Club Statement

[Chris Smith]

Disappointing but it's what I expected. It won't be anything close to what they wanted I'll bet. It avoids the issue being dragged on for ever and possibly to court where everything gets a lot more expensive.

What grounds do you have for thinking they won't have gotten exactly what their contractual position entitled them to?

I'm almost certain that both sides will have settled out of expediency for a compromise figure as it suits neither for this to drag on for 12 months.

It's not unreasonable to assume that the one side who had most to lose by letting it go to the courts also had to make the biggest concessions.

Both clubs want to get on with planning for the new season and allow their new manager to organise his own back room staff so it was equally important to settle. We're lettting the rhetoric from when it first happened influence our views when in reality that soon passed and appears to have been dealt with in a more business like manner.

[pooligan]

None of the decisions this board make these days surprise me !As someone said,we have'nt even poached their best coach to make it worse.

[GJH]

Whats the saying "rub salt in the wounds"

[Ian.]

Settled at last which is a good thing, another step in the right direction to enable us to prepare for next season.
Lets now get on with adding some players, which I'm sure will start happening pretty quickly now.

[villadom]

How much more would we have had to pay for a successful manager?

[Jimbo]

The feeling I get is that we've paid for a manager that can be managed.

[Villa'Zawg]

Disappointing but it's what I expected. It won't be anything close to what they wanted I'll bet. It avoids the issue being dragged on for ever and possibly to court where everything gets a lot more expensive.

What grounds do you have for thinking they won't have gotten exactly what their contractual position entitled them to?

I'm almost certain that both sides will have settled out of expediency for a compromise figure as it suits neither for this to drag on for 12 months.

It's not unreasonable to assume that the one side who had most to lose by letting it go to the courts also had to make the biggest concessions.

Both clubs want to get on with planning for the new season and allow their new manager to organise his own back room staff so it was equally important to settle. We're lettting the rhetoric from when it first happened influence our views when in reality that soon passed and appears to have been dealt with in a more business like manner.

And the business like manner in which these things are settled quickly is for the party at fault to settle the contractual requirements that were in place at the time. I don't have any more idea than anyone else about what the settlement is but I have no reason to believe that Villa will have gotten a "good deal" out of it.

[Toronto Villa]

Disappointing but it's what I expected. It won't be anything close to what they wanted I'll bet. It avoids the issue being dragged on for ever and possibly to court where everything gets a lot more expensive.

What grounds do you have for thinking they won't have gotten exactly what their contractual position entitled them to?

I'm almost certain that both sides will have settled out of expediency for a compromise figure as it suits neither for this to drag on for 12 months.

It's not unreasonable to assume that the one side who had most to lose by letting it go to the courts also had to make the biggest concessions.

Both clubs want to get on with planning for the new season and allow their new manager to organise his own back room staff so it was equally important to settle. We're lettting the rhetoric from when it first happened influence our views when in reality that soon passed and appears to have been dealt with in a more business like manner.

And the business like manner in which these things are settled quickly is for the party at fault to settle the contractual requirements that were in place at the time. I don't have any more idea than anyone else about what the settlement is but I have no reason to believe that Villa will have gotten a "good deal" out of it.

why does it have to be a good deal? Blues wanted the full payout, we said no, they met somewhere in the middle that alleviated the need for further distraction and cost. However you want to cut it, the end result is that it puts an end to this affair, and hopefully we can get on with preparing for the season.

Today's announcement doesn't change a thing in my eyes. We got a manager that most of us didn't endorse, but he's the manager and that's that. Had we got an employed manager like Moyes that was popular we'd have likely paid even more in compensation. All I know, at least from my persepective is that we now we have to get behind the club and hope that the decision made by the board is justified.

[Toronto Villa]

Disappointing but it's what I expected. It won't be anything close to what they wanted I'll bet. It avoids the issue being dragged on for ever and possibly to court where everything gets a lot more expensive.

What grounds do you have for thinking they won't have gotten exactly what their contractual position entitled them to?

I'm almost certain that both sides will have settled out of expediency for a compromise figure as it suits neither for this to drag on for 12 months.

It's not unreasonable to assume that the one side who had most to lose by letting it go to the courts also had to make the biggest concessions.

You're right. Blues could have been told that if things went to court, and it was revealed what complete wankers they were in their treatment of AM, supported in full by the LMA's evidence that they stood to lose a lot more by letting this drag on.

[brontebilly]

an embarrassment of epic proportions. Our board being owned by Peter Pannu.

I really want to give McLeish a chance but his appointment is wrong on so many levels.

[madirishvillain]

so we did tap him up then

and MON was right to walk away

and the doctors were right about GH

[placeforparks]

so the money saved on the wage bill with player exits has all been pissed away on compensation for managers?

[*shellac*]

so the money saved on the wage bill with player exits has all been pissed away on compensation for managers?

In some way or the other, yeah.

[darren woolley]

I'm just glad it's been sorted out now we can look forward to the start of season.

[charleeco7]

So a have we also employed the highley rated scout as well? (sorry can't remember his name)