Tom Fox's meeting with Supporters

[Drummond]

The Bells are Tolling rather than ringing.

[Malandro]

Gil was completely frozen out by Sherwood

Let it go, let it go!

[LTA]

For anyone that went can I ask how did Fox come across? Was he full of narratives, false narratives as bollocks? Or did he sound like he even remotely knows what we are facing? Did anyone question him as to why we gave Gabby another massive contract or Lambert an extension on the back of 3 matches?

Probably told a pack of lies like he has ever since he rocked.  Despise the man.

[cheltenhamlion]

I don't recall any mention of specific transfer funds. Fox and Garde are off to visit the chairman for a day this week though.

[villabear]

Did the meeting actually take place?

[fbriai]

Gil was completely frozen out by Sherwood

Let it go, let it go!

You can take that Elsa-where.

[Villa in Denmark]

Did the meeting actually take place?

No it was just a work of fiction to see how many people could get irate about about something that was never going to appease those who are getting irate if had it really happened. 

There is no new chairman but  Fox still does believe in Father Christmas who has promised him 40 points from 3 games over Christmas.

There's no money for new players unless the Tooth Fairy pulls her finger out and starts bashing a few people in the gob with a hammer. First on the list is Tony Pulis for crimes against football.  There's a prioritised list after that that includes the Golds and Sullivan, Marin le Penn, David Cameron and Kristian Thulesen Dahl along with the ghosts of Hitler, Pol Pot and Idi Amin.

Oh and Santa's giving Reilly a new copy of Football Manager and FIFA 16, just see how many people's heads can explode, just at the thought of it.

[fbriai]

Did the meeting actually take place?

No it was just a work of fiction to see how many people could get irate about about something that was never going to appease those who are getting irate if had it really happened.

I'd say it was pretty successful, then.

[joe_c]

There were eight attendees drawn from the assorted message boards, Lions Clubs and Aston Villa Supporters Trust.

The main topic of the meeting was that Tom Fox wished to clarify/rebut much of what has been reported in the press regarding the summer transfer window dealings. He was increasingly frustrated by repeated claims in the media that the transfer policy at Villa is conducted by a committee (a word he dislikes in this context). He explained the transfer process from identification to acquisition and that the manager has veto at all times at any point and that this structure exists for all clubs, not just Villa.

He specifically spoke of Tim Sherwood asserting in an interview in September that he had the final say on all the incoming players and he will live or die in the job by those players. Remi Garde has said similar in his first interview following his appointment. There's been no change in policy so there must be a reason why the emphasis on the committee has arisen since the change in manager.

Additionally, he spoke of the roles and remits of Paddy Reilly and Hendrik Almstadt, the former he believes is responsible for the recruitment of the better players in the squad and stressed that the latter has no direct responsibility for the playing side. He also admitted that the many aspects of the club, not just the playing side, have not been up to scratch for many years and that since he arrived he has been working at improving things wherever possible.

Also spoken about was that the club expect to appoint a new chairman and possibly board member imminently and that a new kit manufacturer should be announced in February. There was little time for direct questions from the attendees but perhaps the most obvious one was asked, namely funds available in January and the impression I got was that there would be though his initial answer was to quote Jurgen Klopp's response to a similar question being better training for the players you already have.

He was also asked about the situation with player contracts and spoke about the Delph situation, that he should never have been allowed to enter the last year of his deal and how he believes you will never see a player in the last year of his contract sign an extension like he did and that his actions brought in £8m that the club would otherwise not have seen had he left on a free.

That's all I remember but if anything else springs to mind, I'll add it.

[Chris Harte]

Thanks for posting that, Joe.

[aj2k77]

Appreciate that Joe, sounds like it was mostly a rebuttal of some of tactics claims. I would have liked for him to have some time to be grilled on a lot of decisions that have been made during his tenure at the club.

[Somniloquism]

Thanks Joe. While it's nice that Delph did get us £8mil, the fact that the club then used this as a big PR coup did come back to bite them. It would have been nice to know if the timing of his actual leaving came about the same time that it was confirmed that Randy didn't have a buyer anymore of whether that was coincidental?

[ChicagoLion]

No mention of pies, how dissapointing.

[Chico Hamilton III]

There were eight attendees drawn from the assorted message boards, Lions Clubs and Aston Villa Supporters Trust.

The main topic of the meeting was that Tom Fox wished to clarify/rebut much of what has been reported in the press regarding the summer transfer window dealings. He was increasingly frustrated by repeated claims in the media that the transfer policy at Villa is conducted by a committee (a word he dislikes in this context). He explained the transfer process from identification to acquisition and that the manager has veto at all times at any point and that this structure exists for all clubs, not just Villa.

He specifically spoke of Tim Sherwood asserting in an interview in September that he had the final say on all the incoming players and he will live or die in the job by those players. Remi Garde has said similar in his first interview following his appointment. There's been no change in policy so there must be a reason why the emphasis on the committee has arisen since the change in manager.

Additionally, he spoke of the roles and remits of Paddy Reilly and Hendrik Almstadt, the former he believes is responsible for the recruitment of the better players in the squad and stressed that the latter has no direct responsibility for the playing side. He also admitted that the many aspects of the club, not just the playing side, have not been up to scratch for many years and that since he arrived he has been working at improving things wherever possible.

Also spoken about was that the club expect to appoint a new chairman and possibly board member imminently and that a new kit manufacturer should be announced in February. There was little time for direct questions from the attendees but perhaps the most obvious one was asked, namely funds available in January and the impression I got was that there would be though his initial answer was to quote Jurgen Klopp's response to a similar question being better training for the players you already have.

He was also asked about the situation with player contracts and spoke about the Delph situation, that he should never have been allowed to enter the last year of his deal and how he believes you will never see a player in the last year of his contract sign an extension like he did and that his actions brought in £8m that the club would otherwise not have seen had he left on a free.

That's all I remember but if anything else springs to mind, I'll add it.

Thanks

Have the press got hold of this yet?

[villadelph]

Thanks Joe, /closethread.