Randy Lerner

[villa for life]

Well, we only stayed up that season due to Gary Mac getting us a few crucial wins right at the death. It's hardly surprising, the board was not overly keen on Houillier's return.

[PeterWithesShin]

Maybe he preferred it before the Lerner family appeared when the Browns were moved to Baltimore and there wasn't even a team in Cleveland for a few years in the 90s?

Like TV, rather than defending Lerner just putting the Browns stuff into context.

Wasn't that his Dad rather than him, though?

I thought most would work that out from "Lerner family" 

[Marlon From Bearwood]

From today's Telegraph:

Lerner’s hopes of selling the club this season are remote and the American is now so disconnected that he allegedly sent a text message to a former manager wishing him luck for the Saturday when the game was on a Sunday.

[dave.woodhall]

From today's Telegraph:

Lerner’s hopes of selling the club this season are remote and the American is now so disconnected that he allegedly sent a text message to a former manager wishing him luck for the Saturday when the game was on a Sunday.

And why should Tim lie?

[pauliewalnuts]

Maybe he preferred it before the Lerner family appeared when the Browns were moved to Baltimore and there wasn't even a team in Cleveland for a few years in the 90s?

Like TV, rather than defending Lerner just putting the Browns stuff into context.

Wasn't that his Dad rather than him, though?

I thought most would work that out from "Lerner family" 

Well, yes, and I mentioned that you'd referred to the family - - but again, referring to the family just confuses matters. I don't really see what his dad did as any particular marker for what Randy did for us.

I wouldn't really blame Randy had his dad managed to bankrupt the Browns, or relocate them to Middlesbrough, and similarly, I wouldn't draw any positive conclusion on him based on what his dad did to bring them back to Cleveland.

It's not really relevant.

[Billy Walker]

It all trickles down from the top.  The lack of belief, the lack of structure, the lack of focus - everything - it all stems from the whims and awful decision-making of this man.  The rot has set in because of his incapability of leading from the front and demanding the very best for his football club and his investment.  The odds are hugely stacked against us now and I reckon things will get even worse while Randy Lerner continues to be associated with Villa. 

It reminds me of the demolition of the old Trinity Road Stand, we all seem to be so powerless in the face of such startling recklessness.  I have no idea what the future of the Club holds.

[DaveD]

There's an old joke that goes, how do you become a millionaire Scottish landowner ? Start with 10 million.

How do you become a millionaire football club owner ?

Inherit a credit card company and an NFL team, apparently...

[Mellin]

Micah Richards - Certain he was Titanic's captain in a previous life. Brainlessly charges into troubled waters whilst certainly going down with his ship. However, he is not responsible for our current position.

Ciaran Clark - Has managed to blag a Premier League career out of this club. Preying on the nadir of my Villa supporting life like a leech, bleeding the club dry of millions of pounds in wages, whilst being personally responsible for some of the most calamitous defending known to man. However, he is not responsible for our current position.

Leandro Bacuna - Forever wearing the bemused expression of a gormless rabbit in the headlights. Has the first touch of a concrete wellington. However, he is not responbile for our current position.

Rudy Gestede - Makes Heskey look like a Ferrari. Slow, uninterested and can't actually kick a football, which is a slight hiccup in the career of a professional footballer. However, he is not responsible for our current position.

Various other cowards - A sack of shit, the stench of which never seen before in the Premier League. However, they are not responsible for our current position.

Randy fucking Lerner - The knives really need to be out for this utter buffoon. Makes David Brent's management look ground breaking. Has squandered his father's fortune and is currently in the process of burying an institution, which has been central to thousands of people's lives for generations. Cheers, pal. Has managed to avoid abuse due to an absence taken due to disinterest and cowardice. This needs to stop today. Unfurl the banners, ready the chants, because this arsehole needs to be informed exactly where he stands in all of this. That is dead centre. The cause of it all. 100% responsible for our current position. Wanker.

[saunders_heroes]

Hear hear!

[DaveD]

Micah Richards - Certain he was Titanic's captain in a previous life. Brainlessly charges into troubled waters whilst certainly going down with his ship. However, he is not responsible for our current position.

Ciaran Clark - Has managed to blag a Premier League career out of this club. Preying on the nadir of my Villa supporting life like a leech, bleeding the club dry of millions of pounds in wages, whilst being personally responsible for some of the most calamitous defending known to man. However, he is not responsible for our current position.

Leandro Bacuna - Forever wearing the bemused expression of a gormless rabbit in the headlights. Has the first touch of a concrete wellington. However, he is not responbile for our current position.

Rudy Gestede - Makes Heskey look like a Ferrari. Slow, uninterested and can't actually kick a football, which is a slight hiccup in the career of a professional footballer. However, he is not responsible for our current position.

Various other cowards - A sack of shit, the stench of which never seen before in the Premier League. However, they are not responsible for our current position.

Randy fucking Lerner - The knives really need to be out for this utter buffoon. Makes David Brent's management look ground breaking. Has squandered his father's fortune and is currently in the process of burying an institution, which has been central to thousands of people's lives for generations. Cheers, pal. Has managed to avoid abuse due to an absence taken due to disinterest and cowardice. This needs to stop today. Unfurl the banners, ready the chants, because this arsehole needs to be informed exactly where he stands in all of this. That is dead centre. The cause of it all. 100% responsible for our current position. Wanker.

Did anyone else read this and hear the introduction to Hong Kong Phooey ?

[richard moore]

The biggest c**t to have ever been associated with Aston Villa and god knows we've had a few. He has destroyed this club and I fukcing despise him for it

[VinnieChase84]

The biggest c**t to have ever been associated with Aston Villa and god knows we've had a few. He has destroyed this club and I fukcing despise him for it

This

[dave.woodhall]

The biggest c**t to have ever been associated with Aston Villa and god knows we've had a few. He has destroyed this club and I fukcing despise him for it

You're getting a bit monotonous now.

[LTA]

The old saying of a fool and his money are soon parted is so relevant to Randy Lerner.

He bought the club on a whim.  He runs it on a whim.  He put it up for sale on a whim.

Do any of you trust this man to even sell the club without screwing it up?

Now with relegation all but confirmed, his systematic destruction of one of England's most iconic clubs is almost complete.  Him and the gaggle of sycophantic idiots he surrounds himself with have reaped what they sow with their incompetence and arrogance in thinking that they'll get away with three other sides being worse than us.

If I supported another club, I would be desperate to see Aston Villa relegated.  We used to mock Coventry for hanging on year after year.  We've become exactly like them now.

[Distant Drums]

Maybe it's just me but, sitting back and taking a long hard look, I'm starting to think maybe Randy is getting hit with all of the criticism when it's not really justified. Randy doesn't pick the team, the manager does. Does Randy even pick the manager? Whilst I agree he gets a lot of stick for being the invisible man (as far as his appearances at VP are concerned) should ALL of the blame for the dire performances on the pitch be laid at his feet?