Adrian Bevington

[Pat McMahon]

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 was thinking the same. I don't recall any announcement that he was here on a fixed term agreement.

[paul_e]

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 was thinking the same. I don't recall any announcement that he was here on a fixed term agreement.

I think people are basing it on the wording of the statement from today, it certainly reads as someone who had a specific target to meet and that has been completed so there's an amicable parting.

[sickbeggar]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

[VillaAlways]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

Or, we're on the verge of a take over and as Wyness and Comolli are lined up to take over the footballing side of things, he sees little point in staying on.

I can be as negative as the next person but you talk as if a takeover isn't even a possibility

[Risso]

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 was thinking the same. I don't recall any announcement that he was here on a fixed term agreement.

I agree. If a short term agreement was the plan all along, then surely the statement would have said so, rather than saying Hollis was told a few weeks ago. 

[Ian.]

If a sale was always on the cards then surely nobody at all at board level, coaching or management would have been safe to say they were long term appointments?

[Steve R]

This is the bit of Bevington's statement that puzzles me - ""To move forward, now more than ever, it is crucial the Club makes the right calls on the big decisions it is faced with."

If a sale has been agreed and is on the cusp of being completed, what big decisions are facing the club? Unless, of course, he is talking about the incoming owners.

It's all a bit sad really, for a few weeks we had a really competent, well rounded board. Arguably for the first time in the 58 years since I first watched a game - and probably a decade or two before that.

[aev]

This is the bit of Bevington's statement that puzzles me - ""To move forward, now more than ever, it is crucial the Club makes the right calls on the big decisions it is faced with."

If a sale has been agreed and is on the cusp of being completed, what big decisions are facing the club? Unless, of course, he is talking about the incoming owners.

It's all a bit sad really, for a few weeks we had a really competent, well rounded board. Arguably for the first time in the 58 years since I first watched a game - and probably a decade or two before that.

I felt the same - the board actually felt fit for purpose, and then within a blink of an eye it was back to how it was.

In terms of reviewing the playing situation, it didn't require any great insight to conclude we were shit - the table has been doing this for the last few years.

Not replacing Garde has also left us scraping along at the bottom for weeks now. What happens if we aren't taken over? These past few weeks really have been completely wasted.

[aj2k77]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

I think it aptly sums up Lerner, after almost 10 years of being run by his mates or joeys, he employs some people experienced in the cut and thrust world of football, in positions they are accustomed to, for a couple of weeks, then sells up making it all a waste of time and pointless anyway. He doesn't/never did know what he was doing.

[Tony Erdington]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

I think it aptly sums up Lerner, after almost 10 years of being run by his mates or joeys, he employs some people experienced in the cut and thrust world of football, in positions they are accustomed to, for a couple of weeks, then sells up making it all a waste of time and pointless anyway. He doesn't/never did know what he was doing.

totally agree,

if lerner hadn't been given money, he'd be cleaning windows (badly)

[Ger Regan]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

I think it aptly sums up Lerner, after almost 10 years of being run by his mates or joeys, he employs some people experienced in the cut and thrust world of football, in positions they are accustomed to, for a couple of weeks, then sells up making it all a waste of time and pointless anyway. He doesn't/never did know what he was doing.

Cut out the "joey" crap.

[aj2k77]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

I think it aptly sums up Lerner, after almost 10 years of being run by his mates or joeys, he employs some people experienced in the cut and thrust world of football, in positions they are accustomed to, for a couple of weeks, then sells up making it all a waste of time and pointless anyway. He doesn't/never did know what he was doing.

Cut out the "joey" crap.

Might be ignorant here but I thought a joey was someone who went along with whatever they were told because they were a bit dim. Apologies if it means something else, no offence meant.

[1_Pablo_Angel]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

I think it aptly sums up Lerner, after almost 10 years of being run by his mates or joeys, he employs some people experienced in the cut and thrust world of football, in positions they are accustomed to, for a couple of weeks, then sells up making it all a waste of time and pointless anyway. He doesn't/never did know what he was doing.

Cut out the "joey" crap.

Might be ignorant here but I thought a joey was someone who went along with whatever they were told because they were a bit dim. Apologies if it means something else, no offence meant.

Some of my best friends are kangaroos. You bastard.

[Dave]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

I think it aptly sums up Lerner, after almost 10 years of being run by his mates or joeys, he employs some people experienced in the cut and thrust world of football, in positions they are accustomed to, for a couple of weeks, then sells up making it all a waste of time and pointless anyway. He doesn't/never did know what he was doing.

Cut out the "joey" crap.

Might be ignorant here but I thought a joey was someone who went along with whatever they were told because they were a bit dim. Apologies if it means something else, no offence meant.

Joey Deacon, sufferer of cerebral palsy.

[placeforparks]

I read it as the departure of Bernstein and King was such as major PR gaffe. Bevington leaving would have been even worse ,As he wasn't in the"Randy is an idiot" e-mail chain they kept him on till the dust had settled and there couldn't be seen a direct connection between the other departures.Little will be out the door soon, and the whole "lets try running the club with football people" experiment will be over.

I think it aptly sums up Lerner, after almost 10 years of being run by his mates or joeys, he employs some people experienced in the cut and thrust world of football, in positions they are accustomed to, for a couple of weeks, then sells up making it all a waste of time and pointless anyway. He doesn't/never did know what he was doing.

Cut out the "joey" crap.

Might be ignorant here but I thought a joey was someone who went along with whatever they were told because they were a bit dim. Apologies if it means something else, no offence meant.

joey = joey deacon. it was a playground insult in the 80s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Deacon#Blue_Peter_and_cultural_impact