AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[JUAN PABLO]

On the plus side it's the first sign of the written media implying that he hasn't done a good job.

I know, took them long enough.

Till now they've always slanted it as 'not giving him a chance.'

My Leicetsre mate came in my office and could see I was pissed off with the Villa situation . when I told him we had won 4 home games , he said ' you are joking , lets look at the table on the internet ' and replied ' I cant believe he's still there then'

Its taken people and the media a long time to realise how bad we are , but at least now it's starting to come out in the press etc.




p.s  he choked on his coffee when we both realised he has nearly a record of 1 win in 5 at the Villa.

[Risso]

Note to newspaper editors:

1) McLeish is terrible, and has done an abysmal job
2) We don't care that he used to manage Birmingham City

[Irish villain]

ALEX MCLEISH IN A BATTLE

Owner Randy Lerner is plotting an Aston Villa overhaul this summer, placing boss McLeish right in the firing line.

The American wants to bring in a sporting director and is now considering appointing a new manager to work underneath him.

Starsport understands Lerner has already begun drawing up a list of potential Villa bosses. He is also set to step up his efforts to attract new investment to Villa which could boost his bid to bring in one of his top targets.

Lerner compiled a long list of potential bosses last summer before controversially turning to McLeish.

That included the likes of Wigan chief Roberto Martinez and Everton boss David Moyes, who could be considered again.

Lerner is a big fan of both but failed to lure either last year, with Martinez signing a new three-year Latics deal after rejecting Villa.

The Villa Park supremo could also look abroad for a manager used to working alongside the sporting director, a model favoured in Europe.

Lerner ignored fierce fans protests to appoint McLeish after he quit arch-rivals Birmingham.

But his controversial gamble on the Scot has failed to pay-off.

McLeish hasn’t been helped by Villa selling two of their best players, Ashley Young and Stewart Downing, last summer and then his big close-season signing, £9.5m Charles N’Zogbia, flopping.

Please, please be true!!!!!!! The sleeping giant awakes

[Phil from the upper holte]

Im clinging onto this story, please be true

[N'ZMAV]

I don't think for a second the Daily Star know a thing about Villa's situation.

[Concrete John]

ALEX MCLEISH IN A BATTLE

McLeish hasn’t been helped by Villa selling two of their best players, Ashley Young and Stewart Downing, last summer and then his big close-season signing, £9.5m Charles N’Zogbia, flopping.

That last bit says they know fuck all as anyone with half a clue knows it wasn't AM's decision to sell them.  Ash went only days after he was appointed! 

[CJ]

Oh, for this to be true. But it's the Star - no quotes, not even any 'sources close to Lerner' - the paper that admitted to Leveson they make stuff up (such as the Chile mine becoming a theme park).

[Rick_avfc]

I would love this to be true but know its a load of bollocks.  Even i was baffled when i read the part about Mcleish selling Ashley young.  that was a done deal way before the transfer window opened.

[Richard E]

It says he wasn't helped by us selling Young and Downing rather than that he hasn't helped us by selling them.

[Merv]

My Leicetsre mate came in my office and could see I was pissed off with the Villa situation . when I told him we had won 4 home games , he said ' you are joking , lets look at the table on the internet ' and replied ' I cant believe he's still there then'

Its taken people and the media a long time to realise how bad we are , but at least now it's starting to come out in the press etc.

p.s  he choked on his coffee when we both realised he has nearly a record of 1 win in 5 at the Villa.

Yeah, I half fell out with a mate of mine last night who asked me about Villa. It's like waving a red rag in front of a bull to me, these days. He said: 'yeah, but have you seen the team he's got out at the moment?' I had to correct him on something else which is now being widely held up as an excuse - yes, we're missing key players now but McLeish had all but a full squad available until the end of February, 3/4 of the season.

[JUAN PABLO]

If we don't win either of the next two games  , it will be 7 wins in 35 games .
That is a 20% win rate .  That is ABYSMAL .     Other than derby one season , it must be one of the worse records in the prem .

[PaulWinch again]

ALEX MCLEISH IN A BATTLE

McLeish hasn’t been helped by Villa selling two of their best players, Ashley Young and Stewart Downing, last summer and then his big close-season signing, £9.5m Charles N’Zogbia, flopping.

That last bit says they know fuck all as anyone with half a clue knows it wasn't AM's decision to sell them.  Ash went only days after he was appointed! 

I think that part of the story implies it wasn't his decision.

[David_Nab]

Exactly the record is what is it 3 wins this calender year ?

If we stay up it's because we will get a few more draws and the teams below will lose.

It might just be the Star reporting it but surely now his time in charge is finally going to get challenged in the media

[Vanilla]

ALEX MCLEISH IN A BATTLE

McLeish hasn’t been helped by Villa selling two of their best players, Ashley Young and Stewart Downing, last summer and then his big close-season signing, £9.5m Charles N’Zogbia, flopping.

That last bit says they know fuck all as anyone with half a clue knows it wasn't AM's decision to sell them.  Ash went only days after he was appointed! 

I think that part of the story implies it wasn't his decision.

Downing it seemed was always going to go as well, even though the manager declared he didn't want him to go (damage limitation anyone?). The sad part of the above quote is the stark realisation in the formula 'AVFC - (Young + Downing) + N'zogbia' does not have the same parity.

[David_Nab]

Nursey from the Mirror is reporting Villa unhappy with the story ,and stablity and Mcliesh to say