Randy Lerner

[Toronto Villa]

According to Tim, Randy had final say over the summer transfers. I say thank fuck because it means we didn't end up with a bunch of MON style overpriced English guff. Assume Randy would have told Tim that he's seen that movie and it has a shit ending.

[pauliewalnuts]

Surely Randy would have had final say in terms of approving the money, rather than approving the individual players?

[kippaxvilla2]

Exactly.  I appreciate that Mr Sherwood may have had a penchant for passed it Spuds mercenaries.  However the idea that Randy who is never even in the country except to introduce a new manager every year or so would know the first thing about quality players is slightly incredulous.

[adrenachrome]

Surely Randy would have had final say in terms of approving the money, rather than approving the individual players?

I think so. Timah was basically having a pop at Randy because he put his trust in the transfer committee rather than Tim Sherwood.

In fairness to Timah, he did say he thought the acquisitions were good players, "each and every one of them", but he thought they would not settle in sufficiently quickly to keep us in the division. Most of the soccerati are of the opinion that while seasoned imports might gel relatively quickly, the more callow variants take a full season. That is the conventional wisdom.

[villan from luton]

I have no sympathy to Sherwood or indeed McDonald, one selection I will never understand is Richardson ahead of Amavi.

Lerner seems to want Garde, lets hope so.

[saunders_heroes]

Surely Randy would have had final say in terms of approving the money, rather than approving the individual players?

Approving the money is fair enough, but choosing the players? I doubt that very much.
I doubt even Lerner could be that stupid.

[Diablo]

According to Tim, Randy had final say over the summer transfers. I say thank fuck because it means we didn't end up with a bunch of MON style overpriced English guff. Assume Randy would have told Tim that he's seen that movie and it has a shit ending.

Is there a link to the article/interview where TS says this?

[citizenDJ]

Here you go;

http://www.football365.com/news/sherwood-explains-how-transfer-committee-works

He does say as well that he (sherwood) was part of the committee and that he's sure the new players will come good.

So he's pretty much covered his bases there, then.

[Toronto Villa]

According to Tim, Randy had final say over the summer transfers. I say thank fuck because it means we didn't end up with a bunch of MON style overpriced English guff. Assume Randy would have told Tim that he's seen that movie and it has a shit ending.

Is there a link to the article/interview where TS says this?

It's available in a few spots now, but this is the gist of it.

Speaking for the first time since his dismissal, he revealed on Dubai-based TV station BeIN Sports: “There was a committee, which I was part of — so I had a say in the players I wanted to bring into the football club.

“We ended up signing 12 players, although there was a lot more players given to the committee than 12, and we ended up with what we ended up with.

“I believe that those players in time will be good players for the football club, but when you bring in a lot of players from other countries that have not played and experienced the Premier League before, the competitive nature of it, it is going to take time.

“I certainly had a say, but the final say? It was more of a combined collective decision and ultimately the man who puts his hand in his pocket is the one who has to make that decision.

“Randy Lerner has spent an awful lot of his money at that football club for a long, long period of time.”

[Diablo]

Here you go;

http://www.football365.com/news/sherwood-explains-how-transfer-committee-works

He does say as well that he (sherwood) was part of the committee and that he's sure the new players will come good.

So he's pretty much covered his bases there, then.

Thanks CitizenDJ and Toronto Villa interesting article.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Did he watch the game today at Villa Park as he arrived in UK this week.

[Proposition Joe]

Just seen a picture of Lerner giving a team talk at BH this week.  Mercifully he did not have a track suit on or it would have been like a scene from Foxcatcher.

That's exactly what sprung to my mind when I saw the pic too.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Just as well handguns are illegal here just to be on the safe side.

[liam]

Did he watch the game today at Villa Park as he arrived in UK this week.

Talksport said Lerner was at Villa Park today.

[OCD]

With comments like those from Sherwood, he was never likely to work out. There should have been alarm bells ringing from the rest of the 'committee' and Sherwood should have been gone sooner. Garde should have been in place in time for the Chelsea and Swansea games. Who knows, we might have been 6 points better off.

[Louzie0]

With comments like those from Sherwood, he was never likely to work out. There should have been alarm bells ringing from the rest of the 'committee' and Sherwood should have been gone sooner. Garde should have been in place in time for the Chelsea and Swansea games. Who knows, we might have been 6 points better off.

It's clear to me that Sherwood was waved goodbye ASAP but he did more than OK last season in keeping us up.  The first match was another bonus this season. Maybe that kept him longer than expected.