thabucks Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Has he backed us to the hilt though? Or reinvested the incoming money from transfers and spent the parachute payments ? I hope/think he could be very good owner for us. However just because he isn't Lerner doesn't mean for me he is beyond criticism. These things take time and who knows what is going on behind the scenes tbf... just not about to blindly worship Doc X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wilko154 Posted February 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2017 58 minutes ago, Woodytom said: A man who is as deluded as he is enthusiastic. At the end of the day, if you're ranting to Stan colly more on twitter you don't have the required focus on your multi million pound business. Ridiculously unrealistic goals being abysmally executed. He's put those goals out, as unrealistic as they seem, but backed them in exactly the way he said he would. I can't see any reason at all to blame Tony Xia for the clubs shortcomings this season. What more are you expecting him to do? Lace his boots up and become the attacking midfielder spraying balls in to Kodjia & Hogan?! The club has been let down by two managers, the coaching staff, and the players. All of whom are experienced in the game and should be performing much, much better than they currently are. The only light at the end of this tunnel at the moment is the owner of our club. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post markavfc40 Posted February 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Woodytom said: A man who is as deluded as he is enthusiastic. That is unfair. I would say he is a man who is as ambitious as he is enthusiastic. I had my doubts about him when he came in but so far I can’t find too much fault with what he has done. I wasn’t over joyed that he went for RDM but it wasn’t a diabolical appointment. My issue was with his lack of experience in terms of rebuilding a squad and I think in the end he failed in that as we were left lacking in certain areas. Bruce ticked a lot of boxes and was/is proven to be capable of getting teams out of this division. First two months he looked like a good appointment. Last 6 weeks he looks like a poor one. He will get a few more games yet I am sure so let us see what they bring. Whichever way it goes I won’t be sticking the knife into Xia. He inherited a shambles, put people with experience and who were qualified to undertake the senior roles above the manager and I can see logic in both managerial appointments. He has then backed his judgement by backing those managers with funds. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Absurd to blame Tony. Try to imagine where we would be right now if Randy was still here*. * here as in owner, as we all know he was never quite "here". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Can't blame him. Questions certainly need to be asked but it should be the Dr asking the questions not the other way round. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Dear Tony, AVFC needs leadership. You own the Club, it's your responsibility. I beg you to look at the chain of command all the way through to the last man who has any kind of input to the team of players. There is something wrong and I believe that its in yours and the clubs best interest to find out asap and make decisions. I will spare the obvious facts but to suffer a further relegation is a far too greater consequence that we can afford. Best wishes Grasshopper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Love the guy and think he's great. But there has to be more than just spending money. Consistently making the wrong decisions is what Randy Lerner did. I still have all the faith in the world in him but we need to start making things right sooner than later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 15, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 15, 2017 I refuse to blame him for bringing in Bruce. Whilst it was quite a dull appointment, it was very low risk and was probably the right thing to do. Very few people could have seen it going the way it has and it was only a couple of months ago we were all singing a very different tune in the way of how we thought Bruce was handling being the manager of this club. What a disaster though, what matters now is what the Doc decides to do about it. I think he will give him the Newcastle game and then pull the triggger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Blaming Tony at this point is madness. I can just imagine how bloody dejected he feels! We need to let him know that we appreciate his efforts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 it's odd that he hasn't commented about the defeat yesterday, I wonder if he is quiet because he feels he may have dug himself in a hole by defending Bruce. I fully believe that he felt yesterday would be the turning point for better things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, villianusa said: it's odd that he hasn't commented about the defeat yesterday, I wonder if he is quiet because he feels he may have dug himself in a hole by defending Bruce. I fully believe that he felt yesterday would be the turning point for better things. He's spent the morning on the phone to Randy Lerner asking for his money back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, PieFacE said: I refuse to blame him for bringing in Bruce. Whilst it was quite a dull appointment, it was very low risk and was probably the right thing to do. Yep. He's bought in 2 managers with Championship promotions on their CV. One is a Champions League winner, one has bags of Premier League experience. In hindsight it's easy to say something was the wrong decision. Signing Bent turned out to be the "wrong decision", but were we labeling it that at the time? Not really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 hours ago, dounavilla said: Try to imagine where we would be right now if Randy was still here*. Well in reality there isn't much worse it can get. I mean what are we? 18th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Woodytom said: Well in reality there isn't much worse it can get. I mean what are we? 18th? 16th if that makes it any better Edited February 15, 2017 by ender4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 25 minutes ago, ender4 said: 16th if that makes it any better Disgracefull slightly less disgracefull than 18th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 last season we finished 20th -Relegation Imagine finishing 20th this season - safety I'd be inclined to take that now if we had the right man either in place showing signs of improvement or the right man for preseason raring to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, thabucks said: Has he backed us to the hilt though? Or reinvested the incoming money from transfers and spent the parachute payments ? I hope/think he could be very good owner for us. However just because he isn't Lerner doesn't mean for me he is beyond criticism. These things take time and who knows what is going on behind the scenes tbf... just not about to blindly worship Doc X Mate, the parachute payments will barely cover the wage bill. Yes, he has backed us to the hilt. Edited February 15, 2017 by dont_do_it_doug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 2 hours ago, villianusa said: it's odd that he hasn't commented about the defeat yesterday, I wonder if he is quiet because he feels he may have dug himself in a hole by defending Bruce. I fully believe that he felt yesterday would be the turning point for better things. He's probably hung over from Chinese Vodka with his PA desperately holding on to his iphone/ipad/laptop at arms length and his secretary with a pot of strong coffee at the ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Good to see tony make no comment last night on twitter - tensions were running high he made a wise move not to come out in support of Bruce as it would have been like a red rag to a bull for many. let the dust settle a while . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2017 He has pumped in the best part of £100m over 8 months. He has appointed experienced people in the right places and backed his managers to a ridiculous level. Turning on Tony Xia is pathetic. 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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