AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Dante Lavelli]

Personally I’d be content/happy if McLeish stayed until the end of the season, even once we’re safe.
That’s not because I support him I just want a chunk of the search and strategy to be done in secret, in a rational and timely manner.

As soon as AM is removed we fans will be demanding statements, updates and ultimately a new messiah on a daily basis.  Whereas keeping him insitu will hopefully delay that particular melodrama.

[mattjpa]

What amazes me is the media reporting regarding the situation...

acknowledges out worst ever run with Mcleish in charge, then goes on to call us disillusioned (E.g. we have an inappropriate prospective)...

"O’Neill steered Villa to three sixth-place finishes but his controversial exit and the way he saddled Villa with overpaid and average players seems to be remembered more.

His successor Alex “Big Eck” McLeish is hardly any more popular as his team are striving to avert their worst Premier League points haul.

The Scot was booed equally at the end by the disillusioned Villa faithful after the club’s 15th league draw this season.

taken from...

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/247304/Aston-Villa-0-Sunderland-0-Martin-O-Neill-cops-abuse-as-Alex-McLeish-feels-wrath/?

Two things:

1)  It's the Star!
2)  You don't seem to know what disillusioned means.

Other than that, you're spot on!!

Although ad@m said it with all the class of a hooker in a blues thong, I think calling us disillusioned is pretty spot on and the defenition provided sums us up pretty damn well. I dont think this translates to an inappropriate perspective however. If asked i would say Id expect us to be comfortably mid-table but at present I am completely disillusioned....

[john e]

well the Express artical is spot on,
 cant disagree with a word, i really dont know what Villa fans want the press to say, just to maon about the media, even when they get it right

[JUAN PABLO]

Talking of the star , Im sure they were the first to mention Lerner was interested in McLeish and we all laughed and said BOLLOCKS !!!

[PaulWinch again]

Lerner for the love of God sack him now. Can you not see how hopeless it is? it's almost too late.

[Jon Crofts]

It's too late now, we've got relegation written all over us.

[dishy]

fuck off McLooser, just fuck off!!!!

[DB]

I can't see us picking up another point. Please just walk away Alex.

[TheEgo]

It's too late now, we've got relegation written all over us.

Totally agree, without being all dramatic, I think we're fucked. This guy has a lot to answer for. He HAS to go tomorrow morning as far as I'm concerned. I'll leave it there as I'm VERY VERY angry

[supertom]

We look fucked. McLeish is an abomination. He's a relegation manager. We know it, everyone fucking knows it, except are imbecile chairman who's never bloody here.

I would actually take David O Leary back at this point. That's how bad we are right now.

We're now though in the lap of the gods because with 3 games left, you cannot sack a manager, no matter how bad. It'll make things even worse and put too much pressure on, most likely, KM.

Next season I'd settle for an sort of mid-table manager. I don't care. Something solid who can organise a team properly. Mid-table is better than potentially imploding to the level of Leeds.

[mike]

The future of Alex McLeish is spending millions of pounds of AVFC money for relegating us. Its not exactly tough being an out of job millionaire. So what that he'll never get a good job again, he doesn't need to.

[James]

His future? He should be strung up by his bollocks in the middle of The Bullring and let both sides of the city vent their spleens at him!

Aston Villa 36
QPR 34
Wigan 34
Bolton 33
Blackburn 31
Wolverhampton 23

Bolton have a game in hand. Read 'em and weep Randy, read 'em and weep!

[Jon Crofts]

Even if he did the decent thing & walked, I very much doubt if KMac & Sid have the nouse to pull out a win between now & the end of the season.

[SX150]

Even if he did the decent thing & walked, I very much doubt if KMac & Sid have the nouse to pull out a win between now & the end of the season.

At least Sid would attempt to have us playing football. I'm sure he could motivate them!!!!!

[James]

Even if he did the decent thing & walked, I very much doubt if KMac & Sid have the nouse to pull out a win between now & the end of the season.

Possibly not, but we'd go down fighting and we'd have hope. For everything else, there's Mastercard!