Brian Little and David Bernstein to join the board

[Steve67]

If the club has any sense at all they will use Sir Brian as something of a mouthpiece for us. The communication between club and fans needs to get a whole lot better. The fans will certainly listen to him.

[Toronto Villa]

What the hell is Brian Little going to do? 10 years ago he might have been relevant. It's too little to late. You're so blinded by beer and sandwiches in days gone by that you can't see what's in front of your face.

How about for starters he sets in motion what we should be doing in the future. What we should be doing now? Lays in place some plans that the club can adhere to. You seem to be so wise, what exactly would you do? Who would you have appointed? Or maybe we should just turn the lights off at Villa Park and simply give up?

[dave.woodhall]

What the hell is Brian Little going to do? 10 years ago he might have been relevant. It's too little to late. You're so blinded by beer and sandwiches in days gone by that you can't see what's in front of your face.

Brian Little is, hopefully, going to provide us with the benefit of the experience that comes from a lifetime in football, and most of that time closer to the psyche of the club than just about anyone else has been. The time when that proves not to be the case will be the time to criticise; until then I shall see this for the positive move most of us believe it to be. I'll ignore your final sentence as I haven't got any idea what it means.

[dave.woodhall]

If the club has any sense at all they will use Sir Brian as something of a mouthpiece for us. The communication between club and fans needs to get a whole lot better. The fans will certainly listen to him.

Absolutely. I've been saying for years that we need, for want of a better phrase, a patriarchal figure who can ease the rift between fans and club, talk to and be respected by the press and do the sort of ambassadorial role that Sir Booby RIP does at Theatre of Dreams. 

[Risso]

He certainly isn't going to be able to advise on anything that's going to make a difference to this season, but it will get Lerner off the hook to a certain extent, which I suspect is the only reason it's been announced now.  I an glad he's here, but would like to know more details of what his role entails.

[Stirchley Villain]

If you think Brian Little is the answer you don't understand the question. He may be Villa through and through but he has has no recent experience in current football. What would I do? I'd sack current  management team. I'd get ready for 5 years in the Championship. Appoint a hard nosed manager capable of bloodying a few noses. I'd spend 5 years sorting out Bodymoor Heath. Then I might think about reinvesting in the playing staff.

[dave.woodhall]

If you think Brian Little is the answer you don't understand the question. He may be Villa through and through but he has has no recent experience in current football. What would I do? I'd sack current  management team. I'd get ready for 5 years in the Championship. Appoint a hard nosed manager capablw of bloodying a few noses. I'd spend 5 years sorting out Bodymoor Heath. Then I might think about reinvesting in the playing staff.

No-one is saying that he's the answer to anything, but he may be a small but significant part of the answer and that's what I welcome. Five years without buying players - that's an original idea.

[Stirchley Villain]

Yes Dave I really think we shouldn't buy a player for five years 🙄. What I mean is we should sort out our infrastructure. Obviously we have to stay afloat in the meantime.

[dave.woodhall]

And bringing in the sort of expertise we've been crying out for since 2007 is part of that. 

[Stirchley Villain]

And bringing in the sort of expertise we've been crying out for since 2007 is part of that.

Brian Little might have been relevant in 2007. I hate to break it to you but football has moved on...

[dave.woodhall]

And bringing in the sort of expertise we've been crying out for since 2007 is part of that.

Brian Little might have been relevant in 2007. I hate to break it to you but football has moved on...

And I hate to break it to you, but he's been working in the game ever since then so he probably knows a thing or two about it.

[Stirchley Villain]

And bringing in the sort of expertise we've been crying out for since 2007 is part of that.

Brian Little might have been relevant in 2007. I hate to break it to you but football has moved on...

And I hate to break it to you, but he's been working in the game ever since then so he probably knows a thing or two about it.

Keep backing that horse Dave. Unfortunately it's nowhere.

[dave.woodhall]

And bringing in the sort of expertise we've been crying out for since 2007 is part of that.

Brian Little might have been relevant in 2007. I hate to break it to you but football has moved on...

And I hate to break it to you, but he's been working in the game ever since then so he probably knows a thing or two about it.

Keep backing that horse Dave. Unfortunately it's nowhere.

Whatever makes you happy.

[Steve67]

Stirchley, are you saying that you'd sack the current management team, appoint a new manager with the aim of making us stand still, in the Championship, for five years? Surely that change of management would be a forward thinking step to get us back quicker, even if we spend no money, as you seem to be suggesting?

[Stirchley Villain]

And bringing in the sort of expertise we've been crying out for since 2007 is part of that.

Brian Little might have been relevant in 2007. I hate to break it to you but football has moved on...

And I hate to break it to you, but he's been working in the game ever since then so he probably knows a thing or two about it.

Keep backing that horse Dave. Unfortunately it's nowhere.

Whatever makes you happy.

No one would love it more than me if BL rode in on a white horse and saved us all. Unfortunately it's not going to happen. Whoever is pulling the strings at VP has seen a last ditch opportunity to appease the fans and brought him in. I'll tell you what... mark this day in your diary and PM me in a years time and tell me how fantastically we're doing. If we're still crap I'll give you a pass and let you gloat in two years. I'll bet you we will still be having the same conversations as we are now.