Randy Lerner - How will his reign be remembered?

[LeeB]

He got Doug out, and from that perspective he'd have to extinguish cigarettes on my testicles for me to think ill of him.

[class-of-82]

i posted this story under my other name on here perry_barr_pet till i was told to change it (long story).so sorry if ya read it already
i work on the gas in central london and was doing a massive job by harrods one day who should come walking towards me the one and only randy lerner i vaulted the barriers he possibly thought i was going to mug him till he seen my villa hat and just smiled at me i shook his hand and thanked him for everything he had done for the villa.
this was just after mon had left and we chatted for about 20 minutes about the villa in that time his phoned beeped about 10 times and rang at least 4 times he looked at his phone and said they can wait im talking to you about the villa thats more important. jesus christ how did that make me feel, he said that he had got caught up in the wave of optimism and euphoria that we all thought would end up with champions league football ( to be honest didnt we all). but he admitted that the players he was seeing on big money contracts not playing and the final straw being the europa league debacle.
sorry guys he came with the best intentions and it nearly worked and for 20 minutes he made me feel like the most important villa fan in the world so i cant slag him off

[The Left Side]

i posted this story under my other name on here perry_barr_pet till i was told to change it (long story).so sorry if ya read it already
i work on the gas in central london and was doing a massive job by harrods one day who should come walking towards me the one and only randy lerner i vaulted the barriers he possibly thought i was going to mug him till he seen my villa hat and just smiled at me i shook his hand and thanked him for everything he had done for the villa.
this was just after mon had left and we chatted for about 20 minutes about the villa in that time his phoned beeped about 10 times and rang at least 4 times he looked at his phone and said they can wait im talking to you about the villa thats more important. jesus christ how did that make me feel, he said that he had got caught up in the wave of optimism and euphoria that we all thought would end up with champions league football ( to be honest didnt we all). but he admitted that the players he was seeing on big money contracts not playing and the final straw being the europa league debacle.
sorry guys he came with the best intentions and it nearly worked and for 20 minutes he made me feel like the most important villa fan in the world so i cant slag him off

Enjoyed the story the first time, just wish it could have worked out for all of us... including your name change.

[Bad English]

I will remember attending a final at Wembley. Even though we lost.

[class-of-82]

me to "the left side" so much but heres to the next guy ,would love him or them to take a seat at a packed vp holte end upper (before they put pen to paper) when its rocking just to give him or them a feel of what this club is really all about. forget the balance sheets forget the fundamentals and all that shit then they will know what sort of club and support they are purchasing.
the new owners need to be told that this club once ruled half the footballing world 

[Kingthing]

Naive, reclusive, silent, poor judge, poor decision maker, bluffer

This isn't about my leadership its about Lerner's, get over it and move on.

[PeterWithe]

I think of him as a good man with sound intentions but bloody unlucky that Man Citys owners came in when they did, his hiring and supervision left a lot to be desired.

He gave us hope, then took it away.

[Big Dick Edwards]

He gave us reasons to be optimistic after the Ellis era but he went too far too soon financially.

[silhillvilla]

This is what happens to kids who inherit money. His own kids will be shrewder having watched dad fritter acres of spondulex away

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

He confirmed my now long held suspicion that I will never ever see the Villa be Champions of England or lift the European Cup again.

[pauliewalnuts]

He gave us hope, then took it away.

That pretty much nails it in eight words, I reckon. Good work.

[rob_bridge]

He was better than Robert Maxwell.

[adrenachrome]

I think of him as a good man with sound intentions but bloody unlucky that Man Citys owners came in when they did, his hiring and supervision left a lot to be desired.

He gave us hope, then took it away.

He saw the whole of the moon.

[robbyfvillain]

A person who believed all he had to do was wave his cheque book around to get what he wanted.

Shocking business sense and should have sold 4 years ago when MON left as his heart has not been in it since then.

I am sure he is a very personable man but I find it difficult to feel a lot of sympathy for the money he has wasted whilst playing at running a football club. His decisions wasted his money and has left the rest of us with a club which if not bought quickly could slide down a very slippery slope.

He is certainly proving the saying a fool and his money etc.

I may be being a little harsh on him but it annoys me when something that has meant so much to me for 50 odd years can be used and tossed aside as a rich persons plaything. 

[Californian Villain]

This is what happens to kids who inherit money. His own kids will be shrewder having watched dad fritter acres of spondulex away

A fool and his money are soon parted...