AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[ez]

For all his post match ramblings about bad luck/injuries, surely he knows he is failing badly. He must know mustn't he?

[SheffieldVillain]

Don't apologise for being wrong
Seriously, I can see where you are coming from but I think we are in deep shit.  The lift of a new manager just might be the lift we need to keep us up.
We need a manager who will make good decisions and AM ain't that manager.

And on a long-term basis I agree with you. But I honestly don't think there is any prospect of us going down and I don't see who is going to come in who will give the team any boost whatsoever. Give McDonald the job? Done it, didn't work and pissed him off when he didn't get it full-time.

Just muddle through till the summer and then a mass firing of both playing and management staff. Possibly in public, Alan Sugar style.

[pauliewalnuts]

I really don't think he'd sack him even if he got us relegated.

That's the frightening bit.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Doug knew his way around a managerial appointment.

He had a lot of practice.

[Compass]

We're in deep shit with McLeish in charge. At least if he was sacked it would lift the mood up and we could be seeing players free from the shackles that our rubbish manager has enforced on them. We'll probably see quality players like Ireland and N'Zogbia starting before Heskey. Gardner also had no attack role today. What a waste of talent.

1. Heskey didn't start before Ireland and N'Zogbia. They all came on as subs.
2. Who in the midfield today would you have asked to play the Petrov role protecting the back four then if not Gardner - Bannan? Gabby? You can't have a midfield that are all playing just off the front two.

I don't think the problem today was anything to do with being too defensive or picking a team that was too defensive. It was purely that we were shit in possession of the football and created absolutely nothing despite the team having Gabby, Keane, Bent, Albrighton, Bannan and Gardner in it. That is not a defensive line-up.

1. Heskey came on the pitch before Ireland and N'Zogbia. He was McLeish's first sub so he started before them. He also started in the Man City again before Ireland and Zog.

2. Herd.

The players have shown they can keep the ball against teams lately. It's the fact Alex has this terrible mentality of playing deep at the start of the match that we have no shape at bringing the ball forward well enough.

I would sack him now and allow a caretaker to take over to the end of the season. They cannot be any worse than McLeish. He is the cancer of football.

[SheffieldVillain]

We're in deep shit with McLeish in charge. At least if he was sacked it would lift the mood up and we could be seeing players free from the shackles that our rubbish manager has enforced on them. We'll probably see quality players like Ireland and N'Zogbia starting before Heskey. Gardner also had no attack role today. What a waste of talent.

1. Heskey didn't start before Ireland and N'Zogbia. They all came on as subs.
2. Who in the midfield today would you have asked to play the Petrov role protecting the back four then if not Gardner - Bannan? Gabby? You can't have a midfield that are all playing just off the front two.

I don't think the problem today was anything to do with being too defensive or picking a team that was too defensive. It was purely that we were shit in possession of the football and created absolutely nothing despite the team having Gabby, Keane, Bent, Albrighton, Bannan and Gardner in it. That is not a defensive line-up.

1. Heskey came on the pitch before Ireland and N'Zogbia. He was McLeish's first sub so he started before them. He also started in the Man City again before Ireland and Zog.

2. Herd.

The players have shown they can keep the ball against teams lately. It's the fact Alex has this terrible mentality of playing deep at the start of the match that we have no shape at bringing the ball forward well enough.

I would sack him now and allow a caretaker to take over to the end of the season. They cannot be any worse than McLeish. He is the cancer of football.

1. Heskey didn't start. He came on as sub. Which means he didn't start. Clearer? If you come on during the game, you didn't start. Because the start of the game is at the start.

2. Who has been out injured for two months.

Your last comment by the way is pathetic.

[Jimmy Smash]

Never thought I'd look back fondly to the HDE years. At least he didn't run the club like a child would. He always had a plan to at least attempt to move the club forward, even if it didn't always work. He may have ran the club like a corner shop, but at least he didn't give all the money to a megalomaniac who spunked it all and then just close the club down  as RL seems to have done. And... most tellingly... he went and still goes to every game.

[bilsim]

Painful though it is to admit, he's not going anywhere and for that reason, as much as I love Villa, I just don't care anymore.

[hulkamania]

Sacked or Shot. Either or

[Pete3206]

Had enough. I wanted him to succeed, but the job is beyond him.

He's got to go.

[caster troy]

So the only reason to keep him is because there is no-one else available? I seriously doubt anyone could do any worse at this point.

I still think Martin Laursen could do the job. At the very least he would inspire the fans and get Villa Park rocking. Even if results didn't improve I'd be more likely to renew out of loyalty to the club for at least trying to change things. Right now I'm thinking 'if they don't care why should I?'

[joe_c]

We're in deep shit with McLeish in charge. At least if he was sacked it would lift the mood up and we could be seeing players free from the shackles that our rubbish manager has enforced on them. We'll probably see quality players like Ireland and N'Zogbia starting before Heskey. Gardner also had no attack role today. What a waste of talent.

1. Heskey didn't start before Ireland and N'Zogbia. They all came on as subs.
2. Who in the midfield today would you have asked to play the Petrov role protecting the back four then if not Gardner - Bannan? Gabby? You can't have a midfield that are all playing just off the front two.

I don't think the problem today was anything to do with being too defensive or picking a team that was too defensive. It was purely that we were shit in possession of the football and created absolutely nothing despite the team having Gabby, Keane, Bent, Albrighton, Bannan and Gardner in it. That is not a defensive line-up.

1. Heskey came on the pitch before Ireland and N'Zogbia. He was McLeish's first sub so he started before them. He also started in the Man City again before Ireland and Zog.

2. Herd.

The players have shown they can keep the ball against teams lately. It's the fact Alex has this terrible mentality of playing deep at the start of the match that we have no shape at bringing the ball forward well enough.

I would sack him now and allow a caretaker to take over to the end of the season. They cannot be any worse than McLeish. He is the cancer of football.

Your last comment is disgraceful. Grow up.

[pauliewalnuts]

Compass, that's not the first time you've been warned about going way over the top today.

Final request - calm down a little, please.

[taylorsworkrate]

Compass have you been playing about with Ecks wiki page?

Tell the truth you little rascal!

[TheTimVilla]

So the only reason to keep him is because there is no-one else available? I seriously doubt anyone could do any worse at this point.

That, and the fact we'd have to pay him off. I still voted yes though.