AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[David_Nab]

Looking over it again and reading peoples views here it seems it's almost a humane plea to stop him being personally abused.He will be gone in the summer

[PeterWithe]

He's written that when he was growing up his mates were all Wolves but he was Villa.

[PaulWinch again]

To be fair I'm not sure I'd resign from a 3 year contract just for a bit of dignity.

Too right.

When was the last time a top flight manager really actually resigned? They never do.

Exactly and he must know what's coming for him, and that's a big pay off. I don't begrudge him that particularly, because it's the owner has offered that contract. If he is fired he has every right to claim what he's owed.

[VILLA MOLE]

Being in the Holte doesn't mean squat. There's some small heath bint banging no how she was in the Holte last night and how much she loved it.

he trys just a bit too hard to make out he is a Villa fan

yeah, cus its great supporting Villa at the moment isnt it ?
lets pretend to support the Villa then i can ride the glory train to all those trophies,

not for that purpose obviously . when he talks about the Villa i dont feel it from him

[PeterWithe]

McLeish needs to grow a pair, he's had a few swear words chanted at him, he picks up 2m a year.Big fucking deal. Seems a fair swap.

No-ones burned his car out, killed his hampster or shoved dog shite through his letterbox......yet.

[PaulWinch again]

Looking over it again and reading peoples views here it seems it's almost a humane plea to stop him being personally abused.He will be gone in the summer

Like I said the personal abuse is too much. Yes we want him gone, but there's a line.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

I think McLeish is as good as gone after the season has finished, it will be one of those 'by mutual consent' deals i'm sure where he'll get some pay off. Let's hope he takes Grant and Faulkner with him

[Des Little]

The damage has already been done.  If he goes in 5 minutes or in the summer, it will make little difference.  He should have gone on Feb 26th after the Wigan game.

[PeterWithe]

I'm surprised some more of the big names aren't interested in the Villa job, you seem to get your 3 year contract paid up after a year and on you go to the next job.

[ez]

The damage has already been done.  If he goes in 5 minutes or in the summer, it will make little difference.  He should have gone on Feb 26th after the Wigan game.

Absolutely. The silence was deafening from Lerner after Wigan away.

[James]

To be fair I'm not sure I'd resign from a 3 year contract just for a bit of dignity.

Too right.

When was the last time a top flight manager really actually resigned? They never do.

Exactly and he must know what's coming for him, and that's a big pay off. I don't begrudge him that particularly, because it's the owner has offered that contract. If he is fired he has every right to claim what he's owed.

If you were fired because you had spectacularly failed at your job would you get a payoff? Only in football is abject failure rewarded with millions of pounds. It's sickening. In a sense can't blame them, but whatever happened to self-respect?

[James]

The damage has already been done.  If he goes in 5 minutes or in the summer, it will make little difference.  He should have gone on Feb 26th after the Wigan game.

Absolutely. The silence was deafening from Lerner after Wigan away.

In fairness, the silence is always deafening from Lerner, so no change there!

[danlanza]

To be fair I'm not sure I'd resign from a 3 year contract just for a bit of dignity.

Too right.

When was the last time a top flight manager really actually resigned? They never do.

Exactly and he must know what's coming for him, and that's a big pay off. I don't begrudge him that particularly, because it's the owner has offered that contract. If he is fired he has every right to claim what he's owed.

If you were fired because you had spectacularly failed at your job would you get a payoff? Only in football is abject failure rewarded with millions of pounds. It's sickening. In a sense can't blame them, but whatever happened to self-respect?

It went out of the window when the cash flew in!

[Bad English]

Is this a game? Bankers.

[James]

Is this a game? Bankers.

You didn't spell that right BE, doesn't that word start with a silent 'w'?