AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[jembob]

I'm going to vote 'no', but only because I think he should be given until the summer, after which if things carry on he probably should be given the ol' boot out the door.

I see no logical argument in giving him until the Summer apart from minimising the amount of compensation which the Club will need to dish out yet again. It's clear that he is out of his depth, does not have the respect of the players and is a buffoon. We are heading towards a relegation battle and I have no reason to believe that he has either the ability or the courage to keep us up. Indeed he has a track record of failure in that department.
A new manager would almost certainly give a boost to morale in the squad and would give us a fighting chance of survival. The most difficult question of course is finding somebody worthy to replace him.

[Somniloquism]

91st minute and Dunne goes off injured. Replaced by Baker! Why not Bannan!!!? We needed a goal ffs

And as shown, the best chances we had at the end were from corners and Bannan wouldn't win it in the box.

[Compass]

Who is out of work that could do it for 3-4 months.

Zola? Football and youth development would be good, and Wilkins is a damned good number 2.

Randy Lerner and Paul Faulkner have proven to be totally clueless at making managerial decisions. I fear the next appointment to be honest.

What a mess the board have caused to this club. They're a disgrace.

[jonc73]

Today was a real disappointment because we didnt have a go until it was too late.  Heskey in the first 11 is mystifying.I thought AM had the way forward at the Arsenal game, but now back to square 1

I still think he needs a close season and to be judged in 12 months.I blame Lerner more than anyone-Mcleish will always be up against it as he wasn't a popular choice.The season was over by January (relegation flirtation aside), which I find totally unacceptable.

Even if the majority want Mcleish to go it will never happen. The owner didn't care what the fans thought before, why would he now?

[jonc73]

Double post by mistake

[andyh]

To anyone who thinks he should have more time, I would ask, how bad does it have to get before you start to worry ?
Please take a look at the fixture list.
The next 4 games are critical, because, with the remaining games afterwards, you could seriously question where we would pick up any points. I know that seems doom and gloom, but I am seriously worried that we are being sucked in and down.
Those next 4 games are winnable, but by the same token, those teams are probably relishing playing us as well.

[PeterWithesShin]

No.

Ask me in 4 games time and it may be a different answer.

What happens when there's not four games to judge him by and we're driving to fizzy pop clubs on the weekend?

There will be more than 4 games left after those 4, so that is an incredibly pointless comment.

[Jimmy Smash]

He seemed to be watching a different game to me today. According to him on WM we played really well and were unlucky to lose. I think Man City were unlucky not to thrash us. At the moment we have next to nothing. No passion. No fight. No ingenuity. No width. No midfield. No clue how to get the ball forward. And why oh why wasn't Heskey watching the game on tv? We had 3 other players we could have put in that position, and he chose him. Sometimes I think McL is just taking  the piss. I don't think we should sack him yet, but part of the rebuilding of this club should involve getting a new manager with ideas in the summer. If we can't attract the likes of Ancelotti then we should at least be looking for someone from the lower leagues who has potential. If we can't afford premier league players then that manager should be scouting the lower leagues and abroad for what we need. The likes of Hutton for example should not be the limit of our aspirations as far as signings go.

[levico]

I think we'll see mcCarthy getting sacked at Wolves the main reason being so that new manager will get the players charged up enough to get the necessary point to stay up.

We have to do the same or Wolves will soon leapfrog us.

[pauliewalnuts]

No.

Ask me in 4 games time and it may be a different answer.

What happens when there's not four games to judge him by and we're driving to fizzy pop clubs on the weekend?

There will be more than 4 games left after those 4, so that is an incredibly pointless comment.

That's not what he's saying, though, is it?

[PeterWithesShin]

No.

Ask me in 4 games time and it may be a different answer.

What happens when there's not four games to judge him by and we're driving to fizzy pop clubs on the weekend?

There will be more than 4 games left after those 4, so that is an incredibly pointless comment.

That's not what he's saying, though, is it?

But it's what i'm saying.

If neither of you can understand, ask me in 4 matches my answer may different, then there isn't a fat lot I can do about it as it's not the most complex sentence ever written.

[Compass]

I'm actually wondering if McLeish relegating us would be a good thing.

First off McLeish would surely fuck off from football. Secondly, Randy will lose ALOT of money and he'll deserve it for being so stupid. Thirdly, we can fuck off all the high earners like Dunne, Collins etc. and use more of our kids.

Maybe we need a rebirth like Newcastle? I just fear the kids won't be good enough to bring us straight back up.

I'm just fucking sick of what's going on at this club right now and think we need a major revamp where we need an ethos to play more like Swansea.

[pauliewalnuts]

No.

Ask me in 4 games time and it may be a different answer.

What happens when there's not four games to judge him by and we're driving to fizzy pop clubs on the weekend?

There will be more than 4 games left after those 4, so that is an incredibly pointless comment.

That's not what he's saying, though, is it?

But it's what i'm saying.

If neither of you can understand, ask me in 4 matches my answer may different, then there isn't a fat lot I can do about it as it's not the most complex sentence ever written.

I took it as him making a general point about time running out rather than having a pop at your timeframes, but hey ho, maybe I can't decipher a simple sentence.

[levico]

I've been thinking the same,Compass but there is a risk we could go into a sustained decline and stay down for years.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm actually wondering if McLeish relegating us would be a good thing.

First off McLeish would surely fuck off from football. Secondly, Randy will lose ALOT of money and he'll deserve it for being so stupid. Thirdly, we can fuck off all the high earners like Dunne, Collins etc. and use more of our kids.

Maybe we need a rebirth like Newcastle? I just fear the kids won't be good enough to bring us straight back up.

I'm just fucking sick of what's going on at this club right now and think we need a major revamp where we need an ethos to play more like Swansea.

Christ almighty.