AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[PaulWinch again]

Well considering Faulkner was talking about us competing for Europe, surely the board must be horrified by the job he's done.

[Lee]

Well considering Faulkner was talking about us competing for Europe, surely the board must be horrified by the job he's done.

.... and 5th, sorry 6th, sorry I'm outta here...

[Mazrim]

Comolli has left Liverpool. Would anybody want him as a DOF here?

[PaulWinch again]

Comolli has left Liverpool. Would anybody want him as a DOF here?

Did a good job at Spurs, not a good one a Liverpool. I don't mind the idea of a DOF, but we need a proper manager first.

[pauliewalnuts]

The future of Alex Mcleish at Aston Villa I would guess depends on staying up. If he can learn from his experience last season then he has  improved. Remember Blues won the league cup so anything is possible !   

I don't think they'd bin him if we went down.

I think they would. How many fans would they expect to buy Season Tickets to watch Championship Football under Alex McLeish?

They weren't that bothered about season ticket sales when they appointed him in the first place, though.

[Mazrim]

I dont think they appreciate how much his continued presence has and will affect ticket and commercial sales.

[Clampy]

The future of Alex Mcleish at Aston Villa I would guess depends on staying up. If he can learn from his experience last season then he has  improved. Remember Blues won the league cup so anything is possible !   

I don't think they'd bin him if we went down.

I think they would. How many fans would they expect to buy Season Tickets to watch Championship Football under Alex McLeish?

They weren't that bothered about season ticket sales when they appointed him in the first place, though.

True, although had'nt a lot of fans already purchased by the time they appointed him? Besides, this time they'll know what kind of football to expect.

[David_Nab]

I agree with Maz , how can you expect to intice investment to the club when the fans don't even want to turn up for matches..last season we finished top 10 so we could still lean on that in discussion.But now we are going to be near the bottom who will want to sponsor us ..I also wonder how much of the current deals are dependant on how high we finish in the league.

[itbrvilla]

I dont think they appreciate how much his continued presence has and will affect ticket and commercial sales.

Appart from 1 match ticket I have spent not even a single penny on the club.  I would usually spend between £200-600 a season depending on funds.

[Concrete John]

Comolli has left Liverpool. Would anybody want him as a DOF here?

Did a good job at Spurs, not a good one a Liverpool. I don't mind the idea of a DOF, but we need a proper manager first.

I think once KKKenny got there he had no say in incoming players, which is when they started signing players like Carroll, Henderson, Downing, etc. for way over the odds.

[pauliewalnuts]

Comolli has left Liverpool. Would anybody want him as a DOF here?

Did a good job at Spurs, not a good one a Liverpool. I don't mind the idea of a DOF, but we need a proper manager first.

I think once KKKenny got there he had no say in incoming players, which is when they started signing players like Carroll, Henderson, Downing, etc. for way over the odds.

The media are falling over themselves to pin the blame for the shite acquisitions on Comoli and absolve King Kenny totally.

[Concrete John]

Comolli has left Liverpool. Would anybody want him as a DOF here?

Did a good job at Spurs, not a good one a Liverpool. I don't mind the idea of a DOF, but we need a proper manager first.

I think once KKKenny got there he had no say in incoming players, which is when they started signing players like Carroll, Henderson, Downing, etc. for way over the odds.

The media are falling over themselves to pin the blame for the shite acquisitions on Comoli and absolve King Kenny totally.

From the above lined BBC article:-

Following Comolli's departure on Thursday, Dalglish said: "He has been really helpful in every transfer target that we've gone for.

"Everyone who has come into the club since Damien has been here was of my choice.

"Once I made the choice who I wanted, Damien went away and did a fantastic job of bringing them in.

"It's sad to see anyone leave the football club and he goes with my best wishes."

So their Kenny-defence will be he identified the players and Comoli negotiated the fees!

[pauliewalnuts]

So their Kenny-defence will be he identified the players and Comoli negotiated the fees!

It'll be "Kenny probably thought Carroll was worth 10m at most, it was Comoli's fault they spent 35 on him"

That transfer is incredible, if any other club had paid that far over the top for such an average player, they'd have been slaughtered for it in the media.

[PaulWinch again]

So their Kenny-defence will be he identified the players and Comoli negotiated the fees!

It'll be "Kenny probably thought Carroll was worth 10m at most, it was Comoli's fault they spent 35 on him"

That transfer is incredible, if any other club had paid that far over the top for such an average player, they'd have been slaughtered for it in the media.

That is tied in with the line that they didn't really pay £35 million. They actually paid -£15 million because they sold Torres. What a load of old bollocks.

[pauliewalnuts]

I imagine Comoli getting sacked counts as Downing's first assist of the season.