New chairman and Lerner ramblings

[shipscat]

http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/finance/business-profile-steve-hollis-regional-3912497

He's a Man City fan....so hopefully his plan is (5)years of football purgatory followed by a dramatic re-birth...Could we just fast forward to the success scenario Mr Hollis.

Randy's hand,by that statement,is now officially off the tiller..Let's hope we're heading for calmer seas

[LTA]

Another businessman instead of a football manager.

More PR bullshit from Lerner

I dont want a football manager in the role of chairman, I want a successful businessman who will take the correct advice from the correct people regarding football matters

I meant football man.  Predictive text again!

[oldhill_avfc]

Not sure he's a succesful businessman in the entrepreneurial sense, but as an Peat Marwick/KPMG guy he should at least know how to structure a sucessful organisation - including possibly more 'football' men and more importantly make them accountable to the board.

On top of that I'm glad he's local and at least understands the club, its heritage, tradition and expectations.

I know at least one of peers who visits this board from time to time - will be interested if they post

[SheffieldVillain]

Another businessman instead of a football manager.

More PR bullshit from Lerner

How many clubs have a 'football man' as chairman?

Perhaps we should have approached Niall Quinn. Would that have been better for you?

[aj2k77]

Any locals know much about the fella? I'm intrigued as to how RL can operate "at a further distance". Perhaps he has a moon base.

He will block phone calls from numbers associated with Aston Villa and ignore withheld numbers from here on in.

[not3bad]

Welcome Steven.  Please give Villa the strong leadership and direction that you talk about.

[Dr Butler]

welcome Steve and good luck.

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[aj2k77]

Let's see how this one pans out then, we can't complain really. Lerner hopefully will have as little to do with Aston Villa as possible now with regards to any decisions made. Hopefully there is in place guidelines to what kind of money will be sanctioned to spend, not just during this window so they can all just get on with it and keep Lerner away from the club.

[OzVilla]

Reads like quite a contrite statement in parts. Admits mistakes and sounds like we've at least the semblance of a plan in place.

It's got to be better than what we've had before.  Good luck Reg Hollis.

[LTA]

Another businessman instead of a football manager.

More PR bullshit from Lerner

How many clubs have a 'football man' as chairman?

Perhaps we should have approached Niall Quinn. Would that have been better for you?

I just feel that the position we're in needs where we need a big rebuild, we could have done with someone with some background in the game.

I wish him well of course, and I hope he proves me wrong.

[ozzjim]

Interesting. Does this mean we are no longer officially for sale?

Does it also indicate the end of Lerner putting any of his own funding in (which he has done still on the debt side last season)?

[Keeno]

Another businessman instead of a football manager.

Is there any club in the league whose chairperson is a "football manager"? If that's the key you'd have thought that people would be doing it more.

Edit: this appears to have been raised.

Exactly. I think its a good appointment as it solves the management issue (obviously Lerner didn't give a shit) - though crucially not the problem of investment. It will be interesting to see if Mr Hollis remains in place if and when we get a new owner(s).

[SheffieldVillain]

Another businessman instead of a football manager.

More PR bullshit from Lerner

How many clubs have a 'football man' as chairman?

Perhaps we should have approached Niall Quinn. Would that have been better for you?

I just feel that the position we're in needs where we need a big rebuild, we could have done with someone with some background in the game.

I wish him well of course, and I hope he proves me wrong.

Why do you need football experience to rebuild and run a successful organisation? Surely it's better to have experience of rebuilding and running a successful organisation.

And also, how is it 'PR bullshit' for Lerner to have done what he said he was going to do last summer, and said was going to be done imminently a couple of weeks ago. Surely it's exactly the opposite of PR bullshit.

[PeterWithe]

http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/finance/business-profile-steve-hollis-regional-3912497

He's a Man City fan....so hopefully his plan is (5)years of football purgatory followed by a dramatic re-birth...Could we just fast forward to the success scenario Mr Hollis.

Randy's hand,by that statement,is now officially off the tiller..Let's hope we're heading for calmer seas

Interesting interview. Good luck to him, you wonder what he's going to make of the playing staff given what he's said there about the trappings of success.

[RussellC]

"As we have witnessed in the Premier League this year with other clubs - money no longer buys success. Randy has consistently provided financial backing no less so than last year."

That strikes me as a fairly dangerous and worrying conclusion to have arrived at already!

Randy has provided consistent financial backing, but only in the same sense that Agbonlahor is a consistent Premier League goalscorer.