Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[NeilH]

My guess is the footballing proposals of Bernstein were far too ambitious, costly and risky for Lerner.

I hope we will soon find out what they were, I cant imagine it being that costly though. Sure, a new manager is going to be a few quid but we'll still need one whatever happens.

What other realistic proposal would have cost that much?

Paying off the contracts of these wasters still at the club, buying in Championship players and dropping season tickets to get fans in the door spring to mind.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

My guess is the footballing proposals of Bernstein were far too ambitious, costly and risky for Lerner.

I hope we will soon find out what they were, I cant imagine it being that costly though. Sure, a new manager is going to be a few quid but we'll still need one whatever happens.

What other realistic proposal would have cost that much?

Dumping the deadwood.
Buying new players.

The updated Telegraph article points to Lerner not wanting to give any financial assurances to the footballing board thus they are roadblocked in bringing in a new manager, as any half decent manager will want to know what he has to deal with.

[The Edge]

I think it's as straight forward as this....

No more Lerner cash and no investment. We are now operating in self sufficient mode.

This would mean that Randy has a coherent plan. My guess is if you could see inside his head you would see a monkey riding a unicycle playing a drum.

[PeterWithe]

Hmm, getting rid of highly paid crap players and bringing in cheaper ones doesn't strike me as fitting the 'radical solutions' description though, I could have thought of that.

[AVH87]

My guess is the footballing proposals of Bernstein were far too ambitious, costly and risky for Lerner.

I hope we will soon find out what they were, I cant imagine it being that costly though. Sure, a new manager is going to be a few quid but we'll still need one whatever happens.

What other realistic proposal would have cost that much?

Dumping the deadwood.
Buying new players.

The updated Telegraph article points to Lerner not wanting to give any financial assurances to the footballing board thus they are roadblocked in bringing in a new manager, as any half decent manager will want to know what he has to deal with.

Lerner is such an incompetent buffoon. It should be simple, X million (the only figure he has to decide) + whatever we generate from player sales. Then set a wage budget based on our new wage bill once the relegation clauses kick in and our forecast revenue, which Hollis sounds as if he's researched based on him coming out with 'we'll have the best balance sheet in the championship'.

[Villa in Denmark]

My guess is the footballing proposals of Bernstein were far too ambitious, costly and risky for Lerner.

I hope we will soon find out what they were, I cant imagine it being that costly though. Sure, a new manager is going to be a few quid but we'll still need one whatever happens.

What other realistic proposal would have cost that much?

Dumping the deadwood.
Buying new players.

The updated Telegraph article points to Lerner not wanting being able to give any financial assurances to the footballing board as mommy is now In charge of the piggy bank thus they are roadblocked in bringing in a new manager, as any half decent manager will want to know what he has to deal with.

I think might be closer to it.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I can only think the planning and forecasts for a well run club confused Lerner. He's been kneejerk since the day he arrived.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Ha! You may well be right, ViD.

[PeterWithesShin]

It could be worse.

[Brend'Watkins]

I think it's as straight forward as this....

No more Lerner cash and no investment. We are now operating in self sufficient mode.

This would mean that Randy has a coherent plan. My guess is if you could see inside his head you would see a monkey riding a unicycle playing a drum.

Lerner has been banging on about self sufficiency for the past two years so this is "the plan".  The plan now enforced. 

[Billy Walker]

It's all very well wanting the Club to be self-sufficient but you need a workable plan to make this so.  Indeed, you need to invest in the expertise and correct people to make this happen.  Lerner - and I judge him by his actions and decision-making thus far - clearly has no idea how to go about this.  It's ever decreasing circles.  If he thinks he can now try and run us in the Championship in the manner he has tried to run us in the Premier League these past five years we will be scuttled.  Lerner is like a toddler running amok with a pair of scissors, somehow we need to wrestle to Club from his hands before he does even more damage.

[Brend'Watkins]

I agree with you Billy W.  Even so, he's gone ahead with his plan so it seems, regardless of what the situation is.  It's like planning to be mortgage free within 3 years with loads of work still to be done on the house requiring investment and not paying the extra to reduce the mortgage.  Then telling the bank your 3 year plan is now in place.

[NeilH]

Well to me it is reeks of mothballing. Go down a division, cut your budget immediately to your average Championship club, close part of the ground to deal with reduce crowds and lay off all non-essential staff. The problem with behaving like a mid-level Championship club before we’ve even officially gone down is that we tried this in the Premiership and got relegated.

At no point has Lerner given a single consideration to his ‘customers,’ but then I suspect he’s long since figured that even with the biggest of kicks in the plums the loyalty of fans will guarantee a certain income.

[Des Little]

It could be worse.

Nothing is beyond us right now.

[Trinitymiddle]

My guess is the footballing proposals of Bernstein were far too ambitious, costly and risky for Lerner.

I hope we will soon find out what they were, I cant imagine it being that costly though. Sure, a new manager is going to be a few quid but we'll still need one whatever happens.

What other realistic proposal would have cost that much?

Dumping the deadwood.
Buying new players.

The updated Telegraph article points to Lerner not wanting being able to give any financial assurances to the footballing board as mommy is now In charge of the piggy bank thus they are roadblocked in bringing in a new manager, as any half decent manager will want to know what he has to deal with.

I think might be closer to it.

Does this mean Lerner's Mom is effectively our new Chairperson?