Adrian Bevington

[Ger Regan]

VID that doesn't tie in with the conspiracy theory that some are compelled or almost obligated to spin. That a man came to the club, fulfilled his duties and departed as planned provides no drama. And a comment I read earlier that he left because of the looneys at the club. Well if that was the case he would have done that 5 minutes after walking through the doors. He didn't and instead stayed for the term he committed to, but that isn't the scandalous story some are praying for it to be instead.

No offence, TV, but you've as much of an idea about what his original plan was as those thinking the worst, it's all just speculation. Frankly, the state that the club is in at the moment, i wouldn't be getting too sniffy about people thinking the worst. The worst has happened, repeatedly, this season.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Everyone's assuming that it was always agreed that Bevington was a only ever a short term fix at the club but this was never mentioned at the time. Or if it was I can't find it 

I think I remember reading it was, but then again I can't remember the last time we won a game.

I'm searching press articles and can't find any reference to the agreed length of his tenure. It was mentioned today but not at the time, I'm sure

[Toronto Villa]

VID that doesn't tie in with the conspiracy theory that some are compelled or almost obligated to spin. That a man came to the club, fulfilled his duties and departed as planned provides no drama. And a comment I read earlier that he left because of the looneys at the club. Well if that was the case he would have done that 5 minutes after walking through the doors. He didn't and instead stayed for the term he committed to, but that isn't the scandalous story some are praying for it to be instead.

No offence, TV, but you've as much of an idea about what his original plan was as those thinking the worst, it's all just speculation. Frankly, the state that the club is in at the moment, i wouldn't be getting too sniffy about people thinking the worst. The worst has happened, repeatedly, this season.

Thinking the worst is fine if that's what you want to do because of where we are, but not everything has to be. I chose not to take that approach. If his remit was to be here until the end of the season which he says in his departure note, and the end of season has arrived, why can it not be that he did what he came to do? He was never announced as a permanent hire. And it was suggested when he did arrive that came to assist Bernstein. That he didn't leave when Bernstein did suggests he worked for Hollis instead and was on a different agenda to the one originally suggested.

[cdward]

Neither plan A - (sell the club) or plan B - (run the club as a success,) have worked, and now the people who were working to plan B have all left.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

What I would like to know is when are they going to annouce Charles NZ has left? I've got a provisional booking on a brass band to play him out of the Bodymoor heath car park.

What a superb idea. A bit like this one?

I'd like to shove a tuba up his arse.

[Chris Smith]

Neither plan A - (sell the club) or plan B - (run the club as a success,) have worked, and now the people who were working to plan B have all left.

It looks to me as those that were appointed thinking they would have a chance at plan b have left because they think plan a means they will not have the opportunity to implement it.

[aj2k77]

Aston Villa Football Club can confirm today that Adrian Bevington has decided to leave his advisory position with the Club.

Bevington joined the Club to review and evaluate the managerial position and playing staff at Villa Park in March.

The above copied from the statement, so yes it may have cleared things up Chicago, especially from those asking what his remit was, any clearer.

They could have hired me and I'd have saved them a heap of money evaluating the playing staff. They're all shite.

[paul_e]

Neither plan A - (sell the club) or plan B - (run the club as a success,) have worked, and now the people who were working to plan B have all left.

It looks to me as those that were appointed thinking they would have a chance at plan b have left because they think plan a means they will not have the opportunity to implement it.

and even the bits of plan b that they could do regardless of the sale weren't going to happen.

[Villa in Denmark]

Let's just clear one thing up, neither King, Bernstein, Bevington or Sir Brian are or have been on a salary at the club.

A very strange episode indeed.  New board appointed, weeks later most of new board have left and the club is apparently close to being sold.  If there is any truth in the sale rumours, surely wheels were in motion when King, Bernstein and Bevington came on board?  "Here we go lads, great opportunity to come on board at Aston Villa.  Only going to be for a few weeks while we find nerw owners, but a job's a job ain't it".     

We have been for sale for ages now. Their departure doesn't have to mean that there is something imminent - it could simply have been the advice was being ignored.

Or even more mundane, Bevington had completed the work he had agreed to carry out and had stayed on until the end of the season to help Hollis out after King and Bernstein left.

Come 5pm Sunday night Bevington has nothing tying him to the club.  Last job is to write his own departure notice and get someone to post it.

I meant the departures of King and Bernstein not necessarily meaning a sale was imminent.

Sorry aev, misunderstood.

I don't think that there's any doubt that King and Bernstein departing was anything to do with an imminent sale and everything to do with what they saw as Lerner moving the goalposts with regards what they understand their brief and responsibilities to be as agreed with Hollis.

[Mister E]

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're probably right; unless Lerner simply pulls names out of a hat for the "new owner" competition.

[cheltenhamlion]

It's me. I had the purple ticket and number 649.

[Dante Lavelli]

Daft question but do we know, or can we speculate, what involvement Randy is having in these negotiations?  Typically we seemed to know where his planes was or when he was in the country but there's not been any such updates recently.

Is Randy doing the negotiating whilst Holis runs the shop or has Randy delegated both tasks to Holis?

[cheltenhamlion]

Hollis is running the sale. Obviously there is a dotted line back to Lerner on where they are at, what they are prepared to spend etc.

[Villafirst]

Randy couldn't run a bath....

[ChicagoLion]

Hollis is running the sale. Obviously there is a dotted line back to Lerner on where they are at, what they are prepared to spend etc.

Squires are running the sale, if as we are led to believe the sale is imment  we are at the Warranties representations and Undertakings stage which is the part that a lot of transactions fall down on.
Obviously Randy has the final say.