AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[TheSandman]

Did anyone hear that show on 5Live about academies tonight. I heard a bit. Our academy director was on it.

[brontebilly]

McLeish trying to evade responsibility for performances of his side it seems. Sure looks like money well spent to get him out of the blues now.

Obviously McLeish needs to go, been a disaster like the manager before him. But without change at board level what is the point. Lerner and his lap dog have made 2 disastrous appointments in a row now. The appointment of McLeish was beneath contempt. Sack McLeish and we could have Steve Bruce or Mick McCarthy rocking up at B6.

[ozzjim]

With how bad he has been, can you see many being worse??Players are admitting we are right to be pissed off with the season now. He should be under massively more pressure than he appears to be. I can understand Lerner having trust in people, but surely it is the job of Faulkner to be telling Lerner that this simply ain't working.

[PaulWinch again]

Did anyone hear that show on 5Live about academies tonight. I heard a bit. Our academy director was on it.

Anything interesting said?

[PaulWinch again]

With how bad he has been, can you see many being worse??Players are admitting we are right to be pissed off with the season now. He should be under massively more pressure than he appears to be. I can understand Lerner having trust in people, but surely it is the job of Faulkner to be telling Lerner that this simply ain't working.

Thing thing is Ozz logic would dictate that with pretty much any other club. However I don't think there appears to be much logic or know how in how our board operates.

[Mister E]

What did I miss at the weekend? I know we lost and we should have been really stuffed but what did I miss regarding these quotes from AM? My computer was down for a while due to a incident with my daughter, a cup of tea and the laptop.

Just said the defenders couldn't pass (and lets face it, they can't) so he told them not to take on one of the best passing sides in the league and also the players have difficulty doing what he tells them to. Overall subtext was - "this team is shite" - probably true but no-one wants to hear it.

No, Greg: the sub-text is "I (AMcL) am incapable of influencing how the players play. Furthermore I am unable to correctly select the right team / tactics for the next game".

[joe_c]

I was out with a mate who supports Small Heath last night (he does actually go to the games and is generally sensible) and he said something along the lines of "Our first season back in the Premier League, Joe Hart was our player of the season and in the second it was Ben Foster and from what I've seen and heard this season your best player has been Shay Given." And he's probably right and it's quite concerning.

[not3bad]

What did I miss at the weekend? I know we lost and we should have been really stuffed but what did I miss regarding these quotes from AM? My computer was down for a while due to a incident with my daughter, a cup of tea and the laptop.

Just said the defenders couldn't pass (and lets face it, they can't) so he told them not to take on one of the best passing sides in the league and also the players have difficulty doing what he tells them to. Overall subtext was - "this team is shite" - probably true but no-one wants to hear it.

No, Greg: the sub-text is "I (AMcL) am incapable of influencing how the players play. Furthermore I am unable to correctly select the right team / tactics for the next game".

And how come this team managed to give Arsenal a decent game just before Christmas and beat them just before then end of last season?  It sounds like poor excuses for poor excuses.

[Vanilla]

What did I miss at the weekend? I know we lost and we should have been really stuffed but what did I miss regarding these quotes from AM? My computer was down for a while due to a incident with my daughter, a cup of tea and the laptop.

Just said the defenders couldn't pass (and lets face it, they can't) so he told them not to take on one of the best passing sides in the league and also the players have difficulty doing what he tells them to. Overall subtext was - "this team is shite" - probably true but no-one wants to hear it.

No, Greg: the sub-text is "I (AMcL) am incapable of influencing how the players play. Furthermore I am unable to correctly select the right team / tactics for the next game".

And how come this team managed to give Arsenal a decent game just before Christmas and beat them just before then end of last season?  It sounds like poor excuses for poor excuses.

Which sounds like an excuse for relegation, prior to relegation.

[JUAN PABLO]

I was out with a mate who supports Small Heath last night (he does actually go to the games and is generally sensible) and he said something along the lines of "Our first season back in the Premier League, Joe Hart was our player of the season and in the second it was Ben Foster and from what I've seen and heard this season your best player has been Shay Given." And he's probably right and it's quite concerning.

I always knew the goalies were the best players . The times those two get SH in the game .  Hart was amazing and yes it is worrying.     AVB for me please

[villadelph]

Some twitter rumors regarding some stress in the Villa dressing room, with Bannan being the antagonist. Here we go..

[Monty]

I was out with a mate who supports Small Heath last night (he does actually go to the games and is generally sensible) and he said something along the lines of "Our first season back in the Premier League, Joe Hart was our player of the season and in the second it was Ben Foster and from what I've seen and heard this season your best player has been Shay Given." And he's probably right and it's quite concerning.

Before he came here, and when many were talking about his defensive solidity, I mentioned how a manager who enhances the reputations of goalkeepers doesn't strike me as one who can organise a defence.

Some twitter rumors regarding some stress in the Villa dressing room, with Bannan being the antagonist. Here we go..

If he's upset about something, I wouldn't blame him to be honest.

[MonsXI]

I was out with a mate who supports Small Heath last night (he does actually go to the games and is generally sensible) and he said something along the lines of "Our first season back in the Premier League, Joe Hart was our player of the season and in the second it was Ben Foster and from what I've seen and heard this season your best player has been Shay Given." And he's probably right and it's quite concerning.

Before he came here, and when many were talking about his defensive solidity, I mentioned how a manager who enhances the reputations of goalkeepers doesn't strike me as one who can organise a defence.

Some twitter rumors regarding some stress in the Villa dressing room, with Bannan being the antagonist. Here we go..

If he's upset about something, I wouldn't blame him to be honest.

Not sure about that because even though the majority of the blame lies at AMC's door the playing staff have been utterly shite.

[Monty]

I was out with a mate who supports Small Heath last night (he does actually go to the games and is generally sensible) and he said something along the lines of "Our first season back in the Premier League, Joe Hart was our player of the season and in the second it was Ben Foster and from what I've seen and heard this season your best player has been Shay Given." And he's probably right and it's quite concerning.

Before he came here, and when many were talking about his defensive solidity, I mentioned how a manager who enhances the reputations of goalkeepers doesn't strike me as one who can organise a defence.

Some twitter rumors regarding some stress in the Villa dressing room, with Bannan being the antagonist. Here we go..

If he's upset about something, I wouldn't blame him to be honest.

Not sure about that because even though the majority of the blame lies at AMC's door the playing staff have been utterly shite.

If there's one player in our squad who Eck won't understand or use correctly it's Bannan.

[pauliewalnuts]

Some twitter rumors regarding some stress in the Villa dressing room, with Bannan being the antagonist. Here we go..

Where are these rumours?