Tom Fox announced as new Villa CEO

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Just listened to Fox on the BRMB link and I have to say it's quite uninspiring to say the least. A five year plan to reach the top 8 and "maybe even a European place"?
Basically we've taken 3 steps backwards then they plan to take 1 step forward and class it as progress.
They must think we're all bloody stupid.

uninspiring based on where we are or realistic? Wouldn't you rather see an aim of stability and less volatility, and sustained improvement. Anything else and the dissection that is occurring right now would be ten fold and the cynicism meter would have seen the pointer snap right off. For a man that has been in his new job for a matter of weeks I'd sooner give him the benefit of the doubt than the other way around. Ultimately like his predecessors he'll be called out on his time with the club by the results not by the words he used.

You were defensive of Lambert last year. You gave him the benefit of the doubt and have been proven wrong once again. The club are rotten to the core. Why can't you face it?

I don't know what point it is you are trying to make. What difference is there when I chose to give the manager a chance? That my view has changed now doesn't make original view or opinion incorrect. No more so than had things improved someone else with less patience than me would have been wrong to hold that opinion. You need to seriously simmer down because in the little time you've been here you've had a go at others with very little provocation.

Always good to welcome new posters aboard.

[Toronto Villa]

Blimey, what happened here then? Mr West needs some anger management sessions it appears.

No need for insults. We can all have our opinions. I'm just saddened by the fact that wherever people stood on Lambert as things started to go wrong during his tenure, that we all now seem to be in the same spot.

Oh and old hawkeye ended up being quite a nice fella offline. We exchanged one or two emails about family and such before he disappeared

[adrenachrome]

Ah, Hawkeye.

Jolly good chap on financial matters, if memory serves.

[Singapore Villa]

Dear Mr Fox,

Please grow a pair and sack the manager sharpish.

Regards, Singapore Villa.

[pbavfckuwait]

Dear Mr. Another Yesman in the interest of Aston Villa Football Club and all those that support this great institution, please find us a Manager that is capable of motivation and has a basic awareness of tactics.

[Phil from the upper holte]

What does the Fox say? Sorry I'll get my coat

[claret and blue blood]

What's Fox's e-mail address, I don't do twitter but I am e-mailing the guy
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[N'ZMAV]

I saw someone post it VT. I think it was tom.fox@avfc.co.uk

Although, it may not actually be that.

[N'ZMAV]

http://www.ceoemail.com/s.php?id=10450

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[brontebilly]

Time for this man to earn his corn. Giving Gabby a four year deal last summer probably beats the Lambert extension in terms of in its ineptitude. To quote Martin O'Neill when he joined, we are a disaffected (again).
It's going to take a phenomenal personality to come in and lift us.

The following players need to be marched out of the club by the summer at the latest - Lowton, Bennett, Vlaar, Cleverley, Gabby, Weimann, Gardner, Herd, Nzogbia, Cole, Richardson, Bent, Baker or Senderos (can't have two injury prone reserve centre halves). Most on the way out anyway but if we have to pay a club to take Gabby on loan so be it. He sums up the last 4 or 5 seasons. If Benteke needs to be sold to fund a new side so be it. He is no leader anyway but his goal return isnt good enough to cover the one in five outstanding performance. Kozak isn't mobile enough to be his replacement either.

We need at least one competent attacking full back. A box to box centre midfielder capable of scoring goals. Wide players and a centre forward. More importantly we need strong personalities and characters to give us hope again.

[claret and blue blood]

I saw someone post it VT. I think it was tom.fox@avfc.co.uk

Although, it may not actually be that.

Cheers!

[N'ZMAV]

Off topic - but, I can't see anyone ever taking Gabby off our hands.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Off topic - but, I can't see anyone ever taking Gabby off our hands.

He won't leave, why would he? He's on £50k a week and that is what's wrong with football

[brontebilly]

Off topic - but, I can't see anyone ever taking Gabby off our hands.

He won't leave, why would he? He's on £50k a week and that is what's wrong with football

Pay half his wages and one of the promoted sides would surely be interested.

[levico]

I still believe that Gabby would be a much more useful player under a different manager.