AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[KevinGage]

I'm not on behalf of anyone but myself.

Can you issue a Fatwah against anyone who dredges up the B-lose link? That would be just dandy.

[Clampy]

Nice garden Dave.

[dave.woodhall]

Nice garden Dave.

I'll pass on your compliments to the staff.

[The Situation]

....Worst average home attendances.....

Is this actually true? (No argument with the other points).

Woops forgot to mention the year our average attendance was was worse which was the 2000/2001 season and that's when the new Trinity Road Stand was being built.

[pestria]

Did anyone else hear Ron Toss standing up for AMC after the Spurs match saying he'd done about what could be expected given the resources at his disposal?   His main argument was that he inherited a side that just avoided relegation and then the best two players were sold.

I think a schoolchild with only a knowledge of playground kickabouts could drive a coach and horses through that argument, but maybe Lerner doesn't understand even that much.

[Clampy]

I've got a lot of time for Tom Ross but he's just standing up for the only Blues manager to ever win them a trophy. 

[Legion]

Gil Merrick in 1963?

[PeterWithesShin]

Our average this season is 33,873. About 1K down on our historical average of the last 16 years or so. Given the financial conditions it's not really surprising. I don't think the McLeish factor played that big a part this season.

Nest season though would be a different kettle of fish though.

[The Situation]

Just looked at our attendances by each home this season... What shocks me most is the poor attendances vs local rivals and the best teams in the league. Lowest home premier league attendance this season was against Stoke where we only managed to draw in just over 30,000 fans.

Oh I forgot another big and another very ugly stat... We haven't managed to win successive games in the premier league which is awful. Our winning streak has been one game... Yay.

[Legion]

At least we're consistent.

[PeterWithesShin]

Just looked at our attendances by each home this season... What shocks me most is the poor attendances vs local rivals and the best teams in the league. Lowest home premier league attendance this season was against Stoke where we only managed to draw in just over 30,000 fans.

Oh I forgot another big and another very ugly stat... We haven't managed to win successive games in the premier league which is awful. Our winning streak has been one game... Yay.

We had less than 28,000 against Bolton during MON's first season. We're Villa, we sometimes get shit crowds.

[James]

Don't forget though, that the true attendances are never stated. Anyone with a ticket or season ticket that didn't attend is included. It's been said that VP has been under 30k a few times this season though the official stats don't confirm it, and people not attending after buying a ticket very much is down to McLeech!

[Dave]

However, it comes to something when Barry Glendenning gets it more than Shearer does.

Is it?

I think I'd take an intelligent journalist's opinion on most things on board over a dimwitted footballer's.

And wits are rarely found dimmer than Wor Al's.

[The Situation]

Don't forget though, that the true attendances are never stated. Anyone with a ticket or season ticket that didn't attend is included. It's been said that VP has been under 30k a few times this season though the official stats don't confirm it, and people not attending after buying a ticket very much is down to McLeech!

Very true.

[JUAN PABLO]

I heard on the radio we had sold 5000 season tickets so far for next season . How many have we normally sold by this time ?      Fans waiting to see If Lerner fires the bullet .