AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Mazrim]

'Pleonastic' - was that the period between Cretaceous and Jurassic?

It goes: Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Bombastic, Pleonastic, Automatic... Grease Lightnin'!

[Holte L2]

I'm coming on here every hour praying for a miricale, and reading the headlines "Mcleish and Resignation"" I know it's not going to happen anytime soon but you can but dream.

I wouldnt take this decision likely but I'm even at the stage now, where I'd contemplate accepting a defeat at Blackburn in turn for his resignation. But I'm not even sure a defeat at Blackburn would change things?

[Mazrim]

There's no chance of a resignation. He probably thought all his christmases came at once when he landed the Villa job. He'll be hanging on like a stubborn clagnut until pried from this battycrease of a season with a fat pay off all the way to Rangers.

[DB]

There's no chance of a resignation. He probably thought all his christmases came at once when he landed the Villa job. He'll be hanging on like a stubborn clagnut until pried from this battycrease of a season with a fat pay off all the way to Rangers.

It's like my manager going to his boss, "I've just lost us £20m quid boss...". Then a rival company upon hearing this says "Can we hire this fellow, before you sack him, so we can give him a improved contract and give you a few million for the privage for taking him off your hands?"

Basically, you just got a club relegated....and then got a promotion.

[Mazrim]

He should be a banker.

[Stu]

That is a bad letter: hyperbolic, bombastic, inelegant, pleonastic, and badly argued. 

There was no need for the comma before 'and'.
That said, I don't agree with your appraisal of the letter. Unless you were rapping?

Its the Oxford comma.

And I'd like an example of hyperbole from the letter. And pleonism, which surely is a subjective point you're making in an opinion piece like this.

[VillaAlways]

I'm coming on here every hour praying for a miricale, and reading the headlines "Mcleish and Resignation"" I know it's not going to happen anytime soon but you can but dream.

I wouldnt take this decision likely but I'm even at the stage now, where I'd contemplate accepting a defeat at Blackburn in turn for his resignation. But I'm not even sure a defeat at Blackburn would change things?

I think if we then lost to Fulham at home.His position would be untenable surely??

[Monty]

Can that letter be re-sent as an open letter, and can we all put our names (real or internetz) on the end of it? It's the most reasonable and detailed expression of all we feel about the club at the moment.

[Walmley_Villa]

With the financials as they are I can see no way he will be fired. By walking away he sacrifices being paid off so we have to face facts that he is here to stay.

We all want Villa in the Prem next season so just hope we can get on a decent run. Support the club and team if not the manager.

[mallo]

At the risk of advertising, you can set this kind of thing up :

http://www.petitionbuzz.com/

Will do a free one - we could see how many signatures it gets? It won't change the clubs mind, but its a marathon not a sprint <insert your own hideous cliche>

BTW I want him out - asap. I was worried before about getting someone worse than Houllier, now I'm not bothered as I think we're at rock bottom (ok maybe not Martinez ;-0).

[Monty]

At the risk of advertising, you can set this kind of thing up :

http://www.petitionbuzz.com/

Will do a free one - we could see how many signatures it gets? It won't change the clubs mind, but its a marathon not a sprint <insert your own hideous cliche>

BTW I want him out - asap. I was worried before about getting someone worse than Houllier, now I'm not bothered as I think we're at rock bottom (ok maybe not Martinez ;-0).

Good stuff, could you set one up and post the link on here? Possibly start a thread for it (or mods, would you feel that -  since we're all being thesauruses today - superfluous?).

Also, I'd take Martinez over McLeish. He would have a better chance of getting results with our players and his football than McLeish does with our players and his football.

[Merv]

The best part of that letter is the section about no explanation for McLeish's appointment. I still have yet to understand why we went for him. There was no logic to it. It hasn't been explained.

[Villanation]

The best part of that letter is the section about no explanation for McLeish's appointment. I still have yet to understand why we went for him. There was no logic to it. It hasn't been explained.

I would say that's easy........................ Laziness, lack of knowledge, lack of understanding, ineptitude.

[Merv]

All of that, obviously... but the logic behind it baffled me from day one. If I'd been granted an audience with Paul Faulkner, like that fans group had (and declined), that's what I'd be chatting about. Not in an aggressive way, just genuinely curious and confused.

[Villanation]

All of that, obviously... but the logic behind it baffled me from day one. If I'd been granted an audience with Paul Faulkner, like that fans group had (and declined), that's what I'd be chatting about. Not in an aggressive way, just genuinely curious and confused.

I have to agree it would be interesting to see what they would come up with as to why.