The General C. Krulak Thread XV

[Pete3206]

No new kit to buy for 2 months after unveiling
No new players
Manager has effectively given up on 4th place before a ball kicked
Our best player wants to go same as last year

Why exactly should i renew my season ticket ive had for 15 years mr krulak?

Because you're an Aston Villa supporter?

[hollybobble]

This may have been covered but i dont think even if we get 28 million for jimmy we will be able to go and buy ireland and co
Iam reading it that the wage bill needs to be reduced with too many fringe players on 40 to 50 grand a week. if you look at what we are paying shorey, beye L young, davis , reo coke r sidwell heskey probably collectively over £300,000 per week thats 15 million a year and over 30 million with what what we they left on their contracts.  So bang goes the milner money and we would have only have saved his wages which is probably only 2 million left on it .   We have Man Citehs problem on a lot smaller scale nobody wants to buy our fringe boys because of
 the huge wages we had to entice them with to build a squad  well thats my thoughts for what its worth  :-({|=

[sid1964]

General

Just a question with regards to the the seemingly sell to buy transfer policy but also has the decision been made that we need to reduce our wage bill, and until this is reduced significantly it does not matter how much money is raised in the transfer market there will be no new signings.

As it would seem that our current wage bill is unsustainable

Are the club concerned by last seasons falling gates and the number of people who have not renewed their season tickets and therefore Mr Lerner has decided to tighten the belt!!  

if you could respond to this question it would be much appreciated

[codyvillan]

hello general,

im not sure if anyone has already said it, but i was very impressed with the "viral" videos that were released to promote season tickets this year. Getting the players involved to have a bit of fun, but also promote the club was brilliant.

It was good fun showing my friends who are not Villa fans, and convincing them they are 100% genuine. The dingles are still in awe of John Carew's electrical skills.

[TheTimVilla]

I agree, codyvillan. Even a Spuds fan found them funny! Very good indeed; I hope there are more to come.

[nuninho]

General.  Now we have a sponsor, and in these difficult economic times - especially with the price of the shirt.

Will the shirt last for 2 seasons?

If not, what are the reasons it won't?

[Scott Nielsen]

General,

Have you read Karl Marlantes "Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War"? I thought it a magnificent achievement. To me it reads true and authentic in all its horror and is all the more powerful for it.

But I wasn't there. I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on it.

[peter w]

True authentic horror? Why, have the Vietcong, and normal Vietnamese people been able to put their side?

[pauliewalnuts]

Can we keep talk of the Vietnam war elsewhere, please, and leave this for questions to the General?

[Scott Nielsen]

True authentic horror? Why, have the Vietcong, and normal Vietnamese people been able to put their side?

You misunderstand; intentionally, I suspect. The horror that is war. Seeing as the General served in the Marines (as did the author) I was merely interested in hearing how he felt life in a Marine rifle company was depicted.

I shall heed Paulie's advice and make this my last post on the subject.

[TimTheVillain]

Hope all's well with you General K.

Are you planning to get over to watch a number of games this coming season ??

[villa1]

Not a question as such, General, but something i'd like to bring to your attention.

I recently purchased a 12 month JV Life membership for my newborn son. 2 months after I had paid for it, and after several phone calls, the ticket office finally realised they hadn't even sent it out to me.

It arrived in the post this morning. I opened the pack to find that part of my son's name hadn't printed properly on the membership card and the comic that comes with the pack was 12 months out of date. It was advertising the 'new' 2009 - 2010 kit and welcoming the new signings: Beye, Delph and Downing, all signed in July and August of last year. In addition to this it was advertising last year's soccer schools.

Obviously, all of the above wasn't really good enough so I phoned this morning to inform them of this. I have to say, as with every time i've phoned, I was dealt with professionally and politely (by Julie Richards this afternoon) and the situation has been resolved to my satisfaction.

Whilst the whole situation itself was poor, the way in which I have been dealt with is a credit to the club. Just thought i'd pass that on.

[Chris Smith]

General

Just a question with regards to the the seemingly sell to buy transfer policy but also has the decision been made that we need to reduce our wage bill, and until this is reduced significantly it does not matter how much money is raised in the transfer market there will be no new signings.

As it would seem that our current wage bill is unsustainable

Are the club concerned by last seasons falling gates and the number of people who have not renewed their season tickets and therefore Mr Lerner has decided to tighten the belt!!  

if you could respond to this question it would be much appreciated

Isn't it more that we don't want to increase the wage bill further? New signings will obviously push it up if we don't get some existing players off the books.

[mattjpa]

General,

Just a quick question with regards to the new shirts (and I ask this in the knowledge that Randy and his marketing and PR teams  are well oiled and very advanced in their strategies): Why in gods name is it taking till the end of september for the shirts to actually hit the shops? the season will be 3-4 weeks old by then. Most other clubs shirts are on sale already. fans want the new shirt for the nice weather and holidays throughout august! or at least for the games at the start of the season. Maybe nike are too busy rubbing up to man united and barcelona that we have to wait till the production lines are free. It smacks of us being second rate and not what ive come to expect from Mr Lerners tenure. Surely they can see this will affect revenue? Shirt sales would surely be high now whilst excitement builds up to the big kick off?
I expect we will still pay full price as well. Now I love nike's gear, always have, always will but if their priorities lie elsewhere, can i suggest adidas next season maybe?

Cheers general, all the best

[Legion]

General, Sir, you might be aware that Aston Villa has an official FaceBook page. What is the official line as to comment moderation on there?