With fans clamouring and demanding a proper statement from the club since news of the financial fallout Aston Villa were now dealing with having failed to gain promotion back to the Premier League last season, Dr Tony Xia has finally re-engaged with the fans this afternoon.
With some thinking our owner had gone into hiding, others believing his interest had waned and plenty just sitting there scratching their heads as they tried to work out how we had allowed things to go so spectacularly wrong – Xia breaking his silence today is to be welcomed.
Sadly, the message doesn’t actually inform of us anything and it certainly doesn’t answer the questions fans have raised over the past few weeks. It’s a missed opportunity sadly for some real answers that would’ve clued fans into what is going on, and with a bit of thought I don’t believe the answers he could’ve given us would materially have altered his negotiating position or put any potential deals at risk.
I guess each fan will have their own opinion.
Took lots of time to rethink about what we did, right or wrong things. Didn’t read any news about us which surely were with many rumors. I will keep doing my best to support our beloved AV. Keep stronger! #UTV
— Dr. Tony Xia (@Dr_TonyXia) June 27, 2018
Stop holding back mate tell him what you really think ????
— Bob Lansbury (@SupportAVFC) June 27, 2018
So what’s happening?
— Matt Lynch (@mattlyynch) June 27, 2018
U ok hun ? Inbox me x x x
— Joe (@PropositionJoe2) June 27, 2018
Think I preferred when he & the board knew what the hell they were doing. Seems like it was all just … pic.twitter.com/xlBWG3CwKH
— Andrew McDarby ???????? ???????? (@AndrewMcDarby) June 27, 2018
Well all we are left to read is the *rumours so give us some hard facts.
— OurAV (@ouravfc) June 27, 2018
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— OurAV (@ouravfc) June 27, 2018
Another blank statement giving nothing, wtf is happening
— James???????????????????????????? (@_JamesAVFC) June 27, 2018
(No ideas) + (no cash) * (Fake news)
— 7500 to Holte ???????????????????????? (@7500toHolte) June 27, 2018
More words..
— Seán Fitzpatrick (@SeanFitz90) June 27, 2018
So, you're selling us and trying to retain a controlling stake?
How much money (if any) do Steve Bruce and Steve Round have for transfers?
Will we be selling our most valuable assets (Grealish) to recover debt?
Why did you mortgage #AVFC's future without a contingency plan?
— Crippy Cooke (@CrippyCooke1) June 27, 2018
Hello vagueness my old friend.
— Freddie Farrell???? (@Freddie_Farrell) June 27, 2018
We don’t want you to do your best, we want you to leave!
You have lost some of the fans now, and will lose the rest when you sell Grealish, just to pay the debts off that you created with your poor financial management.
You gambled our future and lost!
Now leave!#AVFC #XiaOut— Phil Roberts (@iamVilla) June 27, 2018
If you do love the club please sell up.
Just go gracefully please.
Not about pride it’s about a 140 year old footballing institution we won’t be gambled with.— peter wilks (@pjwilks) June 27, 2018