Have the club accepted relegation?

[villasjf]

So we are broke, why spend money on all those flags and why send a private jet to get the manager to the USA for a meeting, whats wrong with a video conference call (except someone might copy it and leak it)

[monkeyboy]

Where to start - 30 years a Lions fan and this.

Lerner clearly has given up on his plaything, Faulkwit is anaware of the sport we play and as for Lambert, to be honest i'm most disappointed with him over this article.

Surely if this is the party line he's having to communicate, what does it say about him as a professional and as a human. His stock is tumbling, so if he had even a small pair, surely now is the time to resign and keep some professional dignity. His position as manager is untenable under this regime.

To me this smacks of a bloke waiting to be punted and take with him a kings ransom in compensation - rather than a football person with any honour who should walk. If nothing else it might allow him another shot at another decent club.

Cannot remember feeling this dejected about our wonderful club - never ever thought we could sink this low!

Please Randy - thanks for everything, but for the good of all concerned please please step aside before you inflict any more damage

VTID

[LeeB]

What's the point in paying £40 to watch us if we're only going to get beat?

I'll take my lead from the club, and I won't bother turning up again.

I'm sick of putting my faith in this club, only to have it thrown back in my face.

[Malandro]

Can somebody with a more analytical brain than mine (or a nice Excel sheet) please explain to me how it could make better financial sense to allow to to wither and be relegated than stay up. I simply cannot cannot fathom this out given that we are on the cusp of a new number TV deal.

Its not about money its about Randy winning the Championship, like he promised fans he would

[cheltenhamlion]

What I cannot fathom is why he doesn't get the first seasons parachute money to spend. Its guaranteed if the worst happens.

If we go down then half the squad will be sold and you could make a fair argument to Lambert of using any generated funds from those sales to reshape the squad.

To sit back, shove our collective fingers in ours ears and just wait for the inevitable is mystifying.

[PaulWinch again]

"We're not going to spend money trying not to get relegated, in case it doesn't work"

Fuck off, Lerner.

Indeed that's it for me. That is the most pathetic defeatist attitude I've ever seen, fucking try and find someone competant to buy the club Lerner you wanker. Frankly I think people should stop turning up to games, if the club have given up why should the fans put their hard earned money and their hearts into the club.

[Apyadg]

I'm not giving a penny to this club while these fuckers are here.

[Stu]

"We're not going to spend money trying not to get relegated, in case it doesn't work"

Fuck off, Lerner.

Indeed that's it for me. That is the most pathetic defeatist attitude I've ever seen, fucking try and find someone competant to buy the club Lerner you wanker. Frankly I think people should stop turning up to games, if the club have given up why should the fans put their hard earned money and their hearts into the club.

This is the only thing that the fans can do to make their voices heard.

[Stu]

I'm not giving a penny to this club while these fuckers are here.

Wow, it really is like Doug is back.

Not having a go, just saying.

[Jimbo]

Lerner and Faulkner have got away so lightly.

I can't believe they have been allowed to do this with barely a whimper from the fans.

Thing is, IV, if you let the John Wayne act slip for just a second you might be accused of being a drama queen, and you wouldn't want that.

[PaulWinch again]

"We're not going to spend money trying not to get relegated, in case it doesn't work"

Fuck off, Lerner.

Indeed that's it for me. That is the most pathetic defeatist attitude I've ever seen, fucking try and find someone competant to buy the club Lerner you wanker. Frankly I think people should stop turning up to games, if the club have given up why should the fans put their hard earned money and their hearts into the club.

This is the only thing that the fans can do to make their voices heard.

Yes but I don't think they care a less. Given the cost of turning up to watch a team that clearly has already accepted relegation, it's just disgraceful. Speaking from personal experience, I spent around £125(after travel, ticket, food and drink) coming up from Winchester to watch Villa vs Southampton. That's a lot of money for me, had I known the ownership's contempt for the club they own I wouldn't have bothered.

[villasjf]

Where to start - 30 years a Lions fan and this.

Lerner clearly has given up on his plaything, Faulkwit is anaware of the sport we play and as for Lambert, to be honest i'm most disappointed with him over this article.

Surely if this is the party line he's having to communicate, what does it say about him as a professional and as a human. His stock is tumbling, so if he had even a small pair, surely now is the time to resign and keep some professional dignity. His position as manager is untenable under this regime.

To me this smacks of a bloke waiting to be punted and take with him a kings ransom in compensation - rather than a football person with any honour who should walk. If nothing else it might allow him another shot at another decent club.

Cannot remember feeling this dejected about our wonderful club - never ever thought we could sink this low!

Please Randy - thanks for everything, but for the good of all concerned please please step aside before you inflict any more damage

VTID

the trouble is as we have seen (allegedly) you can walk away from the club quit what ever you call it and still get a pay off

[N'ZMAV]

I, as many others probably did, fell for it all, hook, line and sinker. Lerner's charm offensive by splashing the cash won me over in minutes. Renevating the Holte pub and training ground etc, was all ticks in the right boxes as a fan. Especially with him and Doug appointing MON, he was the right man at the right time. I didn't think at any point it would ever get to this, even with the cost cutting and trimming of wages. Which, had to happen, especially when you look at the shite players we was wasting millions of pounds on every year. I just didn't think he would end up appearing to not give a fuck.

I wonder if he's still got that tattoo on his leg?

[stubbsyandy]

It's a total disgrace.
Once we stop being proud of our club will we ever get it back?

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

As I said before, against Newcastle on Tuesday and for every home game after that if need be the fans need to go to the game, scream their heads off for the lads but not spend a single penny on anything in the ground in the club shop.

 The only way Lerner will get the message is in the pocket. He isn't there to see or hear the issues, he isn't bothered about the club, but he is bothered about money. That is where he needs to get hit.