Tom Fox announced as new Villa CEO

[andyh]

It seems like a good appointment, he obviously has a great track record.
He's not a 'football' man though, which is still a worry, and can he be ruthless enough if he needs to be? I guess it's a step up from commercial guru to CEO.

I would think he is a step up from PF though.

[Lee]

Where did you hear that? Nothing about it on the OS.

It's been announced in twitter

https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/502394617015590912

Aston Villa FCVerified account ‏@AVFCOfficial

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Fox as chief executive. #AVFC

Can't be right.. TBAR haven't stated it so.

[Percy McCarthy]

"Villa has"

Fox out!🐺

What's wrong with that?

[pauliewalnuts]

It seems like a good appointment, he obviously has a great track record.
He's not a 'football' man though, which is still a worry, and can he be ruthless enough if he needs to be? I guess it's a step up from commercial guru to CEO.

I would think he is a step up from PF though.

It depends what you mean by "football man". Whenever I've thought about it with regard to the CEO position, I've seen it as meaning "someone who knows the football business", which he does.

There would be no point appointing a football man of the type of SGT or similar to this position, as they would have totally the wrong skillset.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Welcome Mr Fox.

Lots of cunning plans please!

[themossman]

Boo. I wanted a ruddy faced, bemused, camel coat wearing football man who bemoans the commercialization of the game as our new CEO.

[Smoke]

Welcome Mr Fox.

Lots of cunning plans please!

[andyh]

It seems like a good appointment, he obviously has a great track record.
He's not a 'football' man though, which is still a worry, and can he be ruthless enough if he needs to be? I guess it's a step up from commercial guru to CEO.

I would think he is a step up from PF though.

It depends what you mean by "football man". Whenever I've thought about it with regard to the CEO position, I've seen it as meaning "someone who knows the football business", which he does.

There would be no point appointing a football man of the type of SGT or similar to this position, as they would have totally the wrong skillset.

Oh, I totally agree.
I think what I would like to see is a 'football man' on the board as well as a top CEO. Have a proper, management team running the club,cover all aspects of running a FOOTBALL club rather than just a corporate suit.

[pauliewalnuts]

Boo. I wanted a ruddy faced, bemused, camel coat wearing football man who bemoans the commercialization of the game as our new CEO.

Basically, Dave Cooper.

[Toronto Villa]

It seems like a good appointment, he obviously has a great track record.
He's not a 'football' man though, which is still a worry, and can he be ruthless enough if he needs to be? I guess it's a step up from commercial guru to CEO.

I would think he is a step up from PF though.

It depends what you mean by "football man". Whenever I've thought about it with regard to the CEO position, I've seen it as meaning "someone who knows the football business", which he does.

There would be no point appointing a football man of the type of SGT or similar to this position, as they would have totally the wrong skillset.

I think this is correct. For me Fox has a football background. It's different to walking from an entirely new background and having to learn it from scratch. What be useful is to add in board members that have either played the game or have an association with the game that might see things from another viewpoint yet still be able to conduct themselves professionally. I might not be putting that well, but someone like Gareth Southgate who speaks well, comes across as having some progressive views on the development of the game. His Villa background helps but it isn't critical (see Marwood or Viera at Man City as examples).

[paul_e]

It seems like a good appointment, he obviously has a great track record.
He's not a 'football' man though, which is still a worry, and can he be ruthless enough if he needs to be? I guess it's a step up from commercial guru to CEO.

I would think he is a step up from PF though.

It depends what you mean by "football man". Whenever I've thought about it with regard to the CEO position, I've seen it as meaning "someone who knows the football business", which he does.

There would be no point appointing a football man of the type of SGT or similar to this position, as they would have totally the wrong skillset.

Oh, I totally agree.
I think what I would like to see is a 'football man' on the board as well as a top CEO. Have a proper, management team running the club,cover all aspects of running a FOOTBALL club rather than just a corporate suit.

I've said it a few times on here, Lerner treats his manager as that person, it ties in with the american structure so it makes sense.

[dave.woodhall]

It seems like a good appointment, he obviously has a great track record.
He's not a 'football' man though, which is still a worry, and can he be ruthless enough if he needs to be? I guess it's a step up from commercial guru to CEO.

I would think he is a step up from PF though.

It depends what you mean by "football man". Whenever I've thought about it with regard to the CEO position, I've seen it as meaning "someone who knows the football business", which he does.

There would be no point appointing a football man of the type of SGT or similar to this position, as they would have totally the wrong skillset.

Oh, I totally agree.
I think what I would like to see is a 'football man' on the board as well as a top CEO. Have a proper, management team running the club,cover all aspects of running a FOOTBALL club rather than just a corporate suit.

I've said it a few times on here, Lerner treats his manager as that person, it ties in with the american structure so it makes sense.

Which is why everything changes when the manager goes. We need someone above that to be able to oversee that side of the club and ensure continuity.

[olaftab]

Welcome to the Villa Tom and good luck.

[Ger Regan]

Exactly, I don't need / want a football man running the day-to-day decisions at the club, but I do want one there when major footballing decisions are made, such as managerial appointments, changes to youth structure, etc.

[PaulWinch again]

Exactly, I don't need / want a football man running the day-to-day decisions at the club, but I do want one there when major footballing decisions are made, such as managerial appointments, changes to youth structure, etc.

Agree completely we need to ensure that regardless of who the manager is there is always continuity and a framework for the team to keep developing. The appointment of Tom Fox seems a very good once as he knows how to work commercially within football, but we do need someone who is responsible for the playing side as well.