AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[rutski]

has it finished?

[caster troy]

If I was forced to send a letter it would say:

Dear Mr Faulkner,

If Alex McLeish is at Villa Park next season, I won't be.

If he remains our manager in July please ensure no-one at the club phones me asking me why I haven't renewed. I believe this letter speaks for itself.

Yours sincerely.....

[paul_e]

Letters like that don't really help anyone, a lot of it is so poorly written that it's really hard to take it seriously.

If you're going to write to the club you need to focus on the facts:

Worst win percentage of any Villa manager since we were relegated in the mid 80s.
Very poor goal return, not even offset by a great defensive record.
Lower attendances.

As soon as you move away from those it becomes subjective and can easily be dismissed by the 'he came from the blues so the fans don't like him' argument that we're being lumped with.

[Californian Villain]

Letters like that don't really help anyone, a lot of it is so poorly written that it's really hard to take it seriously.

If you're going to write to the club you need to focus on the facts:

Worst win percentage of any Villa manager since we were relegated in the mid 80s.
Very poor goal return, not even offset by a great defensive record.
Lower attendances.

As soon as you move away from those it becomes subjective and can easily be dismissed by the 'he came from the blues so the fans don't like him' argument that we're being lumped with.

Agree...sick of hearing this cack from the media.

[JUAN PABLO]

3 home wins in 13 games .   against Norwich ,Blackburn and Wigan , scoring 14 goals in total.

says it all.


6 goals scored against  Blackburn and Norwich  , leaves 8 goals in 11 games ....    awful

[hawkeye]

If you are going to write, write to RL. I applaud people who take the time to do this.

[Rigadon]

If you are going to write, write to RL. I applaud people who take the time to do this.

Indeed but mail them directly and not by way of the internet.  Tired of seeing 'open letters' to 'Mr Faulkner' or 'Mr Lerner' signed 'Yours I. N'Dignant' of Perry Barr. 

[itbrvilla]

If you are going to write, write to RL. I applaud people who take the time to do this.

Indeed but mail them directly and not by way of the internet.  Tired of seeing 'open letters' to 'Mr Faulkner' or 'Mr Lerner' signed 'Yours I. N'Dignant' of Perry Barr. 

I picturing a fan in a vest rapping Eminen - Dido style when they did 'Stan'.

'Alex Mcleish is by my window,
 and I don't feel safe at all etc.  etc. etc. etc.

[cheltenhamlion]

Sanctimonious letter and he is as thick as a whales todger.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Why is it when I watch the reserves I really enjoy it? Free flowing attacking football and when I see the first team its the complete opposite?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

If a post on here is too long, my eyes glaze over, my feeble ADD brain can't cope with it.

Same applies to this rambling letter.

[villajk]

From the McLeish out website

Phone Call with #avfc
MARCH 6, 2012
tags: Aston, AVFC, McLeish, Villa
After sending an email to Paul Faulkner on Friday, I received a phone call from Nicky Keye.  First thing it is nice to know that Paul, couldn’t be bothered to deal with me directly.

My email pointed out McLeish’s awful record at Villa, the awful football we are playing and the disatisfaction of the fans with the direction the club is taking under him.

Apparently the club has a vision (wasn’t told what it was though) and that nobody is happy with the current position, but everybody is working hard to rectify it.  Didn’t say how though!

I asked them what possessed them to appoint a manager with a proven track record of failure in the Premier League and then to persist with him while he is continuing to fail, again no real answer.

I also pointed out that our squad should be performing a lot better than its current position and apparently that is a view that is shared by all at the club.

I then asked if the club was aware of the large number of fans that will not be renewing if McLeish remains in charge and she said the club are aware of this.  She then asked if I would be renewing and I said

“Not a chance why he remains as manager, and neither will any of my family or friends that I go with”

She said ST details will be out in the post soon, so I replied “I will be sending the pack back with another letter explaining AGAIN why I will not pay again to watch Aston Villa under McLeish”

In summary I appreciated the fact she called and she seemed a nice woman, but on the whole it was a waste of time.

I have come to the conclusion that Alex McLeish is more important to the owner and CEO of Aston Villa than any of the fans and for that reason, they can bollocks for all I care now.

LERNER, FAULKNER & McLEISH OUT!

[dave.woodhall]

Does he think the CEO of a football club should reply personally to every letter they get? Doug might well have done it, but I would guess that for every letter he received the club now get about a hundred e mails. Then again, he thinks he's more important than the manager, so of course he does.

[Rick_avfc]

Does he think the CEO of a football club should reply personally to every letter they get? Doug might well have done it, but I would guess that for every letter he received the club now get about a hundred e mails. Then again, he thinks he's more important than the manager, so of course he does.

This is exactly what I thought.  Does that person think he is the only person sending letters or e-mailing PF about the current situation?  Does he not realise that if PF was to reply to every letter or e-mail, he wouldnt get any other work done? Such a numpty.  I have nothing against anyone sending an e-mail or letter to the club as thats their business and perogative but expecting a direct reply from PF or RL is just plain stupid.

[cheltenhamlion]

I may well have gone over to the dark side but this lot are getting on my tits.