Keith Wyness

[kippaxvilla2]

I'd love to see the WhatsApp conversation.

🔥🚨🤥👎Keith.

[kieron]

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2019/11/01/club-statement-avfc

Aston Villa Football Club confirm that it has today agreed an out of court settlement with former CEO, Mr Keith Wyness, who had brought a claim against the Club, and its former owner Dr Tony Xia, following his departure in June 2018.

The current directors of the Club, none of whom were at the Club at the time of this dispute, accept Mr Wyness’ assertion that during this period he was seeking to act in the best interests of the Club. We wish him well for the future.

[Steve67]

Fair enough.  Tony really was a plank wasn't he?

[wittonwarrior]

The explanation of the pay out would have been nice doubt to keep some derogatory comments coming out in the proceedings. He’s still a fat prick who no doubt deserved the taxi to the motorway

[pauliewalnuts]

The explanation of the pay out would have been nice doubt to keep some derogatory comments coming out in the proceedings. He’s still a fat prick who no doubt deserved the taxi to the motorway

Is he though?

The current directors accept he was acting in the best interests of the club. As a director, wouldn't he have had a fiduciary duty to take us into administration if that was the only way to protect the continued existence of the club?

[wittonwarrior]

They’ve signed a compromise agreement so difficult to call him.  The truth probably is not black or white

[Richard E]

They’ve signed a compromise agreement so difficult to call him.  The truth probably is not black or white

They’re called Settlement Agreements now. The government thought that the use of the word ‘compromise’ put people off settling if they didn’t want to be seen to be ‘compromising’, which is obviously cobblers and not my experience of the dozens of Compromise Agreements I have advised on.

[Richard E]

Tribunal was due to start on Monday so it was the usual last minute deal.

[wittonwarrior]

Richard at the end of the day it’s obviously suited both parties

[Richard E]

Richard at the end of the day it’s obviously suited both parties

It was listed for 9 days, so it would’ve cost a fortune (more than it no doubt already has) in legal costs and it wouldn’t have been ideal to air this in public. The current regime have effectively said it’s nothing to do with them, so it’s a commercial decision. I rather got the impression we might have been on a sticky wicket in terms of liability.

[Sexual Ealing]

The explanation of the pay out would have been nice doubt to keep some derogatory comments coming out in the proceedings. He’s still a fat prick who no doubt deserved the taxi to the motorway

Is he though?

The current directors accept he was acting in the best interests of the club. As a director, wouldn't he have had a fiduciary duty to take us into administration if that was the only way to protect the continued existence of the club?

I'm not a fan of his, but that fiduciary duty thing does look like we were on the hook for a payout, given that it's kind of one of the prime responsibilities of someone in his position.

[dave.woodhall]

The explanation of the pay out would have been nice doubt to keep some derogatory comments coming out in the proceedings. He’s still a fat prick who no doubt deserved the taxi to the motorway

Is he though?

The current directors accept he was acting in the best interests of the club. As a director, wouldn't he have had a fiduciary duty to take us into administration if that was the only way to protect the continued existence of the club?

Is the general consensus.  A few people who know a few things say he's  not entirely the bad guy.

[LeeB]

The explanation of the pay out would have been nice doubt to keep some derogatory comments coming out in the proceedings. He’s still a fat prick who no doubt deserved the taxi to the motorway

Is he though?

The current directors accept he was acting in the best interests of the club. As a director, wouldn't he have had a fiduciary duty to take us into administration if that was the only way to protect the continued existence of the club?

Is the general consensus.  A few people who know a few things say he's  not entirely the bad guy.

No, the bad guy is clearly the shitty shoed shyster, but for some he's still ok because he did some funny tweets.

[ktvillan]

Not totally the bad guy if he was carrying out his duties as a company officer, he had no choice in that.  He is still a no-mark for having faith in Bruce and his "methods"  which, together with Tone's dodgy cashflow,  is what brought us to the brink of going out of business.

[eamonn]

Will the accounts, in time, show how much we paid him?