Alex McLeish confirmed as manager

[Toronto Villa]

has a press conference been scheduled yet?

Weddings, holidays etc getting in the way, you know, rather get down to business etc etc.

Oh and it's a hugely unpopular appointment as well.

If they want to sell us this shit how about fronting up and having the courage to back this decision? I mean Randy as well. He doesn't have to answer any questions, just be there backing his man for the photos. Show a united front and you might get some fans back on side. We continue to look foolish and now we look like cowards.

what an odd response to a simple question.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Oh my god it gets worse !  Did he really manage to steer Rangers to 3rd in a 2 horse race. That takes some doing .

Just imagine what he could do with the backing of a board

We saw it last season, he spunked £40m net on that team.

[The Laughing Policeman]

All; this talk of CV's is getting a bit silly. So let's look at the CV of Aston Villa Football Club.
Since 1884 we have had 32 managers.
Only nine of the 32 have won a meaningful trophy.
Between those nine they they won a total of 24 trophies.
One of the nine, George Ramsay won twelve of those trophies. 6 League Championships and 6 FA Cups.
So the other eight won a grand total of twelve trophies between them.
Now I can't see any top class manager looking at that and thinking "oh yes I'll have some of that".
Yes, in our eyes we are a great and proud club. But prospective managers probably look at our past record in terms of winning things and don't see our record as being very inspiring and probably wonder if they would be better off going elsewhere.
And before you all jump on me and accuse me of running the club down. I'm not. I'm just trying to point out we are where we are and we have to accept it.

[TheSandman]

Point of order: McLeish took over at Hibs in February when they were all but down. He actually did a good job there.

Anyway McLeish has my full support. He has the job and I'll let him have some time in it before deciding if he is capable of it or not.

The board on the other hand...

[Chris Smith]

What has happened to all those people who in March were saying that they'd accept relegation in return for a trophy?

[JJ-AV]

Glad it's done. Welcome to the Villa. Good luck, you'll need it.

Now get on with business.

[LeeB]

Most people seem to be unhappy that we haven't made a 'sexy' appointment, that this appointment is embarassing for Villa fans.

Well, it might not be a 'looker' of an appointment, but I'm confident it'll end up banging like the shithouse door in the wind.

And if some fans can't bear to sing his name, can I suggest "Gingerbollocks Claret & Blue Army"?

[olaftab]

Have a look at the hierarchy of clubs in the English Premier League. Keep going down the list until you come to the clubs that would have an endorsement from Alex Ferguson for their new manager on their official website. Chelsea? Nope. Arsenal? Don't be fucking stupid. Tottenham, then? Keep going... Erm, Everton. Fat chance. Okay, Stoke, Fulham, Wigan... wait, here's the one. Aston Villa.

What a message this sends out about our place in the pecking order. It used to be the job of everybody else to write us off as a smalltime footballing irrelevance. Now we've just confirmed it. The appointment of McLeish is one thing. But patronising crap like that from a rival manager in our own league is offensive beyond reason for any self-respecting Villa fan. It says: accept it, we're lapdogs and be grateful for that.

If we'd appointed Jose Mourinho, do you think for one second that an avuncular Fergie would come on our website and say nice things about him like the old git on the Werther's Original advert?

Christ on a penny farthing. 

Yes hate that patronising twat. His point is "they are a small club and McLeish   can have a go and if he does well may be he can have a big job"

[CJ]

has a press conference been scheduled yet?

Weddings, holidays etc getting in the way, you know, rather get down to business etc etc.

Oh and it's a hugely unpopular appointment as well.

If they want to sell us this shit how about fronting up and having the courage to back this decision? I mean Randy as well. He doesn't have to answer any questions, just be there backing his man for the photos. Show a united front and you might get some fans back on side. We continue to look foolish and now we look like cowards.

Would you cancel your holiday and wedding because you'd pissed a few folk off at work?

Heard on R5 that a press conference is taking place on Monday. Didn't give any details

[MoetVillan]

I seem to remember that SAF bigged up MON and his squad two years ago, his tip for the new team to break into the top four.  Did he get shit for saying that then on these pages?, I cant remember, nor really care.  SAF doesnt really give a shit whether Alex makes it or not, and I couldnt care less what he thought.  He will be whining like mad if we take six points off him this year, and that is what would interest me.   It does also mean that the press spend more column inches on this than discussing the merits of Bebe for instance

[Arsey]

come on-own up, which lucky punter staked Alex when he was @ 500-1?!

Randy hopefully put down a mil across the betting firms

[avfcpg]

So what if Fergie comments. Has it not much to do with the fact that they are both Scottish for a start plus they spent time together in the past...the pecking order stuff is pure garbage.

[madirishvillain]

Oh my god it gets worse !  Did he really manage to steer Rangers to 3rd in a 2 horse race. That takes some doing .

He did, but he also steered Rangers to besting O'Neill's Celtic who were (shock horror!) spunking cash on fees and wages, while Rangers were in the process of surrendering to the TSB.

see ads that is totally made up - rangers always outspend celtic, always have and always will

even when Lloyds took them over they still outspent celtic


lets not try and dress the guy up ffs

[Villa'Zawg]

All; this talk of CV's is getting a bit silly. So let's look at the CV of Aston Villa Football Club.
Since 1884 we have had 32 managers.
Only nine of the 32 have won a meaningful trophy.
Between those nine they they won a total of 24 trophies.
One of the nine, George Ramsay won twelve of those trophies. 6 League Championships and 6 FA Cups.
So the other eight won a grand total of twelve trophies between them.
Now I can't see any top class manager looking at that and thinking "oh yes I'll have some of that".
Yes, in our eyes we are a great and proud club. But prospective managers probably look at our past record in terms of winning things and don't see our record as being very inspiring and probably wonder if they would be better off going elsewhere.
And before you all jump on me and accuse me of running the club down. I'm not. I'm just trying to point out we are where we are and we have to accept it.

They'd find only 3 clubs with more trophies and one of those hasn't won the big one.

All-Time Honours Table - Clicky

Edit: and from that same link, this is what a good season's trophy haul looks like,,,

[LeeB]

Oh my god it gets worse !  Did he really manage to steer Rangers to 3rd in a 2 horse race. That takes some doing .

He did, but he also steered Rangers to besting O'Neill's Celtic who were (shock horror!) spunking cash on fees and wages, while Rangers were in the process of surrendering to the TSB.

see ads that is totally made up - rangers always outspend celtic, always have and always will

even when Lloyds took them over they still outspent celtic


lets not try and dress the guy up ffs

Hang on, back that up with facts at least. Haven't they not spent money on players for about 3 years?