Dodgyknees Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Not wish to be pedantic but who are the top 4 who are sewn up. Man Utd have missed out and could struggle next year, Arsenal, Man City who potentially could have a player embargo with the FFP ruling? There will always be opportunities and the key is to be in a position to take advantage. Which we majorly screwed up the first time we had the opportunity. Early 90s, early 00s and late 00s. We don't ever take chances. As for an English consortium, I don't think so. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Although I agree with a lot being said about a takeover being unlikely. I must ask where were Man City before they were brought? Weren't they in the league 1 not so long ago? FFP sort of screws the chances of something similar happening to us but anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendi Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Dear Randy Lerner If you reading this we all want you to please do one thing is SELL UP, and we have totally lost the faith in you now. We want our Villa back Thank You Mendi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Well bit far to say that it is all of us..... I would put a caveat into that statement saying as long as it is someone better than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Not wish to be pedantic but who are the top 4 who are sewn up. Man Utd have missed out and could struggle next year, Arsenal, Man City who potentially could have a player embargo with the FFP ruling? There will always be opportunities and the key is to be in a position to take advantage. Which we majorly screwed up the first time we had the opportunity. Early 90s, early 00s and late 00s. We don't ever take chances. As for an English consortium, I don't think so. It's really frustrating to look at the last 25 years and see a few times when we really were on the cusp of becoming a top side, and the owner blinked and stopped investing. It showed a shocking lack of foresight by both owners in that time IMO. To think that we finished 2nd in the inaugural year of the PL and in 95-96, we finished 4th, made the FA cup semi final and won the league cup. Barring a lucky cup run, doing any one of those things these days is a fantasy, let alone all three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 It was scandalous that Brian Little didn't win manager of the year after that 95-96 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David-Copenhagen Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Not wish to be pedantic but who are the top 4 who are sewn up. Man Utd have missed out and could struggle next year, Arsenal, Man City who potentially could have a player embargo with the FFP ruling? There will always be opportunities and the key is to be in a position to take advantage. Which we majorly screwed up the first time we had the opportunity. Early 90s, early 00s and late 00s. We don't ever take chances. As for an English consortium, I don't think so. What about early 80s? :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Not wish to be pedantic but who are the top 4 who are sewn up. Man Utd have missed out and could struggle next year, Arsenal, Man City who potentially could have a player embargo with the FFP ruling? There will always be opportunities and the key is to be in a position to take advantage. Which we majorly screwed up the first time we had the opportunity. Early 90s, early 00s and late 00s. We don't ever take chances. As for an English consortium, I don't think so. Yep, if we aren't talking recent times, that is another. What about early 80s? :-( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 If we get taken over in the summer ill suck off an horse. you can quote me on that. I don't believe you, when it was rumoured that MON had been sacked, Shillzz said he would bed a donkey if it was true. Then it was confirmed and he let us all down. All he did was change his profile picture to the one from Shrek. MON really has ruined our club in so many ways Well he didn't post a picture of the lady in question - how do you know she wasn't a donkey (or looked like one) ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The man has spoken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 He lives! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted April 16, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just in case you needed any more proof that this is about more than being nasty to the canteen staff, Randy Lerner has spoken - Randy Lerner has acknowledged that he "could not ask for more" from Villa legend Gordon Cowans and senior player Shay Given who have been "unhesitating in answering the manager's call", stepping up to assist manager Paul Lambert ahead of Saturday's game against Southampton. The Villa Chairman identified "loyalty, commitment and support" as key qualities at a time when "unexpected issues [and] very real obstacles" have to be overcome. European Cup winner Cowans immediately emphasised to the players the need to give 100 percent commitment for the remainder of the season, which the Villa Chairman knows Lambert will get from Cowans and Given. "Our manager has been faced with some unexpected issues that could have very easily set the Club back," he said. "In watching him handle matters, along with our Chief Exec, I've seen total loyalty and commitment to Aston Villa while Gordon, a Villa man through and through, has repeatedly stepped up to support the Club regardless of the ask. "Shay, too, has been unhesitating in answering the manager's call. I couldn't ask for more from