Email from McLeish

[Legion]

Yes, thanks for posting it. I'm still waiting for my copy. Hey-ho.

[cdbearsfan]

Thanks for that Alex.

At least he bothers to e-mail me. I'm still waiting for a response to the 37,000 e-mails I've sent to a certain female Midlands Today presenter. Other than "stop trying to contact me or I'll call the police" but I assumed that was just a little joke.

[BC54 VFC]

Me too, which considering I've only missed one match of his rein is really not good enough!

Other than that, looks to be a good, honest and open communication.

(Refers to Legion's post).

[villajk]

Thanks for that Alex.

At least he bothers to e-mail me. I'm still waiting for a response to the 37,000 e-mails I've sent to a certain female Midlands Today presenter. Other than "stop trying to contact me or I'll call the police" but I assumed that was just a little joke.

Hahaha. Made me laugh.

[caster troy]

Nice gesture, and yes he probably is a nice bloke.

Still think he's hugely out of his depth though. It means absolutely nothing if we lose at home yet again on Saturday. If the second half of the season is as bad as the first and he stays there is no way I am renewing no matter how many emails I get from him, Randy or anyone else at the club.

On a plus note it is better written than the other recent communications from the club like the one that pre-empted his appointment or the Fergie loving nonsense from Randy Lerner.

[JUAN PABLO]

I havent got one .
Yes Im not a season ticket holder anymore , but If he wants me down VP more often , then I expect an Email NOW!!!!



Good stuff ,  fair play to him . He doesn't mention why Heskey keeps getting games which I would like to know but we need more of this .

[Flamingo Lane]

It reads like an answer to an assignment given to an 'A' level student.  "Imagine you are Alex McCleish and you need to write a letter to..."

[paul_e]

It's nice to see but as much as he wants to say things like this it's hard to take a lot of it seriously.  He commends the academy after a season of only giving most of them game time when there were injuries.

He comments on attacking football after we've all seen a large number of games with 0,1 or 2 shots at goal all game.

It's a nice gesture, and yet another sign that he is a nice guy, but we don't want a nice guy, we want a good manager, this does nothing to address the concerns that he isn't the latter.

I want him to be a success because if he is then so are the club but until  he starts translating these thoughts and ideas into something measurable on the pitch it's all a bit pointless.

[brian green]

What we have discovered about him is that language and communication is his strong suit.   He is as surefooted as Houllier was gaffe prone and O'Neill was linguistically vain.

However, it makes all the more puzzling why we have had reports that players have not acted on his instructions.   If he can communicate with us clearly, why not with the players?

[Villanation]

What we have discovered about him is that language and communication is his strong suit.   He is as surefooted as Houllier was gaffe prone and O'Neill was linguistically vain.

However, it makes all the more puzzling why we have had reports that players have not acted on his instructions.   If he can communicate with us clearly, why not with the players?

Seriously would you be inspired by AM standing in front of you asking for your all in the heat of battle?

Not me, be a bit like like being growled at by a bear in season.

[Legion]

His surname is McLeish, by the way.

[Toronto Villa]

What we have discovered about him is that language and communication is his strong suit.   He is as surefooted as Houllier was gaffe prone and O'Neill was linguistically vain.

However, it makes all the more puzzling why we have had reports that players have not acted on his instructions.   If he can communicate with us clearly, why not with the players?

because he had a lot of convincing to do and even the best communicators can come unstuck against stubborn players. I'm sure Ferguson gave his lot the hairdryer treatment after they lost on his birthday to Blackburn. They went out and promptly got battered at Newcastle.

McLeish has had to deal with the controversy of his appointment and take on a set of players that with his signings aside, now have their 4th manager since last summer. Most of the players are from MON's era and a number will still be loyal to him. Only Bent and Makoun would have any kind of loyalty to Houllier, and Makoun's not here. So he's trying to convince them to do things they may not be able to do, or in some cases may not want to do. But as time goes by, they either buy into it, and we have seen some evidence of that, or they will be replaced.

I just don't think 6 months is enough time to make that judgement.

[Villanation]

His surname is McLeish, by the way.

And there was me thinking it was something entirely different....hey ho!!!!

[lordmcgrath5]

Excellent letter. A thorough, honest and fair assessment of the season so far, I'd say. The club didn't have to send it out, and it's certainly a far better read than the usual whitewashed PR guff on the OS. Sounds like AM had a big say in the wording - another argument in favour of the "Alex McLeish - very decent bloke" thesis.

[Risso]

Nice sentiments certainly, but ultimately a load of old bollocks.  He IS a defensive manager, and being manager of Rangers and only having to beat Celtic more times than they beat you isn't any kind of recommendation.  He played awful, sterile football at Blues and he's doing the same here.