Aston Villa / Keith Wyness

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Short story: Aston Villa haven't paid their tax bill and HMRC are threatening compulsory liquidation. Our former employee Mr Keith Wyness has been suspended by Villa.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sp...ews/aston-villa-could-served-winding-14747840

It will be interesting to see how this develops. Thoughts?

 

[mmmmsnouts]

I’m sure they’ll come up with the money, but just imagine if that loss to Fulham in the playoff final literally ended the club.

They got anyone worth buying besides Grealish?

 

[Walken]

Witness eh, one of bills boys

 

[wainy]

Shocking really. You don't just "forget" to pay tax.

 

[ilikecheese]

#ALWNV

 

[roydo]

Tons of stuff gone on here.

They are utterly knackered all things FFP. Flogging the training ground, loan players all gone back, will sell any player worth a bean. Seemed a few days ago that they just hadnt got the impact of not going up, and this tax bill news suggests that Wyness didnt know either.

 

[Gladystweet]

I complained about the food once in the Main Stand, and got a written reply by Wyness. He sent me and two brothers free passes in to the restaurant and bar and even chucked a free match ticket in for my brother.


And the match? Aston Villa!!!! Always knew he was a wrong 'un....

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I've no love for Villa, but it's a big deal if they go under. A pretty big club who have just gone into a tailspin.

 

[canuckblue]

Now, if only HMRC would only turn its sights on a certain organization awash in Red ink....

 

[chrismpw]

I see villa as one of our founding brothers. Be a bug shame to see them crumble.

 

[jaycee]

Going bust M'Lord going bust

 

[lesbattersby]

Think they need 40m just to clear ffp. They spent a fortune on washed up premier league players in a hope to get up. Now their left with a load of players with no resale value and on massive wages.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Think they need 40m just to clear ffp. They spent a fortune on washed up premier league players in a hope to get up. Now their left with a load of players with no resale value and on massive wages.

That's about the size of it. To be fair, our recent procurement strategy ain't so smart when you think of it in those terms!

 

[KaiserEFC]

Looks like they completely gambled on going up, not smart at all.

 

[Wayno]

Be absolutely delighted if Villa were wound up.

Hated them with every ounce of my being since that Ashley Young goal.