Randy Lerner

[Legion]

From 'Ken Armistead' on our FB Page:

Questions for Mr Lerner... In August 2006 Randy Lerner gave us all a scarf that read "Proud History Bright Future". The proud history he referred to was, without doubt, a fact. However, I can't help wondering what he had in mind regarding the "bright future". In fact the performance under his ownership has even gone some way to diluting that proud history. In terms of his vision of a "bright future" I'm quite curious. He's clearly a successful business man and that is not achieved without a strategy and vision... So in his mind promising us a "bright future" was based on a clear and robust strategy and the 9 game unbeaten run at the start of that season certainly gave us hope that he was likely to deliver on that promise. 9 years on we are in the humiliating position of having a points tally almost unrivalled in Premier League history as we go into the Christmas period. Thus requiring a second half of the season performance on a par with a club achieving a top 6 finish just to save us from relegation, so let's face it we are probably going to be playing in the championship next season. Of course he could never compete with the big money spending at the likes of Chelsea, Man City etc but we all look at the position of genuinely lesser clubs than ours (Leicester, Watford, Crystal Palace, Stoke etc) all with fewer resources and a smaller fan base but are living their own "bright future". Where did it all go wrong Mr Lerner? Why did you make such a promise? What was the strategy in August 2006? Why can lesser clubs perform better than ours year in year out? What is your view of our future now (assume it's not "bright")? What is the strategy for the sale of the club now given that the new TV revenue is unlikely to be on the cards? In 2016 you will have achieved 10 years as owner... What can we expect for the next 10 years? A FRUSTRATED AND HUMILIATED LOYAL CUSTOMER....!!!!!

[ChicagoLion]

Why do people keep referring to him as a successful businessman ? When he obviously is not.

[ROBBO]

One thing wrong with that Lerner is not a successful business man he is living off the money his father made.

[joe_c]

From 'Ken Armistead' on our FB Page:

Questions for Mr Lerner... In August 2006 Randy Lerner gave us all a scarf that read "Proud History Bright Future". The proud history he referred to was, without doubt, a fact. However, I can't help wondering what he had in mind regarding the "bright future". In fact the performance under his ownership has even gone some way to diluting that proud history. In terms of his vision of a "bright future" I'm quite curious. He's clearly a successful business man and that is not achieved without a strategy and vision... So in his mind promising us a "bright future" was based on a clear and robust strategy and the 9 game unbeaten run at the start of that season certainly gave us hope that he was likely to deliver on that promise. 9 years on we are in the humiliating position of having a points tally almost unrivalled in Premier League history as we go into the Christmas period. Thus requiring a second half of the season performance on a par with a club achieving a top 6 finish just to save us from relegation, so let's face it we are probably going to be playing in the championship next season. Of course he could never compete with the big money spending at the likes of Chelsea, Man City etc but we all look at the position of genuinely lesser clubs than ours (Leicester, Watford, Crystal Palace, Stoke etc) all with fewer resources and a smaller fan base but are living their own "bright future". Where did it all go wrong Mr Lerner? Why did you make such a promise? What was the strategy in August 2006? Why can lesser clubs perform better than ours year in year out? What is your view of our future now (assume it's not "bright")? What is the strategy for the sale of the club now given that the new TV revenue is unlikely to be on the cards? In 2016 you will have achieved 10 years as owner... What can we expect for the next 10 years? A FRUSTRATED AND HUMILIATED LOYAL CUSTOMER....!!!!!

CHORUS:

My tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad

[Irish villain]

The huge problem is that every year we are out of the Prem the PL clubs will get significantly Richer, just Surviving brings in £110 million in TV money alone. So those falling down will have a massive advantage than those that are there.
This is really scary stuff now.

Indeed. Relegation at this time would be an absolute nightmare. We'd need to come straight back up and hope we don't become a yo-yo club.

[Nelly]

From 'Ken Armistead' on our FB Page:

Questions for Mr Lerner... In August 2006 Randy Lerner gave us all a scarf that read "Proud History Bright Future". The proud history he referred to was, without doubt, a fact. However, I can't help wondering what he had in mind regarding the "bright future". In fact the performance under his ownership has even gone some way to diluting that proud history. In terms of his vision of a "bright future" I'm quite curious. He's clearly a successful business man and that is not achieved without a strategy and vision... So in his mind promising us a "bright future" was based on a clear and robust strategy and the 9 game unbeaten run at the start of that season certainly gave us hope that he was likely to deliver on that promise. 9 years on we are in the humiliating position of having a points tally almost unrivalled in Premier League history as we go into the Christmas period. Thus requiring a second half of the season performance on a par with a club achieving a top 6 finish just to save us from relegation, so let's face it we are probably going to be playing in the championship next season. Of course he could never compete with the big money spending at the likes of Chelsea, Man City etc but we all look at the position of genuinely lesser clubs than ours (Leicester, Watford, Crystal Palace, Stoke etc) all with fewer resources and a smaller fan base but are living their own "bright future". Where did it all go wrong Mr Lerner? Why did you make such a promise? What was the strategy in August 2006? Why can lesser clubs perform better than ours year in year out? What is your view of our future now (assume it's not "bright")? What is the strategy for the sale of the club now given that the new TV revenue is unlikely to be on the cards? In 2016 you will have achieved 10 years as owner... What can we expect for the next 10 years? A FRUSTRATED AND HUMILIATED LOYAL CUSTOMER....!!!!!

CHORUS:

My tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad

*applause*

[Mellin]

Excellent.

[Ivo Stas]

I hear Randy Lerner has brought out a book titled "How to Make a Small Fortune".

Chapter One: Start with a Big Fortune.

[Walmley_Villa]

I hear Randy Lerner has brought out a book titled "How to Make a Small Fortune".

Chapter One: Start with a Big Fortune.

Bravo!

[Chris Harte]

I hear Randy Lerner has brought out a book titled "How to Make a Small Fortune".

Chapter One: Start with a Big Fortune.

Bravo!

I wonder if we are his equivalent of owning a yacht. The saying being that the quickest way to become a millionaire is to be a billionaire who buys a yacht.

[Legion]

I hear Randy Lerner has brought out a book titled "How to Make a Small Fortune".

Chapter One: Start with a Big Fortune.

Very good indeed and nicked for our FB Page.

[DaveD]

I did the same gag about Scottish landowners a few pages back...

[b23]

Mr Lerner is a Villa fan.

He bought the Club as he liked it so much.

Every day he reminds me of Victor Kiam.

[Pat McMahon]

I did the same gag about Scottish landowners a few pages back...

Branson said the same about airlines a few years ago too

[Rico]

To the tune of London bridge is falling down.

Randy Lerner is a nose, is a nose, is a nose.
Randy Lerner is a nose, he hates Villa

Fucked us up and ran away, ran away, ran away.
Fucked us up and ran away,
he's a bluenose.