Doug or Randy?

[TheSandman]

Lerner. Though I'd might have been inclined to vote neither, had there been such an option.

[tomd2103]

Thats a very fair point, granted. However at times like this, fans want visibility of the people in power...they want reassurance and some hope that there is a plan in place.  For all his faults, old Doug had something to say...even if it didn't go down too well with many. Lerner's silence is deafening.

It doesn't need Randy to say it but it does need someone. I've said that from the start. In fact, going way back to the early Doug II days one thing we've lacked is a presidential figure who everyone can respect and believe in.

There is a blindingly obvious choice who could fill such a role.

[Monty]

Thats a very fair point, granted. However at times like this, fans want visibility of the people in power...they want reassurance and some hope that there is a plan in place.  For all his faults, old Doug had something to say...even if it didn't go down too well with many. Lerner's silence is deafening.

It doesn't need Randy to say it but it does need someone. I've said that from the start. In fact, going way back to the early Doug II days one thing we've lacked is a presidential figure who everyone can respect and believe in.

There is a blindingly obvious choice who could fill such a role.

Obama?

[PeterWithesShin]

Thatcher?

[tomd2103]

Thats a very fair point, granted. However at times like this, fans want visibility of the people in power...they want reassurance and some hope that there is a plan in place.  For all his faults, old Doug had something to say...even if it didn't go down too well with many. Lerner's silence is deafening.

It doesn't need Randy to say it but it does need someone. I've said that from the start. In fact, going way back to the early Doug II days one thing we've lacked is a presidential figure who everyone can respect and believe in.

There is a blindingly obvious choice who could fill such a role.

Obama?

Isn't Randy a Republican?  I was thinking more along the lines of Graham Taylor in any case.

[Monty]

Thats a very fair point, granted. However at times like this, fans want visibility of the people in power...they want reassurance and some hope that there is a plan in place.  For all his faults, old Doug had something to say...even if it didn't go down too well with many. Lerner's silence is deafening.

It doesn't need Randy to say it but it does need someone. I've said that from the start. In fact, going way back to the early Doug II days one thing we've lacked is a presidential figure who everyone can respect and believe in.

There is a blindingly obvious choice who could fill such a role.

Obama?

Isn't Randy a Republican?  I was thinking more along the lines of Graham Taylor in any case.

Ahh I see. Well, he's rich enough to be a Republican, though there are plenty of their traditional Republicans who are being left behind by their batshit lunacy.

[eastie]

It's mostly gossipy stuff with no definite proof but everyone says roughly the same so often that there must be something in it. I know I've seen him sitting on his own in a roomful of people, then his face lit up when someone he knew walked in because he had somebody to talk to.

I'm not sure if  he's a lonely man but I think he loves to be recognised and villa has given that vehicle, he does love to chat about villa and I remember him saying he eats sleeps and breathes villa - I personally have met him on several occasions and found him to be a nice chap , bit pompous maybe but of course theres a big difference to meeting someone and working for them and I can imagine he could be a very prickly employer.

[Lambert and Payne]

I can't really vote either both have faults in different areas. However we need someone to speak and out and let us know where the club is headed. The wall of silence is frustrating

[Lambert and Payne]

Always Randy. Randy has made mistakes, but he's invested heavily financially.

That's what we wanted. It's the idiots below him that have messed up. Obviously he takes the blame for appointing the wrong people, but he'll learn from experience. I just hope he's still interested.

He invested heavily but look where thats got us.

[N'ZMAV]

Always Randy. Randy has made mistakes, but he's invested heavily financially.

That's what we wanted. It's the idiots below him that have messed up. Obviously he takes the blame for appointing the wrong people, but he'll learn from experience. I just hope he's still interested.

He invested heavily but looke where thats got us.

Randy is part of the blame. Only part.

[cheltenhamlion]

Crikey. I never thought I would see the day that people looked back on Herbie's tenure with such affection.

[Jimbo]

The short-sighted revisionism on this thread makes one despair.

[Lambert and Payne]

Always Randy. Randy has made mistakes, but he's invested heavily financially.

That's what we wanted. It's the idiots below him that have messed up. Obviously he takes the blame for appointing the wrong people, but he'll learn from experience. I just hope he's still interested.

He invested heavily but looke where thats got us.

Randy is part of the blame. Only part.

He was incredibly short sighted in it all

[Lambert and Payne]

MON and Lerner suited each other, they both agreed on the method shit or bust. When it went bust MON walked away and Lerner was left picking up the pieces with no idea what to do

[Dave Javu]

Crikey. I never thought I would see the day that people looked back on Herbie's tenure with such affection.

The youth of today...

In Off Topic later on today, we'll be getting all misty-eyed when we start reminiscing about the good old days of rationing, public hangings, child labour and slavery.