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They'd be in big trouble with either of them, the next David O'leary. Problem is he has gone due to cash, not having any and selling the best players all the time so any prospective new manager is going to want a few quid to spend unless they go for some one like Curbishley. I'd like to see hoddle or George Graham given a go.

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Oh please not Graham, they weren't the most exciting team to watch in the first place. Graham will kill it competently.

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According to an ITK on VillaTalk (jimcohen - who broke the news of the resignation first) it wasn't over Young it was far more fickle.

City offered £15m + Ireland, Johnson and Onuha for Milner which MON was happy with. Lerner wanted £30m cash which wouldn't be reinvested

http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?n...light=#2263125

http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?n...reland#2262901

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I bet Martin was happy, that would have been a great deal for Villa...

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Fair comment, I still like him though.

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WTF!? Johnson and Ireland AND £15 million? Is he insane, that's a amazing deal. Villa should have bitten their hands off.

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I hope for gawd sake that's Michael Johnson and not Adam

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Yeah was Michael, sorry.

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Gutted doesn't even come into it - probably the best manager we've had for as long as I've been following the Villa.

I haven't quoted anyone who's said about Lerner being in it or the money, because I truly don't believe that he is, but it must be to do with the fact that MO'N had allegedly been told that he wasn't going to get all of the money from the Milner transfer.

Dark days for a Villa fan, although I'd take Jol (or even Sven)...

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Sky Sports News understands that the consortium fronted by Yahya Kirdi expects to have signed an initial takeover deal with Liverpool by Sunday afternoon.

It emerged last week that the group of investors from the Middle East was interested in buying out Reds co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks and now it is reported that an agreement has been reached.

The consortium hopes that a first contract, which will not complete the takeover, will be signed before Liverpool kick-off their Premier League campaign against Arsenal on Sunday at Anfield, a game which can be seen live on Sky Sports 1 & HD1.

All parties - including Kirdi's group, Gillett and Hicks, and the Premier League, which now has tougher rules regarding the fit and proper person test - are said to be ready to gather before the weekend.

Sky Sports News has also reported that the consortium has agreed to pay off all of Liverpool's debts to The Royal Bank of Scotland and Wells Fargo, and that funds will be supplied to complete the planned construction of a new stadium in Stanley Park.

Correct decision

There has also been clarification of Canada-based Kirdi's financial position, with the former Syria international said to be 'well off' and not a billionaire as has been reported in the past.

Earlier on Monday Indian conglomerate Sahara Group, one of the parties expressing an interest in buying Liverpool, cooled their interest, while Chinese tycoon Kenny Huang has also made enquiries.

Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton is overseeing the sale, being run by Barclays Capital, and is conscious of the need to make the correct decision when it comes to a change of ownership.

In July he stressed it was important to choose the most appropriate bid and not necessarily take the highest offer, at the same time confirming co-owners Hicks and Gillett could not block a sale to a particular party if it was deemed in the best interests of the club.

Broughton, managing director Christian Purslow and commercial director Ian Ayre make up the other members of the board and can out-vote the co-owners if there is no consensus on the best candidate.

Hicks and Gillett are not inclined to support the bid by Huang, as he has insisted there will be no profit for the Americans in his calculations over what the club is worth.

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Maybe in the case of Hicks and Gillet, but I honestly don't think that Lerner is

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/8890000.stm

Great coup for the Swans :tu:

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granted hes not as blatened as your glazers , gillet and hicks but i reckon his end game is exactly the same, to make as much money as possible .

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Does a billionaire really need to make any more money?

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That would be an interesting one.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ew-season.html

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I don't think much of the Grauniad's front pages but the sports coverage is usually very good. The articles/interviews tend to be really deep and some of the other articles are just funny as hell.

See this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...ayor-tottenham