AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Risso]

How could it possibly do MORE harm John.  He proved last year he couldn't motivate a team in a relegation scrap, and from a position where it was almost impossible to go down, he somehow snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.  He's now replicating the whole sorry debacle at Villa, in a way that is almost a carbon copy of his run in with the Blues.  The man is jus a serial loser.

[Concrete John]

How could it possibly do MORE harm John.  He proved last year he couldn't motivate a team in a relegation scrap, and from a position where it was almost impossible to go down, he somehow snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.  He's now replicating the whole sorry debacle at Villa, in a way that is almost a carbon copy of his run in with the Blues.  The man is jus a serial loser.

Well, as things stand it's hard to argue anything positive about keeping him, but we're clear at the moment and he has a history of getting dull draws, a couple of which would probably do the trick.

[Brian Taylor]

We are 6/1 against going down whereas Blackburn are 6/1 on acc to Wm Hill.
QPR 5/4
Bolton 6/4
Wigan 3/1

No worries then? 6/1? Are they good odds?
Edit: 7/2 for McL to go...uuhmm? Dbl perhaps? Sure thing if the awful thing happens!

Maybe I'll just have a few bob on Jason Maguire in 2.30 at Perth today? Railway Dillon 4/1, safer bet!

[Rick_avfc]

Im praying this clown can motivate the players to get aleast 3 points from our last 3 games.  I dont care if its 1 win or 3 draws but we badly need 3 points and i think we will be safe.

Please let these 3 points come at the weekend against the baggies PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE!   

[KevinGage]

Will he walk?  Doubtful, but stranger things have happened.  If, just for a minute, we can escape the 'Alex is the anti-Christ' mentality, then what we might have is a man who sees a job he's done poorly and genuinely wants to put it right.  We may not agree that he can or that he should be given a chance to, but that may be what we have.

   

Wasn't he going to prove the doubters wrong after he got that lot relegated with one of their best ever squads?   And make full use of the better resources here to play the type of football he always wanted to play - attractive, attacking football with  fullbacks overlapping (his words) - to banish any notions that he only sets teams up to defend?

He's full of shit.

[PaulWinch again]

Will he walk?  Doubtful, but stranger things have happened.  If, just for a minute, we can escape the 'Alex is the anti-Christ' mentality, then what we might have is a man who sees a job he's done poorly and genuinely wants to put it right.  We may not agree that he can or that he should be given a chance to, but that may be what we have.

   

Wasn't he going to prove the doubters wrong after he got that lot relegated with one of their best ever squads?   And make full use of the better resources here to play the type of football he always wanted to play - attractive, attacking football with  fullbacks overlapping (his words) - to banish any notions that he only sets teams up to defend?

He's full of shit.

Yes those early claims look even more ridiculous now.

[NiiLamptey]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/apr/25/aston-villa-fans-alex-mcleish

[Walmley_Villa]

Well it's Villa in crisis time on the front of the Mail and Deadly is backing McLeish to get top 6 next season (the drugs don't work)

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/04/25/birmingham-mail-front-page-today-s-headlines-97319-30840088/

[PaulWinch again]

Yep just seen that article, he has genuinely lost it if he thinks our kids will get us to top 6 anytime soon. That's under Mcleish especially, but under any manager.

[Mazrim]

Doug probably means the Championship.

If not, does Doug know something we dont? Is there something happening behind the scenes this summer to justify that incredible claim?
Or is he just a bit... confused in his dotage.

[Percy McCarthy]

Stuart James and Neil Moxley get the true word on what's going on at the Villa from a certain fanzine seller who works opposite the church.

You're welcome.

[PaulWinch again]

That'd be more realistic. Whatever happens Mcleish has to go, it doesn't matter which way you look at it.

[itbrvilla]

Why do they use both the same font and the word crisis?  Surely they can vary it a little - 'Villa in turmoil', 'Villa in the shit'?

[Mazrim]

I've just read Doug's quotes where he says Football isn't about management, McLeish is a good manager and it would be foolish to get rid of him. Also he thinks we were upset because he came from Blose and not because he's shit.

You silly, silly old man.

[mr underhill]

some fucker has created  some miasma over Villa Park if they can't see the shambles we currently are. Deadly coming out with this idiotic crap about backing gingerbollocks is laughable. I don't know what they are on, but i want some, it might help me through the next three games.