New Chairman?

another non footballing person to ignore the footballing side of what used to be a football club, not sure what it is anymore

In his statement he has said that football is no longer about money. He also added that RL has backed the club financially over the years, no more so than last year! He gave us the money from Benteke and Snake plus maybe some loose change. I hope I'm wrong but he's just another money man to squeeze us dry with zero football knowledge. Lerner has just found someone of similar nature to himself to do his dirty work. Pathetic!!!!

Steve fucking who????
We are fucked.

It just shows the utter contempt the hierarchy has for the fans with this absolutely pathetic appointment, they don't give a shit!

achilles wrote:It just shows the utter contempt the hierarchy has for the fans with this absolutely pathetic appointment, they don't give a shit!

I am really struggling to get my head round this appointment. I mean what the actual fuck are they thinking about, seriously ? Where is this guy from and what is his history, anyone know ?

NARLA24 wrote:

achilles wrote:It just shows the utter contempt the hierarchy has for the fans with this absolutely pathetic appointment, they don't give a shit!

I am really struggling to get my head round this appointment. I mean what the actual fuck are they thinking about, seriously ? Where is this guy from and what is his history, anyone know ?

He's a Man City supporting accountant.

From Lerners Statement on the appointment:

"Steve has taken the last six weeks to become familiar with the deeply serious predicament in which the Club has found itself and has my total support to address the issues we face."

If it took 6 weeks for this guy to see how far in the shit this club is then its pretty clear he is not what we need.

He has Lerners total support, as long as it doesn't involve him spending any time, effort or money to fix.

evidently, no seriously experienced football man would come in and work for Randy and the constraints that would be imposed.

Hollis will be using us, much like ex famous people desperate for the limelight do when signing up for celeb big brother, he'll get his 15 minutes and fail obviously, but heh, it cant be any worse, so lets get behind him and cross our fingers.

Would expect a flurry of deals to happen swiftly, work must have been done behind the scenes waiting to be put through so he can have something positive to speak about.

Erm........... UTV I GUESS.

NARLA24 wrote:

achilles wrote:It just shows the utter contempt the hierarchy has for the fans with this absolutely pathetic appointment, they don't give a shit!

I am really struggling to get my head round this appointment. I mean what the actual fuck are they thinking about, seriously ? Where is this guy from and what is his history, anyone know ?

"We anticipate that Steve will give us additional reach within local business circles as well among government and quasi-government organisations. Steve has consistently demonstrated his commitment to Birmingham not only in his private commercial roles but also recently as deputy chair of the LEP and chair of the Birmingham Met"

Is Birmingham Met not the college that used to be Matthew Boulton and had to lay off over 250 staff last year?

Calming down a bit now and I just think that it is just so Lerner can distance himself further from the club.
Is he still selling, who knows anymore?

Everybody knows the club is a total mess and even Lerner admits this in his statement:

Lerner said: "That Aston Villa can and should operate in a far more stable and on a far more successful level, both in terms of football as well as commercially, is plainly clear. It is similarly clear that this great club has not been on stable footing for at least five years."

Why Lerner has left it for 5 years before doing something about it... answers on a postcard!

The bottom line is we have to give Steve Hollis a chance, he doesn't inspire me but no accountants would especially having worked for KPMG!

1+1=2, 2+2=4, 3=3+6..... Lerner - "OK OK OK, sums scmums, your good, you got the job already"

is it just me or did anyone else catch this statement from Fox '' He understands that significant progress has been made at the Club over the past year, both at Villa Park and Bodymoor Heath ''

seriously i mean fucking seriously , what have we become , i give up, truly give the fuck up

Coseley Villa wrote:is it just me or did anyone else catch this statement from Fox ''  He understands that significant progress has been made at the Club over the past year, both at Villa Park and Bodymoor Heath ''

seriously i mean fucking seriously , what have we become , i give up,  truly give the fuck up

We all know that Fox talks crap and this is just him covering his backside!
'Significant progress', give me a break!
However it is in line with the utter crap that comes out of Villa Park nowadays!

I doubt we will make any significant signings now, that could actually make a difference. Lerner has basically written us off as a loss. Appointing a chairman just distances himself from the responsibility. He's admitted we've been unstable for over 5 years, but he's just shrugged his shoulders now. He doesn't need the money so is under no pressure to sell. In another few months he will have forgotten all about us, and it will all just seem like a bad dream to him.

A muppet and total yes man. We need to pile pressure on Lerner. We won't achieve dick as along as that man is spreading his sickness all over this club.

Massively fucking annoyed at such a pointless appointment. I seriously hope Lerner suffers some form of debilitating injury so the ownership can pass to his mum and sister who would have us fixed up and off their books in weeks. 

