Randy Lerner watching soccer during Steeler game

The Gipper

I am hearing reports that Randy Lerner was in England, running and jumping and celebrating an Aston Villa game yesterday while the Browns are here getting blasted by the Steelers.

I have mixed emotions about this: On the one hand I am thinking about what a pussy we have as an owner who has more passion for his soccer fags than he does for the Browns. I am also thinking that his attitude and approach to the Browns is one of the reasons this team has been so unstable......yet again making another coaching change.

On the other hand I am thinking that perhaps it is good that he is out of sight so that he is not here meddling with what Holmgren is trying to do with this team. Still, the Browns owner missing the Browns/Steeler game leaves a damn sour taste in my mouth.

Thaak

@the-gipper said:
I am hearing reports that Randy Lerner was in England, running and jumping and celebrating an Aston Villa game yesterday while the Browns are here getting blasted by the Steelers.
I have mixed emotions about this: On the one hand I am thinking about what a pussy we have as an owner who has more passion for his soccer fags than he does for the Browns. I am also thinking that his attitude and approach to the Browns is one of the reasons this team has been so unstable......yet again making another coaching change.

On the other hand I am thinking that perhaps it is good that he is out of sight so that he is not here meddling with what Holmgren is trying to do with this team. Still, the Browns owner missing the Browns/Steeler game leaves a damn sour taste in my mouth.

You do realize that Lerner didn't make the coaching change?

The Gipper

@thaak said:
You do realize that Lerner didn't make the coaching change?

Yes, of course.....though I expect he had to approve it. That is why I said I was conflicted. Maybe it is best to have him out of the picture.

Gips

Lerner is a bad owner as far as being a dedicated football man and english soccer is his passion thats why holmgren is our unofficial unpapered owner...

As long as randy keeps his wallet open and holmgrens decisions alone i dont have a problem with it...

halfsane

I would be pissed if Holmgren wasn't in the picture.

That is why he was hired, so Randy didn't have to run the Browns.

WRREBEL

@junkyard-dawg said:
Dear Randy,
Just sell Holmgren the franchise and go to England for good soccer fag. Sorry if that rubs people the wrong way but our biggest rivalry game was being played and our owner was in Europe jerking off soccer players?!

I agree, just when I thought randy lerner couldn't get any gayer

Mr. T

beefjerky

He inherited the team so it's not really surprising, and he didn't let go of Mangini, Holmgren did.

It's better than him selling the team and then the team possibly being moved again somewhere at the owner's discretion.

Even though I generally like Mangini, it's better for a decision to be made sooner than later, in theory the Browns could get on the right track quicker(building off of the foundation that Mangini laid) with whomever Holmgren feels gives the best chance to do so.

This could be completely reverse too, where the Browns are a great team and Aston Villa is a bad team, and Aston Villa is playing their (whoever that is) biggest rival and Lerner is seen here celebrating with the Browns, not even paying attention to the soccer team. Obviously it's impossible to give equal attention.

Squintz

What do you expect from a guy that chose Mangini over Pioli. One has his team in the playoffs and the other is out of a job now.

The Lerner family is the one constant to this troubled franchise and the one thing that will continue to hold it back.

I'm glad he was gone. I want his ass as far away from this team as possible. I hope when we win the whole thing they give the trophy to Holmgren and randy-boy is over playing kickee-ballee.

TheClevelandSound

He is the owner, not the GM, not a player, not a coach, not a president. I could care less. As long as he keeps throwing money at the team, thats all I care about now that we have Holmgren in place.

longhorn

Be thankful for the way it is. I bet about 99% of the Dallas Cowboys fans would be happy if Jerry Jones watched soccer during every Cowboys game.

ClevelandBigDawg

Being that Holmgren is the president of this team, I have a feeling Holmgren is in charge, not Lerner, and doubt Lerner is approving much of anything.

So who gives a shit?

Speedyd900rr

Im sure that once we get better he will be around more. Chances are he doesn't want to go to the games and hear a bunch of drunk loud mouth fans telling him to fu$k off and all kinds of other stuff.

Could you imagine the things that would of been said or chanted about him yesterday if he were there?

The Gipper

@speedyd900rr said:
Im sure that once we get better he will be around more. Chances are he doesn't want to go to the games and hear a bunch of drunk loud mouth fans telling him to fu$k off and all kinds of other stuff.
Could you imagine the things that would of been said or chanted about him yesterday if he were there?

Probably nothing worse than he is called in Birmingham, England of the team there doesn't fair well, which it hasn't, here is its record:

G W D L

Home Record 10 4 4 2

Away Record 10 1 2 7

Overall Record 20 5 6 9

5 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses. Not much different than the Browns.

why cant we win

@the-gipper said:
Probably nothing worse than he is called in Birmingham, England of the team there doesn't fair well, which it hasn't, here is its record:
G W D L

Home Record 10 4 4 2

Away Record 10 1 2 7

Overall Record 20 5 6 9

5 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses. Not much different than the Browns.

LOL well there aint much of a difference in the 2 teams he owns maybe he should be thinking about that lol

Alendor

first you guys complained that he should hire someone like holmgren to run the team and get outta the picture. and now that he is letting holmgren deal with the team, you guys are complaining because he IS outta the picture.

kind of funny to watch

Speedyd900rr

@alendor said:
first you guys complained that he should hire someone like holmgren to run the team and get outta the picture. and now that he is letting holmgren deal with the team, you guys are complaining because he IS outta the picture.
kind of funny to watch

Who is "you guys" and where's the link showing what we said?

Richiswhere

Well I was switching back and forth between the game and Benny Hill

ballpeen

@the-gipper said:
I am hearing reports that Randy Lerner was in England, running and jumping and celebrating an Aston Villa game yesterday while the Browns are here getting blasted by the Steelers.
I have mixed emotions about this: On the one hand I am thinking about what a pussy we have as an owner who has more passion for his soccer fags than he does for the Browns. I am also thinking that his attitude and approach to the Browns is one of the reasons this team has been so unstable......yet again making another coaching change.

On the other hand I am thinking that perhaps it is good that he is out of sight so that he is not here meddling with what Holmgren is trying to do with this team. Still, the Browns owner missing the Browns/Steeler game leaves a damn sour taste in my mouth.

The guy owns two teams.

He has to support both.

I don't have a problem with it.

I guess my question is how would it have looked had he been here and not there for a big game???

I trust that when he is required here for a big game, he will.

Riffer X

@ballpeen said:
The guy owns two teams.
He has to support both.

I don't have a problem with it.

I guess my question is how would it have looked had he been here and not there for a big game???

I trust that when he is required here for a big game, he will.

I agree, he has people in place to run things and spends the money. He never sold out the stadium name either.