AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[pauliewalnuts]

again, what resources are these? WE'RE SKINT

Resources aren't just pound coins to spend, though, are they.

They're also players you already have. We don't have a squad packed full of top notch players, no, but we have a squad of players much better than Norwich City do.

[Dave Clark Five]

We still deserved pelters on Saturday, despite winning. having a very poor manager
telling not very good players how to play uninspiring and dull Football will not win anyone over against a team who didn't look interested. It was poor.

So we should have booed them off then?

That's up to you.

It is. I just enjoyed the moment like most people seemed to and left the ground on a high. We have had enough games where we have slipped up with late goals against us and it was our turn this time. Many would have turned against us if we had not scored but we did.

[Merv]

I agree. The overall picture hasn't changed, for me, but it's nice to take a break from the gloom and enjoy an injury time winner!

[Mazrim]

I cant agree it was poor or anything like it on Saturday. I'm no admirer of McLeish's abilities but we played very well on Saturday. Yes, it lacked a bit of class and nous in the final third but we do lack class and nous in the final third. That didn't suprise me.

What did suprise me was that we dominated an in-form team, controlled the game largely and restricted them to vague chances whilst creating a few of our own. It was composed rather than sparkling but much better than what I was expecting.
Yes Fulham were poor but I think we made them seem so because they turned up expecting a disjointed nervy team with the crowd on their backs, they expected to take advantage without too much effort and they were rudely suprised. Our tactics were right and we played with belief and confidence if not always a cutting edge.

Still, we should have won by more, I dont think many of us would argue that.
I want a better manager in the summer but more performances like that I could live with.
Its not been the norm though and we'll see what happens from here onwards.
I have a sneaking feeling the pressure has lifted slightly though and we'll see consistently better football.

[Dave Clark Five]

It is now a matter of gauging who to start and who to bring on and when. It sounds obvious but it is critical to the development of young players.

[not3bad]

I cant agree it was poor or anything like it on Saturday. I'm no admirer of McLeish's abilities but we played very well on Saturday. Yes, it lacked a bit of class and nous in the final third but we do lack class and nous in the final third. That didn't suprise me.

I have to say some of the build up play in the first half on Saturday was really good.

[N'ZMAV]

Has McLeish also realised that his love affair with Emile Heskey is now over?

[Mazrim]

I hope so.

[Vanilla]

I agree. The overall picture hasn't changed, for me, but it's nice to take a break from the gloom and enjoy an injury time winner!

On reflection, you do feel the celebrations after we scored were as though we had just scraped relegation in the last game of the season.

Perhaps there is something in that?

[VILLA MOLE]

I agree. The overall picture hasn't changed, for me, but it's nice to take a break from the gloom and enjoy an injury time winner!

It was nice to see them celebrate the goal so much. It shows the  comradeship in the

team 
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[Percy McCarthy]

We have looked a good side at times against better teams than Fulham, albeit not consistently. Hopefully we'll build on this with less pressure for results, and ironically, get better results.

[JUAN PABLO]

I agree. The overall picture hasn't changed, for me, but it's nice to take a break from the gloom and enjoy an injury time winner!

On reflection, you do feel the celebrations after we scored were as though we had just scraped relegation in the last game of the season.

Perhaps there is something in that?

I thought we had won the FA Cup but it was great to see .   AMC just didn't want to have the dreadful record of 1921 , with home games without a win   so a lot pressure released for him.

[pauliewalnuts]

We have looked a good side at times against better teams than Fulham, albeit not consistently. Hopefully we'll build on this with less pressure for results, and ironically, get better results.

The best I saw us play at home was Arsenal. I thought we were excellent, and we got nish from that match.

[Merv]

I agree. The overall picture hasn't changed, for me, but it's nice to take a break from the gloom and enjoy an injury time winner!

On reflection, you do feel the celebrations after we scored were as though we had just scraped relegation in the last game of the season.

Perhaps there is something in that?

Well, I think those three points have certainly confirmed we'll be in the PL again next season and banished any lingering worries we did have.

[frank]

Apologies if this has been mentioned before.
Early March in MON's first season:
P28 W7 D12 L9 Goals for 29 Goals against 34 GD-5 Points 33
Today
P28 W7 D12 L9 Goals for 31 Goals against 35 GD-4 Points 33

The task for AM, as for MON, is stability in the first season, then progress in the next.