AGM - Protest

[hvkfa1]

Is Villa in Davemark a mod?

[dave.woodhall]

No doubt we'll see you again soon. Now, back on topic.

[evalast1910]

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Does anyone think this sort of protest will have any effect?

[Gareth]

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Does anyone think this sort of protest will have any effect?

Is that Randy's new For Sale board?

[pauliewalnuts]

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Does anyone think this sort of protest will have any effect?

Of course it won't.

Don't get me wrong, I am as fucked off with Lerner as the next man, but I don't really see how this "Lerner Out" thing is meant to work.

If there isn't a buyer, what is he meant to do? Magic one up? Drop another 50m off the price? Just like that?

Sell to the first shyster who comes along?

Randy has been a disaster, but I'd still rather we kept him than have him sell up to some Hong Kong hairdresser type.

[villadelph]

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Does anyone think this sort of protest will have any effect?

Of course it won't.

Don't get me wrong, I am as fucked off with Lerner as the next man, but I don't really see how this "Lerner Out" thing is meant to work.

If there isn't a buyer, what is he meant to do? Magic one up? Drop another 50m off the price? Just like that?

Sell to the first shyster who comes along?

Randy has been a disaster, but I'd still rather we kept him than have him sell up to some Hong Kong hairdresser type.

I would rather we sarcastically thank and applaud him for all he has done. Play on the "Bright Future" promise and act like we've achieved it.

[ciggiesnbeer]

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Does anyone think this sort of protest will have any effect?

Randy will never hear about it. It will make us look a bit more like twats to the press and other clubs fans.

But if some long suffering fans gets a wee bit of joy from making a Lerner Out banner then more power to them. At least they can still be arsed to show up. The club should thank them.

[brian green]

What is the Lerner Out supposed to achieve and how is it to achieve it?

Is it supposed to make him open his chequebook and throw more money at the club?  If that is the hope how does attacking him improve those chances?

If the objective is to make him drop the asking price of the club and it succeeds that opens the gates of hell to every chicken farmer, hairdresser, con man, carpetbagger and shyster on the planet.  If you want a perfect parallel of the destiny of a legendary giant of the city brought down you have no further to look than Longbridge.

Slagging off Randy Lerner endlessly is like going in your garden and raging at the rain.

[Mister E]

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Does anyone think this sort of protest will have any effect?

Nice graphics.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

What is the Lerner Out supposed to achieve and how is it to achieve it?

Is it supposed to make him open his chequebook and throw more money at the club?  If that is the hope how does attacking him improve those chances?

If the objective is to make him drop the asking price of the club and it succeeds that opens the gates of hell to every chicken farmer, hairdresser, con man, carpetbagger and shyster on the planet.  If you want a perfect parallel of the destiny of a legendary giant of the city brought down you have no further to look than Longbridge.

Slagging off Randy Lerner endlessly is like going in your garden and raging at the rain.

This.

[berneboy]

What is the Lerner Out supposed to achieve and how is it to achieve it?

Is it supposed to make him open his chequebook and throw more money at the club?  If that is the hope how does attacking him improve those chances?

If the objective is to make him drop the asking price of the club and it succeeds that opens the gates of hell to every chicken farmer, hairdresser, con man, carpetbagger and shyster on the planet.  If you want a perfect parallel of the destiny of a legendary giant of the city brought down you have no further to look than Longbridge.

Slagging off Randy Lerner endlessly is like going in your garden and raging at the rain.

Wisdom.

[saunders_heroes]

What is the Lerner Out supposed to achieve and how is it to achieve it?

Is it supposed to make him open his chequebook and throw more money at the club?  If that is the hope how does attacking him improve those chances?

If the objective is to make him drop the asking price of the club and it succeeds that opens the gates of hell to every chicken farmer, hairdresser, con man, carpetbagger and shyster on the planet.  If you want a perfect parallel of the destiny of a legendary giant of the city brought down you have no further to look than Longbridge.

Slagging off Randy Lerner endlessly is like going in your garden and raging at the rain.

Of course a flag isn't going to get rid of Lerner, do you honestly thing people are that daft to suggest that? What it might do though is draw people's attention to the shitfest our club has turned into. It also may remind others than Villa fans still have a bit of pride in the club unlike the muppets that run it. Good luck to them.

[Jimbo]

Again, since when has a protest had to achieve a clearly defined and achievable goal? They almost never, ever do that, whether it's political or in football.

It's as much about the gesture as it is about catharsis for those involved. A lot of fans are angry and frustrated and it's their way of venting.

What protests can do is unite people, but as this thread aptly demonstrates, Villa fans are rarely united unless the team is successful.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

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Does anyone think this sort of protest will have any effect?

none whatsover unfortunately

we want him gone, lerner wants to be gone, no one wants to buy us

[rob_bridge]

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Does anyone think this sort of protest will have any effect?

Being brutally honest? No.

We aren't that important.

Oh and as has been oft sited Lerner wants to sell so saying we want him out is pointless.

So it looks like 'We're angry, and we agree with you' in the same sentence.