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Black Sabbath Bassist To Buy UK Football Club?

posted Aug 22, 2007 at 11:04 AM by Diamond Oz.  (12 Comments)

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According to Alex Fletcher from Digitalspy.co.uk, BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL bassist Geezer Butler is considering buying into a Premiership football club.

The heavy metal rocker is well known for his love of Aston Villa FC, and Butler has expressed an interest in investing some money into the West Midlands club.

Butler commented "I never miss a game on television in the US where I live and I'm looking into into investing 60 million...of what I can't say."

The bassist wouldn't be the first musician to switch from the world of popular music to football investment, with ELTON JOHN becoming chairman of Watford FC back in 1976.

Source: BW&BK

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12 Comments on "Black Sabbath Bassist To Buy UK Football Club?"

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1. Gytrash writes:

As a metal-loving Brummie who supports the Villa this would a dream come true! Go on Geezer my son, do it!!

# Aug 22, 2007 @ 3:07 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. Diamond Oz writes:

Now if only Ian Gillain would buy Queens Park Rangers! Would make my dreams come true!

# Aug 22, 2007 @ 6:56 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. coldiem writes:

You have strange dreams Oz... very strange dreams.

# Aug 22, 2007 @ 7:22 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. Horns Up!!! writes:

wow I know the guys from Black Sabbath are rich as hell but I never would have thought they had THAT much money to spend on something, and I'm sure he still has a sh** load to be leftover after the deal, so damn they really are loaded!!!

# Aug 22, 2007 @ 7:23 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. coldiem writes:

Are there any teams over there whose color is "deep purple"? :P Sorry, I had to.

# Aug 22, 2007 @ 7:24 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. Diamond Oz writes:

Aye would take quite a bit to buy a team like Villa. I didn't mean those were my literal dreams lol I just meant that someone would actually be puting money into the club. Lord knows we need it!

# Aug 22, 2007 @ 8:22 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. Jackrum writes:

its a shame Iron Maiden are die hard west ham fans, if only they'd come to their collective senses and buy Tottenham Hotspur i'd be a very happy bunny.

# Aug 23, 2007 @ 3:13 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. Diamond Oz writes:

Well you should be happy at the 4-0 result last saturday at least!

# Aug 23, 2007 @ 5:35 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. qusta luqa writes:

hahaha this is turnig into an epl thread...

# Aug 23, 2007 @ 9:47 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. Jackrum writes:

we should have done derby by alot more..
hell, the crap going on at spurs is getting laughable.
death to arsenal..

# Aug 23, 2007 @ 10:20 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. Diamond Oz writes:

Maybe but you're doing much better than us mate! I'm thinking relegation for my lot this year :(

Bollocks to Chelsea!

# Aug 24, 2007 @ 5:10 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. Joe Siegler writes:

Doesn't anyone verify news on their own anymore? Is everything just regurgitated because they saw it elsewhere? Go here:

http://www.black-sabbath.com/news/2007/08/geezer_football.html

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