Zatman Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 3 hours ago, New_Jersey_Villa said: What's the dilly with the General anyway? I met him in Ohio a few years ago when we played the Crew in pre-season. Didn't he used to post regularly on fan sites? He was grand on here when we were successful and doing well but once the going got tough the General got a bit childish and pathetic though some of fans didnt act brilliantly either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 He ended up replying to every comment with "ring Nicky Keye" He was good at the start, think I used him as a service to ask stupid questions, usually about my match day experience, I don't know why some fans thought he'd start answering questions about why we sold Milner etc it's not going to happen I was half joking about the pastie / pie comment in the AGM thread, half joking because I do suspect that the AGM will also dodge questions about players being sold and what the **** we're doing but happily discuss catering at VP and painting bridges if the train station was going to get renamed and maybe even the PA system... That was the kind of stuff you could hope to get an answer from krulak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Quote Randy Lerner’s right-hand man today hit back at supporters who have criticised Villa’s hierarchy over the club’s pursuit of Alex McLeish. There has been no official word from the Villa board on their interest in the former Birmingham manager but non-executive director General Charles Krulak posted a staunch defence on fans’ message boards, before later removing his comments. Krulak said: “I will say that the uproar over McLeish is absolutely uncalled for. “He certainly has proved he can manage in the big league, and just imagine what he could do if he was with an owner who supported him. “Those fans who don’t want him because he managed our biggest rival just seem to miss the point. "If a single man can cause all the fans to abandon ship, that is a sad state of affairs.” In short, Krulak can go jump off a bridge for all I care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Jersey_Villa Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: He ended up replying to every comment with "ring Nicky Keye" He was good at the start, think I used him as a service to ask stupid questions, usually about my match day experience, I don't know why some fans thought he'd start answering questions about why we sold Milner etc it's not going to happen I was half joking about the pastie / pie comment in the AGM thread, half joking because I do suspect that the AGM will also dodge questions about players being sold and what the **** we're doing but happily discuss catering at VP and painting bridges if the train station was going to get renamed and maybe even the PA system... That was the kind of stuff you could hope to get an answer from krulak 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: In short, Krulak can go jump off a bridge for all I care. Glad I asked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted January 6, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) The General's thread was an interesting insight into the club at first. It was a useful place to give feedback and ask questions. I think some fantastic ideas and suggestions were the direct result of having that direct line to Krulak. Iirc, a well liked VT poster, who is sadly no longer with us, had a great day out at the club all arranged by the General. There's no doubt that the thread had its uses. It then got ruined. A journalist from the local rag/joke excuse of a newspaper started using the thread to create articles. It got national attention and caused an further unwanted increase in tensions of an already highly strung local derby. Then adult men started asking silly questions despite knowing the boundaries of what could and couldn't be answered. And then there was the tedious repetition concerning things people should know ALREADY e.g. "General, the villa top my mom bought for my 45th birthday is starting to peel! This is bloody disgusting. What at you going to do about it?". Contact Nicky Keye was the answer, and had been for a while for those issues, but the thread became clogged with questions for which the answer was obvious, and the interesting suggestions and useful ideas dried up. Then things at the club started to get tough, so that prompted keyboard warriors to hand out abuse and call a veteran of various conflicts a coward. Because it's brave to read nasty words, and respond to them, but not to fight in wars and win service medals. In the end it was a shit show on both sides: Krulak lost his professionalism (AND WAS WRONG TO DO SO) and the fans fed on it, further dishing out the abuse from the safety of their sofa. The thread needed to be discontinued and was rightly done so. Edited January 6, 2016 by Morley_crosses_to_Withe 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: The General's thread was an interesting insight into the club at first. It was a useful place to give feedback and ask questions. I think some fantastic ideas and suggestions were the direct result of having that direct line to Krulak. Iirc, a well liked VT poster, who is sadly no longer with us, had a great day out at the club all arranged by the General. There's no doubt that the thread had its uses. It then got ruined. A journalist from the local rag/joke excuse of a newspaper started using the thread to create articles. It got national attention and caused an further unwanted increase in tensions of an already highly strung local derby. Then adult men started asking silly questions despite knowing the boundaries of what could and couldn't be answered. And then there was the tedious repetition concerning things people should know ALREADY e.g. "General, the villa top my mom bought for my 45th birthday is starting to peel! This is bloody disgusting. What at you going to do about