Club Statement

[Concrete John]

Our board being owned by Peter Pannu.

I love the way that these things are kept quiet, but people still think they know what happened.

As I see it, McLeish had plenty of justification for walking, otherwise why would he have initiated his constructive dismissal case?  And as that's been dropped also, then doesn't that suggest some form of compromise was reached as both partied had a case? 

It's over and done with, so lets get on with our summer business and see what type of manager our money, however much it was, has got us.

[Risso]

Our board being owned by Peter Pannu.

I love the way that these things are kept quiet, but people still think they know what happened.

As I see it, McLeish had plenty of justification for walking, otherwise why would he have initiated his constructive dismissal case?  And as that's been dropped also, then doesn't that suggest some form of compromise was reached as both partied had a case? 

It's over and done with, so lets get on with our summer business and see what type of manager our money, however much it was, has got us.

Appointing McLeish was bad enough in the first place.  Having to pay another club anything more than a penny for his services is an insult.

[Chris Smith]

£3m for him and the others according to the Torygraph.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Did we ever get compensation off the FA for Graham Taylor ?

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

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

Paul Montgomery. He is expected to join Villa fairly soon according to the Sunday Express .............

[Rip Van We Go Again]

£3m for him and the others according to the Torygraph.

A fucking disgrace.

[Risso]

£3m for him and the others according to the Torygraph.

A fucking disgrace.

And if true, the sign of a board who haven't got the first clue what they're doing.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

£3m for him and the others according to the Torygraph.

A fucking disgrace.

And if true, the sign of a board who haven't got the first clue what they're doing.

Precisely.
The word incompetent springs to mind.

[Chris Smith]

£3m for him and the others according to the Torygraph.

A fucking disgrace.

And if true, the sign of a board who haven't got the first clue what they're doing.

i'd say a sign of a board coming to a pragmatic compromise in order to get on with preparing for the season. If we hadn't settled this would have dragged on for as long as the MON thing did. I'm not happy with having to give them anything but does anyone seriously believe that we didn't tap him up?

[DB]

£3m for him and the others according to the Torygraph.

A fucking disgrace.

And if true, the sign of a board who haven't got the first clue what they're doing.

i'd say a sign of a board coming to a pragmatic compromise in order to get on with preparing for the season. If we hadn't settled this would have dragged on for as long as the MON thing did. I'm not happy with having to give them anything but does anyone seriously believe that we didn't tap him up?

I think the more fundamental question is why did we tap him up in the first place? Out of all the managers we went for him.....and now have to pay the in-breds for the pleasure.

[Brend'Watkins]

£3m for him and the others according to the Torygraph.

A fucking disgrace.

And if true, the sign of a board who haven't got the first clue what they're doing.

Precisely.
The word incompetent springs to mind.

Incompetent?

I don't see it as that.  They've seen AM as the best person for the role as the manager and went about getting him.  Their choice may prove to be the incorrect one but their actions are not those showing incompetency.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

£3m for him and the others according to the Torygraph.

A fucking disgrace.

And if true, the sign of a board who haven't got the first clue what they're doing.

i'd say a sign of a board coming to a pragmatic compromise in order to get on with preparing for the season. If we hadn't settled this would have dragged on for as long as the MON thing did. I'm not happy with having to give them anything but does anyone seriously believe that we didn't tap him up?

The question remains as to why we spent so much time and expense on such a sub-standard Manager.
This on top of the Martinez/Whelan debacle.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Incompetent?

I don't see it as that.  They've seen AM as the best person for the role as the manager and went about getting him.  Their choice may prove to be the incorrect one but their actions are not those showing incompetency.

Bren.

We've been told time and time again by members of this site that 'we don't need to pay them anything' yet we've now shelled out £3m, despite the fact he walked citing contructive dismissal.

£3m is ludicrous, it's what I would expect us to shell out for a quality Manager under contract elsewhere.

[hilts_coolerking]

I'm not happy with having to give them anything but does anyone seriously believe that we didn't tap him up?

No, but why him?

[Concrete John]

Incompetent?

I don't see it as that.  They've seen AM as the best person for the role as the manager and went about getting him.  Their choice may prove to be the incorrect one but their actions are not those showing incompetency.

Bren.

We've been told time and time again by members of this site that 'we don't need to pay them anything' yet we've now shelled out £3m, despite the fact he walked citing contructive dismissal.

£3m is ludicrous, it's what I would expect us to shell out for a quality Manager under contract elsewhere.

Two things:-
1.  It's what one paper says, so unless they've been tapping phones the accuracy of £3m is debatable at best.
2.  It was also for some of his staff, such as Peter Grant.