AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Toronto Villa]

At last, a well-written and honest press release from the club.  Let's draw a line under everything and move on as a club.

here here. It really is a great day for the club. Common sense prevails.

[mikeb1982]

Woo-hoo! Off to renew...

[richard moore]

Even my wife has just texted to say 'fantastic' and she knows bog all about these things despite having to eat, sleep and breathe the Villa

[pauliewalnuts]

Thank FUCK for that.

Also, echoing Risso, I thought they'd put a great deal of thought and honesty into that press released about the last few seasons, so well done.

[atomicjam]

Great news- he was never good enough.

[Broughty-Villian]

I am just sat happily smiling away to myself. Never been happier this season.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

REJOICE !

[eastie]

Almost feels like winning a trophy- wonderful feeling , now we have our club back from those wretched hands lets hope we can unite behind the new manager and get aston villa back up the table next season.

A huge upheaval is required in the playing squad and hopefully we can back the new boss financially and have an exciting season ahead - great feeling today , have a great summer everyone!

[PaulWinch again]

At last, a well-written and honest press release from the club.  Let's draw a line under everything and move on as a club.

Correct it's a very encouraging statement and more than I expected to be honest.

[dl9]

I got a feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good good night wooh hoo (x4)

Tonight’s the night night
Let’s live it up
I got my f**kin' money
Let’s spend it up
go out and smash it
let go o' my guard
Jump off that sofa
Let’s get get this bitch up



I know that we’ll have a ball
if we get down
and go out
and just f**kin' lose it all

I feel stressed out
I wanna let it go
Lets go way out spaced out
and losing all control

Fill up my cup
Mazeltov
Look at her dancing
just take it off
Lets paint the town
We’ll shut it down
Let’s burn the roof
and then we’ll do it again

Let's Do it and do it and do it 1
and do it and do it 2
and do it and do it and live it 3
up and do it, do it
4
do it, do it, and do it 5
and do it and do it and do it 6
and do it and do it and 7

i gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good good night (x2)

Tonight’s the night
let’s live it up
I got my money
Lets spend it up

Go out and smash it (smash it)
Like Oh My God (like oh my god)
Jump off that sofa (cmon)
Lets kick it up

Fill up my cup (Drink)
Mazel tov!(le haim)
Look at her dancing (Move it Move it)
Just take it off

Lets paint the town (paint the town)
We’ll shut it down (shut it down)
Lets burn the roof
and then we’ll do it again

count to 7 and start singing again
shut the f**k up, up, up

Here we come
here we go
we gotta rock rock
rock rock rock

Easy come
easy go
now we on top
top top top top

Feel the shot
body rock
Rock it don’t stop stop
stop stop

Round and round
up and down
around the clock clock clock clock

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Friday, Saturday, Saturday to Sunday

we keep keep keep keep going up
we know what we say say
party everyday
p-p-p-party every f**kin' day

got a feeling (ooooooo ooooooo)
that tonights gonna be a good night
that tonights gonna be a good night
that tonights gonna be a good good night
(oooooooooooo ooooooooooo)

[saunders_heroes]

And no "mutual consent" nonsense either. He's been sacked, and he deserves to be.
Don't balls up again, Randy!

[Risso]

I was looking froward to this day, but the sense of relief is absolutely enormous.  I'm already optimistic about the new season.

[James]

Brilliant! And congratulations to the club, the initial appointment notwithstanding, they've handled the sacking in a timely and professional manner.

Right, anyone for the 'Who do you want for next manager thread?' 

New signatures please! 

[Merv]

Villa chairman Randy Lerner said: "Compelling play and results that instil a sense of confidence that Villa is on the right track have been plainly absent."

I have to say, the club has acted far more decisively and urgently on this than I had expected. And that quote above, from Lerner, is pretty strong criticism, given the context of an official club statement.

[CJ]

Fair play to the board for acting so quickly too.