Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[Oscar Arce]

My god I thought this shambles had reached its lowest point, it seems not.
If we were about to be sold why would they resign?
Lerner more like has told them the peramiters of thier role, as puppets to his calling.

[john e]

There's a good book and film in all this....

Great Expectations

[Steve67]

Pearson no longer odds on for the job.

Some good news then!! At times like this, we need some gallows humour.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

Fucking bollocks.

You know, after 5 years of abject shit on the pitch, 1 great day out at Wembley and numerous fuck ups, the one thing that I thought the club had done really well in was getting these guys into the club. Hollis appeared like he knew what he wanted to do and there was a chance of actually acting like a fucking football club, not a complete shambles. Then this.

What the fuck is Lerner up too? Doesn't want to be here, but is interfering with a structure he wanted to put in place.

I would love to hear straight up, no bull shit, exactly what the issues are and what they are doing, because this is just continuing the torture of the abject rotten cherry on the off, worm filled cake that has been the last 5 fucking years.

I think we will be hearing more from Bernstein and King. They were unpaid and as such aren't tied to silence agreements.

[thick_mike]

Relegation is a tipping point for us. If I was negotiating to take over, I would obviously have two different strategies based on our direction of travel and revenues likely in the next season. Until now Lerner will have been negotiating with the (unrealistic) idea that we could hold on to Premier status. That would prevent any sensible deal being done. Maybe reality has bitten and he is prepared to cut and run now (I hope).

[frank black]

Barry fry odds slashed, owner manager

[manic-road]

I thought getting in a former head of the FA in Bernstein we would have somebody with a bit of nous on how to run a club, something has gone on that we don't yet know about but it cant be good.

[clash city rocker]

I reckon Hollis must have been promised a big pay day or else he would have probably legged it as well.

[walsall villain]

I don't believe this 'being sold' line for one minute. Is this the Anarchy unfolding that Black predicted?

[JUAN PABLO]

obviously not far off being sold then Im thinking

But still far enough away for him to inflict further damage I'd wager.

its very odd Ger

[auntiesledd]

if the club is to be sold soon

New club new board

and that's the top and bottom of it

But why, as fans of the club, would they resign in such dramatic fashion?  If it was due to a sale they would wait for it to happen and step down gracefully with a job well done as some sheikh pumps a billion quid into the club.

I don't know mate

probably feel they had been bought in to do a job then Randy finds someone interested and everything's put on hold, you can't work like that so they resigned

one thing is for certain they are talking to an interested buyer they have confirmed it, that's the biggest news in that statement if it comes off

the buyer might be a right chump, but hey people want rid of Lerner do get there wish

So I take it that you're happy to keep this useless, want-away loser to continue being our owner then? I wouldn't wish him on Small Heath or The Bitters quite frankly.

Depends who we get don't it

God forbid we end up with somebody even more pathetically inadequate than Lerner. The way things are going there won't be a club left for anybody to buy.

[saunders_heroes]

I think all this just proves what a dangerous bastard Randy Lerner is and he should be nowhere near our football club.
Fair play to Bernstein and King resigning, making their letters public in an attempt to rid the club of the poison that is Lerner. Sadly nothing will change till he's gone. Let's hope these are his death throes.

[gpbarr]

Sir Brian ought follow - else he will be tainted by the mockery of ownership.

[john e]

The sale thing is just a smoke screen to take some of the sting out of it.

There's no misinterpreting those resignation letters.

This club is an absolute laughing stock, a shambles.

The sooner this c*** sells up, the better.

It's amazing how we can all read what's going on in different ways

To me it's obvious that Lerner has bombed the new boards plans by telling them he's found a buyer

Time will tell I suppose

[A Northern Soul]

I feel sick, I never felt sick during the shambloic season til tonight. This is the new Villa. Forget the line about a sale - as said elsewhere a smokescreen, worthy of Tory propaganda - don't be daft enough to believe it. I can see Eric Black in the managers seat in August picking those who played last week less those who have managed to escape. Really worried