Hendrik Almstadt has left the club

[supertom]

He's the best type of chairman for right now that's for sure.

Let's see what type of player budget they'll be in the summer first.

We've done this back patting before when we've appointed people before, no good if their are pub players on the pitch.

I agree. Dispensing with underperforming management is very welcome, but I'd have preferred to have seen him prise some money out of Lerner in January. And Fox is the person who really needs to go.

To be fair in regards to january, Hollis had barely got his seat warm by the time the window had slammed shut. He's (it seems) at least moving things in the right direction now. It'll be very interesting to see what happens in the summer and how our budget looks.

[myf]

What does Riley do again?

He's the PlayStation guy

did he find benteke?

[martin o`who??]

What does Riley do again?

He's the PlayStation guy

did he find benteke?

Benteke was already a Belgian international before we signed him so I don't think anyone at the club can take any credit for "finding" him - least of all this load of parasites.

[SheffieldVillain]

What does Riley do again?

He's the PlayStation guy

did he find benteke?

Benteke was already a Belgian international before we signed him so I don't think anyone at the club can take any credit for "finding" him - least of all this load of parasites.

Had you heard of him? Had any other Premier League side signed him? There's enough mistakes and bad decisions to go into without having to take the credit away from one of the few decent ones.

[Chris Jameson]

Bound to score against us next season.

Nothing worse than thinking oh man, I have a funny comment to make. Then 3 posts in some other bugger posts it before you!

Sorry! To be honest I hadn't a clue who he was until I read the announcement, I'm still a bit old school in that I don't take much notice in who does what off the pitch, on the board etc. His name made me think he'd end up replacing Ross Mcormack at Fulham.

[Risso]

I wonder how this will play out with Fox.  He is very protective of "his team" and is of the belief we have top staff. Looks Hollis and King disagree. Reilly next I would wager.

No offence meant at all Stu, but you were fairly certain they'd all be in jobs next season. "This is  a non story. Unless anything changed yesterday, all those quoted will be in post next season." 

I clarified that with another post in response to your "telling the Trust about Senior Executives" whinge. I can't be arsed to find it to quote, but it basically read that "of course they didn't say that over tea and biscuits with us. The flavour of the conversation though was that Fox thinks he has a good team. The big question is whether Hollis agrees".

Whinge?  You posted claiming it was a "non-story" and how you expected all three to still be in a job.  Well it clearly was at least partly a story, as one of the named trio has now gone.  I don't imagine he'll be the last either.

[Risso]

What does Riley do again?

He's the PlayStation guy

did he find benteke?

Benteke was already a Belgian international before we signed him so I don't think anyone at the club can take any credit for "finding" him - least of all this load of parasites.

Had you heard of him? Had any other Premier League side signed him? There's enough mistakes and bad decisions to go into without having to take the credit away from one of the few decent ones.

No indeed, that's fair enough.  Benteke was a great bit of business, and one that paid off in terms of his goals and the profit made on him.  However I think it's fair to say that however good that was, just about everything since has been terrible, and this summer's business is absolutely dismal and has relegated us.

[SheffieldVillain]

What does Riley do again?

He's the PlayStation guy

did he find benteke?

Benteke was already a Belgian international before we signed him so I don't think anyone at the club can take any credit for "finding" him - least of all this load of parasites.

Had you heard of him? Had any other Premier League side signed him? There's enough mistakes and bad decisions to go into without having to take the credit away from one of the few decent ones.

No indeed, that's fair enough.  Benteke was a great bit of business, and one that paid off in terms of his goals and the profit made on him.  However I think it's fair to say that however good that was, just about everything since has been terrible, and this summer's business is absolutely dismal and has relegated us.

I find this summer's business intriguing. For arguments sake, if you replaced Gestede with a £5m striker who actually knows where the goal is, and Lescott / Richards with leaders who can actually lead rather than disrupt, I wonder how differently this summers business might have been viewed. I still don't see the French contingent/Traore as bad signings. What has screwed us is the choice of the senior pros / spine of the team.

[Duncan Shaw]

And no Benteke was prior to Reilly being here.

[brian green]

Agree 100% SV.  100%.

[kippaxvilla2]

Given what's happened this season this was an almost cert.  But I don't suppose his decision to be on holiday in Dubai at the weekend was the smartest move.

[cheltenhamlion]

I wonder how this will play out with Fox.  He is very protective of "his team" and is of the belief we have top staff. Looks Hollis and King disagree. Reilly next I would wager.

No offence meant at all Stu, but you were fairly certain they'd all be in jobs next season. "This is  a non story. Unless anything changed yesterday, all those quoted will be in post next season." 

I clarified that with another post in response to your "telling the Trust about Senior Executives" whinge. I can't be arsed to find it to quote, but it basically read that "of course they didn't say that over tea and biscuits with us. The flavour of the conversation though was that Fox thinks he has a good team. The big question is whether Hollis agrees".

Whinge?  You posted claiming it was a "non-story" and how you expected all three to still be in a job.  Well it clearly was at least partly a story, as one of the named trio has now gone.  I don't imagine he'll be the last either.

Nor do I now the genie is out of the bottle. Perhaps my speed typing tone didn't help at that time. I will take that on the cin. But I clarified why I said it in response to your post the next day. Fox was not for turning on any of "his team". The big question was whether Hollis was.

[Risso]

Fair enough Stu, and it's no biggy, really.  Things do appear to be improving on that front, in any case.

And to answer Duncan, Reilly was definitely here when we bought Benteke, and I recall him being given credit for it.  He then subsequently left and spent time at Liverpool before coming back, which is maybe where the confusion lies.

[Jon Crofts]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~5422097,00.html

We hardly knew you...

Ironic seeing as he hardly knew what he was doing.

[Ian.]

What does Riley do again?

He's the PlayStation guy

did he find benteke?

Benteke was already a Belgian international before we signed him so I don't think anyone at the club can take any credit for "finding" him - least of all this load of parasites.

Had you heard of him? Had any other Premier League side signed him? There's enough mistakes and bad decisions to go into without having to take the credit away from one of the few decent ones.

No indeed, that's fair enough.  Benteke was a great bit of business, and one that paid off in terms of his goals and the profit made on him.  However I think it's fair to say that however good that was, just about everything since has been terrible, and this summer's business is absolutely dismal and has relegated us.

I find this summer's business intriguing. For arguments sake, if you replaced Gestede with a £5m striker who actually knows where the goal is, and Lescott / Richards with leaders who can actually lead rather than disrupt, I wonder how differently this summers business might have been viewed. I still don't see the French contingent/Traore as bad signings. What has screwed us is the choice of the senior pros / spine of the team.

I agree, if we had that essential spine we might not be in this mess. Your missing the goalkeeping situation though. Sherwood dropped Guzan last season and replaced him with Given who he let go. I can't believe Bunn was a first choice signing?