AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Toronto Villa]

I'm watching Curbs and Townsend politely tearing holes into the club. Andy is doing his best because he really loves the club, but we are in a battle now to stay up. I pray that in 4 games time we've taken the needed points to protect ourselvses.

[Chipsticks]

But how is keeping McLeish as manager good for the club? The morale is at an all time low.

If he's here next season watch the attendence plummet. How can that be good for future of AVFC?

I just don't think we should sack him right now. I think that we should wait until the summer and if things carry on like they are, then do the deed.

Tell me, who's going to replace him if we sack him tonight?

Mac and Sid would do much better. If we went for Lambert, we'd get him.

Half the managers in the Championship would do better.

I think maybe if we inquired about Lambert in the summer we might have a chance, but for me there's no way in hell he's leaving Norwich right now - he's loved by the fans and the owner, after getting them promoted comfortably to the top flight of English Football; and they currently sit in eighth, behind Liverpool. Why on Earth would he want to come to the Villa?

[manic-road]

I voted no, but having just seen his interview with sky after the game i may be about to change my mind, he said John Gardner had a decent game, he must be another brother of Gary and Craig. He looked totally bemused as to what to say.

[Monty]

I wouldn't mind seeing Mac and Sid take temporary charge if it came down to it. Sid especially has a good trio of virtues to temporary stewardship: firstly, he's trained these young players who, like it or not, we have to rely on to some extent, so he knows them inside and out; secondly, his youth teams have played good and effective football with these self-same players, which would obviously be an improvement; and thirdly, he's a proper Villa man who knows the club and what sort of expectations are reasonable.

My preference is still an end of season transition, but if it came down to that, I could see advantages to it.

[AvFc4eVeR]

Where is the next protest??

[ez]

Brian Little. A returning hero might be enough to secure enough points. He did it once before and has the respect of the fans. It would give the place such a lift.

[PeterWithe]

Would KMac really do any worse?  it was a poor decision to appoint Mcleish and everything we feared has happened, take him for a trip round Dougs rose garden and lets have some unity.

[hulkamania]

Mcleish needs to go now but has Randy got the balls to do it? Probably not. I just don't get what they have seen or are seeing in Mcleish to warrant giving him any more time. I'm incredibly angry right now

[Toronto Villa]

I wouldn't mind seeing Mac and Sid take temporary charge if it came down to it. Sid especially has a good trio of virtues to temporary stewardship: firstly, he's trained these young players who, like it or not, we have to rely on to some extent, so he knows them inside and out; secondly, his youth teams have played good and effective football with these self-same players, which would obviously be an improvement; and thirdly, he's a proper Villa man who knows the club and what sort of expectations are reasonable.

My preference is still an end of season transition, but if it came down to that, I could see advantages to it.

I think Mac and Sid are part of the problem. Neither are strong enough characters to win the changing room war. It will take a very strong personality to come in right now and change things.

[Phil from the upper holte]

No

shot instead

Unnecessary.

Yes at least tortured first, see how he Fuckin likes it

[taylorsworkrate]

We probably can't afford to pay off his contract.

Randy has to take a lot of blame for giving a poor manager such a lucrative deal.

[hawkeye]

I think that Interview was a seminal moment, he let the whole world know that he has not got a clue and should not be managing Aston Villa

[pauliewalnuts]

McLeish should go now. I honestly can't believe anyone thought that was an excellent game plan, not even our dimwit chairman who seems utterly oblivious to what is going on.

Get Grant out, too, and put one of KM or Sid in charge till the end of the season. I have more faith in them getting the points to keep us up than I do McLeish.

[pauliewalnuts]

We probably can't afford to pay off his contract.

Randy has to take a lot of blame for giving a poor manager such a lucrative deal.

Randy is pretty much entirely to blame. He should never have appointed him n the first place.

[Compass]

McLeish thought it was an 'excellent gameplan'. Why do people still want to give him a chance when he thinks his anti football tactics were genius. Damage limitation at it's finset. He's glad he kept the score to one when it meant sacrafising our attacking threat for the majority of the game. This was at home as well. People are paying good money not to see their team show up due to McLeish.