Where is The General?

[pauliewalnuts]

He's resigned as a Villa director due to other business commitments.

When did this happen?

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[VillaBobby]

He's resigned as a Villa director due to other business commitments.

He may have resigned, or not, but he said he was a fan.

Why doesn't he post any longer?

[john e]

i always liked the General, and still do, i dont feel let down by him at all.

 maybe events did overtake him a bit, but he had a go and got involved with us for a while and thats not something many if any other directors have ever done at our club or any other.
 he remains a top bloke in my opinion

[dave.woodhall]

He's resigned as a Villa director due to other business commitments.

He may have resigned, or not, but he said he was a fan.

Why doesn't he post any longer?

Because presumably he doesn't have time.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Hi

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TRST?

[Jimbo]

The General is busy working on a prototype of the non-slip computer keyboard in Silicon Valley.

[VillaBobby]

He's resigned as a Villa director due to other business commitments.

He may have resigned, or not, but he said he was a fan.

Why doesn't he post any longer?

Because presumably he doesn't have time.

I wonder what be could be doing then?

I am sure he used to enjoy it on here.

[dave.woodhall]

He's resigned as a Villa director due to other business commitments.

He may have resigned, or not, but he said he was a fan.

Why doesn't he post any longer?

Because presumably he doesn't have time.

I wonder what be could be doing then?

I am sure he used to enjoy it on here.

He's running a college in the USA.

[Hopadop]

i always liked the General, and still do, i dont feel let down by him at all.

 maybe events did overtake him a bit, but he had a go and got involved with us for a while and thats not something many if any other directors have ever done at our club or any other.
 he remains a top bloke in my opinion

I agree, except he could and should have explained he was no longer coming on to the forums.

It just seemed like bad manners.

[dave.woodhall]

i always liked the General, and still do, i dont feel let down by him at all.

 maybe events did overtake him a bit, but he had a go and got involved with us for a while and thats not something many if any other directors have ever done at our club or any other.
 he remains a top bloke in my opinion

I agree, except he could and should have explained he was no longer coming on to the forums.

It just seemed like bad manners.

I agree with both. One final word from him could have prevented a lot of ill-feeling and accusation.  But although it had run its course his posts
must have been unique in the Premier League.

[pelty]

The General became president of a college in Birmingham, AL called (appropriately enough) Birmingham-Southern College. The previous president left the school's finances in an extremely precarious state and it takes all of the General's time just to manage this issue. This is no exaggeration as he has to travel to many different places, often 8-10 hour round trips by car, to speak to alumni groups and prospective students to encourage the former to give and the latter to attend. He enjoys it a great deal, but his time has become quite limited.

The timing of his departure had everything to do with this issue (he began his duties on 01 JUN 11), but it would also be fair to note that there was a certain recognition that the conversation had reached a point where it had become, from his perspective (and he was not alone, I daresay), comparatively unproductive and not the best use of his time given the exigencies of his current position. He is still on the board (as far as I know; I have not asked and he has not told me otherwise), pays extremely close attention to the Villa, and talks with Randy frequently.

He also has me bitching in his ear on a weekly basis, but that is a different matter altogether... :-)

[john e]

by the way Pelty, your alright at the moment,
 Risso's gone missing

[saunders_heroes]

You have to say, that the manner and time of his departure makes it very hard to disagree that Fletch has a point.

He hasn't resigned as a director, either.

http://companycheck.co.uk/company/00046572

According to his official Twitter account he's definitely a "former" Villa director.

[pelty]

Ha, no worries. Risso and I handled our differences and all is well.

[Dave Clark Five]

You have to say, that the manner and time of his departure makes it very hard to disagree that Fletch has a point.

He hasn't resigned as a director, either.

http://companycheck.co.uk/company/00046572

According to his official Twitter account he's definitely a "former" Villa director.

It must be true then.