I mean this in every way - Lerner is a cnut

Coseley Villa wrote:is it just me or did anyone else catch this statement from Fox ''  He understands that significant progress has been made at the Club over the past year, both at Villa Park and Bodymoor Heath ''

seriously i mean fucking seriously , what have we become , i give up,  truly give the fuck up

I couldn't get my breath reading that. I was going through the article waiting for the bit about his extensive experience in football when, instead, I read "When Randy approached me last November, chairing one of the UK's best known football clubs was not, quite frankly, on my list of possible opportunities.".

Well fucking said! That's some fantastic inspirational shit right there!

What a fucking stain on football we have become.

achilles wrote:

Coseley Villa wrote:is it just me or did anyone else catch this statement from Fox ''  He understands that significant progress has been made at the Club over the past year, both at Villa Park and Bodymoor Heath ''

seriously i mean fucking seriously , what have we become , i give up,  truly give the fuck up

We all know that Fox talks crap and this is just him covering his backside!
'Significant progress', give me a break!
However it is in line with the utter crap that comes out of Villa Park nowadays!

Maybe Im being to hopeful - but Lerners statement 'He appreciates the mess we are in' is a recognition that Fox hasn't got grips with the problems at villa.

Cruicially we need someone who knows what they are doing appointing managers - I still don't see such a figure at VP.

What is the point of this appointment? Is Lerner just shifting the blame to someone else now? He was a hands off chairman who made bad appointments, now he just is a hands off owner of a poor investment. I'm so lost here.

Wow! Very underwhelming isn't it! I am beginning to wonder if Lerner sees himself as some kind of twisted modern day Robin Hood? like a white knight who sweeps in and finds an uncut diamond working away in a local business being unappreciated by his bosses and so promotes him to this fantastical position beyond his wildest dreams. He seems to get some kind of buzz by doing this, he did it with Faulkner, Fox and now the new Chairman. Problem is they are way out of their depth and have a profound impact on the continued downward spiral of this club...but that seems to be of no real concern to Lerner.

Edit: I mean this in no way as a doubt on the new man, i have never heard of him and absolutely wish him all the best, it's just there is a pattern emerging here.

From the Daily Mail:

"Steven Hollis has a wealth of experience within the professional and financial sector having had an illustrious career at KPMG spanning 30 years.

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services - where Hollis was one of the firm's senior partners.

Hollis is also chairman to SORBUS' advisory board who aim to offer the best comprehensive wealth management service to a discrete number of families."

ViewFromT2 wrote:From the Daily Mail:

"Steven Hollis has a wealth of experience within the professional and financial sector having had an illustrious career at KPMG spanning 30 years.

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services - where Hollis was one of the firm's senior partners.

Hollis is also chairman to SORBUS' advisory board who aim to offer the best comprehensive wealth management service to a discrete number of families."

So he has come in to figure out how to get Lerner a shit load of cash ? Or is it just me reading into that ?Or seriously cook some books!!!!

NARLA24 wrote:

ViewFromT2 wrote:From the Daily Mail:

"Steven Hollis has a wealth of experience within the professional and financial sector having had an illustrious career at KPMG spanning 30 years.

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services - where Hollis was one of the firm's senior partners.

Hollis is also chairman to SORBUS' advisory board who aim to offer the best comprehensive wealth management service to a discrete number of families."

So he has come in to figure out how to get Lerner a shit load of cash ? Or is it just me reading into that ?Or seriously cook some books!!!!

No idea mate...but my hunch is that he won't be around for long!

ViewFromT2 wrote:From the Daily Mail:

"Steven Hollis has a wealth of experience within the professional and financial sector having had an illustrious career at KPMG spanning 30 years.

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services - where Hollis was one of the firm's senior partners.

Hollis is also chairman to SORBUS' advisory board who aim to offer the best comprehensive wealth management service to a discrete number of families."

Exactly why I don't have any time for him really!
I know I am categorising him but I have met so many arseholes like this over my lifetime to actively avoid them like the plague!

ViewFromT2 wrote:

NARLA24 wrote:

ViewFromT2 wrote:From the Daily Mail:

"Steven Hollis has a wealth of experience within the professional and financial sector having had an illustrious career at KPMG spanning 30 years.

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services - where Hollis was one of the firm's senior partners.

Hollis is also chairman to SORBUS' advisory board who aim to offer the best comprehensive wealth management service to a discrete number of families."

So he has come in to figure out how to get Lerner a shit load of cash ? Or is it just me reading into that ?Or seriously cook some books!!!!

No idea mate...but my hunch is that he won't be around for long!

My feelings are the same mate. I smell a rat with this