Big_John_10

What the hell is going on over on TBAR? That waitress probably gives the postcode to anyone who rings and asks.

Mantis and Stefan? Link arms with the both of them.

You really can

He was signed after kozak got injured.

If the season starts and we aren't taken over surely that then puts off potential buyers. Will new owners want to purchase a team that could well be relegated and not have the chance to properly improve the squad to prevent it?

This. Lerner is awful!! We don't need mega bucks to be a decent team again.

The 5th richest man in the world can't play with the big boys? No. Bill Gates or bust. That's what it seems. If you can't be happy with the 5th richest man in the world I'm pretty sure the guy who ends up buying us is going to be a let down.

The 5th richest man in the world can't play with the big boys?

HH told me in a pm last summer that he thought Lambert would quit if investment didn't change this summer.

Why can't randy afford to invest?

I started last summer and usually get just over 100. My aim for this year is to consistently get under 100 but I'm struggling so far. Never played a sport that frustrates me and gives me enjoyment in equal measure.

If it doesn't look like a takeover will happen with enough time to really improve the squad then yes he's probably worth keeping.

He's not a huge loss IMO, especially if a take over happens.

What other teams do with their money has nothing to do with Lerner. The fact is though that clubs have caught and overtaken us on terms of money coming in. Once again a low league finish has played a part in this. If we get that owner then great but at the moment we don't know what owner we will have. I don't understand why you absolutely destroy Lambert but jump to the defence of Lerner. People still slag off Doug, McLeish, MON, Heskey etc.. And they've left the club.

It seems people are just expressing concerns, which given what's gone on before seems perfectly reasonable.

Yeah that's 100% correct mate. It's as simple as that. What other amazing financial insights have you got because you really know your stuff? What's confusing you? The money wasted on managerial compensation? The money we paid for blues for Alex McLeish? The money we're missing out on due to consecutive low finishes? Let me know and I'll expand for you.

Fans wanted houllier gone. Lerner sacks houllier Replaces with mcleish Aston Villa under Randy Lerner. thank you for this summary of a small part of Randy's ownership. What it has to do with my post is beyond me. But it was nice of you to keep up appearances. That was a small part. I'm sure you know the other mistakes made after mistakes. The point is you once again mock people for not being thrilled yet pretty much the entire Lerner era has showed that he gets things wrong a lot more than right.

Don't all managers think all managers should be given a long time? We should have given McLeish 2 more years if we were taking the advice of Pullis.

Fans wanted houllier gone. Lerner sacks houllier Replaces with mcleish Aston Villa under Randy Lerner.

So in terms of the new TV deal we got the 14th highest amount. For the last few years we continue to let smaller clubs catch and overtake us in terms of bringing money in. And somehow the owner is thanked for it. He's continued to make us weaker and weaker and if we truly are going to stick to FFP regulations he's done a good job of making sure we can't be a competitive team in the future. Truly has done some long term damage to this club.

Kendrick is spot on. This manager should be replaced. He's done nothing to deserve more time or money.

Not sure what you mean by continues. The last 4 years have clearly been worthy of getting annoyed over. He's played a very dangerous game for the last few years. And for some reason he's thanked for it.

You've ignored the majority of his 8 years here if you think that's the only reason people aren't happy with Lerner. In regards a new owner obviously ridiculous wealth and willing to spend it would be great. However after Lerner I'll be happy with someone who invests a decent amount and runs the club properly. Lerner has **** up allowing other teams to catch and overtake us in terms of revenue coming into clubs, but I'd be confident a good owner could rectify that with a club like ours. Some sensible long term investment, a good manager and the right plan will see us as a top 7/8 team. Then if we hit lucky with a benteke or a few from the youth team we can invest a bit more or challenge hire up. The bottom line is after the last 4 years I'm confident most new owners can do better.

Have I missed something? Where have you deduced that from? Not as far as I know, just people jumping to conclusions and automatically assuming the worst as usual. I read similar when McLeish was first rumoured, when people were concerned the last few January windows and when people thought the last 2 years would be a struggle. And guess what happened?

How many times was that? Couldn't give you an exact figure but I hear he made similar mistakes in hiring the wrong people and browns fans didn't like him for a reason.