Good appointment, I think.
As already said, Merv' has contacts which will hopefully help with getting new deals, etc. I can say one thing about him that I can't say about anyone else on the board; he's a Villa fan. I trust he understands how we currently feel and what needs to be done.
My one negative is I think he should be the Chairman. He has skills with the press, financial and management skills. I'm not saying Hollis doesn't have this, but from what I've seen of Reg so far, I much prefer Merv'. The press would lap up him being Chairman.
Like they did with Balls at Norwich, but in a good way.