Bernstein and King Resign from the Board

[AVH87]

We wont be sold this summer or next. It's the same old bollocks trotted out every year to deflect from the latest disaster

Plus season ticket renewals are due soon.

[cheltenhamlion]

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.

So why would they resign in what seems to be a fairly angry way rather than thinking "I wonder if the new owners might need a couple of extremely experienced people to help".

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

I could be hopelessly off track but it doesn't seem implausible that they have taken plans to Lerner to crack on with finding a manager and restructuring and he has put a block on it as there is credible money on the table for a sale.

They aren't prepared to sit on their hands waiting to see what materialises so bugger off and make it clear he had better get the sale done.

Neither of them need the job after all.

Thinking this way is making me feel better than the rage that was forthcoming on Monday night anyway!

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Where's ADMIN when you need him?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sitting on his throne.

[kippaxvilla2]

Does this mean Tom Fox will come back now they've gone?  He has been sorely missed in my opinion.

[Clampy]

Where's ADMIN when you need him?

Working tireless for us somewhere.

[aev]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36094976

Flesh on the bones

[German James]

"Their initial communication with Lerner was positive, but that changed when they set about implementing their plans and it is not clear whether the owner was ever fully aware of the exact brief agreed between them and Hollis."

Absolutely astonishing!

[PhilVill]

Interesting article just appeared on the Beeb website, dont know how true but I suspect someone close to King or Bernstein has let this out.

Sounds like a typical workplace actually, slag the boss off, someone grasses you up and you get it right between the eyes but as they dont need the cash or hassle, they give him the one fingered salute. Obviously had no real influence and don't blame them for doing one, especially when the boss has a business record akin to Gerald Ratner.

[Monty]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36094976

Flesh on the bones

'It is understood that Bernstein and King came into Villa expecting a far greater level of authority and autonomy than they ultimately received.'

Proof that, as with Remi, Randy can only get people to work for him if he lies to their faces.

[kippaxvilla2]

Now I wonder who leaked that email to the cnutodian of our great club.

[chrisw1]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36094976

Flesh on the bones

So some arsehole leaked an e-mail.  What a fuckwit, that has put us into complete turmoil.  So frustrating.

[chrisw1]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36094976

Flesh on the bones

'It is understood that Bernstein and King came into Villa expecting a far greater level of authority and autonomy than they ultimately received.'

Proof that, as with Remi, Randy can only get people to work for him if he lies to their faces.

Not exactly, sounds more to me like Hollis promised what he couldn't deliver.  Either way it's a shambles.

[Richard E]

Perhaps Randy Lerner just isn't actually very nice?

There's always been this sort of tacit assumption that he's a good bloke but a bit naive and misguided, but none of us actually know him, do we? 

[kippaxvilla2]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36094976

Flesh on the bones

'It is understood that Bernstein and King came into Villa expecting a far greater level of authority and autonomy than they ultimately received.'

Proof that, as with Remi, Randy can only get people to work for him if he lies to their faces.

Not exactly, sounds more to me like Hollis promised what he couldn't deliver.  Either way it's a shambles.

If this is true then I can't see how Mr Hollis can stay given that he appears to have been completely undermined as well.