When will the bullet come?

[dave.woodhall]

Reading those PF statements has just reminded me just how much he needs to stop making football decisions. Doesn't have a single clue, not a single one.

How did he get the job? Did he sleep his way to the top or something? I've never warmed to him. Things just went to crap when he joined.

In September 2006.

Paul Faulkner? Was it not May 2012 he became Chief Exec Dave?

He joined Villa when Randy arrived. He became chief executive in May 2010 - before then he'd apparently done the same job but under a different title. 

[stubbsyandy]

Am I right in thinking that the contract MON signed under Doug allowed him to dictate terms and conditions of his signings?

[Monty]

Reading those PF statements has just reminded me just how much he needs to stop making football decisions. Doesn't have a single clue, not a single one.

How did he get the job? Did he sleep his way to the top or something? I've never warmed to him. Things just went to crap when he joined.

In September 2006.

Paul Faulkner? Was it not May 2012 he became Chief Exec Dave?

He joined Villa when Randy arrived. He became chief executive in May 2010 - before then he'd apparently done the same job but under a different title. 

If it's he who included the 'Premier League experience' criterion, then there's one aspect of his job leaving a lot to be desired.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Am I right in thinking that the contract MON signed under Doug allowed him to dictate terms and conditions of his signings?

As the sale of the club to Randy was in a fairly advanced stage when Doug signed MON up I'm sure that Randy would have been in on the contract negotiations. So I expect that Randy saw the terms and agreed with them.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He joined Villa when Randy arrived. He became chief executive in May 2010 - before then he'd apparently done the same job but under a different title. 

A bit like Robert De Niro's 'Ace' Rothstein in Casino.

Was he Manager of food and beverages?

[nodge]

Well obviously he should never have been employed in the first place but his sheer cowardice and poor tactics/team selections throughout the season when he had a fully fit squad is why we are where we are but I agree the blame ultimately lies with Randy

Call me petty, but I still hold MON responsible as key perpetrator.

You are correct but not the flavour of the month. The Poison Dwarf is the cause of all our problems.

Absolute bollocks! Just like your claim that all the staff had a party when he left.

[stubbsyandy]

Am I right in thinking that the contract MON signed under Doug allowed him to dictate terms and conditions of his signings?

As the sale of the club to Randy was in a fairly advanced stage when Doug signed MON up I'm sure that Randy would have been in on the contract negotiations. So I expect that Randy saw the terms and agreed with them.

Thanks TLP

[Irish villain]

Reading those PF statements has just reminded me just how much he needs to stop making football decisions. Doesn't have a single clue, not a single one.

How did he get the job? Did he sleep his way to the top or something? I've never warmed to him. Things just went to crap when he joined.

In September 2006.

Paul Faulkner? Was it not May 2012 he became Chief Exec Dave?

He joined Villa when Randy arrived. He became chief executive in May 2010 - before then he'd apparently done the same job but under a different title. 

I stand corrected. That's fair enough, maybe he should do the job under the old title then!

[villajk]

Absolute bollocks! Just like your claim that all the staff had a party when he left.

How do you knows that they didn't?  We were given that snippet by a very reliable source.  Some of the staff had very good reason to celebrate the back of MoN.

[Vanilla]

Absolute bollocks! Just like your claim that all the staff had a party when he left.

How do you knows that they didn't?  We were given that snippet by a very reliable source.  Some of the staff had very good reason to celebrate the back of MoN.

That seems a bit odd though. The fact virtually all the managerial team left with him, that many of the players seemed to be in shock and virtually the whole club seemed completely rudderless for a nearly a month after MON walked makes that sound like a bit of mischief.

[nodge]

Absolute bollocks! Just like your claim that all the staff had a party when he left.

How do you knows that they didn't?  We were given that snippet by a very reliable source.  Some of the staff had very good reason to celebrate the back of MoN.

I was given a snippet from my niece who still works there.  If the staff had a party she wasn't invited and knows nothing about it.  In fact, she says the mood was quite the opposite when he left.  The people she works with had a lot of time for him.
I think it's tosh that people still blame him for what's happening now.
It's like blaming Ron Saunders for winning the league, having a row with his boss and leaving and then the team gradually get worse over a few years.

[Dave Clark Five]

Absolute bollocks! Just like your claim that all the staff had a party when he left.

How do you knows that they didn't?  We were given that snippet by a very reliable source.  Some of the staff had very good reason to celebrate the back of MoN.

I was given a snippet from my niece who still works there.  If the staff had a party she wasn't invited and knows nothing about it.  In fact, she says the mood was quite the opposite when he left.  The people she works with had a lot of time for him.

Believe what you will. It happened.

[villajk]

Absolute bollocks! Just like your claim that all the staff had a party when he left.

How do you knows that they didn't?  We were given that snippet by a very reliable source.  Some of the staff had very good reason to celebrate the back of MoN.

I was given a snippet from my niece who still works there.  If the staff had a party she wasn't invited and knows nothing about it.  In fact, she says the mood was quite the opposite when he left.  The people she works with had a lot of time for him.
I think it's tosh that people still blame him for what's happening now.
It's like blaming Ron Saunders for winning the league, having a row with his boss and leaving and then the team gradually get worse over a few years.

Maybe she works in a different department to the one we were told about. Aston Villa  employs an awful lot of people, not only on match days and not only at Villa Park.

[villajk]

Absolute bollocks! Just like your claim that all the staff had a party when he left.

How do you knows that they didn't?  We were given that snippet by a very reliable source.  Some of the staff had very good reason to celebrate the back of MoN.

That seems a bit odd though. The fact virtually all the managerial team left with him, that many of the players seemed to be in shock and virtually the whole club seemed completely rudderless for a nearly a month after MON walked makes that sound like a bit of mischief.

See my my reply to nodge.  It is no mischief.  You have to remember just how many people are employed by Aston Villa.

[Clampy]

Absolute bollocks! Just like your claim that all the staff had a party when he left.

How do you knows that they didn't?  We were given that snippet by a very reliable source.  Some of the staff had very good reason to celebrate the back of MoN.

I was given a snippet from my niece who still works there.  If the staff had a party she wasn't invited and knows nothing about it.  In fact, she says the mood was quite the opposite when he left.  The people she works with had a lot of time for him.

Believe what you will. It happened.

Maybe it did, maybe it did'nt.

Have'nt we done well since then though?