Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[ozzjim]

The language he uses in that interview is much more that "might be interest" type stage, it is "when the club is sold" type language. He will obviously know what is going on and would hopefully not use such certain language if he thought it was not going to happen.

[SheffieldVillain]

The language he uses in that interview is much more that "might be interest" type stage, it is "when the club is sold" type language. He will obviously know what is going on and would hopefully not use such certain language if he thought it was not going to happen.

I agree - he's too much of a clever, well-spoken bloke to use such language without thinking. Something is definitely afoot.

Please.

[ozzjim]

If you listen to his clip about brexit, it shows how considered and calmly he thinks and reasons things through. His words on the sale and the next few weeks are not going to be throwaway comments, I don't think he would have made them without some thought

[cheltenhamlion]

I reckon we might be getting sold as well. Not next week type imminent but next couple of months soon. I could also be talking utter bollocks but, between the King comments and his letter, and the mention of a sale in the club statement, I reckon this has some mileage.

[Billy Walker]

Well, like I say, I think King is cleverly putting pressure on Lerner to stop dithering and get moving.  I'm hoping the two resignations represent the beginning of the end for Randy.  Indeed,what I hope beyond hope is that Randy now acts with class, like the real custodian he said he would be, and passes us on to people who both care and have genuine ambition for the Club.  King seems very positive about the future prospects for the Club in that interview so here's hoping.

[andyh]

If he thought a takeover was in the offing, why resign in the way he did?
Why not ride out the storm, it might only be for a short while ?


 

[adrenachrome]

Here is a link to a video of the interview on Bloomberg:

https://twitter.com/BloombergTV/status/722716844059160576

[Trinitymiddle]

If he thought a takeover was in the offing, why resign in the way he did?
Why not ride out the storm, it might only be for a short while ?


 

Because the re-structuring was compromised by the sale?

If you're buying a club, you'd surely want to do your own re-structuring.

[PeterWithe]

It doesn't quite tie in with the letters they both made public but let's hope there's something in it and more importantly, it's being sold to good people.

I was thinking the same, the tone he uses seems upbeat and different from the letter which, to me, read as though he was exasperated but didn't want to take the gloves off completely.

Seems to suggest he was quite happy for the letter to be publicised as well.

[Comrade Blitz]

All this talking about Lerners mum and stuff is just pathetic.  Grow up FFS.

Norma salutes your gallantry

[ROBBO]

Maybe they are both part of what is to come and was put on the board to allow a smooth transition, then Randy decides he still wants to pull the strings. It's all guesswork innit.

[CJ]

I think it's just a throw away remark saying he hopes things get better 'cos they're pretty shit right now. If there was a sale imminent I don't think he and Bernstein would have walked - if Randy didn't like their business model, maybe a new owner would, and they'd have stayed on to propose it and see it through.

Au contraire CJ, having listen twice to this interview I am convinced that his words were very measured......Godzvilla!

Hmmm. I've had another listen and, as Jimbo says above, the interesting line was 'I hope the sale will proceed speedily', which sounds promising. If there is a sale imminent it again begs the question of why he & Bernstein walked rather than bide their time & wait for the new owner - unless they wanted to make a point that they'd been asked to produce a business model, they produced it, Lerner wouldn't take it, so in principal their positions were untenable. Whatever the ins and outs - I'd be over the moon if there is a sale in the offing. I also think the appointment or non-appointment of a manager before the end of the season may be an additional indicator of whether something's in the pipeline or not.

[Villa in Denmark]

Randolphs Mum has probably come to the conclusion that her son is financially incontinent; as we speak young Randy is preparing a protest flag that reads

 "No hope, no future, no more maple syrup & waffles!"


Friends have gathered outside the house proclaiming

"We want her out, Randys Mother out, she really does not understand"

"Randy is in a rut; his pocket moneys been cut"

"We want Randys mother out."

All this talking about Lerners mum and stuff is just pathetic.  Grow up FFS.

Yes, his ownership has turned out to be disastrous, but this sort of stuff is ridiculous

Why? his mother is rumoured to be controlling the Lerner family trust purse strings though. It was first mentioned on here last year that she told him that the club needs to be self sufficient and any money to be spent has to be generated by the club and not bankrolled from the family fortune. I think the source of this was a couple of ex players.

If someone on here wants to make fun of that, then why don't you just ignore it and let them carry on

And a couple of ex-players would know all about Lerners finances and relationship with his mum?  Come on, it's bollocks and stooping to this sort of level does nobody any credit.

Right from the off, it was reported that the buy out was at least in part funded by the family trust and not entirely out of Lerner's bank account.

If you're sad enough to find Lerner Alfred Trust and Town and Country Trust on the US Securities and Exchange Commission, you can see for yourself that Norma Lerner is named as the first trustee.

[Malandro]

All this talking about Lerners mum and stuff is just pathetic.  Grow up FFS.

Norma salutes your gallantry

That's one expensive old mamma hairdo

[cheadlevilla]

Watching that interview, I'd like to think that Lord King has more to offer as a board member in the future. He certainly has more passion and understanding of Aston Villa than those over-paid mercenary Wazzocks on the pitch