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September 12, 2003
Chelski 2: Aston Villa?: Two potential buyers from South America, including Venezuelan billionaire, Gustavo Cisneros, who was publicly named by Villa as one of the suitors. Cisneros is reported to be worth more than Roman Abramovich, Chelsea's free-spending new owner, who's already spent more than 100mil pounds since the summer just to buy players. BigCalm, are you salivating at the prospect of untold millions at Villa's disposal? Fat Buddha, what about Birmingham City?
posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 05:40 PM - 10 comments
This is such a non-story. Villa have only said "yes, we probably did talk to someone", but no, they weren't that interested anyway, and I can't really believe that it might happen. Damn, I'm pessimistic today. I think the Daily Mirror came up with the name Cisneros as the likely man by sticking a pin a list of wealthy South Americans. Cisneros is an utter scumbag (think: more evil version of Robert Maxwell), and to be honest, we'd be much better off with Doug (now, I never though I'd say that).
posted by BigCalm at 05:14 AM on September 13, 2003
Fat Buddha, what about Birmingham City? Well, when you're owned by a porn baron, you don't have to worry about international oligarchs... But yeah, Chelsea right now is like a rich kid with all the shiny Panini stickers, refusing to swap with the other kids.
posted by etagloh at 10:19 AM on September 13, 2003
Birmingham City is owned by a porn baron? I did not know that! I guess Larry Flynt coming in as an investor wouldn't be any news then. Thanks for the local angle, guys.
posted by worldcup2002 at 11:40 AM on September 13, 2003
3 porn barons actually.
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:17 PM on September 13, 2003
Yow! I may have to switch to supporting Birmingham. How about some new names for the team: Boobingham City? Boppingham City? Bangingham (or Bangingher or Bangingthem) City?
posted by worldcup2002 at 02:27 PM on September 13, 2003
wc2002: They aren't called the Blues for nothing...
posted by salmacis at 03:01 PM on September 13, 2003
I did think of that. Hahahahaha. They could change to the Red Lights or something.
posted by worldcup2002 at 08:53 PM on September 13, 2003
Ah, reality restored. It looks like Man United may be the targets after all.
posted by BigCalm at 05:42 AM on September 14, 2003
And looks like Man U target Freddie Adu may end up at, you guessed it, Chelsea. 3 million pounds for the 14-yr-old.
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:49 AM on September 14, 2003
Man, this so laughable. Some unknown person from the depths of the rainforest wants to take over some mediocre midlands football team. So desperate are the mediocraties to gain ascendancy over the team that bears the citys name they all start salivating, not realising that Ellis has been a Bluenose all along and this is part of his plan to humiliate and degrade the sorry shower of shit from Aston even further. To be honest, I couldn't give a flying fuck in a doughnut about the Villa or Chelsea, but the Chelsea thing is fascinating. Roman has upped the ante incredibly, but is so rich it all represents pocket money. He has no history in this country, never mind the general environs of Slough, or other desperate new towns from whence Chelseas suport comes. Chelsea is a plaything for the dude, and the crash, when it comes, as it inevitably will, will be hilarious.