NSWE Investment

[Clampy]

The best thing they've done is employ Purslow and keep quiet. A proper administrator with experience not being undermined by a vocal owner is almost like they taken the mistakes made by the last 2 owners and been determined not to repeat them.

That was possibly Randy's biggest failing. He stayed in the background but didn't employ anyone decent to run it.

Out of his depth really. This became obvious when the money dried up.

I'm not sure the money dried up, he probably just lost interest.

[Ger Regan]

The best thing they've done is employ Purslow and keep quiet. A proper administrator with experience not being undermined by a vocal owner is almost like they taken the mistakes made by the last 2 owners and been determined not to repeat them.

That was possibly Randy's biggest failing. He stayed in the background but didn't employ anyone decent to run it.

He did employ decent CEO's, they were just undermined and ultimately removed by O'Neill. He did the same at Sunderland.

[Drummond]

Please don't talk about Lerner.

Gone, best forgotten.

Our new guys haven't put a foot wrong yet. Good investment and appointments which have given good results.

[kippaxvilla2]

Tom Fox was that man.  Unfortunately he turned out to be a false narrative.

[XXVilla]

The best thing they've done is employ Purslow and keep quiet. A proper administrator with experience not being undermined by a vocal owner is almost like they taken the mistakes made by the last 2 owners and been determined not to repeat them.

That was possibly Randy's biggest failing. He stayed in the background but didn't employ anyone decent to run it.

Out of his depth really. This became obvious when the money dried up.

I'm not sure the money dried up, he probably just lost interest.

Villa gave him quite a battering in his pocket. That and the financial crash

[john e]

The best thing they've done is employ Purslow and keep quiet. A proper administrator with experience not being undermined by a vocal owner is almost like they taken the mistakes made by the last 2 owners and been determined not to repeat them.

That was possibly Randy's biggest failing. He stayed in the background but didn't employ anyone decent to run it.

Biggest failing was to keep appointing shit managers

[Brazilian Villain]

Yeah but where were they on a freezing, dismal February night in Brentford?

Don't think Mallory's dress from yesterday would be suitable attire for a freezing, dismal Feb night. Just been waiting for the warm weather to arrive.

[Damo70]

The best thing they've done is employ Purslow and keep quiet. A proper administrator with experience not being undermined by a vocal owner is almost like they taken the mistakes made by the last 2 owners and been determined not to repeat them.

That was possibly Randy's biggest failing. He stayed in the background but didn't employ anyone decent to run it.

Biggest failing was to keep appointing shit managers

At least he got shot of McLeish quickly when the appointment clearly hadn't worked out. It is just a shame he didn't do the same with Lambert.

[Risso]

At least he got shot of McLeish quickly when the appointment clearly hadn't worked out. It is just a shame he didn't do the same with Lambert.

I will never to this day understand how Lambert survived that Christmas period that contained the 8-0 dicking by Chelsea.

[aj2k77]

At least he got shot of McLeish quickly when the appointment clearly hadn't worked out. It is just a shame he didn't do the same with Lambert.

I will never to this day understand how Lambert survived that Christmas period that contained the 8-0 dicking by Chelsea.

Because no one at the club gave a fuck and getting rid of him and hiring a new manager was more hassle?

[john e]

At least he got shot of McLeish quickly when the appointment clearly hadn't worked out. It is just a shame he didn't do the same with Lambert.

I will never to this day understand how Lambert survived that Christmas period that contained the 8-0 dicking by Chelsea.

it wasn’t just an isolated result either was it
we were shipping in goals all over the place

really bad  ( as Gendry would say )

[dave.woodhall]

Because what this site really needs is another Paul Lambert moanathon.

[Damo70]

Because what this site really needs is another Paul Lambert moanathon.

As football fans we all tend to be Victor Meldrew's and given our recent winning run we have to have a moan about other things rather than our results. But I agree we should probably just try to forget about Lambert.

I might start a Graham Turner thread.

[pauliewalnuts]

Lerner's problem was his total failure to understand that although he was willing to put huge amounts of money in, he still needed to appoint people to look after his investment and grow it.

Even Man City's owners with their literally endless wealth understand that.

[Damo70]

I think in hindsight MON should have been given total control of first team matters but some kind of DOF was needed regarding the structure of the club in general. I was a big fan of MON but like most managers it was all about the here and now and results. That is fine so long as someone else at the club has an eye on the bigger long term picture.