mikeyp102 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Never saw him as a player but growing up he was one of my favourite managers. Good appointment by Hollis as he is Villa through and through and will provide good knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 As much as I like the man and as much as I like the appointment, there's just no way an advisor to the board can have a big impact on this sort of club in this sort of state. I will not let this cover up the mess. Nothing but Lerner leaving is acceptable IMO. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 11, 2016 Brilliant news. Hopefully some of the advice he will dish out to the board will be things like "OK so we are buying a one trick pony in Rudy Gestade. Now who are we going to buy next to feed his one trick" and "Why are we spending a huge slice of our budget on a young untried Barcelona reserve who MIGHT be one for the future when we are up sh!t creek without a paddle NOW" You know that kind of advice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Can only be a good move, even if Lerner sticks around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 One small step for us but a giant leap given what has gone before it. Brian walks on water which is a very good thing as the club is sinking fast. Nice to see a positive step rather than another backward one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Delighted. But I have to question, what exactly is his role as "advisor"? Regardless, welcome home Brian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Brian Little should not be a part of the club as long as Randy is the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 1 minute ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Delighted. But I have to question, what exactly is his role as "advisor"? Regardless, welcome home Brian. To me it feels like a PR move. No real commitment, just someone offering advice and a name the fans like and respect. Surely if they wanted real change and input from him he'd have a role a bit more important than advisor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlersrs Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 According to the article he is to be part of the board along with bernstein, it's the latter I'm most interested in, a very well proven man at premier league level. I think if by some miracle Tom fox survives he will be demoted to purely commercial business perhaps and keep out the way of footballing matters? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Yeah its a PR move. Cant blame Brian for taking it cause coaching Jersey FC dont bring home the money. Still sad to see him attached with this owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam3773 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thank you all for resisting the urge to say 'Too little too late'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) Some good news in a bleak winter for AVFC. Not a PR move IMHO. Edit - actually I've under reacted - this is bloody brilliant news. Championship here we come but never again will the likes of Fox, Almstadt and Reilly be allowed to gamble with our future with complete impunity. Edited March 11, 2016 by Jareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 22 minutes ago, Jareth said: Some good news in a bleak winter for AVFC. Not a PR move IMHO. Edit - actually I've under reacted - this is bloody brilliant news. Championship here we come but never again will the likes of Fox, Almstadt and Reilly be allowed to gamble with our future with complete impunity. How will an advisor to the board stop the actual people making the decisions? Look at your reaction, you've used the term brilliant news, while we sit bottom of the table and relegated. It's a PR move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 30 minutes ago, NoelVilla said: Yeah its a PR move. Cant blame Brian for taking it cause coaching Jersey FC dont bring home the money. Still sad to see him attached with this owner. I think Brian is above taking this role for the money alone. He adds something that we have been missing (being a well respected Villa man). I expect he will make his opinions known to the board rather than act as a "yes man". If they are ignored on a regular basis I doubt he would stick around to be seen as supporting a board who he disagreed with. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I'd like to think he has taken the job with the right intentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Check out the badge Check out the badge behind Little. Please change the badge to this one Villa - you useless rocket polishers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Just now, dudevillaisnice said: I'd like to think he has taken the job with the right intentions. I believe he has. I don't believe he was offered if with the right intentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Just now, dudevillaisnice said: I'd like to think he has taken the job with the right intentions. Me too, I just doubt that he will given the mandate to actually change anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 6 minutes ago, DCJonah said: How will an advisor to the board stop the actual people making the decisions? Look at your reaction, you've used the term brilliant news, while we sit bottom of the table and relegated. It's a PR move. Not an advisor, but a member of the board according to the BBC and others. Not a PR move, we are beyond quick fix PR moves at this point. Beginning of the recovery IMHO - obviously you are free to be as cynical as you wish also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 1 minute ago, DCJonah said: I believe he has. I don't believe he was offered if with the right intentions. He should resign immediately if that was the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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