deeps Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 He must have an idea who he wants before sacking Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 He must have an idea who he wants before sacking Paul Yep I hope we don't blunder around like previous manager searches. Reading between the lines - he will want a stylish manager (Hence the Hoddle Link) - I reckon he leaned on Lambo to change the style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2015 No Fox love-in just yet, but it is very good that Lerner is letting him get on with running the club, and that he appears to be doing just that, we've sorley needed this kind of figure-head for a while - we've been confused who to shout at in the past, Lerner, Faulkner or Lambert - now we know who's pulling the strings and making the calls.Hmmm, I'm undecided on Fox the individual at the moment. That's completely separate from the discussion around Lerner implementing a structure at the club. Everything that is happening has to be seen in the context of a club that is for sale i.e. it is all potentially short-term if/when a new owner comes in. Fox has the typical American smiley charm offensive thing down to a tee but we've seen only this week that he can go from complete unwavering support of the manager to firing him that same week - Now while we all mostly agreed with the firing, it does tell us Fox's words, in and of themselves, can amount to little more than idle rhetoric. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I'd also hold off on the Fox praise, he literally has our future in his hands and has to get this right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 He's in the US apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 We shall upgrade his name to fantastic mr fox - only when he has proven himself. For now he is Randy's proxy. Maybe call him Randy Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2015 Or the Foxy Proxy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 could Fox - appoint Arthur Cox ? Even if its not rushed through for sundays FA Cup tie - He could be at the game:- Fox, Cox in directors Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Telegraph Sport understands the 45-year-old was shocked that Fox did not agree to meet face-to-face and his disappointment was reflected in his statement issued by the League Managers Association. The statement did not mention Fox, who was appointed in August, it is believed Lambert felt he deserved more respect after completing over two years of service. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11408311/Paul-Lambert-put-heart-and-soul-into-Aston-Villa-job-before-Premier-League-strugglers-sacked-him-over-phone.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Telegraph Sport understands the 45-year-old was shocked that Fox did not agree to meet face-to-face and his disappointment was reflected in his statement issued by the League Managers Association. The statement did not mention Fox, who was appointed in August, it is believed Lambert felt he deserved more respect after completing over two years of service. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11408311/Paul-Lambert-put-heart-and-soul-into-Aston-Villa-job-before-Premier-League-strugglers-sacked-him-over-phone.html how do they understand his shock at getting a phone call? I haven't seen anything regarding that anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Stone Cold Tom Fox Quick someone put a Gif together. Edited February 12, 2015 by omariqy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Here's how the Fox ditched PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Yeh, pretty harsh that. Always winced at personal abuse at Lambert - wish him the best of luck and a face-to-face was the least he deserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Telegraph Sport understands the 45-year-old was shocked that Fox did not agree to meet face-to-face and his disappointment was reflected in his statement issued by the League Managers Association. The statement did not mention Fox, who was appointed in August, it is believed Lambert felt he deserved more respect after completing over two years of service. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11408311/Paul-Lambert-put-heart-and-soul-into-Aston-Villa-job-before-Premier-League-strugglers-sacked-him-over-phone.html how do they understand his shock at getting a phone call? I haven't seen anything regarding that anywhere I can see both sides - Lambert for all his hard work deserved more than a phone call - but if Fox was out of the country - Time being of the essence - a scenario where fox was approaching managers whilst Lambert was still employed would be worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Gotta like Tom Fox as it stands - recommended Lambert be sacked, introduced new modern structure, is going to select new manager and Randy seems to have handed everything over to him. Happy with that. I am a bit wary of Fox - But he wanted to come here, and would seem to be running the club - thats a good thing - Ive criticised him for not making the change in November when Pullis\Moyes were available. With Hindsight could he have made such a big call 3 months in ? Lets just hope he knows what he's doing....who ever the manager is - how he works with Fox is key - so if its a left field appointment give the guy a chance, Lambert looked a great appointment when it happened - looking at other clubs , many thought that sacking Adkins and bringing in pochentiti would relegate southampton...... I think a day one judgement on the new bloke might not be the best (that said i will be howling derision if its Graham Souness , with Lee Clark as assistant) Except what you have done already is judge the bloke as a "typical yank". Very interesting that Lambert didn't mention Fox, would absolutely be intentional IMO. Glad he has power and isn't afraid to wield it. It can't have been easy persuading Randy to part with £2m after all and would have been even more difficult pre Hull. I hope he has timed it *just* right. I certainly rate him so far. It's a job to him at the end of the day, his big chance to step up. At least we are seeing/will see effort from the guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2015 DDID you've used double quotes to imply "typical yank" is a direct quote of smetrov which I can't see. Not only that but also see no reference to nationality in his post either. Or are you referring to a previous post? Or reading something that isn't there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpants Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Now I'm picturing Tom Fox as Alec Baldwin's character from Glengarry Glenross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 12, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2015 DDID you've used double quotes to imply "typical yank" is a direct quote of smetrov which I can't see. Not only that but also see no reference to nationality in his post either. Or are you referring to a previous post? Or reading something that isn't there? Previous post. I believe the exact quote was "clueless yank" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2015 Ah yes indeed, I see it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Sorry, my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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