The problem is that you need to find someone who is prepared to buy, and prepared to put the money in.
Football clubs used to be sought after, now they are not.
I agree, it may be difficult, but to just make do, is a dangerous tactic. Mr Lerner has a responsibility to the fans to safeguard Aston Villa. Yes that includes trying to make Villa financially stable, but also to maintain our Premiership status. Something that could be in doubt come May. Keeping on employing poor managers, then trying to prop them up in the expensive Jan transfer market, ultimately only to sack them and have to pay them huge settlements, is no way to run a club.
I agree entirely.
Mr Lerner has made a lot of mistakes throughout his tenure, but he has also done a lot of good things. He was deeply misguided in persuading O'Neill to stay, when it would have been much better for the club to let him go. That cost us a year. His appointment of Houllier was disastrous, and his appointment of McLeish completely bizarre.
If McLeish fails (depending upon what the judgement of failure is), then the club has lost 3 years on the playing side, which is way too long. If McLeish then goes, we are looking at a 4th year of 'transition'. Not good.
Certainly constructive criticism of him is warranted, but the consistent and repetitive abuse by some is certainly not.
I agree, I find the over the top praise and abuse equally annoying.