Randy donates £1m to Acorns

[Marlon From Bearwood]

For a parent to outlive one or more of their children is probably number one in the top ten of awful things that can happen to someone. Anything that can be done to help families with children who have life limiting conditions [anyone with an ounce of common sense knows what that means] should be applauded. I'm all for having a laugh, but to knock this gesture, and make comments about the money should have been spent on players etc, shows a lack of emotional intelligence imo.

Well said.

[saunders_heroes]

My own niece spent many years of respite care at Acorns in Selly Oak so it's a subject very close to my heart. They're a wonderful organisation and I'm proud our club supports them so much.
Well done, Randy!

[ozzjim]

In a time where cuts to funding through traditional measures for such brilliant organisations such as Acorns are a really sad and horrible fact of life, gestures like this mean all the more to keep them running.

Brilliant work, and long may the association and funding continue.

[levico]

Frankly if Randy has got more money to spend/give away, I'd rather he gave it to Acorns than PL.

I see you are as generous as usual.

I just think that Randy would get more happiness out of life by doing this sort of thing rather than fritter his money away on a Premier League Football Club.

[Olneythelonely]

I completely agree with you. I would much prefer Acorns getting it than it being paid towards another footballer's wages.

[olaftab]

However the two things are not disassociated. Randy got to know Acorns through being here and his ownership of Villa. So Acorns are benefitting because of the club, the players and, the most important, the owner. Disregarding anything to do with the business of the club is nonsense even if we think footballers are overpaid and Lambert is wasting money etcetc.

[peter w]

Well done Randy,and good luck Acorns.

[Tayls_7]

What a wonderful thing to do. The best news by far.

[Jimbo]

Off the pitch, we're still a great club.

[Singapore Villa]

Fantastic gesture.

[olaftab]

Off the pitch, we're still a great club.

We are still a great club however we don't have a very good first team at the moment.

[London Villan]

Off the pitch, we're still a great club.

That's the sad thing isn't it... off the pitch we are pretty much top class at everything we do... community presence, hospitality, supporter involvement... if only we could match it on the pitch.

Well done RL for this though. It will make a massive difference to some very poorly kids.

[Ron Manager]

A magnificent gesture, and money which will help provide facilities for the children and their families.

[PeterWithesShin]

Top work Randy. Just one more in a long long list of reasons I'm always proud to be Villa.

[Toronto Villa]

In a similar vein this is from Ajax and some of their work their foundation does for kids like those at Acorns


Ajax