New chairman and Lerner ramblings

[auntiesledd]

At least our chairman will actually be at matches to see things first hand now!

Good point. I wonder if he will be using Randys seat? It might actually make a difference for the players to see someone sat in the "big chair"

I imagine he's already made sure the club has employed a look-alike to sit in his seat & take the shite that'll inevitably be coming his way from the mugged-off 'customers'. Oh & plenty of Security Gorillas in cheap, ill-fitting suits. Obviously.

[jd_villa]

Not sure if he is a bean counter or not, but i got a feeling he has a big rubber on the end of his pencil.

When people are bought in to "shake up" a business it means the rubber gets used.

Lerner is preparing for more cost cutting Im afraid.

Nothing is going to get better at this club until Lerner has sold up and gone.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Does Doug have to give him his AV1 plate ?

Anagram of his name is `Honest v Ellis`

[Yossarian]

Please get me away from it, please, please. I bought it a few years ago in a rush of blood and now I can't stand the sight of it. Every time I think about it I start to feel sick. I just want rid of it but nobody will take it off my hands. It's costing me an arm and a leg. I know, I'll get someone else in to play chairman and make sure I don't lose anymore cash by cutting and cutting and cutting back.

[West Derby Villan]

Can he spend Randys money willy nilly?

[in exile]

So do we think that the statement Randy released is all we are going to get or do we think there will be another one regarding transfer funds, cancelling contracts etc?

[kippaxvilla2]

I've just got home from a hard days graft.  I've just found out about this and read the statement.  A bigger load of horseshit I will not read in a very long time. He's here to cut costs make no mistake. A plan for the championship and below.

[kippaxvilla2]

I've just spotted one positive however.  Albeit from what looks like the YTS kid who used to fill the cash machines in the Barclays adverts, the Mails 'Business' correspondent is saying he is an expert on overseeing takeovers.

[The Edge]

Love this bit from our new chairman..
"As we have witnessed in the Premier League this year with other clubs - money no longer buys success."

Quite a statement from a Man City fan.

He he. It is a pretty worrying statement. He seems to be attempting to dampen expectations before he's even got started.

"Money no longer buys success" will be the new mantra to explain lack of investment. I thought we'd be able to spend as much as giants like Stoke now we've spent half a decade trimming the wage bill but apparently not.

Ouch... hope yer wrong

[Dave]

So do we think that the statement Randy released is all we are going to get or do we think there will be another one regarding transfer funds, cancelling contracts etc?

Has any chairman in the history of football ever released a statement talking about transfer funds and the cancelling of contracts?

If not, why would you expect Lerner to make one?

[Louzie0]

Can he spend Randys money willy nilly?

Only Randy can do that.
Willy or nilly.
I hope it's Willy.

[ROBBO]

The statement about throwing money at the problem isn't the solution well I will say that the club that spends 100 million invariably ends up with a better team than the one that spends 10 million. Just plain nonsense.

[lovejoy]

Most listed companies these days have a Board made up of executives (those who work there day to day and run operations) and non-executives (who basically give top level strategy steer and keep the executives on the straight and narrow). A Chairman is usually a figure head, well linked in but with limited day to day responsibilities.
I worked at KPMG in Birmingham back in the day whilst Steve Hollis was the head of the Midlands region. He came across as very intelligent and hard working, with profile in local business. Whether this makes him a good choice for Villa is uncertain however I wouldn't expect him to have a massive impact on the on-field performances. Moreover he will he looking at Fox's performance and the structure of the club as a business. It's another layer of management between the day to day operations and Randy.

[ozzjim]

I can understand that comment in fairness.  Is throwing the right money into the right area to be both better and sustainable

[kippaxvilla2]

I wouldn't fancy Paddy Reillys chances of surviving once this bloke gets moving.