Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[Walmley_Villa]

King and Bernstein see the whole restructuring business was a bluff and walk away thereby forcing Lerner into the sale.

It does feel like that.

[Mister E]

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

Norma salutes your gallantry

Bill Kenwright suits long hair

Very, very good - an out-loud giggle (which perplexed a few colleagues).

[Jimbo]

We all know that Lerner is trying to sell. paying compo to another club for the desired manager (or that managers coaching team), paying off contracts of shit players, Hiring other individuals the board have highlighted etc and other cost negative actions drawn up in the recovery plan would be akin to putting new alloys on a car after you have advertised it with a sale price - they cost you money that you will in all probability not recoup in the sale.
 I think the fallout has come from Lerner blocking something in this ilk as he believes he is close to a sale for an agreed value and has closed his wallet. This would give the directors very little to do and possibly make their position untenable. 

Seems reasonable as a guess to me.

It's not as if all our problems are suddenly going to vanish as soon as a new owner arrives.

No, but the main one will.

It will. But that doesn't change my point at all.

They walked away because the job they had been asked to do - i.e. restructure the club - was made impossible by Lerner's refusal to cooperate. Why he refused, we don't know. If it's a sale, then the new owners may well ask the pair to return. They might not, though, and with K&B's hands tied until such time as the club is sold, which could take weeks or months, they saw no point in staying on. I imagine they're both rich and busy men, who just don't need to be strung along while something does or doesn't happen behind their backs.   

[pauliewalnuts]

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

Norma salutes your gallantry

Bill Kenwright suits long hair

Very, very good - an out-loud giggle (which perplexed a few colleagues).

Flavio Briatore's looking good there.

[gpbarr]

Lerner has been in two minds about selling the club for, what is it? Four years now?

There is a credible buyer in contact but Lerner is still trying to hedge his bets. He'll sell 'at the right price' but he's got this restructuring going on anyway which he's using to strengthen his hand with the buyer.

King and Bernstein tell him that if he's serious about the restructuring, he has to e.g. employ Moyes now otherwise he's going to Celtic. Lerner looks in his wallet and his bluff is called.

King and Bernstein see the whole restructuring business was a bluff and walk away thereby forcing Lerner into the sale.

How does them walking away force Lerner into a sale? He will sell when he wants to, period.

[old man villa fan]

Lerner has been in two minds about selling the club for, what is it? Four years now?

There is a credible buyer in contact but Lerner is still trying to hedge his bets. He'll sell 'at the right price' but he's got this restructuring going on anyway which he's using to strengthen his hand with the buyer.

King and Bernstein tell him that if he's serious about the restructuring, he has to e.g. employ Moyes now otherwise he's going to Celtic. Lerner looks in his wallet and his bluff is called.

King and Bernstein see the whole restructuring business was a bluff and walk away thereby forcing Lerner into the sale.

How does them walking away force Lerner into a sale? He will sell when he wants to, period.

Even Lerner must see that it has gone beyond pear-shaped, surely.  Surely?  Well, perhaps not!

[UK Redsox]

On a separate and on a rather juvenile note I keep wanting to say Stadler and Waldorf instead of Bernstein and King.

I was thinking Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern, but yours is much better.

Bialystock and Bloom

[Monty]

Lerner has been in two minds about selling the club for, what is it? Four years now?

There is a credible buyer in contact but Lerner is still trying to hedge his bets. He'll sell 'at the right price' but he's got this restructuring going on anyway which he's using to strengthen his hand with the buyer.

King and Bernstein tell him that if he's serious about the restructuring, he has to e.g. employ Moyes now otherwise he's going to Celtic. Lerner looks in his wallet and his bluff is called.

King and Bernstein see the whole restructuring business was a bluff and walk away thereby forcing Lerner into the sale.

How does them walking away force Lerner into a sale? He will sell when he wants to, full stop.

Corrected.

[UK Redsox]

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

I found myself thinking what a thoroughly good bloke he is.

He truly is one of us.

King has shown Love & Pride for the Villa

[Ozzjim]

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

I found myself thinking what a thoroughly good bloke he is.

He truly is one of us.

King has shown Love & Pride for the Villa

He just came over as genuine. I am still gutted these 2 are not in charge of the football side moving forward..

[Diablo]

Lerner has been in two minds about selling the club for, what is it? Four years now?

There is a credible buyer in contact but Lerner is still trying to hedge his bets. He'll sell 'at the right price' but he's got this restructuring going on anyway which he's using to strengthen his hand with the buyer.

King and Bernstein tell him that if he's serious about the restructuring, he has to e.g. employ Moyes now otherwise he's going to Celtic. Lerner looks in his wallet and his bluff is called.

King and Bernstein see the whole restructuring business was a bluff and walk away thereby forcing Lerner into the sale.

How does them walking away force Lerner into a sale? He will sell when he wants to, period.

True. But if true their resignation certainly removes the rebuilding charade allowing the longest possible time for someone else to show interest. Better they act now I suppose than just before the start of next season.

[olaftab]

On a separate and on a rather juvenile note I keep wanting to say Stadler and Waldorf instead of Bernstein and King.

I was thinking Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern, but yours is much better.

You both are rather  upper class for this forum.

[Chris Jameson]

King has shown Love & Pride for the Villa

"He used to be a copper"

[Dave]

Lerner has been in two minds about selling the club for, what is it? Four years now?

There is a credible buyer in contact but Lerner is still trying to hedge his bets. He'll sell 'at the right price' but he's got this restructuring going on anyway which he's using to strengthen his hand with the buyer.

King and Bernstein tell him that if he's serious about the restructuring, he has to e.g. employ Moyes now otherwise he's going to Celtic. Lerner looks in his wallet and his bluff is called.

King and Bernstein see the whole restructuring business was a bluff and walk away thereby forcing Lerner into the sale.

How does them walking away force Lerner into a sale? He will sell when he wants to.

Corrected.

Corrected further. Unless we're going to start spelling out all of our punctuation.

[damon loves JT]

On a separate and on a rather juvenile note I keep wanting to say Stadler and Waldorf instead of Bernstein and King.

I was thinking Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern, but yours is much better.

You both are rather  upper class for this forum.

Yeah I'm fed up with all these pretentious references to The Muppets, and whatever it is Monty is referring to this time.