Tom Fox announced as new Villa CEO

[PeterWithesShin]

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.

I have never owned a camel coat.

No need to get the hump.

/i'll get me (camel) coat.

[Malandro]

If Lerner is still here in two years, I bet this guy isn't.

[pauliewalnuts]

I wonder if he came knowing someone else was coming in to replace Mr Lerner I.e. Similar situation when MON came in under Doug knowing he was about to sell...?

I reckon this is a sign there is no takeover imminent.

[LeeB]

I wonder if he came knowing someone else was coming in to replace Mr Lerner I.e. Similar situation when MON came in under Doug knowing he was about to sell...?

I reckon this is a sign there is no takeover imminent.

I'm going to stick my neck out and say either we're about to be sold, or we're not.

[supertom]

Have no idea how good he'll prove, but he's come from Arsenal so I think he'll probably do quite well. And I'd imagine will probably have more of an idea what he's doing than Faulkner. Will it make a jot of difference to what happens on the pitch? Not sure.

[Risso]

I wonder if he came knowing someone else was coming in to replace Mr Lerner I.e. Similar situation when MON came in under Doug knowing he was about to sell...?

I reckon this is a sign there is no takeover imminent.

I'm going to stick my neck out and say either we're about to be sold, or we're not.

and I'll go even further, and predict that either of those options will happen sometime soon.  Or maybe a bit later on.

[Malandro]

I wonder if he came knowing someone else was coming in to replace Mr Lerner I.e. Similar situation when MON came in under Doug knowing he was about to sell...?

I reckon this is a sign there is no takeover imminent.

I'm going to stick my neck out and say either we're about to be sold, or we're not.

and I'll go even further, and predict that either of those options will happen sometime soon.  Or maybe a bit later on.

any of these outcomes could happen in the next 50 years

[Legion]

It could even have happened in the last few minutes and we just don't know about it yet.

[Malandro]

what is certain is that any sale will have to have the consent, or not, of Randolph Lerner

[not3bad]

The word on the Tweet is Micky Arrison is back on the scene following the arrival of the Fox.

[PaulWinch again]

There wouldn't be too many that wouldn't relate to SGT.  IMO, he would be the ideal face of Aston Villa.

As an ambassador yes, although I'm not sure he'd want to do it. But as someone to be responsible for the club's footballing philosophy moving forward, I don't think so. It needs someone more in touch with how the game works now and where it's going.

That, in essence was what I meant Paul, just didn't articulate it properly.

Ah ok.

[godzvilla]

The word on the Tweet is Micky Arrison is back on the scene following the arrival of the Fox.

This is on the Aston Villa 1874 Facebook page , I,m sure others on here will tell me how much credence it should be given ( probably not a lot ! ) ...............Godzvilla !

 " So massive talk on twitter that Arison will become owner of AVFC and it was his call on Fox and Keane. Apparently Fox and Lerner will meet with Arison in Sardinia for further discussion "

[pauliewalnuts]

I know he's only just got the job and has thus proved nothing, and I am also not prepared to accept that everything Faulkner did was as disastrous as some think, but has anyone else found themselves looking at Tom Fox's background today and thinking "If only we'd appointed him in 2006"?

[Ger Regan]

Wasn't Fitzgerald equally impressive, only to fall foul of a certain former manager?

[Toronto Villa]

Wasn't Fitzgerald equally impressive, only to fall foul of a certain former manager?

it's the fact he's been at Arsenal that sets him apart in my opinion. That he has been at one England's biggest clubs for a while and it is a club that you have to admire from a commercial side. We need that in buckets if we are to be in any way relevant in the conversation for trophies in the next few years.