New chairman and Lerner ramblings

[Dave]

If Lerner keeps backing the club, we'll be back.

I think I hear the faint sound of saunders_heroes hyperventilating somewhere.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

If Lerner keeps backing the club, we'll be back.

I think I hear the faint sound of saunders_heroes hyperventilating somewhere.

There's been an eerie quiet since it was revealed just how much Lerner's still been pumping into the club. Or he may be poorly (if so get well s_h), or holidaying in the Bahamas.

[Toronto Villa]

If Lerner keeps backing the club, we'll be back.

I think I hear the faint sound of saunders_heroes hyperventilating somewhere.

Quick someone get him a paper bag or an inhaler.

[Toronto Villa]

Apologies if posted before/elsewhere.

From the OS

The Board of Directors has appointed a Football Board to oversee all football matters at the Club.

This new Board will be Chaired by David Bernstein and Mervyn King and will include Brian Little and a new Head of Football Operations (HFO) when recruited.

The manager will report directly to David Bernstein. All other football functions will report to the HFO.

This reorganisation will provide specialist and dedicated control at Bodymoor Heath with the aim of bringing stability, confidence and a platform for long term success to Aston Villa Football Club.

If only it was still 2010.

such a shame, and what an immense waste of money to realise this.

[Tuscans]

This is more like it, a good ole traditional footballing board of what seems to be some decent blokes.

[PaulWinch again]

Good that sense finally is being adopted albeit to late to save us from relegation.

[dave.woodhall]

Good that sense finally is being adopted albeit to late to save us from relegation.

 But hopefully in time to get us back up.

[Toronto Villa]

A big part of getting back up is having a plan to do so. That everyone at the club has one intention in mind. As bleak as it is right now, the club at least are getting a head start on this albeit enforced. We won't survive but we can essentially use the back end of this season as pre-season, not just on the playing side but off the field too. We need to make sure our house is in order for the start of next season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Apologies if posted before/elsewhere.

From the OS

The Board of Directors has appointed a Football Board to oversee all football matters at the Club.

This new Board will be Chaired by David Bernstein and Mervyn King and will include Brian Little and a new Head of Football Operations (HFO) when recruited.

The manager will report directly to David Bernstein. All other football functions will report to the HFO.

This reorganisation will provide specialist and dedicated control at Bodymoor Heath with the aim of bringing stability, confidence and a platform for long term success to Aston Villa Football Club.

Bloody hell, that HFO role has nothing to do with the Sporting Director role Hendrik Almstadt had at the club. It's going to be one very powerful position. Good to see they're not even dishing fancy job titles out, no Director of Football, just old school 'Head of..'.
I can't wait to hear how they've retitled Hendrik's job.

I'm really struggling to think who they will bring in as Head of Football Operations. Somebody that knows the game inside out, a great administrator, communicator as well as a bit of a strategic visionary.

[Dominic22]

Listened to the interview just on the site and it all makes a lot of sense but of course he is walking into a situation where in a way the easy part was to change the people in power as it clearly has not worked.
The true judge is to see if this works.. which as always come down to results on the field first and foremost.

Also Sort the press office... the press release (Q&A) is very poor again, they have pulled out too many "model" quotes so it just does not read well,  in comparison to the actual interview Steve gave.

[PaulWinch again]

Good that sense finally is being adopted albeit to late to save us from relegation.

 But hopefully in time to get us back up.

Yep let's hope so and Hollis comment on the balance sheet was encouraging.

[cheltenhamlion]

Good that sense finally is being adopted albeit to late to save us from relegation.

 But hopefully in time to get us back up.

Yep let's hope so and Hollis comment on the balance sheet was encouraging.

Interestingly, that exactly what Fox was trying to say at the AVST AGM. If we drop, we are in a very good position to leverage our size and the fact we are Man City esque in budget compared to our competitors.

He didn't say it like that though and, because he said it, nobody wanted to listen anyway. Ultimately, that is why he had to go.

[Toronto Villa]

I'm hopeful they will get it right only because the people at the club making the decisions are significantly better than those we have had at any time during the Randy Lerner era. Football people chaired by a highly respect football administrator, and two men who bleed the colours and powerful in their own right. All governed by Hollis, a man trained in rescue jobs like ours who is taking a detailed and impartial look at how everything was done and might be done going forward.

[ronshirt]

So is Hollis now in charge of the stable door or is that still our Randy?

[cheltenhamlion]

Reading between the lines, Hollis is running the show, Mervyn is his trusted lieutenant, Krulak is their to have a specific job of making sure Lerner's money is used properly by the new board.