AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Toronto Villa]

we are fucked mentally. The lads in that dressing room have literally no belief and that starts from McLeish. We need a change now, put the assistants in charge, and appoint someone permanently in the summer.

Nail on head TV.
Infact, that belief went the second the penalty went in.
To concede so soon after scoring bordered on criminal, and the effect it had on us and them was incredible.

Not knowing how to win has become a really bad habit. They don't have the confidence to keep a lead and they don't have the confidence to come back from deficits. It has to be mentally straining and what is McLeish going to say tomorrow at training that is going to change any of that? The players will be looking for inspiration and then watch in agony as Peter Grant askes them to do fucking star jumps.

[Diablo]

Lets reopen the poll on sacking the useless manager.
Question: should we sack AM and give the job to KMac and Sid ?

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[Irish villain]

I genuinely don't believe there is an option which, compared with keeping McLeish in post for the next three games, compares unfavourably.

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[villanic]

It's time for McLeish to show some class and resign and admit that the job was to big for him.

No chance, he's spent the last few months trying to convince himself that it's only happened because of injuries, regardless of what happens between now and the end of the season all we'll hear from him is 'woe is me' tales of terrible injuries and bad luck until he's sacked.

It's time for McLeish to show some class and resign and admit that the job was to big for him.

When was the last time a manager resigned? it just doesn't happen, they wait to be sacked and pick up their pay off.

I know, just hoping he would really because he is not getting sacked.

By the way ROBBO, McLesih resigned from the noses but that sadly was so he could come to us.

[Moorski]

Mc Leish will not be sacked,a disgrace I know but a fact,the gutless Board cannot admit yet another f--- up!

[Diablo]

I genuinely don't believe there is an option which, compared with keeping McLeish in post for the next three games, compares unfavourably.

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[pauliewalnuts]

we are fucked mentally. The lads in that dressing room have literally no belief and that starts from McLeish. We need a change now, put the assistants in charge, and appoint someone permanently in the summer.

Nail on head TV.
Infact, that belief went the second the penalty went in.
To concede so soon after scoring bordered on criminal, and the effect it had on us and them was incredible.

Not knowing how to win has become a really bad habit. They don't have the confidence to keep a lead and they don't have the confidence to come back from deficits. It has to be mentally straining and what is McLeish going to say tomorrow at training that is going to change any of that? The players will be looking for inspiration and then watch in agony as Peter Grant askes them to do fucking star jumps.

What was most depressing was that we saw Bolton put in the worst performance (including our own) at Villa Park all season for 45 minutes.

Owen Coyle then made a tactical switch which had us on our back foot and Bolton looking like fucking Brazil in the second half, and our glorious, never-at-doubt leader was utterly, utterly fucking clueless as to what to do to try to get us back into it.

When we went 2-1 down, we didn't look like we had two goals in us for the rest of the shitting season, let alone by the end of the match, we just looked shapeless and fucking clueless as the match ebbed away.

Meanwhile McLeish is stood on the touchline, thinking about what "not my fault" bullshit he was going to trot out at the end of the match, and that vacant-expressioned barely evolved chimp, Grant, just concentrated on looking angry and waving pieces of paper around.

It was utterly, utterly pathetic, and if I were a fan of any other club watching that, I'd be genuinely hoping to see us get relegated.

Meanwhile, the absentee landlord is sat on his arse 5,000 miles away, either unaware of what is going on, or totally not giving a shit any more.

Bollocks to McLeish, Lerner and Faulkner, the trio of halfwits don't deserve a fraction of the support they still have.

[SoccerHQ]

Oh irony of irony, the master of drawing games couldn't manage one tonight when it mattered the most (it would've kept Bolton six points back).

I see in his press conference yesterday he was still making reference to "not winning some people over."

Yes you bellend it's because you're on the verge of relegating this great club.

[Clampy]

I honestly can't see us winning another game under McLeish. Changing it might be the only option left.

[woo]

I didn't want him here, yet I wanted to give him a chance because he had the balls to take the job in the face of all the flak.  However he's proved that it's no coincidence that he's relegated two teams in three seasons (soon to be 3 in 4), because he is woefully inadequate in his job.  And for that, Randy and his Ginger chum have to take the blame.  They've caused this.

Agree with this. If he goes before the weekend then maybe that will be the spark that gets 3 more points.

[pauliewalnuts]

I honestly can't see us winning another game under McLeish. Changing it might be the only option left.

Nor me.

We've just had two home games against Sunderland and Bolton and managed one point from six.

If we stay up, it'll be entirely because of the deficiencies of others, nothing we do. We look just like Newcastle did three years ago.

[Tom Sawyer]

I wrote this season off after the Wolves and Toon home games. I never thought however even then that it would come to this. He has to go tomorrow. That's the only chance we have of staying in this league. KMac and Sid for me. They've got so many kids in the team that they know so well. They may be be able to squeeze a result out of them that will keep us up.

[TonyD]

Right off to bed.   Lets hope there is a big news conference at VP tomorrow.

We can live in hope.

[Clampy]

Keeping him in charge now could only do more damage.

The only good thing to come out of tonight is that after the abuse he got, he definatley won't be our manager next season whatever happens.

[pauliewalnuts]

Moxley:

McLeish met Faulkner and Lerner in the tunnel. Banished the tv cameras. Manager remains in situ. #avfc