Kendrick Says It's Time To Ask Questions

[hilts_coolerking]

I don't entirely agree. You want someone's reassurance, not necessarily the owner. It goes back to a debate we had on here a few moths ago - the club needs a figurehead (not a president or the mythical 'football man') who is respected by supporters and the general football public, who can offer such reassurance that things are either moving in the right direction or being dealt with.

The point surely though is whether such assurances are genuine.  If the club appointed such a figurehead he / she would only be a corporate mouthpiece, regardless of how well respected they were.  If the statement is bollocks, it doesn't much matter whether it's SGT or Comical Ali presenting it.  Like paulie said earlier, Krulak spun us all the line about 'we know what we're doing' but it turned out to be cobblers and it would have been cobblers regardless of who said it.  But I couldn't see SGT, for instance, being appointed and given the remit to comment independently about how he saw things being done.

[dave.woodhall]

The bottom line is something I found out a long time ago; the only thing that matters to the vast majority of supporters is how the team is doing. Randy could live on Mars if we were in the top half of the table. None of this week's outpouring of rage would have happened if it was us who'd scored in stoppage time on Sunday.

Yes but it is in a time of crisis that you want to feel reassured by the owner's presence and leadership.

I don't entirely agree. You want someone's reassurance, not necessarily the owner. It goes back to a debate we had on here a few months ago - the club needs a figurehead (not a president or the mythical 'football man') who is respected by supporters and the general football public, who can offer such reassurance that things are either moving in the right direction or being dealt with. 

Any suggestions, Dave?

I said Charlie Aitken last time.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I hope this discussion doesn't get diverted to personalities rather than addressing the issues.

It's far too important to get sidetracked.

[dave.woodhall]

I doubt if he's doing it to get a few Facebook likes. He sounds like a passionate long time Villa fan, just like every other Villa fan I guess. Perhaps he's just fed up with the way Lerner and co are running the club?
The club has been in decline for 4 years now and doesn't seem to be any sign of it getting any better. What's your view on it?

I think money will be spent in the summer and it'll be interesting to see how opinions will change again once it is.

[saunders_heroes]

The bottom line is something I found out a long time ago; the only thing that matters to the vast majority of supporters is how the team is doing. Randy could live on Mars if we were in the top half of the table. None of this week's outpouring of rage would have happened if it was us who'd scored in stoppage time on Sunday.

Yes but it is in a time of crisis that you want to feel reassured by the owner's presence and leadership.

I don't entirely agree. You want someone's reassurance, not necessarily the owner. It goes back to a debate we had on here a few months ago - the club needs a figurehead (not a president or the mythical 'football man') who is respected by supporters and the general football public, who can offer such reassurance that things are either moving in the right direction or being dealt with. 

Any suggestions, Dave?

I said Charlie Aitken last time.

From what I've heard Aitken isn't very happy with Lerner and co.

[Fergal]

It could be taken a bit more seriously if he hadn't just had a falling out with the board.

He was saying this stuff way before they booted him out of the directors.

And he wonders why they did?

Well at least he had the balls to say it.

A lot of people are saying a lot of things. It doesn't mean that they are right or that their opinions deserve to go unchallenged.

He's said his piece and he's entitled to do so and he's been thrown out of the Directors because of it. Good luck luck to him, I agree with everything he's said, and it's good to see prominent Villa fans actually standing up and protesting at the way Villa have gone into decline over the last 4 years. I don't see much of that from you, Dave, and you're the editor of the only independent Villa fanzine. In fact i often see you jumping to Lerner's defence on here. Why is that?

Because it's what I think, maybe? Do you expect me to change my opinion because it's fashionable or might get a few likes on Facebook?

I doubt if he's doing it to get a few Facebook likes. He sounds like a passionate long time Villa fan, just like every other Villa fan I guess. Perhaps he's just fed up with the way Lerner and co are running the club?
The club has been in decline for 4 years now and doesn't seem to be any sign of it getting any better. What's your view on it?

If Doug were still the owner and we were in this position, both on and off the field, there would be a shit storm of biblical proportions flung against him.

[saunders_heroes]

I doubt if he's doing it to get a few Facebook likes. He sounds like a passionate long time Villa fan, just like every other Villa fan I guess. Perhaps he's just fed up with the way Lerner and co are running the club?
The club has been in decline for 4 years now and doesn't seem to be any sign of it getting any better. What's your view on it?

I think money will be spent in the summer and it'll be interesting to see how opinions will change again once it is.

The only thing we want is for him to invest again. Football is a very fickle game and if he stops this "young and hungry" nonsense (cheap poor quality signings) and starts to buy quality PL standard footballers again the fans will be on his side. Obviously you don't need me to tell you this. It's blatantly obvious.

[saunders_heroes]

It could be taken a bit more seriously if he hadn't just had a falling out with the board.

He was saying this stuff way before they booted him out of the directors.

And he wonders why they did?

Well at least he had the balls to say it.

A lot of people are saying a lot of things. It doesn't mean that they are right or that their opinions deserve to go unchallenged.

He's said his piece and he's entitled to do so and he's been thrown out of the Directors because of it. Good luck luck to him, I agree with everything he's said, and it's good to see prominent Villa fans actually standing up and protesting at the way Villa have gone into decline over the last 4 years. I don't see much of that from you, Dave, and you're the editor of the only independent Villa fanzine. In fact i often see you jumping to Lerner's defence on here. Why is that?

