Popular Post sne Posted April 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2023 Quote Leicester to be part of massive superclub merger and non transfer policy act, Forest, Villa and Wolves are others as talks progress Leicester are far in talks, behind closed doors, regarding a massive merger with a number of Midland rivals. No Midland club are at the moment involved in Europe and it looks difficult going forward. This is a special merger that of course will bring different questions to be asked regarding colours, ground, fanbase and more. The only way to compete with the top clubs is to build a superclub in the Midlands area, says a spokesman, and to bring all Midland fans together. Two major questions to be asked are of course, where will the games be played?, and what will be the club colours? We have seen how Leicester are struggling to keep floating, selling their best players, season in and season out, and next summer they will have to see players leave for free and not get anything back from massive signings done in the past. Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are both winners of the European Cup, and should get a top voice, as well as Derby, a winner of two league titles in the 70’s. Leicester are recently winners of both the PL and FA Cup, so they will of course be of great importance. This merger will first be tested among the women teams as they are far from level in competition with those top clubs of Manchester, London and Liverpool. https://filbertway.com/2023/04/01/leicester-to-be-part-of-a-massive-superclub-merger-and-non-transfer-policy-act-forest-villa-and-wolves-are-others-as-talks-progress/ Nice Aprils fools try lol 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 6 hours ago, MNVillan said: St Louis already has an MLS club. St Louis City, new to MLS this season Sorry I meant San Diego. And obviously some others in the mix as well. I do think it’ll be Vegas though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 I readcan article a few months ago that poured cold water on MLS in Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Las Vegas won't be inhabitable in 30 years, so I'm fine if this doesn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Quote Aston Villa is excited to confirm a partnership with Egyptian club ZED FC. The agreement, which was announced in Cairo, provides an historic and ground-breaking collaboration which will see both clubs, alongside Vitória Sport Clube, work together to help develop young talent. Villa aim to create new and positive opportunities for young footballers in Egypt and will assist in the technical and physical development of Academy players, coaching methods and scouting networks. The strong connection, which further expands the club’s global approach, will help encourage performance levels, while also creating a pathway for players to further develop. Chairman Nassef Sawiris said: “I am very proud to be part of the announcement for the three-way collaboration between ZED’s Academy, Vitória Sport Clube and Aston Villa. “This three-way partnership should benefit all three parties and create a clear roadmap for talented young Egyptian players to integrate into the global sports system.” https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/april/03/aston-villa-confirm-zed-fc-partnership/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 not sure if it belongs here but this was just officially confirmed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretVillaScout Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Will they be changing their name to VED FC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, sne said: https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/april/03/aston-villa-confirm-zed-fc-partnership/ Excited to see this. I believe this has been in the background for a few months (I know it was already listed on football manager but hey not a reliable source). The links with Sawiris are there as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Wonder will they bring Elmo in to have some involvement in this. He seems to have remained quite close to Villa since he retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Looks like Vitoria are getting involved within this partnership as well, which is pretty much expected but still interesting. Given how highly rated the ZED FC academy appears to be (winning a "Best Academy in Africa" award), this move can only be a good thing. Notably, ZED FC already have a similar partnership with Dortmund: wonder what the implications of this deal have on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Great name. Up the ZED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Based in Gisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 I thought Zed was dead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono62 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Waiting for the Villa partnership with FC Bora Bora so I can visit that team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretVillaScout Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Be nice if we get the next Mo Salah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 Have to imagine the pathway is Africa as a whole -> ZED. South America -> Vitoria. ZED -> Vitoria Vitoria -> Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Zed owner is owned by Sawiris nephew They dont really have much of a history and play Egyptian 2nd tier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) Bit more info from a press release (in Arabic) here: https://www.filgoal.com/articles/460050 Quote According to the partnership agreement, the Aston Villa club will provide coexistence for ZED FC coaches in England, and will also provide them with lectures and courses on the latest training plans to select talents, develop their level while ensuring that players continue to commit to study, and learn foreign languages, especially English. In addition, experts will be appointed in all key areas of applying the "Aston Villa" methodology in the management, operation and maintenance of ZED Club facilities. Vitória Guimaraes will also participate in the partnership between ZED FC and Aston Villa, by providing the opportunity for ZED's players to move to the Portuguese club to get used to the atmosphere of playing in Europe, and to develop their technical skills and physical capabilities as players before joining Aston Villa. The aim is to increase the chances of success for Egyptian players in the Premier League. The "Aston Villa methodology" kinda reminds me of the Villa Engine, although I guess nowadays it wouldn't have the build quality of a Tesla. (i know, Teslas use motors..) Edited April 3, 2023 by wishywashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, wishywashy said: Notably, ZED FC already have a similar partnership with Dortmund: wonder what the implications of this deal have on that. This ZED partnership was mentioned a while ago and thought it was already active. But judging by today's announcement it might be that the dortmund deal had to expire before they could officially announce it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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