people who are up for this challenge and the very real obstacles we have to overcome, as is everyone at the Club." Cowans, who joined Villa as a 15-year-old apprentice and in three spells at the Club made a total of 527 appearances, assisted Lambert in training yesterday, as did former Irish international Given, alongside Scott Marshall. Having served previously as first team coach and popularly known as 'Sid', the 55-year-old knows that the priority between now and the end of the season is simply winning games. "When the manager asked me to step up I didn't hesitate. This is a challenge we face and we face it together as a club," he said. "From now until the end of the season we need 100 percent commitment from everybody and I know we'll get this. "The Club is too big, too many people are invested in this in terms of their heart and soul and we need to embrace that and not be daunted by it. "This is a good group, a very honest group, an ambitious group. Training was terrific yesterday - the tempo, the attitude, the commitment, the energy and this is what we need to bring into the game on Saturday. "We're very focused on this. Our priority is to go and win football games. That requires determination, passion and the right performance level but that's what we're about at this club because we have that tradition and we gain strength from that. "The here and now is simple really. The manager is a winner, a football man through and through. He knows what he needs in order for the team to go and perform and win. "Everybody's in this together - players, staff, fans. The fans are really important here, they always have been, so we have everything we need to go and do the job." Given, too, has embraced the challenge having already secured his UEFA B License and UEFA A License and he has an intimate appreciation of the strength of feeling within the playing squad. "The players are desperate to succeed here and to secure the results we need between now and the end of the season," he said. "There's real belief, too, which has always been there. "Any club can go through trying periods but the most important thing for me is the football club. The football club will always be here and that's why it's the most important thing, so we all know our responsibilities. "We all know that we can get the results we're looking for also and I had no doubts in my mind whatsoever the moment the manager asked me to step up. "I know I can help and that's my intention but the focus is very much on the collective because that's how we are as a group. "The fans have been tremendous in backing the team and, if we perform to our maximum in the games, that support will go a long way in the game against Southampton and in our remaining games this season." http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3770361,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Interesting choice of words: Randy Lerner has acknowledged that he "could not ask for more" from Villa legend Gordon Cowans and senior player Shay Given who have been "unhesitating in answering the manager's call", stepping up to assist manager Paul Lambert ahead of Saturday's game against Southampton. The Villa Chairman identified "loyalty, commitment and support" as key qualities at a time when "unexpected issues [and] very real obstacles" have to be overcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Our manager has been faced with some unexpected issues that could have very easily set the Club back Not sure lerners paid much attention to this season. Also I think that statement puts to bed any chance of Lambert being sacked in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillaForever1970 Posted April 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2014 Might as well get this ready.Villa Fans: Moan never hear from the owner.Hear from the owner...Villa Fans: Yeah, but not what we want to hear.. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Might as well get this ready. Villa Fans: Moan never hear from the owner. Hear from the owner... Villa Fans: Yeah, but not what we want to hear.. Beat me to it - was gonna say some are gonna call this Bullshit PR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 We can assume the issue is serious enough that Lerner feels obligated to comment and re-affirm his loyalty to Lambert. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted April 16, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 16, 2014 Interesting choice of words: Randy Lerner has acknowledged that he "could not ask for more" from Villa legend Gordon Cowans and senior player Shay Given who have been "unhesitating in answering the manager's call", stepping up to assist manager Paul Lambert ahead of Saturday's game against Southampton. The Villa Chairman identified "loyalty, commitment and support" as key qualities at a time when "unexpected issues [and] very real obstacles" have to be overcome. Suggests that loyalty, commitment and support were lacking in the previous incumbents. Way, way more to this than meets the eye. Way more... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) Might as well get this ready. Villa Fans: Moan never hear from the owner. Hear from the owner... Villa Fans: Yeah, but not what we want to hear.. Edit: Edited April 16, 2014 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I would imagine having this kind of negativity splashed on national back pages wouldn't exactly help the sale of the club this summer. I'm hoping that's part of the reason he chose to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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