Adrian Bevington

[ChicagoLion]

I think there has been unusually a plan A and B. A sell the club and Plan B prepare for continuing without a sale. That was the reason for appointing the new board.

[HolmesyVilla]

Adrian Bevington said: "I explained to Steve Hollis a few weeks ago that I would not be looking to take on a full-time role with the Club, but agreed to remain as an advisor until the end of the season.

Ah wow thanks man, that is exactly the kind of commitment we required in the root of our club at this time for Aston Villa. Prick.

The bastard. Fancy doing exactly what he said he was going to do.

I know, hate those kind of people who make a promise and stick to it. We don't need those kind of people at the club.

My point is that we Need committment from anyone asociated with Villa. This guy didn't commit himself, he said it himself, he doesn't want to stay full time but he don't mind staying on for a couple more weeks picking up his 60k a week while still.working as an advisor to forest and Wales euro squad
That is why I called him a prick.
I got worse abuse than that for his boss if he wants it, and a smack in the gob for Reilly the master football player finder wouldn't go amiss either.
They fockin ruined us the bleepers.

[pbavfckuwait]

No again Chicago, maybe it is not clear enough.
He was asked by Hollis to review and evaluate the managerial position and playing staff in March, that dossier would have been given to Holis and maybe Holis from all his previous business dealings may have seen the requirement to have this available for the new owners, as it is quite obvious to anyone who wants to open their eyes, that the sale of the club was and is Holis main objective as given by the man child Lerner.

[old man villa fan]

One scenario is that Lerner was not going to sell and Bernstein, King, Bevington, Little et al were brought in to get the club in shape to go forward.  He then decided to sell and that is why Bernstein and King departed (with a few choice words on the way out!)

[Jimbo]

I assume Bevington was being paid handsomely to tell Hollis what was patently obvious. And in any case, his recommendations wouldn't apply to a new owner, who would get his own people to assess what is needed: a proper board with competent and experienced people, and some professional footballers who can, a) play football, and b) be arsed. In short, a complete overhaul.

[cdward]

We will only know how good or bad a job Bevington, Bernstein, King and ultimately Hollis has done when we see the calibre of the new owner(s) and manager.

[Villa in Denmark]

Where's the £60K per week come from?
Was he even being paid? Neither King nor Bernstein were.

If you want to moan about commitment, then you'd better turn your ire on SBL next, as he is also only a short term advisor.

[aev]

I assume Bevington was being paid handsomely to tell Hollis what was patently obvious. And in any case, his recommendations wouldn't apply to a new owner, who would get his own people to assess what is needed: a proper board with competent and experienced people, and some professional footballers who can, a) play football, and b) be arsed. In short, a complete overhaul.

The latter is probably what King and Bernstein were trying to suggest. When this was ignored they presumably thought "fk this for a game of soldiers" and resigned.

What an absolute shit show this season has been.

[ChicagoLion]

No again Chicago, maybe it is not clear enough.
He was asked by Hollis to review and evaluate the managerial position and playing staff in March, that dossier would have been given to Holis and maybe Holis from all his previous business dealings may have seen the requirement to have this available for the new owners, as it is quite obvious to anyone who wants to open their eyes, that the sale of the club was and is Holis main objective as given by the man child Lerner.

which fits in with my view they had a Plan B, if the club don't sell.
The critical piece of information regarding the sale is the value and liabilities emanating from the player contracts and any resale or recovery value.
I am pretty sure that potential buyers would undertake that work themselves.

[Villa in Denmark]

We will only know how good or bad a job Bevington, Bernstein, King and ultimately Hollis has done when we see the calibre of the new owner(s) and manager.

You can't hold them up on the calibre of any new owners. They can't decide who's going to make an offer.

If he f##ks the deal up, then you can have a go.
If it turns out he's done a deal with Carsen's Yeung's less scrupulous older brother instead of someone far more viable, then  You can have a go.

[pbavfckuwait]

The only problem with that line of thinking Chicago is when in the last 10 years have we had a plan B???

[Chico Hamilton III]

The only problem with that line of thinking Chicago is when in the last 10 years have we had a plan B???

I'm scratching my head trying to think of what plan A was

[ChicagoLion]

The only problem with that line of thinking Chicago is when in the last 10 years have we had a plan B???

Yes it would be a novelty mate.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Let's just clear one thing up, neither King, Bernstein, Bevington or Sir Brian are or have been on a salary at the club.
So quite where the 60k a week for Bevington came from I'd love to know.

[Chris Jameson]

but he don't mind staying on for a couple more weeks picking up his 60k a week while still.working as an advisor to forest and Wales euro squad

£60k a week? Are you sure about that?!