AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[DB]

The table's misleading, just as it was a while back when we were doing better. A win and we could  be back to 11th.  There just so much mediocrity in this league its shocking. A few years ago the likes of Norwich and Swansea would have really struggled - now they're probably a shoe-in for a mid-table finish.

No it's not, all the results are in so far....that is where we are. We have to win some games and hope that others above don't. That's all if's and but's, the fact now is that we are in a poor position.

While he keeps playing Heskey as our midfield dynamo, we'll be ok....

[prmort]

Its funny as when I went to work everyone said we were unlucky and could have nicked a point at the end. So its not only McLeish who watched it with that view point.

So do you think he view's the game the same as a neutral. As villa manager, do you not think he should have a little more interest in the game than that.?

[He wears a magic hat]

Everything you need to know about AM was on display on Sunday.

His team was picked to stop the opposition, with no consideration as to how we were going to win.

We spent pretty much ALL game with 10 men in our own half with no attacking endeavor whatsoever.

And then to top it all when our CB got injured in stoppage time he replaces him with a defender. I wonder if it ever crossed is mind that maybe, just maybe it was worth throwing Weismann on in the hope of stealing a goal.

I've tried to remain positive regarding AM but I just can not take anymore of this nuisiating 'football'

[Small Rodent]

I didn't see the game as I was on a coach to Berlin, but all the Man U fans I know were telling me how unlucky Villa were on Sunday???

Perspective is funny in football; I tend to think the Man U fans were guilty of a lot of wishful thinking.

[LeeB]

I didn't see the game as I was on a coach to Berlin, but all the Man U fans I know were telling me how unlucky Villa were on Sunday???

Perspective is funny in football; I tend to think the Man U fans were guilty of a lot of wishful thinking.

First thing my gaffer, a stripey, said to me yesterday morning was how he thought we were a bit unlucky.

Mind you, I think he was fishing for praise regarding their win, which of course failed to materialise.

[WarleyWonder]

I voted yes.  Get the clown out now he is killing us, if we don't go down this year we will next.

Could not agree more

[pauliewalnuts]

Bar the fact that Hart made a great save from Bent, I struggle to see how anyone could say we were unlucky to get nothing from that match going on the rest of it.

[WarleyWonder]

Bar the fact that Hart made a great save from Bent, I struggle to see how anyone could say we were unlucky to get nothing from that match going on the rest of it.

Agree

[VillaAlways]

The thing that is making my blood boil is that he is now saying we haven't got the players to compete He used to say this at Blues and it seems that he uses the players as an excuse for his awful negative football Despite him saying at the start of the season that he had better players here and would play more positive football
Were going down I'm convinced

[JUAN PABLO]

I didn't see the game as I was on a coach to Berlin, but all the Man U fans I know were telling me how unlucky Villa were on Sunday???

Perspective is funny in football; I tend to think the Man U fans were guilty of a lot of wishful thinking.

Im amazed that people are saying this . Yes Cuellar probably should have scored ( is that unlucky ) and Hart made a good save , but I think it looked better because it was the only save he had to make . What frustrates me , is when you had a go at them for 5 minutes with the right players on the pitch we looked alright and Man ££ity were looking al ittle rattled , so why not do that from the kick off or at least bring the two players on at HT .

[Monty]

I wonder how many people saying we were unlucky saw the game or saw the highlights. From the highlights, sure, they didn't have many chances and neither do we, but anyone watching the game could see our hopeless, cowardly negativity, punctuated by vain hoofs to Bent (or really, to them). It was a game of few chances, but it was absolutely one of domination from one team who wanted to win the game, over one team didn't want to lose it.

[WarleyWonder]

The thing that is making my blood boil is that he is now saying we haven't got the players to compete He used to say this at Blues and it seems that he uses the players as an excuse for his awful negative football Despite him saying at the start of the season that he had better players here and would play more positive football
Were going down I'm convinced

Is the majority now getting even bigger?

[Lee]

McLeish meant we were unlucky with the result and then we had further bad luck with Dunne at the end. Not for one minute did he think it had a bearing on the match.

Its funny as when I went to work everyone said we were unlucky and could have nicked a point at the end. So its not only McLeish who watched it with that view point.

Sorry mate, your entitled to your opinion, but that's not how I saw his interview and like Fergal that interview is a bit of a watershed for me with him

[James]

We should be looking at the next four games and thinking 'twelve points, nothing less'. The fact that we are mostly saying 'six or seven will do' shows just how much the club have lowered expectations in the shortest time possible! From top four aspirations to mere survival inside two seasons? It's shit! The next four games will feature opposition scrapping for their lives. Our team doesn't even look like it has any life in it, never mind a desire to scrap for it! Unacceptable! All those four teams will set themselves up to have a right good go at us and will know, know, that they have every chance of getting goals. I'm not confident of even getting the six or seven points from the next four games with this lunatic in charge of the team, a man remember, who thinks that playing a striker as a midfielder in order to defend is sensible!

The answer to the question posed in this thread is 'YES', loud and clear, the fact though is that he won't be, we all know that, because Randy is as spineless as a McLeish first eleven! He won't even communicate with the fans, he's no better than the Venky's up the road! Does he even know what's going on? Does he even give a shit? Shocking!

Which leaves us crossing our fingers and hoping for six or seven points from the next four games. That's no where near good enough for this club, nowhere fucking near!

Sorry, I'll go take a lie down somewhere!

[PaulWinch again]

It is infuriating the way he talks us down and the fact he thought the manner in which we approached the game on Sunday was acceptable. We have plenty of good attacking players and we should not be adopting the approach we took on Sunday regardless of the scenario, especially at home. It was appallingly lacking in ambition and was embarrassing.