AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Tom Sawyer]

Apparently Martinez has regrets about not taking the Villa job. So do we mate, so do we.

[Monty]

Apparently Martinez has regrets about not taking the Villa job. So do we mate, so do we.

According to who, where, link, quotes?

Sorry, just got a bit excited.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Apparently Martinez has regrets about not taking the Villa job. So do we mate, so do we.

He's almost as poor as McLeish.

[PaulWinch again]

Apparently Martinez has regrets about not taking the Villa job. So do we mate, so do we.

He's almost as poor as McLeish.

They at least try and play, i'd take him over Mcleish.

[Monty]

Apparently Martinez has regrets about not taking the Villa job. So do we mate, so do we.

He's almost as poor as McLeish.

I really, really disagree. The fact that Wigan are anywhere near staying in the league is a bit of a miracle. The football they play is still often very good (and their best chance of success, hence the minor miracle mentioned above). He's a modern manager who laid the groundwork at Swansea, has time on his side and improves young players. He'll get a big job at some point in the future and I do wish it had been us.

[TheSandman]

Apparently Martinez has regrets about not taking the Villa job. So do we mate, so do we.

He's almost as poor as McLeish.

But not quite.

Yet more stuff from Chris Hearn who seems to be constantly on Twitter face and writing these letters. Empty vessels and all that.

[Concrete John]

I can see it now.

Randy pulls the trigger at the end of the season and then we get Martinez after Wigan go down.

[Vanilla]

As a matter of interest, does anyone have any numbers for Wigan players bought in under Martinez going on to bigger and better things compared to our manager's record at dablues?

[Dante Lavelli]

I think the reason SAF recommended McLeish was solely so he could cherry pick our youth once the ginger one had taken us down or when he called in the return favour.

Funny you mention that.  Look at the following quote from another of his ex-players (potato-head).  Why on earth would Wigan or any Prem Team want to strengthen Man U?!  You have to wonder exactly how powerful Ferguson is.

Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia returns to Wigan Athletic tonight, and former manager Steve Bruce reveals the major role he played in sending the Ecuadorian to the league leaders. "real madrid wanted him and so did bayern munich, but wigan chairman dave whelan and i wanted him to go to old trafford," the ex-united centre-back told the manchester evening news. "that was always going to happen if we had our way!"

[fredm]

I think the reason SAF recommended McLeish was solely so he could cherry pick our youth once the ginger one had taken us down or when he called in the return favour.

Funny you mention that.  Look at the following quote from another of his ex-players (potato-head).  Why on earth would Wigan or any Prem Team want to strengthen Man U?!  You have to wonder exactly how powerful Ferguson is.

Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia returns to Wigan Athletic tonight, and former manager Steve Bruce reveals the major role he played in sending the Ecuadorian to the league leaders. "real madrid wanted him and so did bayern munich, but wigan chairman dave whelan and i wanted him to go to old trafford," the ex-united centre-back told the manchester evening news. "that was always going to happen if we had our way!"

They cow tow to him so that they hope he will be gracious enough to lend them some of his young players to bolster their team while Man U pay most of the wage.  So what it ends up as is that Man U have their young kids playing premier league football for a lower table club while preparing them for their return to Old Trafford and a place in the first team squad.  In effect the lower table club is a feeder club for Man U.

There should be no loaning players to other premier league clubs, it debases the competition.

[Matt C]

Martinez? I think I'd almost rather stick with McLeish.

[Risso]

Did I hear that some of the press are saying Martinez wil leave Wigan whether or not they stay upthis season??

I imagine that Whelan taking to the airwaves to slag off Martinez after the Swansea defeat put a bit of a dent in their "special relationship".

[TheSandman]

I think the reason SAF recommended McLeish was solely so he could cherry pick our youth once the ginger one had taken us down or when he called in the return favour.

Funny you mention that.  Look at the following quote from another of his ex-players (potato-head).  Why on earth would Wigan or any Prem Team want to strengthen Man U?!  You have to wonder exactly how powerful Ferguson is.

Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia returns to Wigan Athletic tonight, and former manager Steve Bruce reveals the major role he played in sending the Ecuadorian to the league leaders. "real madrid wanted him and so did bayern munich, but wigan chairman dave whelan and i wanted him to go to old trafford," the ex-united centre-back told the manchester evening news. "that was always going to happen if we had our way!"

Considering the way both our manager and chairman have got on bended knee to perform fellatio on Ferguson and Yawnighted recently I imagine it will be the same when Gary Gardner makes it big. I can picture Lerner now: 'We couldn't imagine him going anywhere else than working for Sir Alex. Given what Sir Alex Ferguson means to the game of football, I don't think you could get many things that you would be more proud of, or reflect better on Gary Gardner.' Whilst McLeish sits in the background nodding like Churchill.

[Irish villain]

Hopefully SAF will be retired by the time people start noticing our young gems.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Christ, things really are bad if we're hankering after Martinez.