Takeover rumours

[dave.woodhall]

Something I've noticed about non villa fans and the media is they seem oblivious to the amount of money O'Neil spent. Its as if he got us to 6th place on a budget and we should be grateful.

Didn't one of his acolytes in the nationals write something to the effect of his miraculous work on a shoestring?

[villa `cross the mersey]

Great story from three years ago ... I wonder whether the same would happen now if Randy was 'accosted' on the street? I'd like to thinks so.

Personally I would rather converse about his taste in art than his stewardship of the greatest Football Club on this earth.

[Toronto Villa]

Great story from three years ago ... I wonder whether the same would happen now if Randy was 'accosted' on the street? I'd like to thinks so.

Personally I would rather converse about his taste in art than his stewardship of the greatest Football Club on this earth.

However, it is nice to get a glimpse of how he feels and that it is possible, contrary to growing beliefs that he actually still cares for the well being of the club. I would also like to commend for his philanthropy and his continued support of Acorns.

[brian green]

If the bit of stuff he was with when my son met him is anything to go by I would much prefer to discuss his taste in women.

[Chris Smith]

You wouldn't bat an eyelid if you heard it spoken but 'bit of stuff' seems like a strange phrase when you see it written down.

[Nelly]

That was a great story, glad to have read it! With me, as there is sometimes a void of meaningful information from the Club, it's hard to see if they see/feel what I do. This is a pretty strong indication that they do.

[dekko]

I know its the job of the stadium tour to make you think everything is awesome and fine and dandy, but just chatting to the guide about Lerner and some of the behind the scenes stuff really made me think that his intentions are good, and he does in fact have a great deal of respect for the club and its traditions and so on.

Just a series of awful decisions made when it comes to football.

[supertom]

Great story from three years ago ... I wonder whether the same would happen now if Randy was 'accosted' on the street? I'd like to thinks so.

It would have to be one of our American Villains doing the accosting though.

[class_of_82]

Promise you guys it's all 100% true it was actually outside the Rembrandt hotel just down from harrods just before the Kazakh embassy. Day before my Chelsea mate met obi mikel and lampard I said to him you lucky sod.

Next day that happened seen him 3-4 times walking about and poss know to within 100 yards where his pad is guy was an absolute diamond so sorry guys can never slag him off cause of that day. He made me feel like I was his right hand man.

Yea I think o"Neil was on borrowed time from what he was saying but he could not sack him because of our top 6 finishes and so the fan reaction.

How many times have we started a project with all good intentions throwing money at it(in my case my garden ) then lost a bit of interest. But you know you gotta get it done and one day you do.

Just hope randy don't take as long with the villa that I have with my garden though

[lovejoy]

"But he admitted he went along with it and he admitted he was glad when mon walked out. The final straw being the euro debacle in mon final season."

After reading that, it makes me wonder if MO'N was close to getting the sack. He realised this so he walked.

Well he got paid off so whether he walked or was pushed, it's fairly acedemic.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Yea I think o"Neil was on borrowed time from what he was saying but he could not sack him because of our top 6 finishes and so the fan reaction.

Very true. I wanted rid of MON the season before he left as I just couldn't see what he was trying to build and even if we had qualified for the CL we'd have been knocked out in the qualifying round, so poor was the football we played. It's encouraging to know Lerner wanted him out, it gives me a glimmer of hope he actually has a clue on the footballing side. On the club side he's faultless, the best owner we could ever hope for but it's the football that makes us junkies.

Saying that, I can not for the life of me understand why if the man has a knowledge of football he'd want to offer now a three year extension to Lambert. It just doesn't make any sense what-so-ever.

Great story, PBV.

[ROBBO]

It isn't as if Lambert will have bigger clubs chasing him. A very strange happening it makes you wonder whether Randy has learned anything in the last six years.

[mr underhill]

agreed. the glimmer of hope was in fact a man with a serious heart condition who still wished he was managing Liverpool followed by TSM.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Great story from three years ago ... I wonder whether the same would happen now if Randy was 'accosted' on the street? I'd like to thinks so.

It would have to be one of our American Villains doing the accosting though.

Or maybe one of our fans in Bejing ?

[FrankyH]

You wouldn't bat an eyelid if you heard it spoken but 'bit of stuff' seems like a strange phrase when you see it written down.

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