Christian Purslow - Resigned

[Villatillidie25]

Purslow gone. Dead man walking post the vanity project debacle but, by and large, he's done a good job

[Somniloquism]

London Eye is a bit shit really, and costs a bomb

The temporary winter big wheel in brum , wasn't even taller then the top deck of the Library so pretty much can get the same view for free from them.

[Chris_Jephcott]

Thanks for merging…. Couldn’t find the correct thread but someone beat me to it.

Interesting development.

[VILLA MOLE]

So do we think Chris Heck will takeover this position ?

[PaulWinch again]

Did a good job overall - thanks Christian.

Interesting to see who’s next.

[Somniloquism]

You did wonder on his future with the talk of Unai trying to get higher roles in from Spain. Then getting Europe from such a losing position and  showing it wasn't the players but previous management pretty much changed the stock of one over the other.

[Goldenballs]

Wasn't expecting this. What happens to his shares, I assume he's allowed to keep them?

[Ger Regan]

I wonder what the thinking is, payday for shares or not wanting to play second fiddle to the likes of Heck? It reads like it's his decision, but I suppose that might be just face saving. I never warmed to him, but we're undeniably in a better place now than when they started (how much is down to him is difficult to quantify, mind).

[Virgil Caine]

As per the title thread, are we sure he resigned or ‘leaves by mutual consent’?

[Ger Regan]

"Steps down" would suggest a resignation to me. Whether that resignation was forced or not is another matter.

[Dogtanian]

An interesting development!

I know there have been issues, and a lot of people blame him for Gerrard, but last season was the only one we took a backward step since he came in.

Always leave a place in a better state than you found it, that's what I always think in a job, and he's done that. All the best to him!

[Brend'Watkins]

As per the title thread, are we sure he resigned or ‘leaves by mutual consent’?

Resigned is the polite way of saying he got his arse kicked down the road. He was all in on the Gerrard appointment on the basis he knew him and respected him for the great footballer he was while at the same time basing his managerial credibility on what he did at Rangers. Very bad judgement and a costly time for the club. He was good at some aspects of his CEOship but not the very important bit.

[algy]

Honestly didn't see this coming, although I'd guess bringing in Heck + someone like Alemany would've made his position redundant.

He's left the club in a better state than he found it, and was seemingly quite influential / high profile within the Premier League as 'leader of the opposition' to the scab 6.  Good luck to him, think he's done alright - Gerrard appointment aside - but perhaps a bit like Suso has just outlived his usefulness to the club,

[AV82EC]

Think he was good from a football politics perspective and seems to be well respected as a voice of reason at the PL but in terms of being CEO of a Football club I’d say he was good at the relationship building stuff but lacked any real feel for the Football side of the club and maybe didn’t drive the Commercial stuff as well as he could have. If he was the driver for the Gerrard stuff I’d say he hasn’t recovered from that and with Heck being bought in over his head at V Sports level it was really only a matter of time. Overall he’s done a pretty good job, Gerrard aside.

[manic-road]

I think he has done a good job, in the time he has been at Villa the club has progressed on and off the pitch. He will be in demand from other clubs and may well have already accepted an offer elsewhere.