Because it's what I think, maybe? Do you expect me to change my opinion because it's fashionable or might get a few likes on Facebook?

I doubt if he's doing it to get a few Facebook likes. He sounds like a passionate long time Villa fan, just like every other Villa fan I guess. Perhaps he's just fed up with the way Lerner and co are running the club?
The club has been in decline for 4 years now and doesn't seem to be any sign of it getting any better. What's your view on it?

If Doug were still the owner and we were in this position, both on and off the field, there would be a shit storm of biblical proportions flung against him.

Oh without a shadow of a doubt.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I doubt if he's doing it to get a few Facebook likes. He sounds like a passionate long time Villa fan, just like every other Villa fan I guess. Perhaps he's just fed up with the way Lerner and co are running the club?
The club has been in decline for 4 years now and doesn't seem to be any sign of it getting any better. What's your view on it?

I think money will be spent in the summer and it'll be interesting to see how opinions will change again once it is.

As I mentioned several times in the last few days, we're the sixth biggest net spender over the last five years. It's what we do with the money that really matters. Ask Everton and Spurs, they're both in the black with their 5 year net spend.

[Fergal]

I doubt if he's doing it to get a few Facebook likes. He sounds like a passionate long time Villa fan, just like every other Villa fan I guess. Perhaps he's just fed up with the way Lerner and co are running the club?
The club has been in decline for 4 years now and doesn't seem to be any sign of it getting any better. What's your view on it?

I think money will be spent in the summer and it'll be interesting to see how opinions will change again once it is.

What if we go down? Will the available cash be enough to get us back up?

[Fergal]

It could be taken a bit more seriously if he hadn't just had a falling out with the board.

He was saying this stuff way before they booted him out of the directors.

And he wonders why they did?

Well at least he had the balls to say it.

A lot of people are saying a lot of things. It doesn't mean that they are right or that their opinions deserve to go unchallenged.

He's said his piece and he's entitled to do so and he's been thrown out of the Directors because of it. Good luck luck to him, I agree with everything he's said, and it's good to see prominent Villa fans actually standing up and protesting at the way Villa have gone into decline over the last 4 years. I don't see much of that from you, Dave, and you're the editor of the only independent Villa fanzine. In fact i often see you jumping to Lerner's defence on here. Why is that?

Because it's what I think, maybe? Do you expect me to change my opinion because it's fashionable or might get a few likes on Facebook?

I doubt if he's doing it to get a few Facebook likes. He sounds like a passionate long time Villa fan, just like every other Villa fan I guess. Perhaps he's just fed up with the way Lerner and co are running the club?
The club has been in decline for 4 years now and doesn't seem to be any sign of it getting any better. What's your view on it?

If Doug were still the owner and we were in this position, both on and off the field, there would be a shit storm of biblical proportions flung against him.

Oh without a shadow of a doubt.

So how does Randy get away with it?

[saunders_heroes]

It could be taken a bit more seriously if he hadn't just had a falling out with the board.

He was saying this stuff way before they booted him out of the directors.

And he wonders why they did?

Well at least he had the balls to say it.

A lot of people are saying a lot of things. It doesn't mean that they are right or that their opinions deserve to go unchallenged.

He's said his piece and he's entitled to do so and he's been thrown out of the Directors because of it. Good luck luck to him, I agree with everything he's said, and it's good to see prominent Villa fans actually standing up and protesting at the way Villa have gone into decline over the last 4 years. I don't see much of that from you, Dave, and you're the editor of the only independent Villa fanzine. In fact i often see you jumping to Lerner's defence on here. Why is that?

Because it's what I think, maybe? Do you expect me to change my opinion because it's fashionable or might get a few likes on Facebook?

I doubt if he's doing it to get a few Facebook likes. He sounds like a passionate long time Villa fan, just like every other Villa fan I guess. Perhaps he's just fed up with the way Lerner and co are running the club?
The club has been in decline for 4 years now and doesn't seem to be any sign of it getting any better. What's your view on it?

If Doug were still the owner and we were in this position, both on and off the field, there would be a shit storm of biblical proportions flung against him.

Oh without a shadow of a doubt.

So how does Randy get away with it?

Christ knows. It remains one of life's great mysteries.

[hilts_coolerking]

I think money will be spent in the summer and it'll be interesting to see how opinions will change again once it is.

That will depend ultimately on how well it's spent, based on how far up the table it gets us.  Like you said earlier, that's the bottom line for most fans.

[Louzie0]

Randy's put more money in and he means well.

[Isa]

I don't entirely agree. You want someone's reassurance, not necessarily the owner. It goes back to a debate we had on here a few months ago - the club needs a figurehead (not a president or the mythical 'football man') who is respected by supporters and the general football public, who can offer such reassurance that things are either moving in the right direction or being dealt with.

That is a fair point. I suppose then that brings attention to the fact that Faulkner, despite his title, hasn't really assumed the role of the said figurehead. Although I don't have a major problem with him, he certainly doesn't carry much respect or authority amongst the fans it seems. Unfairly scapegoated by many in fact.