Randy Lerner's Farewell ramble

[Pete3206]

Goodbye

[peter w]

I feel sorry for him. He sounds like  rich spoiled child writing about their hobby for Sir to mark after the summer recess has finished.

[themossman]

It reads better when you imagine it set to the baz Luhrmann sunscreen backing track.

[Mellin]

Haha.

[London Villan]

His dad must be spinning in his grave at the waste and mess his son has created.

[saunders_heroes]

Good riddance you fuckin idiot.

[maigrait]

Couldn't see it elsewhere but article from across the pond:

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2016/05/former_cleveland_browns_boss_r.html

Sums it all up really.... Nice but dim 

[Louzie0]

I think he did some admirable things, that his heart was in the right place but perhaps through a bad combination of naiivety and arrogance everything he did footballwise turned to death.

I don't hate the guy but there's no escaping that the statistically worst Villa team ever happened on his watch. Custodianship.

I still think had O'Neill invested better with the infinite money he had and then not flounced off in the manner he did, things really could have been different. That said, we should have had enough about us as an organisation to absord that hit, roll up sleeves and crack on. Instead we folded.

I appreciate the work that went into the club for the first 5 years and agree with the comments above.
Thank you, Randy, for the good times! There were quite a few, early on. Thanks for the redevelopment of BH and Villa Park.

I like your statement. Good luck for the future.

I hope that you can visit and cheer along with the rest of us at VP, some time.

UTV,
Louzie0







PS. It's never too late to play, Guess The Crowd! Opening again for next season on here, July.


I hope that your love of Aston Villa brings you back as a visiting fan in the future.

[ChicagoLion]

Couldn't see it elsewhere but article from across the pond:

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2016/05/former_cleveland_browns_boss_r.html

Sums it all up really.... Nice but dim 

An interesting set of numbers regarding the sale values quoted and final sale price.
 

[CT Villan]

After reading that I've come over all romantically nourished.

Lerner did some good things, he did some very bad things and for much of the time he did nothing.

[Axl Rose]

Fuck off you absolute bellend. Good riddance.

[Matt C]

Couldn't see it elsewhere but article from across the pond:

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2016/05/former_cleveland_browns_boss_r.html

Sums it all up really.... Nice but dim 

Reads as a pretty spot on depiction to me too.

[pbavfckuwait]

He fell in love with the idea of owning an  institution that sums up the history of English football, like a teenager with his first love his dick made all the decisions not his brain and from that he totally forgot the important thing about Aston Villa or any football club, the supporters like nice surroundings, but it does not make watching shit on the pitch any more acceptable, jusy because theres a nice pub at the end of the road and a tiled picture as you enter. A fool and his money, byre bye Randy.

[pooligan]

I never in my wildest dreams Randy thought i would be as happy to see the back of you as i was Deadly Doug.I will never forget you that is for sure.

[JD]

Thanks for the first 4 years or so Randy. It started off with a brilliant buzz and fanfare but fizzled out during the last 6 years.

There was some good things and plenty of bad, however I really do believe he cared deep down but was out if his depth and had his hands tied by the trust. Maybe if we had some decent level of management structure above MON in the early years and even right after it might have turned out different.

Farewell and I really hope your last appointment will finally be a good, or great one.

Well put Ian J. I think he just got more and more out of his depth as time went on. A bit like a recreational drug user who discovered crack.