Randy Lerner

[The Laughing Policeman]

And signing the sale documents.

[paul_e]

I'll settle for showing people round the facilities with Hollis.

[Walmley_Villa]

I'll settle for showing people round the facilities with Hollis.

No thanks, he might get all teary-eyed or nostalgic and change his mind...

[paul_e]

I'll settle for showing people round the facilities with Hollis.

No thanks, he might get all teary-eyed or nostalgic and change his mind...

Yes but Hollis and Lerner wandering around the ground and BMH with a bunch of suits is something that will be noticed and will get pictures so we'd get evidence that things are happening.

[Risso]

I liked his statement. But then I am easily duped.

[Jon Crofts]

I liked his statement. But then I am easily duped.

My brother is incarcerated in Nigeria with a gazillion dollars in his bank account, could you help me out by just sending me your account number and sort code?

[not3bad]

If they ever dramatised the story of Randy Lerner and Aston Villa Lerner could be played by Hugh Laurie with the accent of that American medical drama he did but with the intelligence of the Prince Regent in Blackadder III.

[villabear]

"romantically nourish me"  eh?

[villasjf]

He has found Birmingham again.

[olaftab]

Well that's quite comforting. I can now look forward to watching Burton Albion and Brentford at Villa Park in peace.

[olaftab]

I can't see why he'd make a statement if a sale was close. He'd presumably make one after a sale goes through anyway so why bother with a pre-statement statement?

CD you are a Cynical Doubter

[olaftab]

There seems to be too much in the media regarding various interest in purchasing the Villa not to have some substance.

The Acorns project is one of the finest examples of giving something to the community I have ever seen/known from a football club.

I am very proud of our Acorn's involvement.  Name ACORNS on our shirts was just pure class.

[SashasGrandad]

There seems to be too much in the media regarding various interest in purchasing the Villa not to have some substance.

The Acorns project is one of the finest examples of giving something to the community I have ever seen/known from a football club.

I am very proud of our Acorn's involvement.  Name ACORNS on our shirts was just pure class.

Pity they were replaced by dubious gambling companies - and the shirts were then worn by dubiously described footballers

[E I Adio]

The Guardian's latest take.

Have to say I agree with most of the comments regarding Lerner.

(Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere.)

[dalians umbrella]

Apologies if this has already been covered, but you know in the film Foxcatcher, where Randy Lerner shoots Olympic wrestler David Schulz - well, did that take place before or after he bought the Villa?