Nigel Posted May 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2016 Last one out of VP.....after the bugle salute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Hey General, I want to thank you for your service to Aston Villa FC. You did a great job. Shame you had to sell to Charlie. Semper Fi, bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 F*** off back to your War-whole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 We got through this like a hot knife through butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 im actually more happy that Private Pyle is leaving more than Lerner, as Lerner didnt say anything this fella was just an embarrassment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Bye bye Gen. K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted May 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2016 This whole saga has been just plain surreal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 So the liberation of Villa Park is now completed? Happy days! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Dear General, Nicky Keye. Yours faithfully, Islingtonclaret. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post omariqy Posted May 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2016 Just imagine what Aston Villa could do with an owner that supported it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I didn't mind his interaction at the start but he just became an embarrassment as time went on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted May 20, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 20, 2016 Can we move this thread to Off Topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted May 21, 2016 Administrator Share Posted May 21, 2016 13 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Can we move this thread to Off Topic? AFAIK he's still a director. I'm quite happy to be corrected though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanwesty88 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 13 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Can we move this thread to Off Topic? Nicky Keye will sort it out for you.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted May 21, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, limpid said: AFAIK he's still a director. I'm quite happy to be corrected though. Lerner thread was moved so I assumed the General had gone too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted May 21, 2016 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2016 I liked him. I'm not sure what he did in fairness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: I liked him. I'm not sure what he did in fairness. I think he was here just for something to do. like when you see the old boys pushing the trollies round the asda car park. all i ever heard him talk about was how good the americans were in vietnam..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chap of Steel Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 On 5/19/2016 at 22:30, Jareth said: This whole saga has been just plain surreal. It has. Just found this article from January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 On 21/05/2016 at 11:26, OutByEaster? said: I liked him. I'm not sure what he did in fairness. Can you tell me what you liked about him? As far is a could tell he is a fantasist, a liar and a bully. And quite possibly a snitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted May 22, 2016 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Can you tell me what you liked about him? He was a nice bloke, with no real remit other than to try to make friends with the fans. When things were going well, that was great, I met him a few times, he seemed interested and genuine and he had an infectious enthusiasm. When things stopped going well, I think he tried to keep doing those things and failed to understand the psyche of the UK football fan, when we're angry, we don't want enthusiasm and pep - he was very American in that way. I wouldn't describe him as a liar, a bully or a snitch, I think he made some statements that the football club couldn't back up, largely out of his lack of knowledge about football and how that worked against his enthusiasm - he was a massive optimist, which meant he was often out of touch with the reality of our situation and even more out of touch with the rampant fatalism of some of the fanbase - that made him seem like a nutter at times, and someone with a better grounding in the game would have known when to keep his gob shut. Ultimately, he was a non-exec director, someone who might make a suggestion here or there, but not someone who wielded any real executive power - Randy's cheerleader if you like and a bloke who in theory was blessed with a degree of common sense. Unfortunately for him, regular common sense has no real place in football; football has a common sense all of its own - but I thought he tried - he tried to build a bridge and figure out who we were and what we were about - ultimately when things got bad, that bridge got burnt to bits, but I think he gave it a go. At the end of the day, I liked him because on the occasions I met him, he seemed like a nice bloke. Not the best of reasons in the context of the football club, but there you go. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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