AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[taylorsworkrate]

Surely this poll becomes more of a mute point after each game passes?

Of course he shouldn't be in the job, but with only 11 games to go and no realistic chance of securing a quality manager before the summer he isn't going to get the sack.

[LeeB]

I went over to the dark side last week and wanted McLeish gone, but I'm changing back now.

Not for footballing reasons, just that it's boring reading lists of people being more outraged than the last, Daily Heil-style.

[Phil from the upper holte]

He's not walked then? How depressing

[Nev]

After all the good work, the owner is pissing it all away with this hugely misplaced faith in the manager. It's not the fault of AM but he will get the majority of the stick and thats just the way football is.

[Moorski]

McLeish won't walk away, he will have to be sacked which is very unlikely,He will still be here to start next season with more signings like Hutton! How depressing is that thought!!

[mattjpa]

Lerner needs to get out of our club, I feel like we've been absolutely mugged off by someone with no idea of how to run a football club

[brian green]

In my lifetime of following Villa I would estimate that five percent of that time the feelings have been of excitement and even euphoria very occasionally.   The other ninety five percent has been teetering on the brink of rapid decline and catastrophe.

My son who has a brilliant turn of imagery compared it to being the last sniper in Stalingrad counting his bullets and his cigarettes.   For me the endless recurrence of days like yesterday make me feel like the guy in The Deerhunter sitting there with my Proud Past Bright Future scarf tied around my head waiting to be passed the revolver.

[mikeb1982]

In my lifetime of following Villa I would estimate that five percent of that time the feelings have been of excitement and even euphoria very occasionally.   The other ninety five percent has been teetering on the brink of rapid decline and catastrophe.

My son who has a brilliant turn of imagery compared it to being the last sniper in Stalingrad counting his bullets and his cigarettes.   For me the endless recurrence of days like yesterday make me feel like the guy in The Deerhunter sitting there with my Proud Past Bright Future scarf tied around my head waiting to be passed the revolver.

Haha, that made me snort out loud! And that's Cavatina in my head for the rest of the day

[Mister E]

Lee Clark is available for nowt - would RL be brave enough to go get him as repalcement for McL?

No, I thought not.

[Rigadon]

Are we going to re-set the poll if we ever win another game?

[Witton Warrior]

Surely this poll becomes more of a mute point after each game passes?

Of course he shouldn't be in the job, but with only 11 games to go and no realistic chance of securing a quality manager before the summer he isn't going to get the sack.

I think you mean "moot" but if not that is very clever ;-)

Otherwise spot on!

[Ads]

Did anybody think they'd live to see the day that West Brom finish above? That's a saving offence. Having the same win percentage as Billy McNiell, that too is a sacking offence.

Jesus, even Stoke are going to finish above us!

[Clampy]

He really has turned us into a mediocre side.

[ozzjim]

He really has turned us into a mediocre side.

You are being very kind. We are relegation fodder.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I'm starting too lose interest in football full stop, its not just the villa but I was listening to the radio 5 live phone in and the amount of people ringing up from chelsea, wigan, villa saying players weren't playing for respective managers was atrocious. What the fuck happened to players playing for the club/shirt?

All they care about is the almighty $ fuck the fans who spend thousands a year following them around the country. All the media fawning over Man city Jesus they spend millions a month on wages and the players don't even have any respect for the club or the fans, its just about money.

It makes me sick, winning trophies means shit its all about finishing 4th.