Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[Duncan Shaw]

This is good news if true, thanks Kippax.  Says to me that they resigned to force dithering Randy's hand in the sale, which has certainly progressed quickly since, and not over who he was selling to.  I think they'll go down as honourable men who did the club a great service when the dust settles on the takeover.

[Villa in Denmark]

Can't say the source but it's as reliable and close to the situation as you can get.

They resigned in frustration but also to create a public outcry to force a quicker sale of the club.

Their frustrations with Lerner and the amount of times he would change his mind about major decisions to the point where he would go very far down a road only to change his mind at the last minute.  In the end they had enough.

In addition, story of players (not named) texting Lerner direct undermining the manager.  Described unsurprisingly as a shambles.  History now but all the same.

If true, that's not good on so many levels. What the fuck happened to our club?

Stuff like that only happens when the top allows it = shit leadership

Absolutely.

I can't help but wonder how we'd have faired if Faulkner hadn't fallen out with Lerner. After 4 years of hard earned experience we went back to square one with Fox, but with the club at a lower starting position and no strength of leadership above.

Perfect recipe for disaster. Mix in the hands of 2 inexperienced chefs and undercook over the course of a summer pre-season.

[Jimbo]

Can't say the source but it's as reliable and close to the situation as you can get.

They resigned in frustration but also to create a public outcry to force a quicker sale of the club.

Their frustrations with Lerner and the amount of times he would change his mind about major decisions to the point where he would go very far down a road only to change his mind at the last minute.  In the end they had enough.

In addition, story of players (not named) texting Lerner direct undermining the manager.  Described unsurprisingly as a shambles.  History now but all the same.

If true, that's not good on so many levels. What the fuck happened to our club?

We were bought by an absolute idiot. Let's hope he isn't selling us to another.

[kippaxvilla2]

Further update is that Mr King at least doesn't know anything about Tony Xia.  That isn't implying a bad thing, just implies that he wasn't on the table when he was at the club.

[Ron Manager]

I think Zia intends to be Doug Mark2 which may or may not be a good thing.Or he may turn out to be a complete disaster .We shall watch and observe.

[Ron Manager]

Further update is that Mr King at least doesn't know anything about Tony Xia.  That isn't implying a bad thing, just implies that he wasn't on the table when he was at the club.

Well if someone of his stature in the world of finance hasn't heard of him I remain deeply uneasy about the sale.

[peter w]

Doesn't mean that the deal wasn't on the table - which is unlikely - just that he doesn't know anything about him. Just because Mervyn King was Governor of the Bank of England it doesn't follow that he'll know every billionaire in China.

[kippaxvilla2]

Turning that around, Mark Carney the current Bank of England governor, if you asked him, do you know a businessman called Tony Xia from China a country with a population of 1.357bn I would be amazed if he had heard of him too.

[ozzjim]

I think Zia intends to be Doug Mark2 which may or may not be a good thing.Or he may turn out to be a complete disaster .We shall watch and observe.

Xia for ffs. Its only 3 letters!

[Jimbo]

I think Zia intends to be Doug Mark2 which may or may not be a good thing.Or he may turn out to be a complete disaster .We shall watch and observe.

Xia for ffs. Its only 3 letters!

Some people still think we were owned by a bloke called Learner.

[Ron Manager]

I think Zia intends to be Doug Mark2 which may or may not be a good thing.Or he may turn out to be a complete disaster .We shall watch and observe.

Xia for ffs. Its only 3 letters!

That's twice Ive done that this morning. Who can I be thinking of.

[peter w]

Zia-ul-Haq?

[fredm]

Can't say the source but it's as reliable and close to the situation as you can get.

They resigned in frustration but also to create a public outcry to force a quicker sale of the club.

Their frustrations with Lerner and the amount of times he would change his mind about major decisions to the point where he would go very far down a road only to change his mind at the last minute.  In the end they had enough.

In addition, story of players (not named) texting Lerner direct undermining the manager.  Described unsurprisingly as a shambles.  History now but all the same.

Well if this is correct, and it certainly has a ring of truth about it, lets hope that they are brought back on board at the club in some capacity.  It would certainly help to get the fans back onside again.

[Risso]

I think Zia intends to be Doug Mark2 which may or may not be a good thing.Or he may turn out to be a complete disaster .We shall watch and observe.

Xia for ffs. Its only 3 letters!

I wonder if he drives a Kia?

[kippaxvilla2]

I think Zia intends to be Doug Mark2 which may or may not be a good thing.Or he may turn out to be a complete disaster .We shall watch and observe.

Xia for ffs. Its only 3 letters!

I wonder if he drives a Kia?

He has a wife called Tia.