Mcleish - 'I Accepted the challenge'

[willywombat]

It's almost like there are people waiting for the slightest chance to criticise the manager...

Surely not

[not3bad]

One thing I will say (and Henry Winter also mentioned it in his article) but with the players at his disposal McLeish should be able to create a good footballing side who can attack well.

This is covering similar ground to the "Lightweght Midfield" thread but we need a "destroyer" to allow this to happen.  Hopefully this need will be addressed at the next transfer window.

[damon loves JT]

I am more determined than ever to give him a chance. He has already done more than I ever expected by persuading our contracted players actually to take the field in a Villa shirt and kick the ball to each other.

[Salsa Party Animal]

is there a link to Henry Winter's article ?  (Found it)

[willywombat]

I am more determined than ever to give him a chance. He has already done more than I ever expected by persuading our contracted players actually to take the field in a Villa shirt and kick the ball to each other.

That's more than Mancini managed to do with Tevez

[Monty]

I am more determined than ever to give him a chance. He has already done more than I ever expected by persuading our contracted players actually to take the field in a Villa shirt and kick the ball to each other.

They may take to the field, but kicking the ball to each other doesn't seem to be happening much.

[PaulTheVillan]

12 years ago today he was appointed.

[Steve67]

A very decent man. Crazy appointment though.

[dicedlam]

A very decent man. Crazy appointment though.

Yes, A nice bloke, but what on earth possessed our owner to think that Mcleish,  after having took the noses down and being our local rivals was the right man for the job I'll never know.

Bonkers.

[PaulWinch again]

It still irks me that the Blues part of that gets referenced. It was a capability issue, not the fact he came from them.

[pablo_picasso]

It still irks me that the Blues part of that gets referenced. It was a capability issue, not the fact he came from them.

This. If he had been any good, taking him from Small Heath would have been praised by our fans & rubbed into Small Heathen fans noses.

He was criticised because he was shit...

[luke95]

A very decent man. Crazy appointment though.

Yes, A nice bloke, but what on earth possessed our owner to think that Mcleish,  after having took the noses down and being our local rivals was the right man for the job I'll never know.

Bonkers.

I honestly believe it was Randy's "fuck you fans this is my club" moment due to the fans disapproval of Steve Maclaren possibly being appointment.

[danno]

I got a letter from Sir Alex Ferguson telling me how great Alex McLeish is so I’m going to keep it in my safety deposit box along with my signed pic of Kenny Dalglish.

https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/villa-chairman-lerner-man-utd-boss-ferguson-wrote-me-after-mcleish-appointment-2186991

[eamonn]

Why dredge up the murky past? We've had enough secrets and lies in this house.

[The Edge]

12 years ago today he was appointed.

12 years between the last Post and this one. That must be a world record surely?