Lerner/Lambert v Ellis/O'Leary

[Damo70]

If I have remembered this right H&V did an interview with Barton ten years after the cup win. I seem to recall him saying Ellis was difficult to deal with and a story about not matching the contract offer Albion made to McNaught. Then months later McNaught wasn't happy and was up for returning to Villa for less money but Ellis blocked it.

[Dave Javu]

Happier, better times under Herbert:



I get so misty-eyed remembering those halcyon days.

[Toronto Villa]

Happier, better times under Herbert:



I get so misty-eyed remembering those halcyon days.

that must be photoshopped Dave because that never happened. Ellis was great compared to that asset stripping Lerner bloke who nobody ever sees.

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Still all we get is anti- Ellis. What is pro-Lerner and pro-Lambert? That is more important because it is what we are left with.

Would you indulge with me with something I find at odds?

How come you were so staunchly pro-McLeish until the bitter end, but turned very quickly on Lambert?

I am not saying either opinion is wrong, just wondering at the difference.

[Monty]

That does put stuff in perspective. If only Lerner knew more about the sport he was watching, I don't think many people would complain much.

[bertlambshank]

Lerner appointed TSM,Ellis appointed McNeil call it a score draw.
I saw a piece a white dog poo today,last time I saw one I felt this seperated from my football club.

[JUAN PABLO]

ellis for me just , as I had two cracking days at Wembley .

[ChicagoLion]

Happier, better times under Herbert:



I get so misty-eyed remembering those halcyon days.

that must be photoshopped Dave because that never happened. Ellis was great compared to that asset stripping Lerner bloke who nobody ever sees.

Isn't the real issue that back then the Fans did care and did vent their spleen where as now, everybody is just punch drunk by the now years of mismanagement and piss poor appointments. I think all the protest has been sucked out of the fans. It just feels like we are all walking Zombie like to the Championship.
Lerner is the unqualified architect of this demise, Faulkner his corporate bullshit yes man and Lambert his clueless foreman.

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It took a quarter of a century of Ellis miss-rule to get to that point, with far, far, far more disastrous events occurring in that time.

We're a very patient group of fans.

[Damo70]

I think Doug Ellis deserves credit for bringing SGT and BFR to the club. Also, his two gambles on Little (I think his Leicester side were bottom at the time) and Gregory worked well. The Dr Jo gamble didn't work and McNeil was a disaster, although it didn't seem the world's worst appointment at the time. Don't get me started on the Ellis and Turner period and the eagerness to break up the European cup winning team.

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Ellis also appointed O'Neill...

[LeeB]

I have to agree with people on here. The fans are not listened to, its almost like a wall of silence, no one answers our questions and we as well as fans, are customers treated almost like those of eBay or Amazon. Lerner shows no interest, his old mate Krulak did one pretty early on when the going got a little tough and Faulkner does cut and paste press releases or interviews. We have no direction and are becoming a laughing stock especially at our beloved home ground where the majority of games the away fans take the piss!

Our history is the only thing keeping us going with any sort of pride.

And what notice did Ellis take?

More than the wall of silence we are stuck with at the moment, even if it wasn't much.

I remember Doug being like the fucking Scarlett Pimpernel when the shit was hitting the fan, but first in front of the cameras if anything positive was happening.

[nick harper]

It took a quarter of a century of Ellis miss-rule to get to that point, with far, far, far more disastrous events occurring in that time.

We're a very patient group of fans.

I'll give you a relegation, but we also had two Wembley wins, two runners up and a few fine sides in that period aswell. We had some mediocrity but I'd settle for that at the moment.

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It took a quarter of a century of Ellis miss-rule to get to that point, with far, far, far more disastrous events occurring in that time.

We're a very patient group of fans.

I'll give you a relegation, but we also had two Wembley wins, two runners up and a few fine sides in that period aswell. We had some mediocrity but I'd settle for that at the moment.

We also had our fate sealed by his corner shop mentality.

[Damo70]

Ellis also appointed O'Neill...

Just as the takeover was being completed. I have never been convinced MON would have signed up for working under Doug.