AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[TimTheVillain]

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

He's got to go.

That's my thoughts too.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Short and Simple - F*** off McLeish ........ Today was new low point in your short tenure at Aston Villa  - being content with a point at Wigan and setting up the team the way he did was painful to watch. The team seems totally devoid of any confidence whatsoever. Plus you are a grade A T*** for perservering with that donkey Heskey.

[ez]

I wonder if he still gives himself a 'satisfactory' rating.

[Californian Villain]

Let's disagree but with money available Villa would be a step up for Moyes.

OK, let's. Let's ignore the fact he's already said it wouldn't be as well.

It's not a step up (clue: look at the league table)

Moyes said several times he doesn't want to come (see link in above post or just look on the net)

We don't have any money to spend (just search the terms "wage bill" on this site for more info)

Otherwise it's a great idea.

[PaulWinch again]

Time's up. Nothing personal against him, but he's not good enough for Villa in any capacity. We need to show so much more ambition, there can't be a more depressing club in the league at the moment. Blackburn were, but even they've shown some spirit.

[VillaBobby]

McCleish was employed as a smoke screen for the board to rape the squad during the summer. When the board sold Milner there was unrest from the supporters and MON walked, as obviously any ambition we had had gone.

Last summer we sold the only 2 players with true value in them and employed the buffoon from Blues.

Protests etc to rid us of McCleish are only scratching the surface.

What saleable assets are left for the board this summer?

Stay up this season and we will only be in a relegation battle again next.

[MarkM]

Just listened to 606, a blues fan and a baggies fan both said that McL is not good enough for the Villa.

We are saying he is not good enough for the Villa

The only person who seems to think he is good enough is Lerner!

When will he open his eyes

[silhillvilla]

He looked a bit shaken in the post match interview.
He cannot be enjoying this now and his position is becoming untennable
Lost the dressing room, lost the fans.
Simply cannot go on much longer

[eastie]

The day randy appointed paul faulkner was the start of our decline ,his total lack of experience has seen us embark on this downward spiral and the departure of mon along with the poor appointments of houllier and mcleish- time to go randy .

[Rodders]

Voted no last time; was in the 'give him til the end of the season' camp.

Today has pushed me over to the other side, though. Am now in the 'Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells' camp. And I have got a big tent.

[VillaSpen]

I genuinely don't think I could name an available manager that would come in and change the way I view that set of players, to be honest. I've become desensitised to the durge.

Would Lerner really spend the money it would take to get him out and bring another man in? After last summer's debacle I'd fear that attempting to get someone in now that would placate anybody would lead us into a catastrophic search like the one Wolves have just given up on.

I don't think McLeish is the right man and I never have but I'm not someone who wanted him out instantly. Now, though? Yeah, if we had a decent replacement lined up I'd happily see him go.

[villajk]

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

He's got to go.

That's my thoughts too.

This.

For some daft reason I really thought he could do a job for us.

Today was the final straw.  We spend our hard earned money to watch crap like that.  There was a time when we seemed to have turned a corner but he's now reverted to type.  Has to go I'm afraid.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Just listened to 606, a blues fan and a baggies fan both said that McL is not good enough for the Villa.

We are saying he is not good enough for the Villa

The only person who seems to think he is good enough is Lerner!

When will he open his eyes

I doubt Randy thinks he is good enough. I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that Randy Lerner doesn't particularly care either way.

[TheSandman]

I stand by my earlier view though I'm starting to swither. Sack him in the summer and get the best possible new man in rather than jump on the first lifeboat rolling past. The manner in which Lerner and Faulkner have arsed up the last two appointments fills me with dread as to who they will appoint (the club's stock has got continually worse as well so in terms of who we can attract we have a case of diminishing returns) so the idea of them scraping around for a new manager mid-season with a restricted field to select from would probably see us ending up with someone absolutely awful like Steve Bruce or Alan Curbishley. Look at Wolves, they ended up promoting a coach as there are so few good managers around.

Fuck him off in the summer and bring in the best new man we can get rather than making a sub-optimal appointment now. Hopefully, we won't be relegated. The thought of him continuing next season doesn't bear thinking of. Shit football, played in a stadium that is even more of a mausoleum and probably leading contenders to go down next season.

[Ian.]

Just listened to 606, a blues fan and a baggies fan both said that McL is not good enough for the Villa.

We are saying he is not good enough for the Villa

The only person who seems to think he is good enough is Lerner!

When will he open his eyes

I doubt Randy thinks he is good enough. I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that Randy Lerner doesn't particularly care either way.

This to me is even more worrying than anything else. For so many years I thought we had someone running our club who wanted to make sure everything from top to bottom was in place and willing to improve every aspect of Aston Villa FC.
I hope he still does, I'm beginning to wonder though.