Graham Taylor: Randy Lerner should slash asking price to save club

[OzVilla]

Exactly, and with Lerners judgement the dumb fuck would probably sell us to Ray Ranson.

[class-of-82]

Agreed dropping the price might let the club open to a world of shysters but they would have to pass a fit and proper  test like the Leeds owner didn't.
Also with the mess we are in and does it really matter if your an American shyster or a Thai or Russian one.

[Damo70]

I don't often pick holes in anything SGT says, but wasn't Elton John a 'non football person' who ran the club from the end of the phone most of the time? Although, admittedly I can't recall the exact structure at Watford and who else was in senior positions.

[dave.woodhall]

I don't often pick holes in anything SGT says, but wasn't Elton John a 'non football person' who ran the club from the end of the phone most of the time? Although, admittedly I can't recall the exact structure at Watford and who else was in senior positions.

It was a different world back then - Sir Graham probably did the lot.

[claret and blue blood]

I don't often pick holes in anything SGT says, but wasn't Elton John a 'non football person' who ran the club from the end of the phone most of the time? Although, admittedly I can't recall the exact structure at Watford and who else was in senior positions.

No he used to be there ,saw him on the pitch one Villa game,all suited up with a hat on and a very long purple pony tail,got stick off the Villa fans but he was there a lot more than Lerner is,mind you Lord Lucan is as likely to be at Villa Park these days.

[dave.woodhall]

I don't often pick holes in anything SGT says, but wasn't Elton John a 'non football person' who ran the club from the end of the phone most of the time? Although, admittedly I can't recall the exact structure at Watford and who else was in senior positions.

No he used to be there ,saw him on the pitch one Villa game,all suited up with a hat on and a very long purple pony tail,got stick off the Villa fans but he was there a lot more than Lerner is,mind you Lord Lucan is as likely to be at Villa Park these days.

Again, it's a different world. I'm not bothered where the owner is provided the people running the club know what they're doing but it seems that again we've made an overnight change, this time going from community-focused to corporate.

[Toronto Villa]

I don't often pick holes in anything SGT says, but wasn't Elton John a 'non football person' who ran the club from the end of the phone most of the time? Although, admittedly I can't recall the exact structure at Watford and who else was in senior positions.

No he used to be there ,saw him on the pitch one Villa game,all suited up with a hat on and a very long purple pony tail,got stick off the Villa fans but he was there a lot more than Lerner is,mind you Lord Lucan is as likely to be at Villa Park these days.

Again, it's a different world. I'm not bothered where the owner is provided the people running the club know what they're doing but it seems that again we've made an overnight change, this time going from community-focused to corporate.

I agree. That's ultimately the flaw in Sir Graham's argument about Lerner. There are plenty of owners who aren't at the game very often (Lewis, Mansoor, Henry etc). But they have competent people day to day to make good decisions. Maybe that is the structure they are talking about and trying to build now, but not having any kind of structure to talk of over the past number of years has really hurt the club.

[garyfouroaks]

The structure is a big worry, if we go down, we do not seem equipped to bounce back, nor do we have anyone who knows what to do.

Sherwood is certainly way down the list to dig you out of the Champ.

The likelihood is that Lerner will just draw in his horns again, and we end up like the Venkys and Blackburn

[TopDeck113]

Re: SGT's time at Watford under Elton John, wasn't Bertie Mee there upstairs in some capacity?

[Damo70]

Re: SGT's time at Watford under Elton John, wasn't Lambert Mee there upstairs in some capacity?

Your right. I'm not sure if he was officially classed as a general manager but he was certainly around to advise.

[Risso]

Re: SGT's time at Watford under Elton John, wasn't Lambert Mee there upstairs in some capacity?

The word filter strikes again.

[jollyjake]

Lerner will probably sell us to the Batti brothers ! He,s f---ed everything else up.

[jollyjake]

Before the experts start i know that,s not how you spell Bhatti

[Risso]

You could also learn the difference between a comma and an apostrophe.

[jollyjake]

thanks genius,can i have a lesson.