Woodytom Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, DCJonah said: We know we're relegated. We know we currently don't have a manager. We know 2 board members have resigned after a month in the job. What's your hypothetical scenario based on? What you on about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa4europe Posted April 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2016 irish lions on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/astonvillaireland/?fref=nf IMPORTANT MESSAGE from the Chairman of Aston Villa’s Irish Lions Club. The events of the past few days are the culmination of 6 years of bad decisions, management and ultimately poor ownership. As the chairman of the Aston Villa’s biggest overseas supporters club and current overseas supporters club of the year, I feel that we are in a position where we can make a difference. I am personally WITHDRAWING financial support of Aston Villa FC. I will not be buying tickets, merchandise and also will not be facilitating the purchase of anything that lines the pockets of the people who currently own, run and play for the club. Until Randy Lerner has gone. I am reaching out to you to do the same. As Villa’s biggest supporters club and Villa’s biggest catchment of fans outside of Birmingham we can hit Randy & co the only way they will notice. Their pockets! The current regime treats us like a customer and not a supporter, so we should treat them like a business. Would you go to a cinema and watch a bad movie, then go back the next week - pay good money to watch it again? If you had a bad experience in any establishment, hotel, shop - would you be in a hurry to go back again and spend your money? I pretty sure, the answer would be a resounding NO! Aston Villa do not currently deserve the great supporters mind-set of supporting a team through thick and thin. The attitude of supporting a team during the highs and lows, come rain and shine. Their whole business model relies on this ‘Guaranteed income from hard core supporters’ So I’m asking all Villa fans to stop financially supporting the Villa until they treat us as supporters. Do not buy any more tickets, merchandise & boycott the new Villa kit. I truly believe that the only way to hurt the Aston Villa business is by not being a customer. When we get treated as a supporter, then we can come back and help support their business. Peter Chatham Chairman - Aston Villa Irish Lions Club 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 You know when he does go the last thing he'll do is rename the Trinity, The Randy Lerner Stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Ive always thought a total boycot is not achievable - but I don't know - the post from the Irish lions will have a snowball effect - I expect other lions clubs to follow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyvilla Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 8 minutes ago, villa4europe said: irish lions on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/astonvillaireland/?fref=nf He is right the only way to hurt Aston Villa is to not support them , great idea. What exactly will he hope to return to if everyone does this as he asks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 10 minutes ago, mattyvilla said: He is right the only way to hurt Aston Villa is to not support them , great idea. What exactly will he hope to return to if everyone does this as he asks? Dunno - I think it would work. Supporters are abstaining not deserting. Most of revenue comes from TV anyway.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Are we Leeds? Are we Sheffield Wednesday ? Are we Portsmouth ? Are we Nottingham Forest ? Which one are we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StefanAVFC Posted April 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, Richard said: Are we Leeds? Are we Sheffield Wednesday ? Are we Portsmouth ? Are we Nottingham Forest ? Which one are we? Aston Villa? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PieFacE Posted April 19, 2016 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) 16 hours ago, villa4europe said: irish lions on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/astonvillaireland/?fref=nf I hate this mentality. It's as if some fans think that by going to Villa Park to watch the team play you're giving Randy Lerner £30 to stick in his pocket. You don't. You're giving Aston Villa Football Club £30, you know, the club you "support"... Randy takes no money out of it, so not spending any money on Aston Villa is only damaging one thing... and that's Aston Villa. Now is the time when the club needs our support the most. We should not let Villa slowly die because of apathy/hatred toward the owner, if we do... are we any better than the owner who's decided to stop putting his money into the club by effectively doing the same? Edited April 20, 2016 by PieFacE 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Richard said: Are we Leeds? Are we Sheffield Wednesday ? Are we Portsmouth ? Are we Nottingham Forest ? Which one are we? We are Randy Lerner Holding FC a whole new dimension to F***ing things up Leeds - Mid-table Ch'ship Shef Wed - play good football atm Portsmouth - top 6 on way up from where we may be heading Notts F - Our loan-player (Gardner) may be our hope for a "good addition" to our crap squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) User Actions Follow AVFC Birmingham MailVerified account@AVFC_News This is grim. Thoughts and best wishes to all those affected #avfc Villa to axe 500 jobs! http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-aston-villa-axe-staggering-11210956 Edited April 19, 2016 by StanBalaban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 10 minutes ago, StanBalaban said: User Actions Follow AVFC Birmingham MailVerified account@AVFC_News This is grim. Thoughts and best wishes to all those affected #avfc Villa to axe 500 jobs! http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-aston-villa-axe-staggering-11210956 Great! How many first team players? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted April 19, 2016 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2016 3 hours ago, jon_c said: You know when he does go the last thing he'll do is rename the Trinity, The Randy Lerner Stand. Because it's empty up top? 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 500 jobs to me straight away suggests we do employ a hell of a lot of people, the difference between us being a prem club and a championship club, the trinity upper being shut and the drop in attendances is not 500 people that said i think that number is high and likely to be exaggerated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Isn't it always funny those that are least to blame.....are most affected. fair world, don't you think. Edited April 19, 2016 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 29 minutes ago, villa4europe said: 500 jobs to me straight away suggests we do employ a hell of a lot of people, the difference between us being a prem club and a championship club, the trinity upper being shut and the drop in attendances is not 500 people that said i think that number is high and likely to be exaggerated Yes, I do wonder if it relegation is being used to rationalise the staff somewhat. What ever happened to Simone Farina? We made a big thing of bringing in on the wage bill but not quite sure what he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 first stage cut the costs second stage sell the assets third stage ask for the money back fourth stage administration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam3773 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I reference to the Irish lions, I just don't know what they're after? We want Lerner gone from the club probably as much as Lerner wants Villa gone from his portfolio. He also probably doesn't get a lot of income from owning Aston Villa. So what's the hostage? It's not money for another Lerner purchase. It's money for the club which we can only assume is spent with Hollis' approval. And what do they want? Well they want what we all want. Lerner to leave. A campaign so widespread, even the man himself is a part of it. To summarise, I just don't get it. In order to speed up what Lerner's trying to do anyway, leave, they're threatening to withhold funds from the one thing we're trying to save, Aston Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I think this is going to get very, very S***ty......and I fear the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) in light of all the mess over the last 6 years.....what. I despise in the man the most is the silence from him.....its disrespectful to the customers....what successful business does that He has clearly made one monumental shambolic mess of running a famous football club....and says nothing. i have a certain sympathy for a man having a go and failing due to personal misjudgment....but if only those factors alone were at play here. He has lost a fortune, but in the main its his own fault He is beginning to look dishonourable....he is only short of having a white persian cat on his lap and answering to "Bloefeld" if he came out and acted like an honourable owner and explained his position, albeit it may well not sit great with us.....at least we could argue he has been honest. Randy Lerner needs to explain his position of support with the club and what future we can realistically expect. Its the very least, he can do. Edited April 19, 2016 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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