I'd say, take this with a big grain of salt, but interesting none-the-less: Yanks battle it out for Villa Tom Wells, Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, UK) Feb 15 2004 http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/villa/news/page.cfm?objectid=13953201&method=full&siteid=50002 "A giant American sports group has targeted Aston Villa for a shock summer takeover, the Sunday Mercury can reveal. And the company is just one of at least four US-based sports firms who have been circling the club since last July, according to a highlyplaced club source..." <snip> "The four interested parties are all believed to be involved in the sports stadia, marketing and merchandising industry. Their names have not been confirmed but could include billionaire businessmen Philip Anschutz and Bob Kraft..." FYI, The Magpie
sounds like more crack british reporting. interesting story but i couldn't imagine them taking over a club like that.
maybe this is a "sum" thing and hunt's name just got left out. huh, but kronke (sp?) is part of sum now too right? well, we'll see.