AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Walmley_Villa]

It's obvious McLeish knows the game is up for him. He will never manage in the EPL again after this season. If he had any interest in staying he wouldn't be coming out with that shite. If anything he is being clever and trying to force a sacking with a nice wedge heading his way for the privilege

I am not normally a conspiracy theorist, but it is certainly starting to feel that this is his intention.

I get the same vibe - I see the OS Ticket section is calling the next 3 games:

"Black Cats game the start of "three cup finals"...

[Risso]

That's a given Risso, play crap or keep losing and some fans will stop going. Drop a division and lose a load more, it's not rocket science.
 But there's a hardcore who will go anyway. Call them what you want, but they are bloody decent fans in my book. better than I've ever been in any case!

 

Agreed, but a hardcore of 20,000 fans isn't going o sustain a club like Villa.

[Cuz]

Terrible yesterday, could see that as soon as we went one down the body language they were beat, the manager plays players out of posistion and they look like they are not playing for him......overall this season has been a disaster and will get worse with McLiesh at the helm

[Rick_avfc]

Just ben on that webchat thing Matt Kendrick does every monday and by what he was answering, Eck is here to stay if we stay up and he expects to see half a dozen players to leave with half a dozen coming in.  One of his comments were "I can't see massive fresh investment this summer, while Villa are striving to get on a financial even keel "

[PaulWinch again]

I've come to the conclusion that I still haven't got over my horror when it became apparent we were going to hire him. I was prepared to give him a chance, but I had very low expectations. He has somehow failed to even meet those low expectations and has been an unmitigated disaster. He has to go no if, buts or maybes.

[Dave Cooper please]

That's a given Risso, play crap or keep losing and some fans will stop going. Drop a division and lose a load more, it's not rocket science.
 But there's a hardcore who will go anyway. Call them what you want, but they are bloody decent fans in my book. better than I've ever been in any case!

 

Agreed, but a hardcore of 20,000 fans isn't going o sustain a club like Villa.

Well no, which is why we must NOT go down, because if we do then 20-25,000 will be our crowd for a fair few games next season. Unfortunately our fans don't seem to have the "Let's all pull together" passion of, say, Newcastle when they went down.

[JUAN PABLO]

Just ben on that webchat thing Matt Kendrick does every monday and by what he was answering, Eck is here to stay if we stay up and he expects to see half a dozen players to leave with half a dozen coming in.  One of his comments were "I can't see massive fresh investment this summer, while Villa are striving to get on a financial even keel "

should I come back in two seasons then , when the clown has gone .   I couldnt stand another season of this.

[Concrete John]

Just ben on that webchat thing Matt Kendrick does every monday and by what he was answering, Eck is here to stay if we stay up and he expects to see half a dozen players to leave with half a dozen coming in.  One of his comments were "I can't see massive fresh investment this summer, while Villa are striving to get on a financial even keel "

And that's what gets me the most - it really is 'back him or sack him' time.

I'm a big believer in momentum if football, and right now we have none.  The whole club needs a lift this summer in order to go into the season with a renewed belief.  To me, that comes from either a new manager of some shiney new toys on the pitch.  With out either of these, we'll start off expecting the worse and with an awful atmosphere, which could lead to disaster.

[Ads]

I think he’ll get the sack in the summer.

I think Lerner may well have planned for a downward slip in the league, a drop in attendances and something of a backlash, but I don’t believe the magnitude of our collapse was foreseen.

In fairness, I expected us above all else to have shown a real gritty determination in every game. Closing down, kicking lumps out of the opposition and making them sweat blood for every point.

The fact that McLeish hasn’t lived up to that basic of expectation, and you might say stereotype, is all the more disappointing.

[andyh]

Admittedly, Kendrick probably, actually knows fuck all about what is going on at the club.
But, he did seem quite insistent that AM is going nowhere.   

[mr underhill]

if he stays we are doomed

[achilles]

Admittedly, Kendrick probably, actually knows fuck all about what is going on at the club.
But, he did seem quite insistent that AM is going nowhere.    

I have heard that within the club as well (unless we go down and then a repraisal might take place).

[SX150]

We all new what to expect, we all said get behind him and the team. We have done that and its probably worse than we imagined it could turn out. There is no future for this idiot at Villa Park we need shut of him ASAP. How we do it i am not sure but it has to happen. To think some actually argued how good his credentials were is beyond me.

[john e]

Admittedly, Kendrick probably, actually knows fuck all about what is going on at the club.
But, he did seem quite insistent that AM is going nowhere.    

I have heard that within the club as well (unless we go down and then a repraisal might take place).

funny, because i've heard exactly the opposite

[achilles]

Admittedly, Kendrick probably, actually knows fuck all about what is going on at the club.
But, he did seem quite insistent that AM is going nowhere.    

I have heard that within the club as well (unless we go down and then a repraisal might take place).

funny, because i've heard exactly the opposite

Take it from me that AM is held in very high esteem in the directors box!