The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[Malandro]

Given events of this morning, perhaps it makes a little more sense.

Reassurance that he's paying attention.

I don't know if that makes me feel more or less confident.

I think indecision and drift is probably worse than making a bad call... unless that call is Alex McLeish.

I don't think he can ever top that decision. Unless he somehow reappointed him.

Thank god those scrotes already own west ham is all I can say!

[john2710]

Hopefully this focus on the coming season will start with new contracts are offered to Vlar, Delph & Gabby.

[bob]

Even Faulkner has jumped ship!

I revise my expectations of money spent this summer to £4m.

[cheltenhamlion]

Bob, can you stop jumping on every thread being a fucking hysterical drama queen. Cheers, Chelts.

[cheltenhamlion]

By the way, the Trust will be offering a comment on this today/tomorrow as I understand it so let us hope they give the powers that be a well placed, polite, squeeze!

[ciggiesnbeer]

By the way, the Trust will be offering a comment on this today/tomorrow as I understand it so let us hope they give the powers that be a well placed, polite, squeeze!

Honestly mate, the self appointed supporters trust is entirely irrelevant to this process. They do not speak for the fans any more than we do. I am sure they want to give a nice goodbye message to PF as he took the time to speak with them which is nice I guess. But beyond that, they just do not matter.

[dave.woodhall]

By the way, the Trust will be offering a comment on this today/tomorrow as I understand it so let us hope they give the powers that be a well placed, polite, squeeze!

Honestly mate, the self appointed supporters trust is entirely irrelevant to this process. They do not speak for the fans any more than we do. I am sure they want to give a nice goodbye message to PF as he took the time to speak with them which is nice I guess. But beyond that, they just do not matter.

As the only supporters group open to everyone they do matter, unless you don't think we should have a say in our own club above shouting on the internet.

[ciggiesnbeer]

By the way, the Trust will be offering a comment on this today/tomorrow as I understand it so let us hope they give the powers that be a well placed, polite, squeeze!

Honestly mate, the self appointed supporters trust is entirely irrelevant to this process. They do not speak for the fans any more than we do. I am sure they want to give a nice goodbye message to PF as he took the time to speak with them which is nice I guess. But beyond that, they just do not matter.

As the only supporters group open to everyone they do matter, unless you don't think we should have a say in our own club above shouting on the internet.

I do not think their voice is any more important than shouting on the internet to be honest. If the club want fans opinions (and I don't think they do, as it is usually obvious) they can just poll season ticker holders.

Clearly the trust are nice enough people. I just do not want anyone thinking for a moment they represent the views of the fans. They do not. They represent the fans who join the trust just as Brigada represent the fans who join Brigada and H&V represent fans who join H&V. The trust are no more or less important than that.

[dave.woodhall]

By the way, the Trust will be offering a comment on this today/tomorrow as I understand it so let us hope they give the powers that be a well placed, polite, squeeze!

Honestly mate, the self appointed supporters trust is entirely irrelevant to this process. They do not speak for the fans any more than we do. I am sure they want to give a nice goodbye message to PF as he took the time to speak with them which is nice I guess. But beyond that, they just do not matter.

As the only supporters group open to everyone they do matter, unless you don't think we should have a say in our own club above shouting on the internet.

I do not think their voice is any more important than shouting on the internet to be honest. If the club want fans opinions (and I don't think they do, as it is usually obvious) they can just poll season ticker holders.

Clearly the trust are nice enough people. I just do not want anyone thinking for a moment they represent the views of the fans. They do not. They represent the fans who join the trust just as Brigada represent the fans who join Brigada and H&V represent fans who join H&V. The trust are no more or less important than that.

Nobody 'joins' H&V or Brigada. The Trust is a democratically-run, properly constituted group that the club has listened to on many occasions and as such they quite clearly are more important. If you don't want to join that's your choice but don't then say that your or anyone else's views are ignored.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Nobody 'joins' H&V or Brigada. The Trust is a democratically-run, properly constituted group that the club has listened to on many occasions and as such they quite clearly are more important. If you don't want to join that's your choice but don't then say that your or anyone else's views are ignored.

I don't think my views are ignored or the fans. The club is well aware of them. They are not hard to figure out.

[dave.woodhall]

Nobody 'joins' H&V or Brigada. The Trust is a democratically-run, properly constituted group that the club has listened to on many occasions and as such they quite clearly are more important. If you don't want to join that's your choice but don't then say that your or anyone else's views are ignored.

I don't think my views are ignored or the fans. The club is well aware of them. They are not hard to figure out.

And they're a lot easier to act on when they're articulated by a representative of a group.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Nobody 'joins' H&V or Brigada. The Trust is a democratically-run, properly constituted group that the club has listened to on many occasions and as such they quite clearly are more important. If you don't want to join that's your choice but don't then say that your or anyone else's views are ignored.

I don't think my views are ignored or the fans. The club is well aware of them. They are not hard to figure out.

And they're a lot easier to act on when they're articulated by a representative of a group.

Difference of opinion then. I do not think so. 

[dave.woodhall]

Nobody 'joins' H&V or Brigada. The Trust is a democratically-run, properly constituted group that the club has listened to on many occasions and as such they quite clearly are more important. If you don't want to join that's your choice but don't then say that your or anyone else's views are ignored.

I don't think my views are ignored or the fans. The club is well aware of them. They are not hard to figure out.

And they're a lot easier to act on when they're articulated by a representative of a group.

Difference of opinion then. I do not think so. 

I've seen it happen.

[cdbearsfan]

Wrong Fred.

[walsall villain]

This is from the Telegraph tonight..... Not sure if it's been posted somewhere else.
Interesting take on things, 'surprise departure'? Not sure it was a surprise to Lerner.
But we are now up to £15 million to spend apparently.

Randy Lerner has flown in from the United States to thrash out Aston Villa’s strategy for the summer, after the surprise exit of Paul Faulkner, the chief executive.
Lerner met Paul Lambert, the Villa manager, at the club's Bodymoor Heath training ground on Tuesday in a bid to ease the sense of turmoil following another difficult 24 hours.
The Villa owner assured Lambert that it would be business as usual, despite the departure of Faulkner effectively leaving the club rudderless at a time when it is up for sale.
Lerner is also believed to have reassessed this summer's transfer budget and may provide further money to strengthen the squad, though it is unlikely to be more than £15 million on fees and wages.