The whole takeover from day one appeared to be a way of him stepping aside and being eased out quietly and diplomatically over a short period of time without shoving him through the exit door too quickly so he could retain some pride and respect. I think he had the best of intentions but just wasn't up to running a football club. I shudder to think exactly how bad things could have got on and off the pitch without the takeover. Aside from our new owners clearly being rich I was delighted they also had experience of running a sports team.
Got to love this bitterness.Alan NixonAlan Nixon@reluctantnicko·4hNew owners means new money. And a new gamble.Quote TweetCharlie Hicks@CharlieYidzReplying to @DC_32212 and @reluctantnickoHow the fk have Villa gone from being up shit Creek financially to signing players?Surely if they don’t go up this season they are totally fucked Alan?They can’t afford to keep doing this.Knowing their fans they’ll want Bruce sacked if there’s a run of 3 draws
FWIIW I think Tony Xia fell into exactly the same trap as Randy Lerner. He had the wrong people around him. By and large opportunistic careerists who exploited both owners' naivety.
Fox had some good ideas on how to organise us into a modern business entity. He just didn't have the football experience to put it into practice.
Quote from: cheltenhamlion on August 25, 2018, 09:19:36 AMFox had some good ideas on how to organise us into a modern business entity. He just didn't have the football experience to put it into practice.The bloke was a fucking idiot.
He was an unmitigated disaster. He made Tim Sherwood (who he appointed, lest we forget) look like a beacon of intelligence and competence. Fox was just about the worst senior exec we've ever had, and given some of the numpties of late, that's quite an accolade. False Narrative arsehole.
Quote from: Risso on August 25, 2018, 09:32:35 AMHe was an unmitigated disaster. He made Tim Sherwood (who he appointed, lest we forget) look like a beacon of intelligence and competence. Fox was just about the worst senior exec we've ever had, and given some of the numpties of late, that's quite an accolade. False Narrative arsehole.Convincing someone to pay you millions of pounds to job you can’t do is not the work of an idiot, in my view.