Randy Lerner

[Jon Crofts]

Rides off into sunset, falls off his horse.  Bye Randy.

[Tayls_7]

It's lightweight, sentimental and placatary. It isn't nearly expansive enough given our desperate situation and I question the motive for the timing of its release. Get out soon Mr.Lerner and give the real fans of Aston Villa some respite.

[Chris Jameson]

As the old song almost goes.

It's nice to know you care
Now fuck off...

[Malandro]

Doesn't sound like 'sold' to me.

[Villa in Denmark]

Probably the most coherent thing he's said in 10 years, or at least the last 5.

There's no arcane language, aloof tone or strange references. Just the language of someone who actually sounds upset about the way things have panned out.

The obvious cheapshot is, are we sure it's him? It sounds so unlike what we've become accustomed to.  Interesting that he also points to Leicester as the tipping point, although we didn't know it at the time.

[CT]

"Memories of Acorns on the shirt, and Ashley Young scoring a late winner against Everton still romantically nourish me."

Bless.

[walsall villain]

Farewell note hopefully. Written in my 1960's style of scribbled homework on the back of the bus.

[Ads]

That Leicester game was of huge significance for both sides.

The remember when tone of it all just seems like a goodbye of sorts. I tried, I was shit, I tried again and I was just a s shit, I didn't mean to be shit, but there we are. Soz.

[ajmant]

Sounds nothing like sold or imminent. More like, I'm trying to sell, really I am, honestly.

[andyh]

We thought the shummanite (sp) speech was his goodbye.
Its is no clearer whether his latest ramblings mean goodbye or not. 

[Caiphus]

It has the same linguistic makeup as the Shunnamite message so I believe it is definitely written by Randy rather than PR staff.

[manic-road]

Sounds nothing like sold or imminent. More like, I'm trying to sell, really I am, honestly.

Doesn't sound like sold to me, but I hope it is.

[Villa in Denmark]

... Seeing someone you love and care about, publicly wronged and held up to ridicule and all you can do is sit on the sidelines and watch it all happen whilst absolutely powerless to stop the wave after wave of humiliation and abuse hit home.  That's the kind of anger and upset you're dealing with ...

I did not engage in any of the stuff with Pelty (indeed I never used to comment much to Krulak when he was a regular here). What I don't really get is why Pelty would come on here at all, knowing that the experiecne was likely to get ugly. It's almost like there's some sort of sado-masochistic gig going on.

A simple right to reply is pretty ingrained into any sort of media isn't it? He's right, we don't know both sides of the story but if we did, I'd guess it wouldn't change things much.

I'd just like to point out that my quote is a little out of context there and was not suggesting that he shouldn't have the right to reply. It was actually trying to couch how relegation feels in a context that could be understood for someone who has no experience of or frame of reference for it.

[SheffieldVillain]

What about those who will be losing their jobs Lerner? Any word for them or is it all about how bad you feel?

Perhaps he's sent a message to them separately, not in the media. Who knows? I'd hope so.

[Jimbo]

It reads like the wistful sighings of a romantic nobleman draped on a plump feather bed, holding a lace handkerchief, the opium just out of reach.