Tom Fox's meeting with Supporters

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I missed this from two weeks ago, and didn't see it posted here, but I just read this (17th Dec) and it made me want to throw the fucking laptop out of the window.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35125158

Aston Villa: It's easy to look just at table, says chief executive Tom Fox

Aston Villa chief executive Tom Fox says that the club might currently be bottom of the Premier League but they are doing well commercially.

"It's easy to look just at the table," he told BBC WM 95.6. "It's clearly not where went to be and it's not good enough. We live and die by the results.

"But I look at everything. We've generated more revenue on both our shirt and kit deals and in our ability to control costs. We're making progress there.

"Bringing (director of recruiting) Paddy Reilly back to the club before I came in was something (owner) Randy Lerner thought was important. We're developing a network of scouts which the club have never had before to look into European football markets and I was pleased that we were able to attract someone of (sporting director) Hendrik Almstadt's quality from a great club like Arsenal."

Where can you even start with delusional shit like this?

Obviously, just considering the football results and performances is a 'false narrative'.

phew im glad we have a good shirt deal and there was me worried that our tv money was going to go from a minimum of £100 million to £3.87

[supertom]

This is the man charged with running Aston Villa........

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2243867/Arsenal-chief-Tom-Fox-Winning-isnt-everything.html

Shit for brains.

[SoccerHQ]

I really think some people were under the impression he was Arsenal's chief Exec. He was nothing of the sort there and I feel he's yet another person we've over promoted like Faulkner.

Him going on about how well we're doing commercially (good luck with that next season) sadly kinds of hints at this.

[David_Nab]

In the recent interview he mentioned a new chairman joining and this would be of great help to him , I think he is well aware he is out of his depth with on the pitch matters but has no support really from Randy.

[aj2k77]

It's just as well winning isn't everything. Because we never f*cking do, Thomas.

They've turned us in to the fat kid who's shit at sports day so his dad tells him it doesn't matter. Fuck off Fox you numpty clown, someone ring this pillock a taxi.

[bertlambshank]

It's just as well winning isn't everything. Because we never f*cking do, Thomas.

They've turned us in to the fat kid who's shit at sports day so his dad tells him it doesn't matter. Fuck off Fox you numpty clown, someone ring this pillock a taxi.

Jesus that has brought back memories.

[Des Little]

It's just as well winning isn't everything. Because we never f*cking do, Thomas.

They've turned us in to the fat kid who's shit at sports day so his dad tells him it doesn't matter. Fuck off Fox you numpty clown, someone ring this pillock a taxi.

Jesus that has brought back memories.

It's brought on an asthma attack here

[kippaxvilla2]

Arsenal look like they might win the league now he's gone.

[SoccerHQ]

In the recent interview he mentioned a new chairman joining and this would be of great help to him , I think he is well aware he is out of his depth with on the pitch matters but has no support really from Randy.

I saw David Dein's name popped up somewhere as a rumoured new chairman.

Probably no truth in that but that's the sort of person we need running the show here, not more people on work experience.

[shipscat]

David Dein......

That'd be on a par with us making a 60 million bid for Aguero.

I'm thinking more along the lines of Max Lerner

[Des Little]

I simply dread to think what master stroke these clowns are lining up by way of a chairman. This lot couldn't find their arse with both hands, let alone someone with the ability to help turn this car crash of a club around. Just sell up as soon as you can and let someone with an iota of running a football club do it.

[aj2k77]

I simply dread to think what master stroke these clowns are lining up by way of a chairman. This lot couldn't find their arse with both hands, let alone someone with the ability to help turn this car crash of a club around. Just sell up as soon as you can and let someone with an iota of running a football club do it.

Des, we all know it will be someone with a flashy smile, a sharp suit, polished shoes and all the salesman patter but shit for brains and as much football knowledge as my mom.

[kippaxvilla2]

Keith Harris?  Oh no he died didn't he?  Orville?

[peter w]

Thing is, Tom Fox is a money man. His job and his raison d'etre is in the business world and his brief is to raise and make money. Therefore, to him, and for what h's been hired to do results simply aren't the be all and end all. Making millions is. Or, rather, thousands where we're going.

[olaftab]

That'd be on a par with us making a 60 million bid for Aguero.

I reckon we'll get him for that much and throw in £250K a week with a free Fiat 500.