Admin Lineker Posted July 20, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Quote Aston Villa will receive “significant investment” from NSWE, a company controlled by billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, the Championship club have announced. The club’s owner, Dr Tony Xia, engaged in talks with the Egyptian group, eventually agreeing to a co-ownership model. Xia will remain on the board at Villa Park and become co-chairman. Since Aston Villa lost the play-off final against Fulham in May, Xia has been seeking investment. The club missed a £4m payment to HMRC and have relied on Xia to cover financial shortfalls, which reached a reported £40m. Sawiris is worth a reported £5.2bn, according to Forbes. His co-investor, Edens, has experience in sport, as he co-owns basketball franchise the Milwaukee Bucks. Xia said: “I am extremely pleased to have formed a strategic partnership with Nassef and Wes. We have a common goal of delivering future success for Aston Villa and I look forward to working together to achieve this aim. “To have come so close to achieving promotion last season was a humbling experience. In finding such strong partners as Nassef and Wes we’re gearing up to fight again and bring back the success that this club deserves and we all so want to provide it with. “The future is exciting on a number of fronts and I look forward to exploring further business collaborations.” Now that the deal is in place, the club’s hierarchy hope to start making signings, following a slow start to the summer which has seen no new arrivals due to the financial constraints at Villa Park. John Terry departed and key midfielder Jack Grealish was heavily linked with a move away, as the club looked to reduce costs. Sawiris and Edens said: “As lifelong football fans, we are excited and privileged to have become part of this great club. We believe that together we bring business and sports experience that will help strengthen the club to ensure Aston Villa can return to its rightful place in the upper echelons of English football. “Our goal is to bring sustainable success to the club, building on its rich history while respecting its loyal fan base and unique culture. We understand that we are stewards of Aston Villa on behalf of the fans and we take that responsibility seriously.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Fuck knows what’s going on with the club. Seems to be good news, but it has seemed to be one shit show after another in recent times, so I won’t hold my breath until the season gets underway and we see what shape the team is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLiam Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 On the topic of Aston Villa, they are reportedly close to announcing Thierry Henry as their new manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Fucking hell. Looks like something is happening today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 25, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Quote Aston Villa have released a statement to say manager Steve Bruce will be staying. "Aston Villa can confirm manager Steve Bruce has met majority owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens and will continue as manager with their full support," reads the statement. There had been speculation that Thierry Henry was being lined up to replace Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Bruce has had two attempts, and failed both times, so don’t think he’s the best man for the job. Saying that, I don’t think Henry would have been the best option either. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 to 5 Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Bring back Ron Atkinson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 27, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 QPR have accepted a £42m fine and a transfer window (January 2019) ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 31, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Quote Managers will receive red and yellow cards this season in a bid to clean up touchline behaviour. Although Premier League managers will only receive verbal cautions for “irresponsible behaviour” in the coming campaign, in the FA Cup, Football League, Carabao Cup, EFL Trophy and National League, they will be shown cards. The EFL has said that the change of rules, piloting an International Football Association Board (Ifab) scheme will help “protect the reputation” of its competitions. Meanwhile, the Premier League will adopt the same rules of “accumulated stage 1 warnings” – any activity by the manager or his staff in the technical area considered irresponsible by the match official – but verbally and without the use of cards. Managers will receive yellow cards for incidents such as kicking a water bottle, sarcastic clapping or any other gesture that could be considered as attempting to undermine the match official. A red card would be handed out for actions such as violent conduct, spitting and stopping the opponent restarting play. The manager would also be culpable for punishment should any member of his or her staff in the technical area or dugout be deemed to have behaved irresponsibly. Only the match official – not assistants or the fourth official – will have the power to issue cards to a manager, although there is a hope that, over time, that could change. The EFL’s chief executive, Shaun Harvey, said: “If the behaviour of any one of the members on the bench, usually led by the manager, gets to the level where it’s not appropriate, as like a caution on the pitch, the referee will issue a yellow card to the bench. “If the behaviour continues in a manner that he doesn’t feel appropriate – effectively like a totting up of a number of fouls – then there’s the opportunity for a second yellow card to be issued at which stage the manager leaves the bench area. If there’s a serious incident deemed by the match official, the manager will be shown a red card and go to the stands. It will hopefully improve behaviour in the technical areas. This is not about creating a drama. It is about making sure behaviour doesn’t decline further.” If a manager accumulates four yellow cards, they would receive an automatic one-match ban, eight a two-match ban, 12 a three-match ban and 16 or more would result in a visit to Wembley to sit in front of a Football Association disciplinary panel. Subsequent fines or stadium bans for repeat offenders – if deemed appropriate – also will be determined by the FA. There will also be an end-of-season amnesty to avoid managers missing matches of great magnitude. Harvey added: “We don’t want managers missing play-off games and play-off finals because he has had four warnings.” Harvey hopes the rules will have an impact far beyond the Football League, including at grassroots level. “Professional football forms opinions and is what people look up to; what professional footballers do and indeed managers do is often deemed as being the acceptable norm,” he said. “We do hope this changes the behaviour away from the professional game as well. But, we have to start somewhere, this is the pilot and hopefully it will be something that is followed by everybody else in the future.” Ifab has said the experiment was designed to make it possible “for disciplinary action to be taken against persistent offenders”. The measures, which will also be implemented in the Checkatrade Trophy and National League competitions, will be introduced from Friday, when Reading play Derby County in the Championship season opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MDK Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Lampard is dressed like he is about to get into a fight at a wedding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLiam Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Seeing Frank Lampard in the dugout managing a football team makes me feel so old. There’s too much of this nonsense now. I’ve turned into my Dad when I say things like “He was a really good player in his day” to my nephew. Also, Reading/Derby was probably the worst match to put on first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddar Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Reading have dominated without scoring. Never ideal. Also I had this down as a BTTS so get cracking lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLiam Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Well there’s one. Good luck hoping Derby score... Cracking header that. Wait, scrap that comment about Derby scoring. Oh Vito Mannone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddar Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Oh dear Mannone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 I love it when the clubs short names make a word. REA DER. What a bloody save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLiam Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 What a fucking goal that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddar Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 OOF What a smashing goal. I love it. Cross, head, goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Always a good sign when you start the season with only five subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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