Randy Lerner

[Chris Smith]

What makes me angriest of all is that we only need a quick fix.   Nobody is asking for Lerner to take megastars on long contracts at astronomical wages.   What we need is five or six short term mercenaries.   Somebody at Villa Park has to pick up the phone and talk to some agents.  To them you put the simple question Do you have anybody available who would like to earn a million quid for a fourteen week contract, rising to one and a half million if you keep us up?  Nine million quid tops to save us thirty million.

That they are not prepared to pursue such a no brainer solution tells you all you need to know about Randy Lerner and indirectly about Paul Lambert.

So who are all these players who will demand no transfer fee and be willing to leave a secure contract in order to sign on for us for six months. It is a no brainer but not in the way that you mean it, Brian.

[ROBBO]

That Browns fan really highlights the reason we're in the shit it all comes back to Lerner, shit appointments from day one and has taken the club from struggling to struggling after spending 200 million, really takes a special level of incompetence to do that.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Let's be honest, apart from letting the wage bill get out of control and the mistake of appointing TSM, nobody knows whether Lerner is doing a good or bad job.
The time to judge Lerner will be at the end of the month.

[pauliewalnuts]

A good example of the terrible way the club is run is Jean Makoun.

He's a player we spent £4m and a decent wage on, but where the fuck is he? On loan in Greece, then in France, then we hear he can't come back here because he wouldn't get a work permit.

Someone might be paying a chunk of his wages, but we're ultimately going watch yet another player we played decent money for walk away for nothing.

Why wasn't someone at the club thinking about the implication of sending him on loan, re his work permit?

Why does this sort of thing (players costing us a fortune, contributing fuck all, walking away for nothing) seem to happen to us so often?

Can you imagine Arsenal under David Dein letting that happen? Or any other club with a half decent football administrator in charge, for that matter?

[Chris Smith]

A good example of the terrible way the club is run is Jean Makoun.

He's a player we spent £4m and a decent wage on, but where the fuck is he? On loan in Greece, then in France, then we hear he can't come back here because he wouldn't get a work permit.

Someone might be paying a chunk of his wages, but we're ultimately going watch yet another player we played decent money for walk away for nothing.

Why wasn't someone at the club thinking about the implication of sending him on loan, re his work permit?

Why does this sort of thing (players costing us a fortune, contributing fuck all, walking away for nothing) seem to happen to us so often?

Can you imagine Arsenal under David Dein letting that happen? Or any other club with a half decent football administrator in charge, for that matter?

I think that's a great example of the issues that constantly changing manager creates. There has to be a period of stability and a manager be given the time and space to do things his way. I don't know if it wil work or not, you can never be sure with a new manager. However, I do know that the last few seasons have been like an episode of The Thick of It and sacking Lambert now would put the tin lid on the omnishambles that is Aston Villa.

[pauliewalnuts]

But where were the people in higher up positions, with the overview as managers changed, keeping an eye on things like this?

[wolfman999]

Well Lerner, two can play at that game you c##t. After having a season ticket for more years than i can remember  and probably having spent a much larger portion of my (limited) wealth over the many years of following MY CLUB than you ever have (and you've only lent it after all), no more. I'll not be spending any more of my hard earned cash until there is a professionally run football club in residence at B6.

Not renewing our season tickets is the only thing these tossers  will listen to. 

[TheSandman]

They seek him here, they seek him there,
At Villa Park, it's very rare.
It will make or break him but he doesn't want the best,
He's a shit Chairman with no passion.
 
And when he jets to other towns,
And pisses off the Cleveland Browns,
Eagerly snoozing in his leather exec. chair,
He's a shit Chairman with no passion
 
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
There's one thing that he loves and that's economy
One year we're in Premier, and soon division 3.
Cos' He's a shit Chairman with no passion
 
They seek him here, they seek him there,
At Bodymoor Heath? he won't be there.
Every single week we see our beloved club in shit
Cos' He's a shit Chairman with no passion
 
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
His world is built on credit cards and temporary tattoo's.
We're not down the shitter yet, but he'll do his best
Cos' He's a shit Chairman with no passion
 
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He's got the attention span of a butterfly.
In footballing matters he is as fickle as can be,
Cos' He's a shit Chairman with no passion
Cos' He's a shit Chairman with no passion
Cos' He's a shit Chairman with no passion

*Clappy Man*. Great stuff Fletch.

[neo_Villan]

Let's be honest, apart from letting the wage bill get out of control and the mistake of appointing TSM, nobody knows whether Lerner is doing a good or bad job.
The time to judge Lerner will be at the end of the month.

Well I could probably write an entire book on why he is without doubt doing a bad job...but I think there is a simple way of looking at it. After almost 7 years and 200m, we are worse in every way then we were in 2006 when he took over.

[hilts_coolerking]

Let's be honest, apart from letting the wage bill get out of control and the mistake of appointing TSM, nobody knows whether Lerner is doing a good or bad job.
The time to judge Lerner will be at the end of the month.

I bet you still think Lance Armstrong didn't dope.

[Irish villain]

Sorry if posted elsewhere but anybody else see this?

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/aston-villa-chairman-randy-lerner-1240157

[E I Adio]

Sorry if posted elsewhere but anybody else see this?

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/aston-villa-chairman-randy-lerner-1240157

I note that our current chairman is now Sterling Billionaire as well as a Dollar Billionaire.

Well, that's nice.

[neo_Villan]

Sorry if posted elsewhere but anybody else see this?

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/aston-villa-chairman-randy-lerner-1240157

Has the funds but won't release them to us when we need them more then at any other time during his reign.

[Irish villain]

Sorry if posted elsewhere but anybody else see this?

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/aston-villa-chairman-randy-lerner-1240157

I note that our current chairman is now Sterling Billionaire as well as a Dollar Billionaire.

Well, that's nice.

Ellis In!!!!!!!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Let's be honest, apart from letting the wage bill get out of control and the mistake of appointing TSM, nobody knows whether Lerner is doing a good or bad job.
The time to judge Lerner will be at the end of the month.

I bet you still think Lance Armstrong didn't dope.

Hardly, Hilts. I just refuse to run around like a screaming little girl, calling him a c**t, etc.

I don't recall too many complaints when he was giving MON millions to piss up the wall or the £30m he gave to Houllier two years ago. He needs to back Lambert this window, make no mistake. Fail to and the proof will be there that he's lost interest, not to mention his marbles but until then I'll try to ignore the extended pantomine season.