVilla Posted May 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2016 Such news deserves a classic! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dotcomsimon Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~5580392,00.html Farewell message from Randy Lerner Goodbye to all that… Announcement of agreement to sell Aston Villa to Tony Xia In spite of my personal affection for reading history I have come to trust the future more than the past. And when I refer to the 'past,' I do so lightly and lightheartedly. I refer to recent accounts - mostly in the press regarding the sale of the Club, that are so many miles from accuracy or truth that I can only assume that they too were written by people whose tongues were firmly embedded in their respective cheeks. It is football after all. As I've said, it was my hope that ownership and custodianship of the Club would have been transferred some years ago when I knew that personal and professional matters made it impossible for me to contribute the time I did in my first five years with the Club. Time and immersion that is crucial to any formula for success. Still, fates are fickle in football so that we could claw back to safety last season, end up at Wembley at a Cup Final sitting amongst old friends!, and then spend the 2015/16 campaign at Bannockburn! As I expect this to be my last message to supporters through the Villa website I thought it worth reiterating that my approach from the beginning, consistent with my longstanding affection for The Trinity, was in three parts: Villa Park infrastructure, Bodymoor Heath infrastructure and the Villa squad. I have a sneaking suspicion that my best chance of any tolerable memories in this regard will lie with the father and son of this trinity…! In the end, however, so many wonderful young players came through Villa during my time and it is to them and supporters alike whom I am indebted. Also, of course, I wish - without mentioning names, to say thank you to countless people with whom I worked at Villa Park and BMH who have touched me personally and from whom I have learned so much. Finally, being conscious of the popular and dark pastime of wondering aloud how much was spent, or lost, I should like to think that I 'left behind' value which will hopefully endure and benefit this beloved old Club. In being sadly more than tone deaf, I'll not weakly risk trying to sound any positive notes. But what I will say is that if spending to restore and preserve the wonderful Jacobean Holte Hotel at the southern tip of the Ground, or researching and adding the Holte End mosaic as a nostalgic nod to that wonderful Leitch Stand of our past, add to the tally of personal losses then I can offer no counter argument other than to say I would do the same all over! It is here that the agreement I wish to announce with Tony Xia ties into my short narrative: Tony has built his career around infrastructure. He is certainly a hugely successful businessman but importantly for me he is passionate about architecture, site design and planning. His commitment to invest in the squad, and leadership at Bodymoor Heath was expressed early on but as we visited together, and had some unrushed time to discuss his plans, Tony's excitement to develop Villa Park shone through. I remain convinced that this is a crucial part of the Club's future as it provides a critical, long-term second source of revenue and therefore sustainability for the Club from which squad-funding can potentially come. It is with that that I want to say thank you, and to wish Tony every success going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 SSN just read out a statement from Lerner. Can't see anything on the OS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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