New chairman and Lerner ramblings

[Toronto Villa]

if it's true in what capacity would he join? To me it's such a non story and if we were doing what we all hoped we were doing, that is buying a few players, playing well, scoring goals, getting points and getting out of this mess this wouldn't matter. I don't think his son would be coming in to oversee the business so let's not make it into that.

If it is true, it stinks of crass nepotism. No serious organisation puts an 18 year old on the Board.

Why don't we wait to hear the full story? And if you think nepotism doesn't exist in business, what rock have you been sleeping under? And especially sport; see the NFL as the best example possible of organizations where nepotism is rife.

[ChicagoLion]

if it's true in what capacity would he join? To me it's such a non story and if we were doing what we all hoped we were doing, that is buying a few players, playing well, scoring goals, getting points and getting out of this mess this wouldn't matter. I don't think his son would be coming in to oversee the business so let's not make it into that.

If it is true, it stinks of crass nepotism. No serious organisation puts an 18 year old on the Board.

Why don't we wait to hear the full story? And if you think nepotism doesn't exist in business, what rock have you been sleeping under? And especially sport; see the NFL as the best example possible of organizations where nepotism is rife.

Good idea and then you can wait to jump in and defend the decision regardless of how daft it is.

[saunders_heroes]

if it's true in what capacity would he join? To me it's such a non story and if we were doing what we all hoped we were doing, that is buying a few players, playing well, scoring goals, getting points and getting out of this mess this wouldn't matter. I don't think his son would be coming in to oversee the business so let's not make it into that.

If it is true, it stinks of crass nepotism. No serious organisation puts an 18 year old on the Board.

Why don't we wait to hear the full story? And if you think nepotism doesn't exist in business, what rock have you been sleeping under? And especially sport; see the NFL as the best example possible of organizations where nepotism is rife.

There's a story online that Randy's gonna appoint his 18 year old son to the board of directors at Villa Park. You honestly think people are gonna wait for the full details to emerge before discussing it? It's fuckin mental!

[supertom]

[Toronto Villa]

if it's true in what capacity would he join? To me it's such a non story and if we were doing what we all hoped we were doing, that is buying a few players, playing well, scoring goals, getting points and getting out of this mess this wouldn't matter. I don't think his son would be coming in to oversee the business so let's not make it into that.

If it is true, it stinks of crass nepotism. No serious organisation puts an 18 year old on the Board.

Why don't we wait to hear the full story? And if you think nepotism doesn't exist in business, what rock have you been sleeping under? And especially sport; see the NFL as the best example possible of organizations where nepotism is rife.

Good idea and then you can wait to jump in and defend the decision regardless of how daft it is.

So given that you are suggesting that I am always defending the decision, what daft decision by the club did I last defend?

[aj2k77]

Lerner loves his yes men.

[Toronto Villa]

if it's true in what capacity would he join? To me it's such a non story and if we were doing what we all hoped we were doing, that is buying a few players, playing well, scoring goals, getting points and getting out of this mess this wouldn't matter. I don't think his son would be coming in to oversee the business so let's not make it into that.

If it is true, it stinks of crass nepotism. No serious organisation puts an 18 year old on the Board.

Why don't we wait to hear the full story? And if you think nepotism doesn't exist in business, what rock have you been sleeping under? And especially sport; see the NFL as the best example possible of organizations where nepotism is rife.

There's a story online that Randy's gonna appoint his 18 year old son to the board of directors at Villa Park. You honestly think people are gonna wait for the full details to emerge before discussing it? It's fuckin mental!

Before jumping off a bridge, what I am saying is let's see 1) if it's true, and 2) if it is in what capacity? If he is appointed with significant say in the running of the club, I will gladly concur that it is utterly bonkers.

[dave.woodhall]

if it's true in what capacity would he join? To me it's such a non story and if we were doing what we all hoped we were doing, that is buying a few players, playing well, scoring goals, getting points and getting out of this mess this wouldn't matter. I don't think his son would be coming in to oversee the business so let's not make it into that.

If it is true, it stinks of crass nepotism. No serious organisation puts an 18 year old on the Board.

Why don't we wait to hear the full story? And if you think nepotism doesn't exist in business, what rock have you been sleeping under? And especially sport; see the NFL as the best example possible of organizations where nepotism is rife.

There's a story online that Randy's gonna appoint his 18 year old son to the board of directors at Villa Park. You honestly think people are gonna wait for the full details to emerge before discussing it? It's fuckin mental!

If it's true.

[Bad English]

Don't start a quotathon you bastards!

[saunders_heroes]

I really hope it isn't true.

[pauliewalnuts]

Why on earth would he do that after saying he wants to 'distance himself' from the club more (although quite how he'd manage that, unless he was stowed away in Tim Peake's luggage, I'm not sure)?

If it is true, then jesus christ, he's fucking lost it.

Like some insane Asian king appointing his cat minister of justice, just because he can.

[croatian]

if it's true in what capacity would he join? To me it's such a non story and if we were doing what we all hoped we were doing, that is buying a few players, playing well, scoring goals, getting points and getting out of this mess this wouldn't matter. I don't think his son would be coming in to oversee the business so let's not make it into that.

If it is true, it stinks of crass nepotism. No serious organisation puts an 18 year old on the Board.

We're not a serious organisation. So this could well happen.
Randy's eyes and ears?
Paranoia?

[KevinGage]

If he could be Randy's eyes, ears and brain, we might have a chance.

A bold decision, if true.  Following after that trailblazer Dave Whelan.

[Villa in Denmark]

As paulie says, it makes no sense in the context of everything that's happened over the last 5 years and certainly the last 18 months with him publicly declaring his intention to remove himself from club to then throw his son, who he's been quite protective of in terms of keeping him out of the spotlight, straight into a business he wants out of.

If it is true

[KevinGage]

It makes no sense, so it makes perfect sense.