Fans consultation group minutes

[Brend'Watkins]

Nicky Keye. Great to see she survived the Krulak meltdown.

I actually miss all that. I have visions of her sitting at her desk twiddling her thumbs these days.

[eamonn]

Disappointing to read that the relationship with Acorns had gone ''stale''. Surely one of the achievements of the Lerner regime was the consistent support from the club towards the charity?
Lescott's involvement last year was one of his saving graces. Not sure how much more the club can do, there's lots of other charities that would appreciate any support from Villa.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Looks like attention has switched to the Childrens Hospital recently with Gards and Tish's recent visit. That made me wonder what was happening with Acorns,

[West Derby Villan]

Thanks for this info, greatly appreciated, long may this club/supporter interface continue.

[rob_bridge]

Thanks for the info, Dave.

Some real useful pointers and information contained.

I genuinely, and no idea if this has any practical economic grounds, would love Villa Park to be the focal point of a regeneration project in the area.

Onwards.

[CJ]

Disappointing to read that the relationship with Acorns had gone ''stale''. Surely one of the achievements of the Lerner regime was the consistent support from the club towards the charity?
Lescott's involvement last year was one of his saving graces. Not sure how much more the club can do, there's lots of other charities that would appreciate any support from Villa.

I guess on the upside they're looking how to 'revitalise' the relationship rather than drop it. Agree about Lescott, and it's also good to see that players like Gestede are doing their own thing helping the disadvantaged.

As others have said, some refreshingly honest answers in there, and another string to the club's bow in repairing the disconnect between the club and fans which became a feature of the Lerner years.

[Percy McCarthy]

Thanks for the info, Dave.

Some real useful pointers and information contained.

I genuinely, and no idea if this has any practical economic grounds, would love Villa Park to be the focal point of a regeneration project in the area.

Onwards.

Me too.

[dave.woodhall]

The thing with Acorns - and this is just guesswork - might be that we'd reached market saturation, or whatever the term is. Our supporters' contribution had hit all it ever would and the publicity they gained was, in effect, yesterday's news. That's just my take on it and I could be wrong.

[Clampy]

I really like these fans/board consultations as well. An interesting read, thanks for posting.

[LeeB]

It's a nice feeling, liking the club again.

[mattjpa]

Coming from a position of major defecit with the fans to achieve a common level  of good will and trust will be no mean feat. I do have confidence in this board to achieve it though, we seem like we are really ready to turn a corner. I would like to hope things on the pitch will go well enough to allow them the grace of time to carry it out

[itbrvilla]

The thing with Acorns - and this is just guesswork - might be that we'd reached market saturation, or whatever the term is. Our supporters' contribution had hit all it ever would and the publicity they gained was, in effect, yesterday's news. That's just my take on it and I could be wrong.

Certainly makes sense to me.

[ktvillan]

I especially like the bit about the "Villa engine" and our own style of football that becomes a constant regardless of manager (unless they have Pulisball in mind).   Swansea and Southampton  are fairly good models in that respect.  I know that to a lot us it seems an obvious strategy and common sense, but it is amazing how many club owners and board members can't seem to grasp it - including our previous regimes.  So fair play to our lot for at least not being as daft.

[Ad@m]

I especially like the bit about the "Villa engine" and our own style of football that becomes a constant regardless of manager (unless they have Pulisball in mind).   Swansea and Southampton  are fairly good models in that respect.  I know that to a lot us it seems an obvious strategy and common sense, but it is amazing how many club owners and board members can't seem to grasp it - including our previous regimes.  So fair play to our lot for at least not being as daft.

Leicester haven't done too badly either!!!   

[brentastonb6]

Thanks for the info, Dave.

Some real useful pointers and information contained.

I genuinely, and no idea if this has any practical economic grounds, would love Villa Park to be the focal point of a regeneration project in the area.

Onwards.

Agree Rob, I would love the development / redevelopment of our club to be the focal point for our City and region. I'm sick of hearing from our Northwest and London centric press about everything that is happening elsewhere.