Comments on: Some More From Randy Lerner

By: Stewart Rouleau

Stewart Rouleau — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:52:31 +0000

You once wrote that some Villa fans cannot be happy unless they are unhappy. This would be even more true of Cleveland Brown fans, who cherish misery as few fan bases do. The problems with the Browns has less to do with money and more to do with the qaulity of the football decisions made my the president, GM, and coach. Why Lerner wants to be associated with that organization eludes me, but I think his commitment to Villa is genuine and passionate, yet I don’t think he sees the team as an extension of his ego, which is the norm for the billionaire owner. He owns the team for the right reasons. Even Americans who don’t follow the EPL know that Lerner is the “Acorns guy,” which is indeed a distinction. Given the economics of the EPL, I don’t know what more he could be doing for Villa other than exhausting his personal wealth, but even then its about more than money. Of course, he could sell the Browns and bring that capital in, which would be fine with me.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:13:08 +0000

i also like to think that our PR / marketing guys have bigger fish to fry than writing comments on blogs, but i’ve seen the accusation made towards people who write such positive comments before.

don’t worry, i very much doubt there’s any sock puppetry coming out of villa park. they don’t need to in any case, the overwhelming majority are thrilled… it’s just that overly vocal minority.

By: Badger

Badger — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:41:23 +0000

Bloody hell Dan, I now have doubts about that post

It never even occurred to me that it could be rubbish.

That said, I’m an optimist, so I’m happy to believe it’s genuine.

The Manc’s and Scouser’s views confirm this.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:17:51 +0000

yes!

i read that comment too, forgot all about it. what can you possibly add to that?

oh wait, i know… that was villa PR sock account writing their own review….

… i’m kidding, but you know somewhere, someone is thinking that!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:15:22 +0000

i think we’ve got about the best owner/manager partnership we could have in the premiership right now. arguably the best there is.

i have a lot of respect for randy keeping out of the limelight, i would too tbh, but it’s also his undoing to an extent. without anything to counter, it allows the scamps to write all kinds of nonsense about the man.

still, once a year he can spend an hour or so with the media and the journos are always impressed. hopefully that will keep the negative headlines away for a little while.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:08:06 +0000

that is very kind, thank you very much!

By: Badger

Badger — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:59:51 +0000

I love the bloke purely because he’s so obviously not a self-seeker like Ellis was.
But what sums him up for me is how other fans see him.

Look at this comment from a Wolves fan who used to work for the Villa;

………9. At 09:44am on 18 May 2010, stu wrote:

I worked for Aston Villa and was told that Mr.Lerner wanted to meet me to say thanks for the “hard work” i had done for the club. I have had many business dealings with Americans and all lived up to the “Big and loud car lot salesman” but not Mr.Lerner, he was very reserved and appeared quiet shy. He spoke to me thanking me for my hard work and dedication and left my office saying “Hi” to every one that passed him knowing every one’s name.

Mr.lerner has done lots for the local community and they have taken him to their hearts, i am a Wolves season ticket holder and have moved on to pastures new. Villa fans you have someone that not only owns your club but actually loves it as well.

I cannot praise Mr.Lerner or the club enough, you are in such safe hands and will never be sold for gain, Liverpool would cut your right arm to have someone like Mr.Lerner at the helm.

I am looking forward to next season, at last the Midlands has a near full representation, Aston Villa, West Brom, Stoke, and the mighty Wolves
good luck to all our clubs……..

Pulled from one that same Beeb blog.

And we have some fans that question the bloke

By: tubbydunne

tubbydunne — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:32:20 +0000

I have to confess to knowing very little about Lerner and I haven’t made huge efforts to study his background or how his ownership has impacted on the Browns.
However I have always got positive vibes about his ownership here, The way he keeps a low media profile, the Acorns sponsorship and now his sensible and intelligent comments when the media were circling like vultures over the rumored remains of the relationship between himself and O’Neill.
If the commentator quoted above is accurate in his account of the man, it also makes me very proud to have him as our owner and his approach has to be admired and respected.

By: Nel-A

Nel-A — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:38:49 +0000

I’m pretty sure this isn’t the right place to put this, but I hope you’ll excuse me.

I used to post here a fair bit and stopped by just now, I just wanted to say how impressed I am by the whole site, the blog sections all the way through to the wallpaper. Someone’s done a fantastic job and please keep it up.

Cheers, Nel-A