Randy Lerner - How will his reign be remembered?

[silhillvilla]

"The slums of Chicago are full of Day 1 leaders of the US Open".

No direct relation to Villa but I quite like this quote.

[dingo]

my farther bought me a villa share in the sixties Randy took that off me for a sum of money i had no choice!!! , now i have no shares in the club i love .
Thanks Randy

[ktvillan]

It puzzles me how some people are claiming they saw this coming and the rest of us were all just duped by razzmatazz. Whether the Lerner reign lasted eight years or eighty, there's no way you could tell it was going to go the way it has.

Not strictly true in my view - his track record at the Brown's up to that point had been atrocious and there were plenty of Browns fans all too ready to express disbelief at the esteem in which he was being held by Villa fans, and to warn us that he was an awful owner, and not to be surprised if it all went pear shaped.  That only mildly tempered my enthusiasm and optimism as I still hoped maybe it would be different for us, and at least he had money and wasn't Ellis.  It looked good initially but possibly only because he had MON in situ who was at least able to keep us looking decent for a while whilst emptying the coffers.

[ChicagoLion]

"The slums of Chicago are full of Day 1 leaders of the US Open".

No direct relation to Villa but I quite like this quote.

It does not make any sense, they don't play golf in the slums of Chicago, you should check it out. You might need a decent set of clubs mind.

[pauliewalnuts]

"The slums of Chicago are full of Day 1 leaders of the US Open".

No direct relation to Villa but I quite like this quote.

It does not make any sense, they don't play golf in the slums of Chicago, you should check it out. You might need a decent set of clubs mind.

And a turbocharged buggy might come in useful.

[Bad English]

Scolari. Isn't he facing charges in Portugal?

Edit. Yes. Tax fraud investigation.

Edit Edit.I 'm in the wrong thread.

Whatever. He's too old.

[ROBBO]

If Randy was self made he wouldn't have made the mistakes he did in squandering so much money on average players, but the money was given to him by his father and there are plenty of examples in British history of family fortunes being wasted.

[silhillvilla]

I'm guessing this is what can happen when you inherit a fortune if you are not streetwise and savvy and have lived a closeted life of privilege without any exposure to life's trials and tribulations and pariahs & shishesters who will eat you for breakfast then take a dump in your flower bed.
Not sure what Lerners next venture will be now he appears to be out of sports ownership but hopefully he's learned some lessons .

[silhillvilla]

"The slums of Chicago are full of Day 1 leaders of the US Open".

No direct relation to Villa but I quite like this quote.

It does not make any sense, they don't play golf in the slums of Chicago, you should check it out. You might need a decent set of clubs mind.

Apologies it was from the masters . Peter Jacobsen Jacobsen said: “The slums of Chicago are full of first-round leaders.”

[LTA]

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-randy-lerner-spent-7131673

£214.8 Million outgoing on players.  Presume it doesn't incluse wages, signing on fees, agent fees, Bodymoor, Villa Park, Holte Hotel and paying of managers and staff, but it must be well over £300 Million that Randy has spent since August 2006.

If only some of that cash had been spent better.

[pauliewalnuts]

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-randy-lerner-spent-7131673

£214.8 Million outgoing on players.  Presume it doesn't incluse wages, signing on fees, agent fees, Bodymoor, Villa Park, Holte Hotel and paying of managers and staff, but it must be well over £300 Million that Randy has spent since August 2006.

If only some of that cash had been spent better.

Yet still, some simpletons will insist he's taking money out of the club.

[itbrvilla]

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-randy-lerner-spent-7131673

£214.8 Million outgoing on players.  Presume it doesn't incluse wages, signing on fees, agent fees, Bodymoor, Villa Park, Holte Hotel and paying of managers and staff, but it must be well over £300 Million that Randy has spent since August 2006.

If only some of that cash had been spent better.

Yet still, some simpletons will insist he's taking money out of the club.

Is that all out of his own pocket or does that include income as well?

[dave.woodhall]

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-randy-lerner-spent-7131673

£214.8 Million outgoing on players.  Presume it doesn't incluse wages, signing on fees, agent fees, Bodymoor, Villa Park, Holte Hotel and paying of managers and staff, but it must be well over £300 Million that Randy has spent since August 2006.

If only some of that cash had been spent better.

Yet still, some simpletons will insist he's taking money out of the club.

Is that all out of his own pocket or does that include income as well?

That's just him.

[adrenachrome]

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-randy-lerner-spent-7131673

£214.8 Million outgoing on players.  Presume it doesn't incluse wages, signing on fees, agent fees, Bodymoor, Villa Park, Holte Hotel and paying of managers and staff, but it must be well over £300 Million that Randy has spent since August 2006.

If only some of that cash had been spent better.

Yet still, some simpletons will insist he's taking money out of the club.

By my reckoning, they have all departed for pastures new.

[Jim Shoes]

As a complete waste of everyone's time and effort would be my answer.

I honestly can't work out just what Lerner thought he was getting into but I'm glad that he has given up because the last 3 seasons have been nothing short of painful.

Goodbye you wont be missed.