Randy Lerner

[Clampy]

Blimey!

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-exposed-worker-resigns-10914192

There are lots of people out of work. I hope she fails to find another one, silly arse.

[Richard E]

If she'd come to me I would have advised her there was no point resigning when there might be a Statutory Redundancy Payment just over the horizon.

[PeterWithesShin]

She's no Paul Lambert that's for sure.

[Richard E]

She's no Paul Lambert that's for sure.

Sorry yes, when I said "Statutory Redundancy Payment" I really meant "Extended Four Year Contract."

[Jimbo]

She's no Paul Lambert that's for sure.

Sorry yes, when I said "Statutory Redundancy Payment" I really meant "Extended Four Year Contract."

Someone should send a copy of this to the knucklehead - 'See, this is how you resign from Aston Villa.'

[Risso]

Typical 'open letter'.  Sense of self importance - check. Dodgy grammar - check.  Reference to 'this once great club' - check.

[andyh]

Some might not like the way that letter has been done, but the sentiment and content in it are real cause for concern.
The penny pinching and austerity that is said to be going on at the club makes you wonder just how far the club will go to not spend money.

[CT Villan]

Wow, tough crowd...how much of what she says is different from what we are feeling right now. At least she appears to be trying to do something to put pressure on the numpty's killing the club. She even admits to openly posting it to gain as much attention as possible.

If she is lying then I would expect the club to go on record to refute the allegations. Let's see what cunning PR play they come up with to counter this as it gains momentum.

[Legion]

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

you will get me into trouble at work making me laugh at my monitor like that

[LeeB]

The squad going through tactical analysis of the opposition?

[CT]

The squad going through tactical analysis of the opposition?

I think that's a "defending a corner" drill.

..or is it attacking?!

[tomd2103]

Some might not like the way that letter has been done, but the sentiment and content in it are real cause for concern.  The penny pinching and austerity that is said to be going on at the club makes you wonder just how far the club will go to not spend money.

Agree. 

[Richard E]

She doesn't really a say a lot.

It seems to come down to:-

1. The owner lives in America and doesn't visit very much.
2. If you abuse the management of private premises you get asked to leave.
3. The club are having to take measures to make sure expenditure is not going to outstrip income when we get relegated.
4. We aren't very good at the moment (which we all know.)

I'm genuinely very sorry if people are going to lose their jobs because of relegation but the contents of this letter are not on a level with, for example, the revelations of the conditions under which people were being expected to work for Sports Direct.

[Chris Smith]

Any time an organisation restructures there are inevitably members of staff who feel aggrieved, some of who will want to make their voices heard. That is not to say that this lady does not have a genuine grievance, we only have one side of the argument, but I would be wary of making too much of this in isolation.