Randy Lerner

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Aston Villa director Norman Smith leaving the Manager's Office at Villa Park in Birmingham after the Board had sacked team manager Tommy Cummings, 12th November 1968.

[curiousorange]

What's left to be said? Nobody wants the club, including the owner. This could be the start of it rather than somewhere near the end. What an appalling thought.

[ClarrieBlue]

The desperation around the club feels very much like 1968 to me but there was revolution in the air in those days. I think we knew change was coming as the old board capitulated under intense pressure from the fans but as you point out, this could just be the beginning.

[CT Villan]

Anyone else see this photo...

[Des Little]

I bet Hollis rings in sick tomorrow

[Locko]

I bet Hollis rings in sick tomorrow
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 sadly there is no like button. I wouldn't be surprised though if he did... The bus has gone over the cliff.

[Ron Manager]

Aston Villa director Norman Smith leaving the Manager's Office at Villa Park in Birmingham after the Board had sacked team manager Tommy Cummings, 12th November 1968.

Norman Smith was the Chairman at this time Andy.

[ClarrieBlue]

I don't know how much Mr Lerner wants for the club but I hope today might just be something of a watershed. What is for sale now is a Championship club in all but name that is being widely tipped to struggle in that division. Does this bring the price down so that somebody, somewhere might just be tempted to put in a new bid. Could we be that lucky?

[Irish villain]

There aren't many people on planet earth I'd say I truly hate, but Randy Lerner is right up there at number 1.

Me too. I despise him for ruining the villa and for fooling so many supporters. Remarkable how many people would defend him until so recently. Shocking. He has done untold damage to Aston Villa. We could be staring a decade in the wilderness.

Where are all these people who defended Lerner until recently?

And I'm assuming that you're not classing things like not wanting to have a party when he dies as 'defending him'?

You just reminded me of a night a couple of years ago. We lost to some no hoper team mid-way through the season and I posted, the result had put me in a foul mood, that 40 points & survival was the height of Lerner's ambition. I was told I was 'talking bollocks as usual'. We actually haven't reached 4o points in a season since then and I think it was 13-14.

Not having a pop (because I think it may have been you who said I was talking bollocks - that's fair enough, you are entitled to your opinion) but it is an example of how for a very long time people wanted to see the good in Lerner.People wanted to believe in 'young and hungry', 'old and experienced', and last summer we nearly dd crack it but the problem was we sold our two best players before investing the type of money necessary to get us out of the vicious cycle we have been in this half decade.

Lerner has at best turned us into the type of club the likes of Wigan used to be. It hurts and it makes people angry. Lerner has let everybody down but most of all he has let down those fans who have believed in him.

[Tony Erdington]

Don't think the football fan today has the same passion, well weve had five years of shit, and no protests, to speak of.. were very much internet nerds.

[Billy Walker]

I really do think Randy's aim is to pocket the prize money we get at the end of the season and then sell.  Nothing else makes sense.

[Sexual Ealing]

There aren't many people on planet earth I'd say I truly hate, but Randy Lerner is right up there at number 1.

Me too. I despise him for ruining the villa and for fooling so many supporters. Remarkable how many people would defend him until so recently. Shocking. He has done untold damage to Aston Villa. We could be staring a decade in the wilderness.

Where are all these people who defended Lerner until recently?

And I'm assuming that you're not classing things like not wanting to have a party when he dies as 'defending him'?

You just reminded me of a night a couple of years ago. We lost to some no hoper team mid-way through the season and I posted, the result had put me in a foul mood, that 40 points & survival was the height of Lerner's ambition. I was told I was 'talking bollocks as usual'. We actually haven't reached 4o points in a season since then and I think it was 13-14.

Not having a pop (because I think it may have been you who said I was talking bollocks - that's fair enough, you are entitled to your opinion) but it is an example of how for a very long time people wanted to see the good in Lerner.People wanted to believe in 'young and hungry', 'old and experienced', and last summer we nearly dd crack it but the problem was we sold our two best players before investing the type of money necessary to get us out of the vicious cycle we have been in this half decade.

Lerner has at best turned us into the type of club the likes of Wigan used to be. It hurts and it makes people angry. Lerner has let everybody down but most of all he has let down those fans who have believed in him.

I think I remember the night in question. Didn't you say that you were actually in tears and then some other people said that you might need to look at your priorities?

[PeterWithesShin]

[aj2k77]

This man is a disgrace to the football club. I wonder if he was awake to see the beating or if he just gets Villa goal alerts?

[Damo70]

This man is a disgrace to the football club. I wonder if he was awake to see the beating or if he just gets Villa goal alerts?

If he is paying for each goal alert that is more of his money down the pan after yesterday.