Randy Lerner "State of Aston Villa" Statement

[Toronto Villa]

The statement, whatever he says, will be picked apart by the usual keyboard warriors. The same people who have been banging on about the need for him to say something will respond with things like "talk is cheap" and will find hidden meanings in innocuous phrases.

You are prejudging and criticising the actions of "keyboard warriors" who you think will prejudge Randy's statement? 

I am making a prediction based on experience.

As inevitable as taxes and death there will be a few who will dismiss anything Randy says as soundbytes and marketing spin. He could make his statement with all the sincerity in the world, but because we've hired McLeish and haven't kept up with the Liverpool's of the world, his words and the paper they are read from will be torn to shreds and discarded by some without a second thought.

[Concrete John]

Are u sure you can fit all 4 letters? 

He uses a small font.

[Toronto Villa]

Are u sure you can fit all 4 letters? 

I can fit it width wise let alone in length...

Fuck me I'm beginning to sound like The Situation. I'm posting this while bench pressing 300lbs with 4 naked hot birds walking on my chest.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The thing is, I don't class us as being in a 'financial mess'.  We need to get the wages/turnover ratio under control, which should be done by next summer, and stop making losses, which more prudent transfer spending should accomplish.

We were slightly over stretched, but not to the level of a Leeds/Portsmouth.

By financial mess, I mean we've been forced to change our plans to suit our pocket. It should never have happened, at least not to this scale. My guess is that Lerner never anticipated the we'd end up with so many players with little or no resale value, add to that the stupidity of signing aged players on high salaries on long term deals and generally paying better wages than were necessary, he really only has himself to blame.

Don't get me wrong, he's done a lot right too but it's a reflection of our current situation that we have Alex McLeish as manager (who I think will surprise a few people) rather than somebody that we'd imagine to be pushing us at the top end of the table. The problem is, at least in the forseeable future, we're not likely to see a manager so well backed. Still, if we can at least start producing quality winning performances at Villa Park, something that's been missing for years, he may finally be able to fill those wonderful corporate facilities we have, increase gate receipts and sell more merchandise.

Everton have managed to generally finish above us with next to no money, something like an average of £3m a season since 2006. Let's hope with a little bit more backing, Randy has found his own David Moyes in Alex McLeish.

[Jimbo]

Are u sure you can fit all 4 letters? 

He uses a small font.

And it's comic sans.

[Toronto Villa]

Are u sure you can fit all 4 letters? 

He uses a small font.

And it's comic sans.

No way man. Font size 72 is too small but will have to do, and all in Times New Roman capitals all the way

[Chris Smith]

Are u sure you can fit all 4 letters? 

He uses a small font.

And it's comic sans.

'So what did you do today?"

"I chatted to a man in Canada on the Internet about his penis."

[Villa'Zawg]

Are u sure you can fit all 4 letters? 

He uses a small font.

And it's comic sans.

'So what did you do today?"

"I chatted to a man in Canada on the Internet about his penis."

My missus would probably say "Don't tell lies, you've been on that H&V again haven't you?"

[Louzie0]

Has anybody posted this, yet?  From the Telegraph, today.
Perhaps connected with a 'state of play' statement.  Or was this the beginning of the thread? 
God it's hot, isn't it.


'Owners fork out on City and Villa

The high price of progress, and even standing still, in the Premier League is highlighted by the fresh injections of funding into Manchester City and Aston Villa committed by their owners.
 
Companies House filings lodged last month reveal that Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan pumped a further £36m into City in June. The equity stake, which adds to an investment that has already cost more than £500m, was raised by issuing new shares in Manchester City Limited.
 
Villa owner Randy Lerner, meanwhile, put another £7.5m into the club in equity last season, also by means of new shares in the club’s holding company, Reform Acquisitions Limited. Lerner’s equity investment now totals £128m.'
 

[bob]

The statement, whatever he says, will be picked apart by the usual keyboard warriors. The same people who have been banging on about the need for him to say something will respond with things like "talk is cheap" and will find hidden meanings in innocuous phrases.

"Don't tell me, SHOW me!"

Does the "show me" consist of anything other spending money on players? How much would be enough? What does he have to do to demonstrate his commitment to you?

I usually ignore your posts yet still I'm not surprised that you've managed to completely miss the point somehow.

[Percy McCarthy]

The statement, whatever he says, will be picked apart by the usual keyboard warriors. The same people who have been banging on about the need for him to say something will respond with things like "talk is cheap" and will find hidden meanings in innocuous phrases.

"Don't tell me, SHOW me!"

Does the "show me" consist of anything other spending money on players? How much would be enough? What does he have to do to demonstrate his commitment to you?

I usually ignore your posts yet still I'm not surprised that you've managed to completely miss the point somehow.

I missed it too. You could just explain it.

[bob]

Just an extention to Chris's prediction.

Expected responses to Randy's speech may be "talk is cheap" (as in Chris's post) or "don't tell me, show me" (as in my post). I put my post in quotation marks hoping to make it clear.

That was all.

[Villa'Zawg]

The statement, whatever he says, will be picked apart by the usual keyboard warriors. The same people who have been banging on about the need for him to say something will respond with things like "talk is cheap" and will find hidden meanings in innocuous phrases.

You are prejudging and criticising the actions of "keyboard warriors" who you think will prejudge Randy's statement? 

I am making a prediction based on experience.

As inevitable as taxes and death there will be a few who will dismiss anything Randy says as soundbytes and marketing spin. He could make his statement with all the sincerity in the world, but because we've hired McLeish and haven't kept up with the Liverpool's of the world, his words and the paper they are read from will be torn to shreds and discarded by some without a second thought.

This is a very typical response from you two to the "other posters" responses to the Randy Lerner statement that hasn't yet been made. It has tickled me.

[TimTheVillain]

So frustrating that he doesn't talk to anyone.

It's always the quiet ones ;-)

[villajk]

Just tweeted by Mat Kendrick:


This Lerner statement likely to be in form of letter to season ticket holders rather than a press release