AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Clampy]

It's a shame it's come down to this because he's a decent man who got offered a job he would have been stupid to turn down, but he should'nt have been offered it in the first place.

[Legion]

It's a shame it's come down to this because he's a decent man who got offered a job he would have been stupid to turn down, but he should'nt have been offered it in the first place.

Spot on.

[Villanation]

Having read the press conference above I would say the situation is a lot graver than we think, if that was an assured manager with squad behind him he wouldn't come out with such a bleeding heart plea for the fans to get behind the team, to me it sounds like desperation, to actually state the fans should put there  grievances behind them and support the players, this says to me that any trust between McLeish and the players is paper thin, to lose the fan base would be enough to topple him, so he's using the "back the players" approach as a last desperate resort, lets face it, it wouldn't be the first time a manager has done this before getting the chop.

On the lighter side he claims to have the experience to handle this, that's funny, what he has experience of is relegation which is what we all feared when he took over that we would find ourselves in a position come the business end of the season where we need a manager that does have the experience to survive.

Wigan was a disaster, Blackburn is it, we lose that, the pressure to find points afterwards is nothing but scary.

[pauliewalnuts]

It's a shame it's come down to this because he's a decent man who got offered a job he would have been stupid to turn down, but he should'nt have been offered it in the first place.

Absolutely correct.

Sadly he looks more and more out of his depth.

[cheltenhamlion]

Do you know, I really hope Dave uses what I have sent him for the next issue as it has covered a lot of things mentioned on here recently.

I quite like Alex, just not his football.

I have always said, as someone who manages people, its bloody cruel to keep someone in a job that I and they know they can't do.

Much better to give them a job they are competent at and will be happy with. And that's how I see things at the Villa currently.

[paul_e]

The thing that's annoying the most about everything he's saying is the amount of times he's repeated how hard a job it is, as if we're lucky he's done so well.

He's made it a tough job with poor training, terrible tactics and questionable purchases.

[Ozzjim]

His every interview is more damning than the last though, and it is a little like the final throws of O'Leary when it was obvious the players couldn't stand the pig-nosed numpty either. Trouble is, he was a better manager than bloody Eck....


Apologies to Legion!

[Legion]

Pig-nosed numpty, please.

[villan1975]

It's a shame it's come down to this because he's a decent man who got offered a job he would have been stupid to turn down, but he should'nt have been offered it in the first place.

I agree with you but also if you rearrange the letters it says "we don't want you solely because you came from the blues".

[Jimbo]

His comments today alone warrant his dismissal.

Is it time for another banner like the infamous 'we're not fickle...' ?

No, please, no banners. Lets just try and get through the season without that shite. I don't think I could handle my club being seen in any more of a negative light than it already is. Its really, *really* fucking getting me down.

Normally I'd agree with you but anything that gets the message across (and makes the point that it's not his blues background that's the problem) can only be a good thing.

How about something like:

"It's not because you were SHA. It's because you are SHIT."

[PaulWinch again]

His every interview is more damning than the last though, and it is a little like the final throws of O'Leary when it was obvious the players couldn't stand the pig-nosed numpty either. Trouble is, he was a better manager than bloody Eck....


Apologies to Legion!

Problem is I can't see Randy sacking him and he really really has to.

[Ozzjim]

Any banner should read we don't want you cause your football is crap. If there are any f off bluenose banners I would be ashamed, but witty ones making it clear we think he is a turd of a manager I am all for.

[Legion]

His every interview is more damning than the last though, and it is a little like the final throws of O'Leary when it was obvious the players couldn't stand the pig-nosed numpty either. Trouble is, he was a better manager than bloody Eck....


Apologies to Legion!

Much better.

[Legion]

Any banner should read we don't want you cause your football is crap. If there are any f off bluenose banners I would be ashamed, but witty ones making it clear we think he is a turd of a manager I am all for.

Leighton's was perfect. Both in the content and the timing.

[pauliewalnuts]

It is remarkable, really.

He doesn't send them out to not attack, apparently. So, how does he explain performances like Tottenham away, where he hits on the magic idea of effectively playing six defenders? And that was far from the only game where we've seen such a lack of ambition.

It's absolutely fucking pathetic.

This bloke is stifling the life out of this club.