Krulak is back

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I think he exhausted his use anyway. How many different ways were there to ask ultimately irrelevant questions about things like catering and so on?  Everytime he mentioned anything else, I would guess the rest of the board winced.

[dave.woodhall]

I never had a problem with the general, always liked him to be honest

for those who say he cleared off when things got tough, how come he's come back when things are as bad as it gets

Money, I suspect.

I doubt he has earned, or will earn, a single penny.

[SoccerHQ]

Has he quit that School he was governing?

[Sexual Ealing]

It looks to me that Lerner has been so stung by his Villa experiences that he doesn't even want to think about us. Krulak knows what he (Lerner) wants so he's dealing with what goes on and unless there's a fire at Bodymore Heath Lerner doesn't need to think about us until we've recouped some market value.

That's my 100% uninformed conjecture and I'm sticking to it until I change my mind.

[Risso]

Has he quit that School he was governing?

Seems so.

[AlexAlexCropley]

[Mister E]

Some of the posts on here are class; which goes to prove that in the face of adversity bringing back a well-pipped US military man brings out the best in British irony.
What his role is, who knows and who cares, TBH.

[paul_e]

I think he exhausted his use anyway. How many different ways were there to ask ultimately irrelevant questions about things like catering and so on?  Everytime he mentioned anything else, I would guess the rest of the board winced.

Yep, as I said earlier, he probably should have walked away from the forums with a polite thank you 2-3 earlier.  When it started it was a very good idea, worked well and led to a lot of positives but by the start of mon's last season it felt 'old' and by the end of that year the whole concept just didn't make sense any more.  His biggest mistake was allowing it to go on too long and that led to the silly comments that came towards the end (like the McLeish one that already popped up) because by then all anyone was interested in was what was happening on the pitch.

[eamonn]

The average age of the board is rising by the day. We need a bit of young spunk aswell.

[Louzie0]

Young Dwight Yorke sounded rather passionate on TS this morning.

Don't think he should be manager, but could his enthusiasm for the club be channeled into the Board?

[GarTomas]

Young Dwight Yorke sounded rather passionate on TS this morning.

Don't think he should be manager, but could his enthusiasm for the club be channeled into the Board?

referring to him as Young Dwight Yorke makes you sound like Doug Ellis

[Louzie0]

The other thing is, the Board looks well, rather like a collection of talented financial white men of a certain age. And Our Brian as advisor.

I have to say, no problem with any of the recent appointments so far.
However...

I would be looking for the Board of Aston Villa to include men and women who hold relevant expertise and represent the Club where and when it operates, right now.

Could it expand? And, is that unrealistic?

[Louzie0]

Young Dwight Yorke sounded rather passionate on TS this morning.

Don't think he should be manager, but could his enthusiasm for the club be channeled into the Board?

referring to him as Young Dwight Yorke makes you sound like Doug Ellis

 
Young in comparison to the other members of the Board was what I meant!

[Risso]

The other thing is, the Board looks well, rather like a collection of talented financial white men of a certain age. And Our Brian as advisor.

I have to say, no problem with any of the recent appointments so far.
However...

I would be looking for the Board of Aston Villa to include men and women who hold relevant expertise and represent the Club where and when it operates, right now.

Could it expand? And, is that unrealistic?

We appear to have the finance side fairly well covered, as you point out.  Sales and marketing/commercial looks weak, which ironically is probably what Tom Fox should have been brought in to do.  I don't care whether people are young/old, white/black or male/female, as long as they're better than the shower of idiots we've suffered for so long.  It's hard to see what Yorke would add at director level though.  Some sort of club ambassador role would suit him better I reckon.

[Louzie0]

The other thing is, the Board looks well, rather like a collection of talented financial white men of a certain age. And Our Brian as advisor.

I have to say, no problem with any of the recent appointments so far.
However...

I would be looking for the Board of Aston Villa to include men and women who hold relevant expertise and represent the Club where and when it operates, right now.

Could it expand? And, is that unrealistic?

We appear to have the finance side fairly well covered, as you point out.  Sales and marketing/commercial looks weak, which ironically is probably what Tom Fox should have been brought in to do.  I don't care whether people are young/old, white/black or male/female, as long as they're better than the shower of idiots we've suffered for so long.  It's hard to see what Yorke would add at director level though.  Some sort of club ambassador role would suit him better I reckon.

It would be good to actively search for some more new members of the Board who could fulfil the operational roles and represent if possible a wider demographic representing the fans. We're in trouble. I want the best!