Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[Jimbo]

Why does it? If those are the board's recommendations, and Lerner dismisses them, then they are not able to do the jobs they have been brought in to do. Their positions are untenable. And men the calibre of King and Bernstein won't take any messing around, why should they?

I just think 'Moyes or nothing' is a very narrow recommendation and not a resigning matter for men of that ilk.

I think it will be bigger than that, I hope you are right mind.

Whether it's Moyes or whoever, they'll know that if the wages and budget aren't available, we'll be scudding around with the Neil Warnocks of this world, with no hope of immediate promotion. But yes, what else could it be? Lerner can only be preventing them from implementing their recommendations, and what other recommendations could they be making?

[PeterWithe]

Probably Gabby doing a line of coke in Dubai.

That would be fantastic.

[PaulWinch again]

Oh excellent more good news then. I think we can safely jettison the idea that relegation might be some kind of rebirth now.

[Risso]

Here's a cheerful thought...

How about the banks that control the Lerner trust fund foreclose on debts and force us into bankruptcy?

Can a foreign bank force a UK company into bankruptcy ?

About the only saving grace at the moment is that just about all of the debt has been turned into equity.

[damon loves JT]

Since it's the Sun - unlikely to be anything actually football-related on the front page. My guess: scandal or tittle-tattle of a personal nature. Drugs. Sex. Cheating. Something like that.

[themossman]

As we're currently whipping boys and vaguely topical, I wonder if it's some kind of engineered news of the fake sheikh genre.

[PeterWithe]

Could be a betting scandal, that would explain some of the shit we've witnessed?

[john e]

Last time we were on the front page was Collymore I reckon

[curiousorange]

I'd be astounded if it wasn't to do with Agbonlahor.

[Steve67]

Probably Gabby doing a line of coke in Dubai.

That would be fantastic.

Or, Vlad Putin wants to buy Villa.  Or the Korean nutbar. 

[A Northern Soul]

I'd be astounded if it wasn't to do with Agbonlahor.

Or Jack...

[themossman]

Dodgy piss test?

[john e]

Could be a betting scandal, that would explain some of the shit we've witnessed?

Absolutely rediculous suggestion which is totally believable

[Tony Erdington]

maybe lerner had nude photos of merv, or merv had photos of lerner

[walsall villain]

I reckon we deliberately lost a game in a betting scam. 24 times.