HKP90 Posted December 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2022 I did listen to one of the podcast, and in fairness he did try and explain the whole 'weak team in the Europa' business, which is why I went off him originally. That said it was clear that his ego is mahoosive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted December 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, LondonLax said: It was Lerners fault for giving the manager a free rein. We had no strategy or structure in the club back then. There was no club philosophy. A director of football would have been a huge help. No way would MoN accept a DoF. He said so himself. He wanted control over the whole shebang. You are right though, it would have been helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Zatman said: He turned off the tap because his money was being wasted His money was being wasted on some absolute dross, and we should have broken the top 4 with the resources, but while MON could have given us a better couple of years than he did before he left, the tap was always being turned off due to factors out of his control, IMO. The divorce and Man City changing the game were far bigger factors, I think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, Davkaus said: His money was being wasted on some absolute dross, and we should have broken the top 4 with the resources, but while MON could have given us a better couple of years than he did before he left, the tap was always being turned off due to factors out of his control, IMO. The divorce and Man City changing the game were far bigger factors, I think. Yep both were at fault. Lerner for being naive and MON for being stubborn clearing in the woods who wasted his money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 If he'd have cracked the top 4 though I think he'd have found a buyer. The thing is it seems everyone wants to buy a club these days. If Lerner had sold after we'd just got 6th 3 times in a row we'd have been alright. Imagine if we finished 6th three times now? NSWE would be able to sell for 10 times more than what they paid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted December 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 13/11/2022 at 08:31, Zatman said: Knight was a better signing than Cuellar. The only Spanish footballer at the time with zero technique. His throw ins were embarrassing too Knight was rubbish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Why couldn't Lerner just keep his marriage in tact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Why couldn't Lerner just keep his marriage in tact I don't think it was his marriage Would say it was more him seeing the writing on the wall with FFP, the game is financially rigged and clubs have official pillow partners, don't forget we had a children's charity on the front of our shirt when FFP was announced I just wish he'd borrowed dave whelans soap box and called everyone out on it rather than sulking off, villa should have gone to war over it and instead we meekly backed down and I would argue were one of the worst if not definitley the biggest victim of FFP implications, no actual sanctions obviously but it didn't just set us back 10 years it sent us so far down the pile we'll likely never recover without the rules changing again He saw it coming... And did nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 He was a pretty crap owner. He failed with an NFL side, where everything is set up to give poor teams a level playing field. He was just a guy who had inherited a load of money from his dad and decided to throw it around running sports teams. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Im afraid i wasnt romantically nourished during lerners time at the club. He seems to have vanished off the face of the earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 13 hours ago, LondonLax said: It was Lerners fault for giving the manager a free rein. We had no strategy or structure in the club back then. There was no club philosophy. A director of football would have been a huge help. Didn't we have that Fitzgerald guy in to do that sort of thing before MON threw a wobbly and he had to leave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Didn't we have that Fitzgerald guy in to do that sort of thing before MON threw a wobbly and he had to leave? He was the CEO and think got us the Nike kit deal as he worked there previously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, VillaChris said: He was the CEO and think got us the Nike kit deal as he worked there previously? Yes I think so. This is all lost in the mist of time though- seems a completely different era than today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 On 16/12/2022 at 09:07, HKP90 said: Knight was rubbish. Michael or Zat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 On 16/12/2022 at 10:07, HKP90 said: Knight was rubbish. He was but Cuellar was even shitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 Tipped for a Leicester return apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, maqroll said: Tipped for a Leicester return apparently! I think that was just Gabby on TS this morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjaacckk91 Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 13 minutes ago, maqroll said: Tipped for a Leicester return apparently! I was wondering what on earth bumped this thread, I don't believe this for one second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 2 hours ago, maqroll said: Tipped for a Leicester return apparently! It would be hilarious. Even more so than Lampard at Chelsea. Can’t see it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Leicester should be looking at him according to Flabby. **** me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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