it?". Contact Nicky Keye was the answer, and had been for a while for those issues, but the thread became clogged with questions for which the answer was obvious, and the interesting suggestions and useful ideas dried up. Then things at the club started to get tough, so that prompted keyboard warriors to hand out abuse and call a veteran of various conflicts a coward. Because it's brave to read nasty words, and respond to them, but not to fight in wars and win service medals. In the end it was a shit show on both sides: Krulak lost his professionalism and the fans fed on it, further dishing out the abuse from the safety of their sofa. The thread needed to be discontinued and was rightly done so. Oh yes, Krulak not at fault. Shock horror. I asked him if he was being truthful about finances and he threatened to beat me up. My fault right? Nah, he like Lerner is a word removed. Are you connected to Lerner or Krulak at all? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 7 hours ago, Villan4Life said: Here's link to article he is also talking about Randy (So hope this is right thread to put the article in?) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/6841548/General-Charles-Krulak-says-Aston-Villa-will-summon-the-spirit-of-the-US-Marines-to-escape-the-drop.html What a complete doorknob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 15 minutes ago, DK82 said: Oh yes, Krulak not at fault. Shock horror. I asked him if he was being truthful about finances and he threatened to beat me up. My fault right? Nah, he like Lerner is a word removed. Are you connected to Lerner or Krulak at all? lucky it was only a threat. could have got his Desert Storm buddies to sort you out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 @DK82: read my post again where I said Krulak lost his professionalism. I will edit the post to say "...and was wrong to do so" because that's what I was implying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 What's the message to Lerner? **** off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 6, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Zatman said: He was grand on here when we were successful and doing well but once the going got tough the General got a bit childish and pathetic though some of fans didnt act brilliantly either How did he get "a bit childish"? This was before I was active on VT. Nevermind, I missed the excellent post by Morley above. Edited January 6, 2016 by Marka Ragnos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 6 hours ago, DCJonah said: Just when you think things can't get anymore embarrassing. The general returns. FFS How a human being could ever take pride in the taking of another persons life or possesions is well and truly beyond me. i cherish life as the most important thing one could ever relish in someone who instigates or perpetrates the taking of someone elses life or possesions is scum of the earth general K is that scum I'm ashamed of his association not only with AVFC but as a member of the human race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 i read todays article and thought WTF, bit embarrassing to be honest. i respect what hes been through in life whether those wars were right or wrong but its got no relevence to aston villa fc or our predicament. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 6, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2016 17 minutes ago, Grasshopper said: How a human being could ever take pride in the taking of another persons life or possesions is well and truly beyond me. i cherish life as the most important thing one could ever relish in someone who instigates or perpetrates the taking of someone elses life or possesions is scum of the earth general K is that scum I'm ashamed of his association not only with AVFC but as a member of the human race Can you turn your syllogistic burner down a notch or two? Jesus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kingman Posted January 6, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2016 Dose General K still think we can finish top 4? Sorry i pressed the wrong button 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: Can you turn your syllogistic burner down a notch or two? Jesus. Ok i will but G K will still remain the same scum Edited January 6, 2016 by Grasshopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw_nuff Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 10 hours ago, Villan4Life said: Here's link to article he is also talking about Randy (So hope this is right thread to put the article in?) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/6841548/General-Charles-Krulak-says-Aston-Villa-will-summon-the-spirit-of-the-US-Marines-to-escape-the-drop.html Lol. The bloke has been watching too many Rambo movies. He thinks the U.S. won in Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 6, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2016 Can't blame the Sun, but the article reads like a Sun journo taking advantage of an old man and making him look a fool -- with lots of help from the old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 6, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2016 14 minutes ago, Shaw_nuff said: Lol. The bloke has been watching too many Rambo movies. He thinks the U.S. won in Vietnam. I'm trying to think of a big football club with highly disciplined communication policies in place. Whatever that is, we're kind of the exact opposite this year, especially if you consider Tim's contributions. I actually think that AVFC's communications policy is a real problem because it does affect players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Agreed. How the people who assembled this squad still have jobs is a mystery. The main culprit doesn't have a job anymore. Tom Fox has left his job? [emoji15] 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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