Poll: Are you going to give Alex McLeish a chance to prove himself?

[MoetVillan]

LeeB, are bluenoses allowed to vote on our site?  Just a thought....

[Holte L2]

Stupid Question!

Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army! A.V.F.C!!

[woody4866]

I will support him 100% as long as we win all games 4 - 0

lucky he has some browny points by taking Small Heath down (twice), otherwise I would settle for nothing less than 6 - 0

[LeeB]

LeeB, are bluenoses allowed to vote on our site?  Just a thought....

Maybe, but I doubt it's all twelve.

[martin]

Well, a Premier League CV which boasts being relegated twice in three seasons is anything to go by, he's got an awful lot to prove. It's not like we're cutting a Rijkaard or a Houllier a bit of slack based on past achievements, for fcuk sake.

Maybe 45 minutes against Fulham.

And winning a few pots at Rangers is a bit like likening the 25-year-old who beats all the fat 40-somethings in the dads' race on school sports day to Usain Bolt.

To be honest, it's a massive struggle to say 'yes'. I can't remember a single Villa managerial appointment in my life that has applied to.

[Risso]

Cowans has a job for life going nowhere! .  Re AM aint happy but will back him now and no doubt about it must have knackers the size of spacehoppers .

As for Randy he has put 200 million in without taking anything out so he has my trust and backing 100 % despite my misgivings over AM appointment hope he goes on to prove me wrong .

Not so, he's taken out "management charges".

[Rigadon]

100% behind him and think he'll do a cracking job.

[Toronto Villa]

Cowans has a job for life going nowhere! .  Re AM aint happy but will back him now and no doubt about it must have knackers the size of spacehoppers .

As for Randy he has put 200 million in without taking anything out so he has my trust and backing 100 % despite my misgivings over AM appointment hope he goes on to prove me wrong .

Not so, he's taken out "management charges".

do you know how much? I'm guessing it's a fraction of what he's put in though.

[Risso]

Cowans has a job for life going nowhere! .  Re AM aint happy but will back him now and no doubt about it must have knackers the size of spacehoppers .

As for Randy he has put 200 million in without taking anything out so he has my trust and backing 100 % despite my misgivings over AM appointment hope he goes on to prove me wrong .

Not so, he's taken out "management charges".

do you know how much? I'm guessing it's a fraction of what he's put in though.

From memory, about £9m I think.  It is a fraction, but isn't "nothing".

[eastie]

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It's measured 8 games of a PL football season that lasts 38, and you still have to throw in cup games which will influence peoples views. It's like saying you start a new job in a firm and within 2 months you need to know everyone, where everything is, who to ask when you have a problem, know your staff, get in the right staff, get rid of the bad staff, make sure everyone is happy and settled and pulling the right direction, and ensure that your business has gone in the direction that your supervisors and customers expect. It's completely unreasonable. Academic study or not. It doesn't work for football and it doesn't work in real life.

This started as a simple suggestion that 8 games (I should have said league games) might be the optimum amount of time for a honeymoon period and asking what yours is. You seem to be saying that their can't be a defined honeymoon period and there can't be a defined level of acceptable performance below which a manager should be sacked. I disagree with that and there is nothing unusual in other high-pressure, results orientated businesses for senior managers to be expected to get tangible results in a relatively short period of time.

Do you have any league tables to back up that theory villadawg?

[Nelly]

I'm behind the Villa, regardless of who is in charge. Following this club is always interesting and I cannot wait for the new season to start and see how we do. Up the Villa.

[martin]

12 people so far are arseholes, and effectively wish our club ill.

Shame, shame, shame on you.

Make that 13, fella. The first clause is wholly subjective, but I'll live with it; the second one is, with due respect, bollocks. I sincerely hope that this manager with a record in English football predicated almost entirely on failure will surprise me pleasantly.

[Ger Regan]

Definitely will be given a reasonable chance to prove himself in the job from me.

Had to chuckle when watching SSN earlier. The reporter at BH said that he was briefly speaking with McLeish, and asked him if he realised that he'd have to win over a section of the villa support. McLeish's response was "do you think I'm mad?" so I think it's fair to say that he appreciates the challenge he's letting himself in for!

[Chris Smith]

12 people so far are arseholes, and effectively wish our club ill.

Shame, shame, shame on you.

Make that 13, fella. The first clause is wholly subjective, but I'll live with it; the second one is, with due respect, bollocks. I sincerely hope that this manager with a record in English football predicated almost entirely on failure will surprise me pleasantly.

Other than the trophy he won, of course.

[JJ-AV]

SSN reporter saying he said 'You just don't turn down Aston Villa' off camera.