McLeish out Chants / banners / protests

[VillaAlways]

After seeing that the top ten posts on the forum are all Anti-McLeish posts, I am completely shocked that no one wanted this job over the 2011 summer...

And if McLeish were to be gone tomorrow, I would be just as shocked when no one else wanted it for 2012-2013

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What else do you expect us to be talking about?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I still think Randy's getting away too lightly, As has already been said on this topic. Everyone knows how we feel about the manager, didn't want him, not good enough etc.

Time to remind our owner that the buck has to stop with him.

Lerner really has come out of this with very little criticism, McLeish is the one who gets all the bile.

Having said that, Blandy is never here much these days so he needn't worry.

[TheTimVilla]

After seeing that the top ten posts on the forum are all Anti-McLeish posts, I am completely shocked that no one wanted this job over the 2011 summer...

And if McLeish were to be gone tomorrow, I would be just as shocked when no one else wanted it for 2012-2013

Yep, that will be the main reason. Not the lack of funding, support, etc from Lerner. It's the horrible fans saying mean things.

[sid1964]

If we lose on Saturday, then the supporters who are at the Albion need to give Mcleish plenty of abuse and grief, we have to continue to pile on the pressure on Lerner so that even he can see that he needs to get rid of McLEISH!

Lets not forget without us the supporters OUR football club would be nothing! Following that statement last night I honestly think that Lerner and Faulkner have now realised the mistake they have made and I expect McLeish to be gone at the end of the season...my worry would be who would these 2 idiots then bring in...

[WarleyWonder]

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/04/26/fans-call-for-new-villa-park-protest-against-under-fire-boss-mcleish-97319-30841205/

[Martyn Smith]

We need to protest as vigorously as possible, because the situation is so dire. Even if it has a negative effect on the team in individual games...the team can silence the protests by playing well...if we give Albion at least a stern examination on Saturday then the protests will naturally subside and all well and good...but the bigger picture remains that McLeish's management is a cancer in this club that needs to be exorcised, however painful the treatment may be in the short term...

[Legion]

During the game we need to get behind our team. Leave the protests until afterwards if warranted.

[Martyn Smith]

After seeing that the top ten posts on the forum are all Anti-McLeish posts, I am completely shocked that no one wanted this job over the 2011 summer...

And if McLeish were to be gone tomorrow, I would be just as shocked when no one else wanted it for 2012-2013

Yep, that will be the main reason. Not the lack of funding, support, etc from Lerner. It's the horrible fans saying mean things.

There are fans out there who sincerely believe that Tim. I've just had run-ins on FB with a few of them...

[He wears a magic hat]

I'm all for protest and laying into the manager but it has to be after the game. during it we must give our all for the eleven on the pitch. it really is the least we can do to save our prem league status

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm all for protest and laying into the manager but it has to be after the game. during it we must give our all for the eleven on the pitch. it really is the least we can do to save our prem league status

I agree with this.

The chants the other day started with 5 minutes to go. I don't think anyone thought the game was still live from the moment Bolton scored their second, let alone so close to the end.

Starting a vital game with chants against the manager, though, isn't going to help. The chants can wait, surely?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I'm all for protest and laying into the manager but it has to be after the game. during it we must give our all for the eleven on the pitch. it really is the least we can do to save our prem league status

I agree with this.

The chants the other day started with 5 minutes to go. I don't think anyone thought the game was still live from the moment Bolton scored their second, let alone so close to the end.

Starting a vital game with chants against the manager, though, isn't going to help. The chants can wait, surely?

Spot on pauliw.
I was too depressed to join in on Tuesday and didn't think it would help the team.
After the final whistle against Spurs I will gladly protest my bollocks off!
Just gonna see what spare sheets we've got!;-)

[Tuscans]

My protest on a personal note is aimed at Faulkner. He interviewed McLeish, he told Lerner to appoint him. Faulkner has been a disaster from the start and I sooner see him go and proven exec with knowledge of the game can hand Mcleish is P45 and get in the right man

[hawkeye]

The away support at Albion will be behind the team, I have no doubt about that. Its pretty sad that it toook until 5 minutes into the 4th last game of the season for people to realise how bad the situation had become. The protests are  now pointless and too late.

[ktvillan]

Interesting to see some of the earlier posts on this thread dismissing attacks on the manager because we were 10th at the time, and never mind the dire, negative football being dished up.  Others, including me,  were expressing concern even back then that, not only was the football shite, but that,  despite the league position, we weren't picking up enough wins to cover our arses when we hit our difficult looking final third of the season.  But we were told "the table doesn't lie".   I suppose this amounts to a "told you so", but you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see where it was heading, and it's by no means pleasant to see such predictions coming to fruition.  Frankly the manager should have been sacked based on Spurs away alone, which was an absolute disgrace.

[DBTW]

I'm thinking of altering my 'O'Leary for England' banner into a 'McLeish for Barca' one for tomorrow.........