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I will take all the shit of the O'Neill, Houllier and McLeish eras (and the Lambert era for that matter), to be free of Ellis and his minions.

 

The club has a nicely balanced triumvirate of power. An owner who hires his Chief Exec and Football manager as equals, and ratifies the decisions that they take together.

 

As far as being well run, the club is a million miles away from the fiefdom that was the Ellis era

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I much prefer RL to HDE, too, for all sorts of reasons, but to be fair, the club is just a different person's fiefdom. Albeit someone who actually owns the club and puts money in, rather than doesn't own it and takes money out.

 

The board is still made up of a chairman, a trusted Chief Exec and then a finance director bloke.

 

The manager now is helped rather than hindered and second-guessed, but the model we had at the start of the RL ownership has changed a bit, back towards the HDE version.

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The manager now is helped rather than hindered and second-guessed, but the model we had at the start of the RL ownership has changed a bit, back towards the HDE version.

So it's a reversal of the old adage. Don't hate the game (the model), hate the (ex-)player.
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The manager now is helped rather than hindered and second-guessed, but the model we had at the start of the RL ownership has changed a bit, back towards the HDE version.

So it's a reversal of the old adage. Don't hate the game (the model), hate the (ex-)player.

 

Not for me, no BOF.

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The manager now is helped rather than hindered and second-guessed, but the model we had at the start of the RL ownership has changed a bit, back towards the HDE version.

So it's a reversal of the old adage. Don't hate the game (the model), hate the (ex-)player.

Not for me, no BOF.

Reading mine back I mightn't have worded it very clearly. I was saying that even though you're saying the model is reverting to one reminiscent of when HDE was in charge (i.e. the 'game' is the same), the person implementing it (Randy) is a much more welcome individual than the previous one (the ex-player, Ellis).
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Whatever happened to Bob Kain and Michael Martin? They didn't hang around long....

 

I get the feeling that Lerner prefers having his mates around him (rather than people who actually know what they're doing....)

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Reading mine back I mightn't have worded it very clearly. I was saying that even though you're saying the model is reverting to one reminiscent of when HDE was in charge (i.e. the 'game' is the same), the person implementing it (Randy) is a much more welcome individual than the previous one (the ex-player, Ellis).

 

For me, realistically, the model of fan ownership, or fan control is not going to happen in the premier League, if only because of the scale of the finances involved.

 

So pretty much you're going to end up with one person owning a (any) club. With that situation, you're obviously highly dependent upon the attributes and attitude of that one person.

So yes, while I didn't rate Ellis at all and have much more time and respect for Randy Lerner, there's still the thing that as well as that, the model isn't really one that I'd ideally like to see. I'd like a little more breadth of experience and expertise involved.

 

At least when Randy most needed specialist advice, he was able to get Bob Kain and others to help for a while. I don't think it was ever the intention that they stay long term, just help with overhauling things and then go back to doing what they were doing, full time again.

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Whatever happened to Bob Kain and Michael Martin? They didn't hang around long....

 

 I'm pretty sure one of them went on to create Batman.

 

 

I read that and thought it said Bannan  :o

 

 

Oh that happened too. Con and his team of scientists wanted to replicate the 6 million dollar man with wee Barry, but unfortunately all they had was a fiver and a battered mars bar.

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I'm not quite sure why a football club not qualified for any international football needs an official flight partner, but I'm sure it's quite a coup.

If you become a 'Premium Partner' you get one of these:

 

TC-JHU_BHX_2013.08.09.jpg

 

Want to see a claret and blue one - NOW!

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I'm not quite sure why a football club not qualified for any international football needs an official flight partner, but I'm sure it's quite a coup.

If you become a 'Premium Partner' you get one of these:

 

TC-JHU_BHX_2013.08.09.jpg

 

Want to see a claret and blue one - NOW!

 

Close enough?

TC-JGY_BHX_2010.10.11.jpg

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I'm not quite sure why a football club not qualified for any international football needs an official flight partner, but I'm sure it's quite a coup.

If you become a 'Premium Partner' you get one of these:

 

TC-JHU_BHX_2013.08.09.jpg

 

Want to see a claret and blue one - NOW!

 

Close enough?

TC-JGY_BHX_2010.10.11.jpg

 

That claret totally looks brown!!!

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Stumbled across this today, figured this thread would be appropriate.

 

http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/time-warner-cable-sports-nets-aston-villa-programming-pact/146235

 

 

Time Warner Cable Sports Nets Aston Villa Programming Pact
Deal Calls for LA RSNs to Air BPL Club's Encores, Related Fare
By: Mike Reynolds Oct 22 2013 - 05:29pm

 

The regional sports networks that focus on Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are going to be spending some time now on the exploits of Christian Benteke and crew.

Continuing a trend that has seen more RSNs offer fare from the Barclays Premier League, Time Warner Cable Sports has reached a two-year pact with the Aston Villa Football Club to show encores of the team's matches and related fare on Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes.

 

The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, calls for the RSNs to showcase Aston Villa Weekly, a three-hour program focusing on all of the team's Barclays Premier League games, as well as interviews, news and behind-the-scenes features from the club’s Villa Park stadium and Bodymoor Heath training headquarters.  

Aston Villa Weekly kicks off today on Time Warner Cable Sportsnet and Time Warner Cable Deportes on Oct. 23 (see the opening week schedule below).

 

“Our viewers love soccer and we’re thrilled to be able to provide them with even more premiere soccer programming through our new partnership with Aston Villa,” said Mark Shuken, senior vice president and general manager, Time Warner Cable Sports Regional Networks, in announcng the deal. “The behind-the-scenes content and insider access of ‘Aston Villa Weekly’ perfectly match our programming philosophy and we’re excited that Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes viewers can now watch it every week.”

Noted Russell Jones, head of marketing and communications at Aston Villa: “We are delighted to have signed this deal with Time Warner Cable. This relationship will help us reach millions of homes across America, which will not only provide existing fans with another platform to keep up to speed with events at Villa Park, but also allows us an opportunity to introduce Aston Villa to an entirely new audience. We’d also like to say a big thank you to Lee Berke, president and CEO of LHB Sports Entertainment & Media, who has helped us conclude this deal.”

Berke, in an interview, noted that BPL teams have benefited from the exposure and programming continuity provided by NBC Sports Group, in the first of three-year deal with England's top circuit circuit. Encores of BPL club matches and auxilliary programming is currently airing on YES (Manchester City), NESN (Liverpool) and One World Sports (Arsenal and Liverpool).

 

"There certainly has been an increased profile for the Barclays Premier League and its teams, even over the past six to eight months," said Berke. "With the NBC Sports Group airing the matches in prescribed times periods, they've created a mini NFL with the BPL."    

 

Bekre called the Aston Villa agreement "a great deal" as the networks' TV territories not only extend throughout southern California, but east to Nevada and west into Hawaii, and the soccer club also will gain some national viewing via the out-of-market RSN offerings from DirecTV.  He said that Time Warner Cable is an aggressive new player in the RSN marketplace and that "conversations are ongoing about added coverage for Aston Villa."

Berke would not comment if other launches in different parts of the MSO's footprint are imminent.

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