Tony's Tweets

[Risso]

There are two very big it's there Clampy.  If we start playing well.  If we go on a winning run.  All of the available evidence from the forty games Bruce has been in charge suggest that is what is likely to happen.  IF we go on a winning run he can stay for life as far as I am concerned. 

It's also a big 'if' saying 'if we're not top 6' or 'if we're off the pace' etc though isn't it?

On the available evidence, including the fact that we've got 5 points from 5 games, no, not really.

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That must apply to Fulham, Derby, Boro, Sheffield Wednesday then too.

[Rudy65]

so he was at it then, in a sense, as he was the club's only shareholder?

He didn't take any of it out, if that's what you mean.

I will criticise Lerner for many, many things, and we will probably regret his ownership of the club for years to come, but one thing that you absolutely cannot accuse him of is using the club for personal enrichment.  Rarely has one man spent so much money, so very badly.  From memory, he took £7m out in the first year, but that came back in about 30 times over.  It's is fair to say that the Lerner family trust took one hell of a battering from Randy's time with us, as did the club of course.  A spectacular disaster all round.

Indeed. My favourite quote is that it would have been cheaper for him to hand over a £20 note to everyone who came through the turnstiles at every game played at Villa Park during his ownership.

Out of interest, how much did Randy's ownership cost him?

[dave.woodhall]

so he was at it then, in a sense, as he was the club's only shareholder?

He didn't take any of it out, if that's what you mean.

I will criticise Lerner for many, many things, and we will probably regret his ownership of the club for years to come, but one thing that you absolutely cannot accuse him of is using the club for personal enrichment.  Rarely has one man spent so much money, so very badly.  From memory, he took £7m out in the first year, but that came back in about 30 times over.  It's is fair to say that the Lerner family trust took one hell of a battering from Randy's time with us, as did the club of course.  A spectacular disaster all round.

Indeed. My favourite quote is that it would have been cheaper for him to hand over a £20 note to everyone who came through the turnstiles at every game played at Villa Park during his ownership.

Out of interest, how much did Randy's ownership cost him?

The exact figure varies according to who you talk to, but something approaching £200 million is generally reckoned to be not far off.

[Risso]

That must apply to Fulham, Derby, Boro, Sheffield Wednesday then too.

I'm not really arsed about them.  They did at least all finish higher than us last season though, so have some reason for optimism.

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So there 5 games don't count but ours do?

[Villa75]

so he was at it then, in a sense, as he was the club's only shareholder?

He didn't take any of it out, if that's what you mean.

I will criticise Lerner for many, many things, and we will probably regret his ownership of the club for years to come, but one thing that you absolutely cannot accuse him of is using the club for personal enrichment.  Rarely has one man spent so much money, so very badly.  From memory, he took £7m out in the first year, but that came back in about 30 times over.  It's is fair to say that the Lerner family trust took one hell of a battering from Randy's time with us, as did the club of course.  A spectacular disaster all round.

Indeed. My favourite quote is that it would have been cheaper for him to hand over a £20 note to everyone who came through the turnstiles at every game played at Villa Park during his ownership.

Out of interest, how much did Randy's ownership cost him?

The exact figure varies according to who you talk to, but something approaching £200 million is generally reckoned to be not far off.

"A fool and his money......."

[Risso]

So there 5 games don't count but ours do?

I've literally no idea what point you're trying to make.  We've got 5 points from 5 games, which is utterly shit.  Quite what the teams you mention have got to do with that, lord only knows.  I want us to be in the top 2 come of the end of the season, a feat which I think is highly unlikely with Bruce as our manager.  What Sheffield Wednesday have done so far, I really don't care about.

[Clampy]

so he was at it then, in a sense, as he was the club's only shareholder?

He didn't take any of it out, if that's what you mean.

I will criticise Lerner for many, many things, and we will probably regret his ownership of the club for years to come, but one thing that you absolutely cannot accuse him of is using the club for personal enrichment.  Rarely has one man spent so much money, so very badly.  From memory, he took £7m out in the first year, but that came back in about 30 times over.  It's is fair to say that the Lerner family trust took one hell of a battering from Randy's time with us, as did the club of course.  A spectacular disaster all round.

Indeed. My favourite quote is that it would have been cheaper for him to hand over a £20 note to everyone who came through the turnstiles at every game played at Villa Park during his ownership.

Out of interest, how much did Randy's ownership cost him?

The exact figure varies according to who you talk to, but something approaching £200 million is generally reckoned to be not far off.

"A fool and his money......."

At least he put it into our club, even if it didnt work out.

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Seeing as we don't play in a vacuum the results of our rivals for promotion are highly significant.

The first three games weren't good enough, the last two were exactly what is required.

[ktvillan]

Seeing as we don't play in a vacuum the results of our rivals for promotion are highly significant.

The first three games weren't good enough, the last two were exactly what is required.

Given their records so far they won't be anyone's rivals for promotion, unless they radically improve,  and neither will we.  It's the ones who have points on the board like Cardiff and Wolves that we have to concern ourselves with, if anyone, if we are aiming for top 2 or top 6.

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It's just ticked into September. We're writing off a lot of sides aren't we, including us it seems.

[Clampy]

It's just ticked into September. We're writing off a lot of sides aren't we, including us it seems.

And on another thread, Glen Whelan. The lack of patience is staggering.

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I'd be shocked if the four sides I mentioned, along with us and Wolves don't occupy the top six or seven come May.

[Villa75]

so he was at it then, in a sense, as he was the club's only shareholder?

He didn't take any of it out, if that's what you mean.

I will criticise Lerner for many, many things, and we will probably regret his ownership of the club for years to come, but one thing that you absolutely cannot accuse him of is using the club for personal enrichment.  Rarely has one man spent so much money, so very badly.  From memory, he took £7m out in the first year, but that came back in about 30 times over.  It's is fair to say that the Lerner family trust took one hell of a battering from Randy's time with us, as did the club of course.  A spectacular disaster all round.

Indeed. My favourite quote is that it would have been cheaper for him to hand over a £20 note to everyone who came through the turnstiles at every game played at Villa Park during his ownership.

Out of interest, how much did Randy's ownership cost him?

The exact figure varies according to who you talk to, but something approaching £200 million is generally reckoned to be not far off.

"A fool and his money......."

At least he put it into our club, even if it didnt work out.

"Didn't work out"!?

He took us out of The PL, after breaking nearly every unwanted record in Villa's near 150 year history!

I know he's not Doug Ellis, but do me a favour.