May 25, 2013

Randy Lerner Asks Aston Villa Coach to Shadow Browns’ Pat Shurmur

February 15, 2012 by 51 Comments

Per the Associated Press, Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish will be heading to Cleveland in the near future to spend time with Browns head coach Pat Shurmur.

McLeish, during his club’s down time, will take time to shadow the Browns head coach per the advice of Randy Lerner, who owns both teams. ”Lerner believes there are universal transferrable methods both clubs can employ,” said an Aston Villa spokesperson.

Aston Villa’s CEO Paul Faulkner says McLeish “is always looking for any advantage he can get and he felt this was an ideal opportunity to exchange ideas with his American counterparts at the Browns.”

[Related: Randy Lerner, The Browns and the New Business as Usual]

(Source: AP via Sports Illustrated)

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U.S. Goalkeeper Tim Howard Should Play Against Slovenia

June 15, 2010 by 10 Comments

It was a terrifying moment for U.S. fans watching everywhere when Tim Howard stayed down after his collision with Emile Heskey in the opening half of the World Cup for the United States Men’s National Team.  It got especially scary when the backup goalkeeper started warming up on the sidelines.  After all was said and done, Tim Howard stayed in the game and really outdid himself in helping the United States tie the favored English team.  In the end, after treatment and testing, it appears that Howard will be ready to go when the United States takes on Slovenia.  It is a good thing too, as Howard is one of the clear leaders of the U.S. team. [Read more...]

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Randy Lerner’s Passion Under Question in UK

November 30, 2009 by 17 Comments

randy-lerner_1410510cMy, how quickly the tables turn.  It was just months ago that Browns fans were giving team owner Randy Lerner a wag of the finger due to all of the time he has spent overseas with his Premier League soccer club Aston Villa.  Now, with his NFL franchise struggling mightily in America – and requiring much of Lerner’s focus back home – Villa fans are starting to wonder where Randy’s head and heart actually are.

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Randy Lerner Ranked 28th of 32 NFL Owners

September 3, 2009 by 16 Comments

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With only Oakland’s Al Davis, Cincinnatti’s Mike Brown, Chicago’s Virginia McCaskey, and Detroit’s Bill Ford Jr behind him, our own Randy Lerner finds himself among the worst owners in the NFL. 

Per Yahoo!’s Michael Silver: [Read more...]

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There’s Only One Randy Lerner

March 6, 2008 by 30 Comments

Randy Lerner at an Aston Villa matchCleveland Browns Owner Proving Success In Cleveland Is No Fluke

When it was announced that Al Lerner would be the principal owner of the returning Cleveland Browns franchise in 1999, there was a definite mixed reaction around Cleveland. Many fans were suspicious of Lerner’s role in moving the franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore in the middle of the night in 1995. In fact, the deal to move to Baltimore was finalized on Lerner’s private jet. For his part, Al always claimed he was merely supporting a friend in loaning him the use of his jet, and that the decision wasn’t his and he had no real part in it. For all the questions, though, Al was a great man both in the sports world and in his personal life. Perhaps his greatest gift to the city, though, other than the return of the Browns, was his son Randy who took over owenership of the franchise upon his father’s passing in 2002. [Read more...]

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