ESPN (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
... to arrange a big-money takeover after advising on the sale of Aston Villa to American investor Randy Lerner in 2006 and Manchester City to former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2007.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
It's crunch time for the Hammers, but how does your club fare in the Premier League of debt'By Last updated at 8:59 AM on 08th October 2008 Asrenal FCARSENALDebt: £318m*Majority shareholder: Danny Fiszman.Most of the debt is tied up with new stadium. Wenger and board offer different views on available finances. Spend less than rivals. Aston VillaASTON VILLA£63mOwner: Randy Lerner.The...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
It's crunch time for West Ham, but how does your club fare in the Premier League of debt'By Last updated at 12:28 AM on 08th October 2008 ArsenalARSENALDebt: £318m*Majority shareholder: Danny Fiszman.Most of the debt is tied up with new stadium. Wenger and board offer different views on available finances. Spend less than rivals. Aston VillaASTON VILLA£63mOwner: Randy Lerner.The American...
SoccerLens (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Show me an Aston Villa fan keen to criticise owner Randy Lerner, and I’ll show you a man desperate to be miserable. The improvements made under the American have been profound both on and off the pitch. Manager Martin O’Neill has been backed in big money transfers for Stiliyan Petrov, Ashley Young, Curtis Davies, Luke Young, [...]
Premier League (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
News from Villa Park may well lead to Liverpool fans going completely insane as it could well suggest that the very long-running saga involving a certain Aston Villa man may well kick off all over again in the summer! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner ...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
American sugar daddy Randy Lerner may call the shots at Aston Villa these days, but 'Deadly' Doug Ellis - the chairman who named a stand after himself - still holds court in his former kingdom.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner fears Aston Villa must finish in the top four this term to afford Gareth Barry's wage demands.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
... rate then they can break into that elite group next season.Under O'Neill and the club's owner Randy Lerner, Villa are heading in the right direction.O'Neill also showed great maturity and superb management skills this summer in his negotiation of the minefield surrounding Gareth Barry and his potential transfer to Liverpool.Barry wanted out, he publicly criticised O'Neill to such...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
When Randy Lerner, a representative of the new generation of mega-wealthy foreign owners, arrived at Villa Park he was wise not to alter the way things operated. No new tiers of management were brought in, no go-betweens installed; there is no director of football at Villa Park. No wonder the glances being shot in O'Neill's direction from Newcastle, from Tottenham, from West Ham grow...
EPL Talk (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
The number of Premier League clubs owned by Americans became four this week after Dallas-based businessman Ellis Short acquired controlling interest in Sunderland. Short now owns the largest single stake of Sunderland at more than 30 per cent, and gives him effective control of the northeast club. He joins fellow Americans Malcolm Glazer, Randy Lerner, Tom [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Unlike his predecessors – Randy Lerner, chairman of Aston Villa, Stan Kroenke, now a board member at Arsenal, and Liverpool's dysfunctional duo Tom Hicks and George Gillett – Short's background is not in the sports business. In common with Lerner and Kroenke, however, he has no interest in the publicity that comes with a Premier League club.
Premier League (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
... are planning to launch a bid for the England striker in the next transfer window. Club chairman Randy Lerner has promised manager Martin O’Neill two winter signings and it appears one of them could be Owen.Owen has been indifferent on the pitch for Newcastle this season and has already expressed his frustration at the current turmoil at St. James’ Park. And there is absolutely no...
thisislondon (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
... as Aston Villa’s top target to spearhead a push for next season’s Champions League.Villa owner Randy Lerner has promised to fund two major signings in Januaryand manager Martin O’Neill has set his sights on a striker.While he is still mulling over candidates to reinforce his defence, it is understood he has singled out the unsettled Owen, whose contract expires at the end of the season.Owen...
VillaMAD (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
... times under the new Villa regime or an oversight on the part of those fronting the regime (Messrs Randy Lerner and Martin O'Neill) remains to be seen. A competition regarded as something of an inconvenience to certain clubs is usually viewed differently by Villa as it represents the chance to win an invaluable piece of silverware not to mention a direct route into the UEFA Cup. What...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
... than significant, as sponsorship deals are a relative drop in the ocean compared to TV revenues. Randy Lerner, already on the verge of being known in the West Midlands as The Good American is a subtle enough businessman to know that the PR and goodwill generated by devoting Aston Villa's shirt fronts to a local charity is worth much more than the relative chump change of a sponsorship...
