Randy Lerner

[Stirchley Villain]

Randy Lerner = benign idiot. Mike Ashley = malignant idiot.

[pauliewalnuts]

I think Lerner cares more than a lot of owners. It's just that he's utterly incompetent

That's it.

He's thrown plenty of money at it, at least in the early years, but unfortunately, due to his own brainless, half-arsed, uncoordinated, naive approach, he has watched it all get pissed away.

Having decided he's had enough, he has then opted to retire from the club, and appointed Tom Fox, who - at least to me - is starting to look more and more like a shit eating grin in an expensive suit not backed up by anything of actual substance.

I thought Faulkner appointing McLeish was bad enough but fuck me, how can anyone - *anyone* - have thought "Yeah, I reckon not only is Tim Sherwood the man for us, it's not even worth thinking about anyone else" and bet the house on that untrustworthy gobshite?

[pauliewalnuts]

Randy Lerner = benign idiot. Mike Ashley = malignant idiot.

That's about right.

[Stirchley Villain]

The thing is, I think he does care, unfortunately he has no idea how to run a football club.

He cares because he's haemorrhaging millions of dollars. I think that's as far as it goes...

[four fornicholl]

conspiracy theory alert !!!!!!!!
get rid of fox
its very fishy

[manic-road]

The thing is, I think he does care, unfortunately he has no idea how to run a football club.

He cares because he's haemorrhaging millions of dollars. I think that's as far as it goes...

I think it's only a lack of dollars coming in next season that he'll really give a shit about. Proud history Shite future.

[aj2k77]

Tom Fox, very polished money man. Not enough footballing nous to do what is effectively run a football club.

[four fornicholl]

Tom Fox, very polished money man. Not enough footballing nous to do what is effectively run a football club.

and he will advise you know who, to sell it to who the fuck knows, for fuck all

[rob_bridge]

Randy Lerner = benign idiot. Mike Ashley = malignant idiot.

That's about right.

Yep.

[rob_bridge]

Tom Fox, very polished money man. Not enough footballing nous to do what is effectively run a football club.

Fox has managed thus far to match Faulkner for under qualified ineptitude. That is a wonderful achievement. Then again maybe I'm being harsh and its a False Narrative.

Fucking Cock.

[footyskillz]

One thing for sure Lerner going to throw money at this. It's only way. Expect an interesting window.

[mr woo]

Randy Lerner - Big heart and absolutely minted, naive in the football world, quite rightly employs someone to run his clubs affairs. Namely....

Tom Fox - who discovered 'soccer' in 2009. Then said the right things at the right time to the right people to work his way up the ladder. Great at business but also naive in the football world therefore employs...

Paddy Reilly - who does his research on football manager and thinks this qualifies him for the real world.


And you wonder why the club is in a mess.

[OzVilla]

One thing for sure Lerner going to throw money at this. It's only way. Expect an interesting window.

He won't. We'll be too far gone for major spending to occur. It'll be cost management if we are 10 points plus adrift. Maybe 10-15m tops but we need a 50m investment.

My worry is Lerners reluctance will force Garde into walking early to protect his reputation. This could actually get worse believe it or not.

[kippaxvilla2]

There's a lot of stuff said about Lerner and a lot of it is justified. 

If I was to sum up the attitude of the people employed at the club at the moment it would simply be would you give as much of a toss at work if you knew your boss was never going to be around and consequently doesn't appear to care anymore.....

People are humans at the end of the day and if the boss is never in then they try less. 

If you add that to a European style management and recruitment system that has hardly ever worked in Britain then it really is a recipe for disaster and that is quite apart from the money drought he initiated overnight in 2010, together with his simply appalling business acumen.

[tomd2103]

I think Lerner cares more than a lot of owners. It's just that he's utterly incompetent

That's it.

He's thrown plenty of money at it, at least in the early years, but unfortunately, due to his own brainless, half-arsed, uncoordinated, naive approach, he has watched it all get pissed away.

Having decided he's had enough, he has then opted to retire from the club, and appointed Tom Fox, who - at least to me - is starting to look more and more like a shit eating grin in an expensive suit not backed up by anything of actual substance.

I thought Faulkner appointing McLeish was bad enough but fuck me, how can anyone - *anyone* - have thought "Yeah, I reckon not only is Tim Sherwood the man for us, it's not even worth thinking about anyone else" and bet the house on that untrustworthy gobshite?

Agree on the money front.  I accept that we have not been big spenders over the past five seasons, but we have certainly spent enough to not be in the position we are in now.  We just haven't spent it well at all.

I just think Lerner hasn't got an instinct or understanding of the game and the fact he is rarely here means he can't get a feel for what is actually going on.  He is therefore reliant on the likes of Call Centre Paul and Fox who also don't seem to have a grasp or understanding for the game.  The club has needed major surgery for five years now and all they have prescribed are painkillers and plasters.