Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[kippaxvilla2]

I cannot believe that even Villa well maybe I can would put out such a crass statement if there wasn't some element of finality to it.  Juanlin is the name doing the rounds.

[JUAN PABLO]

Maybe lerner wants McCarthy and nobody else

[pauliewalnuts]

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

So why the quite bitter resignations?

Doesn't stack up.

Pretty incredible stuff, though, gets bored, pretends we don't exist, finally appoints board, almost all of whom then resign inside a couple of weeks.

What an idiot.

It's like he's going out of his way to destroy us.

[Jimbo]

I used to worry about Lener's sanity, but now I'm coming round to the idea that he's a vindictive maniac. Why go through the whole charade of appointing a new board if you're not going to give them the autonomy to implement their recommendations?

He is the problem, he's always been the problem. This club will continue to plummet as long as he owns it, make no mistake about that. He's making Mike Ashley look like Jack Hayward. Which is why all protests must continue and intensify, with mass participation.

[DaveD]

Just heard on The West Wing and seems apt.

An optimist and a pessimist are discussing the situation.

The pessimist says "At least things can't get any worse".

The optimist says "Oh yes they can"

[Chico Hamilton III]

So the only 2 sane people at the club have left.

[E I Adio]

One scenario could well be that negotiations to sell the club have reached an advanced stage where the prospective buyer insists on bringing in his own team, in which case if you're investing millions of pounds, this would not be unusual.

[PeterWithe]

Anyone got a link to the resignation letters?

Please?

They are both reproduced on earlier pages of this thread of you scroll through.

[PaulWinch again]

Duo depart.


It is with regret that Aston Villa Football Club today announces the resignations of Mervyn King and David Bernstein as directors of the Club.

The Club would like to thank both for all their efforts throughout their short time as members of the Board.

A search to appoint a new manager remains a priority.

The Chairman, Steve Hollis, is currently engaged in extensive negotiations in relation to the sale of the Club.

Brian Little will continue to advise the Chairman on all football related matters.

Lerner you stagger me with your continued moronic decisions. Not only have you killed us in the top flight, you have now killed our one bit of hope and in all likelihood any chance of coming back up.

[not3bad]

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

So why the quite bitter resignations?

Doesn't stack up.

Pretty incredible stuff, though, gets bored, pretends we don't exist, finally appoints board, almost all of whom then resign inside a couple of weeks.

What an idiot.

It's like he's going out of his way to destroy us.

If he went out of his way to do that he'd probably fuck up and we'd actually recover a bit.

[kippaxvilla2]

Also would 100 people be made redundant if a sale was going to be announced a week later.  I know I am contradicting my own point above but it's all very strange or normal whichever way you look at it.

[PeterWithesShin]

If we aren't on the brink of bring sold then this is shit. Those 2 being on the board gave me confidence we'd start heading back in the right direction. Assuming those resignation letters are real, then fuck me I dread to think what's caused it if we aren't being sold very soon.

[auntiesledd]

obviously not far off being sold then Im thinking

My thinking is it is brand new interest, albeit serious. Every chance of falling through I would have thought.

I reckon its not far off being sold

but no idea why these two would leave

maybe agbonlahor has to stay in the deal

!0 year deal as the new player-manager?

[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

So why the quite bitter resignations?

Doesn't stack up.

Pretty incredible stuff, though, gets bored, pretends we don't exist, finally appoints board, almost all of whom then resign inside a couple of weeks.

What an idiot.

It's like he's going out of his way to destroy us.

e

I really don't know mate

But if we he has found a buyer then that throws everything right up in the air,
Maybe he's gone from the not motivated seller to fire sale right over the new boards heads and pissed them all right off, it's anyone's guess

But if there is a buyer then it would have been all change anyway

[Kevin Dawson]

If anybody had any remaining doubts that Randy Lerner is an utterly toxic presence, and that Aston Villa will never recover while he is associated with the club, then those doubts are gone.

Anyone got a link to the resignation letters?

Anyone got a link to the resignation letters?

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