Christian Purslow - Resigned

[Steve67]

Have we not learnt anything over the last 10 years?

I’m not saying I don’t believe in the new regime, but after being burnt by Randy and the Dr I’m sitting on the fence for a bit before joining the hyperbole spouted by some on here at Twitter.

As you are entitled to do, but for me, this has a whole different feel about it.  No shite about being in the top five in Europe in five years, being romantically nourished or false narratives.  Mr Purslow has done exactly what he said we'd do. So far, so good. Proper football men in charge and a Villa fan driving the club.  I'm actually not sure we could get a better combination.

[Lastfootstamper]

Proper businessmen, don't owe it to inheritance, not treating us like a noble charitable worthy cause, their own money backing up their brave actions, all of it visible, competent committed staff put in place. It bears no resemblance to the previous two regimes. Nor the bloke prior to those, for that matter.

Sod waiting for VAR to tell me we've smashed one in the roof of the net, I'm getting excited now!

[andyh]

Have we not learnt anything over the last 10 years?

I’m not saying I don’t believe in the new regime, but after being burnt by Randy and the Dr I’m sitting on the fence for a bit before joining the hyperbole spouted by some on here at Twitter.

Fucking hell....lighten up mardy arse.

[Damo70]

He comes across very well in interviews. Although to be fair I thought the same about Wyness at first.

[Axl Rose]

Have we not learnt anything over the last 10 years?

I’m not saying I don’t believe in the new regime, but after being burnt by Randy and the Dr I’m sitting on the fence for a bit before joining the hyperbole spouted by some on here at Twitter.

Fucking hell....lighten up mardy arse.

Haha. A long time since I've heard the word 'mardy'.

[Monty]

What they're doing does seem to have a direction. Let's judge it on results though.

[olaftab]

Purslow is a smooth polished operator at this level. I am also  little sceptical as he is an industry professional and will colour by numbers. Let’s see how we are in 12 months time to judge him properly.

[pauliewalnuts]

I entirely understand the caution, and people have the right to raise that if they feel that way.

Thus far, top marks all round, though, there's no shame in saying that either

We'll start to get a better idea of Purslow and co once we see how they handle adversity.

In Lerner times when all was going well, there were a group of us on here who got called miserablists for suggesting the same of Lerner. They said they'd be here through thick and thin and then what happened at the first sign of 'thin'? They legged it (disengagement on all fronts).

It's like any relationship - it has to be strong in bad times too, but that is no reason not to be happy when things are going well.

[clash city rocker]

To me it seems like the whole feel of the club is different to what it has been for many years. It just feels like the owners, the CEO, the manager ,the coaches the players and the fans have all bought into the idea of having a defined plan as opposed to the scatter gun approach of previous years. Will it work  ? Who knows ? But as a betting man I would have my money on long term success rather than failure.It safe to say I am more excited at the moment than I have been for many a year.

[Toronto Villa]

The feel at the club if you recall was much the same in the early years of Randy/MON. It was a wonderful 3-4 or so years. So I agree with the cautious optimism.

What is actually different though this time is that our owners, both of them are independently wealthier than Randy was and they have put in a staff starting with Purslow who has incredible knowledge of the game having worked at big clubs in the past. Something Randy simply failed to do, instead essentially handing over all power to MON. That’s the big bit for me that gives me hope now vs last time.

[Chris Smith]

If you get divorced because your wife spent all your money you will never move on if you think every other woman is going to do the same.

You have to judge Purslow on his own merits and so far so good.

[garyshawsknee]

I agree TV. The early days were very exciting under Randy, getting MON in, signing Carew and Young together seemed like a big statement at the time. The difference with our current over lords and Randy is there wealth in terms of money and experience in business and successful sports team. Randys downfall was his love affair with MON and if things go sour here now, I don't expect the owners to share the same levels of naivety.

[Sexual Ealing]

If you get divorced because your wife spent all your money you will never move on if you think every other woman is going to do the same.

You have to judge Purslow on his own merits and so far so good.

This is a good point. Lots of men exhibit this characteristic too!

[Toronto Villa]

If you get divorced because your wife spent all your money you will never move on if you think every other woman is going to do the same.

You have to judge Purslow on his own merits and so far so good.

I agree with that however it’s also natural entering the next relationship to be cautious because of your past experiences. You’re not as naive or carefree with your emotional energy but over time you learn to trust again.

[Risso]

If you get divorced because your wife spent all your money you will never move on if you think every other woman is going to do the same.

You have to judge Purslow on his own merits and so far so good.

What else were they supposed to do?

We came up, and then the first decision they had to make was to either let the likes of Hutton, Whelan, Jedinak and Elphick etc go, or keep them on.  I think most people don't disagree with letting them all go.

So we therefore had massive holes in the squad to fill. They then had to decide whether to do that on the cheap, or throw some money at it.  So far, I really like how they've gone about it.  We've got some continuity in Mings (Mings!), Hause and El Ghazi.  Upgraded key positions at left back and defensive midfield.  Brought in players that Smith knows like Jota and Konsa.  There's a nice balanced approach to it all, where you can see what they're trying to do.  They're not all decent Championship players, or foreign gambles, or tried and tested Premier League stalwarts.