Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[DaveD]

Fucks sake. I sat down for a 5 minute chill, thought I'd see if Moyes is on board (forever hopeful) and instead I feel like someone has punched me in the face.

What a absolute joker Learner is. For the first time in a long time I thought the penny had dropped on how to run a football club. I'm fucking fuming.

Lerner!!!  Oh I don't know, who cares..Learner it is.

That's the one, that'll do.

His running of a football club is quite compareable to my spelling of names. Useless.

Ulises.

[Olof's Beard]

I don't want to sound ageist but do we really want a couple of 70 year olds making some fundamental decisions about the future of the club? They should have been non exec directors if any thing at all in the first place. I trust Bevington and Sir Brian. The news about sale is very hopeful as well.

Nice to see a positive post amongst an ocean of despair. I tend to agree. (although not the ageist remark)

I think the nature of their departure is the biggest concern and that it suggests that we are in a very bad place.

Plus Bevington was brought in by his mate Bernstein so will also leave and Sir Brian, for all his qualities, is not exactly qualified to run a football club.

Hollis will go next, you just wait. I can't see how his position isn't untenable now unless he really, really likes Randy.

[wozwebs]

I did wonder why Bernstein and King weren't shown in the seats at Old Trafford on Saturday. Hollis and Little were there. Presume something happened last week and culminated in letters today. Shambles.

[Risso]

I don't want to sound ageist but do we really want a couple of 70 year olds making some fundamental decisions about the future of the club? They should have been non exec directors if any thing at all in the first place. I trust Bevington and Sir Brian. The news about sale is very hopeful as well.

What a load of rubbish, what has their age got to do with anything?

In any case, what happened to:

David Bernstein is an excellent appointment. We have a proper heavy weight football board now. Next fix the team.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I feel like the fans should occupy the pitch on Saturday and hold up the game.

And get us points deducted next season? I'd rather we didn't

I'm all for it. A bIt of direct action. It's bound to happen in some form or another. I'd got for a pitch invasion at Arsenal. Get it abandoned.

Sarcastic or are you being serious?

Serious.

Just to rub salt in the wound, add a pitch invasion / protest to the debacle. Whatever is happening at our club, I hope our supporters don't denegrate themselves by attempting such a stupid, pointless, and self defeating act. Our owners and administrators look like clowns and are the butt of much embarassment - lets hope Villa fans have a shred of integrity left.

Exactly. It's a fucking stupid suggestion.

No, you're right. I shall write a strongly worded letter to Lerner, letting him know in no uncertain terms how really cross I am.

[aev]

I don't want to sound ageist but do we really want a couple of 70 year olds making some fundamental decisions about the future of the club? They should have been non exec directors if any thing at all in the first place. I trust Bevington and Sir Brian. The news about sale is very hopeful as well.

Nice to see a positive post amongst an ocean of despair. I tend to agree. (although not the ageist remark)

I think the nature of their departure is the biggest concern and that it suggests that we are in a very bad place.

Plus Bevington was brought in by his mate Bernstein so will also leave and Sir Brian, for all his qualities, is not exactly qualified to run a football club.

Hollis will go next, you just wait. I can't see how his position isn't untenable now unless he really, really likes Randy.

He has probably got a couple of hundred thousand reasons to love him.

[Dave]

I feel like the fans should occupy the pitch on Saturday and hold up the game.

And get us points deducted next season? I'd rather we didn't

I'm all for it. A bIt of direct action. It's bound to happen in some form or another. I'd got for a pitch invasion at Arsenal. Get it abandoned.

Sarcastic or are you being serious?

Serious.

Just to rub salt in the wound, add a pitch invasion / protest to the debacle. Whatever is happening at our club, I hope our supporters don't denegrate themselves by attempting such a stupid, pointless, and self defeating act. Our owners and administrators look like clowns and are the butt of much embarassment - lets hope Villa fans have a shred of integrity left.

Exactly. It's a fucking stupid suggestion.

This is exactly what we should be doing.En masse and peacefully.

Be as peaceful as you like. You'll still end up on the end of a police caution and a banning order.

[Olof's Beard]

I don't want to sound ageist but do we really want a couple of 70 year olds making some fundamental decisions about the future of the club? They should have been non exec directors if any thing at all in the first place. I trust Bevington and Sir Brian. The news about sale is very hopeful as well.

Nice to see a positive post amongst an ocean of despair. I tend to agree. (although not the ageist remark)

I think the nature of their departure is the biggest concern and that it suggests that we are in a very bad place.

Plus Bevington was brought in by his mate Bernstein so will also leave and Sir Brian, for all his qualities, is not exactly qualified to run a football club.

Hollis will go next, you just wait. I can't see how his position isn't untenable now unless he really, really likes Randy.

He has probably got a couple of hundred thousand reasons to love him.

He won't be short of a bob or two or other business opportunities. He has been made to look like an idiot very publicly.

[Clampy]

I feel like the fans should occupy the pitch on Saturday and hold up the game.

And get us points deducted next season? I'd rather we didn't

I'm all for it. A bIt of direct action. It's bound to happen in some form or another. I'd got for a pitch invasion at Arsenal. Get it abandoned.

Sarcastic or are you being serious?

Serious.

Just to rub salt in the wound, add a pitch invasion / protest to the debacle. Whatever is happening at our club, I hope our supporters don't denegrate themselves by attempting such a stupid, pointless, and self defeating act. Our owners and administrators look like clowns and are the butt of much embarassment - lets hope Villa fans have a shred of integrity left.

Exactly. It's a fucking stupid suggestion.

This is exactly what we should be doing.En masse and peacefully.

Running onto another clubs pitch is not peaceful, it's idiotic.

[olaftab]

I don't want to sound ageist but do we really want a couple of 70 year olds making some fundamental decisions about the future of the club? They should have been non exec directors if any thing at all in the first place. I trust Bevington and Sir Brian. The news about sale is very hopeful as well.

What a load of rubbish, what has their age got to do with anything?

In any case, what happened to:

David Bernstein is an excellent appointment. We have a proper heavy weight football board now. Next fix the team.

OK you have caught me with my pants down. I just thought we need not despair couple of departures as there are plenty of other excellent candidates around. What's important is we find a new owners.

[nick harper]

Steve Hollis must be counting down the days until the club is sold. Then he can get out and return to normality!

Hollis must be squirming with embarrassment at this given his public comments about the positive impact of having them on the board would have on the future direction of the club and his measured open letter about getting things right going forward.

If it is as it appears reading between the lines, he must surely be considering his position now.

[auntiesledd]

Boracic lint.  See Maxwell, Robert.

Cant believe that I had to Google that Brian !!

I wonder if Mr Lerner is a keen sailor like Mr Maxwell

If Lerner went overboard he'd miss the sodding water.

[PeterWithesShin]

You'd have to be pretty stupid to talk about organising a pitch invasion on a forum that I have little doubt the club will check, especially threads like this. They'll do the same on VT etc as well, any of the popular Villa sites, FB groups etc.

So you'd be safe talking about it on TBAR.
/baddumtish

[A Northern Soul]

Talksport from 7 might be worth a listen

[saunders_heroes]

Pat Murphy is on Radio 5 at 7.10pm. Hopefully shine some light on it.