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Its official, Doug Ellis is no longer chairman of Aston Villa, someone get me a bottle of bubbly!!!!

Aston Villa PLC
19 September 2006




For Immediate Release 19 September 2006


ASTON VILLA PLC

Resignation and appointment of directors


Following the recommended cash offer for Aston Villa plc ("Aston Villa") made by
Reform Acquisitions Limited on 14 August 2006, Douglas Ellis OBE, the Executive
Chairman of Aston Villa, and Mr Stephen Kind, Mr Anthony Hales, Mr David Owen
and Mr Peter Ellis, Non-Executive Directors of Aston Villa, have each resigned
from the board of directors of Aston Villa with effect from today. Steve Stride
remains an executive director on the board of Aston Villa.

Aston Villa is pleased to announce the appointment of Randolph Lerner as
Chairman and General Charles C. Krulak, Bob Kain and Michael Martin as new
Non-Executive Directors. The appointments are effective from today.

Randolph Lerner is the owner of the Cleveland Browns Football Club, USA, a
franchise founded in 1946 as a member of the All-America Football Conference.
Prior to his involvement with the Cleveland Browns Football Club, Mr Lerner
spent 11 years in investment management. In 1991, Mr Lerner started an
independent investment firm with Progressive Corporation called Securities
Advisors, Inc., which he owned and managed. The firm was started for the purpose
of investment management. Mr Lerner operated the firm until 2002 when
responsibilities resulting from the loss of his father required that he dissolve
it. In the period from November 2002 until December 2005, Mr Lerner served as
Chairman of MBNA Corporation and for the period from 1999 to 2002, Mr Lerner
served as the Chairman of MBNA Europe, headquartered in Chester, England.

General Charles C. Krulak is currently a director of ConocoPhillips and Phelps
Dodge, two US based multinational corporations, and Union Pacific Corporation.
He is the former Commandant of the US Marine Corps and was a member of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. Following his retirement from the USMC, he became Chief
Executive Officer of MBNA Europe. General Krulak retired from MBNA Europe in the
Spring of 2005.

Bob Kain was formerly the president and co-chief executive officer and is
currently a director of IMG, a premier sports management and marketing agency.
Mr Kain's career has been defined by his achievements in player representation,
stadium and event marketing and the evolving role of new media in sports and
event marketing generally.

Michael Martin is President of Brooklyn NY Holdings, LLC ("BNYH"), the asset and
investment management company of the Lerner family. Prior to joining BNYH, Mr
Martin was Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at UBS Securities and Global Head
of that firm's Financial Institutions Group. Prior to joining UBS in 2002, Mr
Martin was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Credit
Suisse First Boston, where he worked for 15 years. Michael is also an admitted
member of the New York State bar.

Other than as disclosed above, there are no matters in connection with these
appointments to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the
UK Listing Authority.


In the extraordinary circumstances of the offer, Aston Villa has decided that it
will open and immediately propose that its Annual General Meeting, to be held on
29 September 2006, be adjourned until 30 November 2006.

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Xavi6

I remember a similar delight when Manchester City chairman Peter Swailes resigned and our 'saviour' Franny Lee took over in 1993. Beware!!!

G

At last. New dawn at Villa Park.

Xavi6 wrote:

I remember a similar delight when Manchester City chairman Peter Swailes resigned and our 'saviour' Franny Lee took over in 1993. Beware!!!

We've got O'Neill who is a proven quality manager. Gets the best out of his players. And soon he'll have money to spend.