AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[glasses]

Turn the sound OFF:

That game was like a dream sequence. Unforgettable. I know we had beaten them before in the Prem, but that match put to bed the Enckelman game, Stern John's equaliser, and 03/03/03. Absolutely marvellous.

I miss that Villa, I really do

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

What about this for a scenario:
After Tuesday night McLeish finally accepts there is no way it's going to work for him in this job, all the stats support the fears that the majority of fans had he simply is not up to managing Aston Villa. He confides in both Chair and CEO his tenure as Manager needs to come to an end its just a case of when and what is best for the club. They agree that we need to tough out the next three matches as there is nothing to be gained by him going now (I know a fact hotly disputed on here) it's agreed that he resigns at the end of the season. He walks away with some degree of credibility if we stay up and does not take a big pay off, if we go down he's toast anyway. Hence the emphasis on pulling togehter over the three match time horizon and no vote of confidence beyond this period.

I really like this.
Fiction worthy of winning the Booker!

Love it!

[Dave Clark Five]

Mcleish now officially the worst manager ever on home form and yet he still has not been sacked? Can we do any worse with a tempoarary manager? The players would surely fight tooth and nail under someone else's guidance for the last three games.

We all have to unite and give him s**t against Spurs to make him fully aware how we all feel. Even the fans who said give him a chance are now finally fed up with him.

Wrong.  For the duration of the game we have to unite and get behind the team.  What happens on 90 minutes is another matter entirely.

Correct.

[bones.]

Speculation in todays Daily Express,
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/316773/

[bones.]

And more of the same, with no substance at all from The Sun.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4282174/Aston-Villa-could-turn-to-Paul-Lambert-if-they-axe-Alex-McLeish.html

[KevinGage]

It begins...


There is a lot to like about Lambert. But his success at Norwich seems to rely on older players and there aren't too many examples of canny signings from beyond these shores.  Sound familiar?

Also, they looked even ropier defensively than us at VP  this season and have taken some hammerings.  To be expected, I suppose.

[itbrvilla]

I'd prefere Rodgers .

[Fergal]

Mcleish now officially the worst manager ever on home form and yet he still has not been sacked? Can we do any worse with a tempoarary manager? The players would surely fight tooth and nail under someone else's guidance for the last three games.

We all have to unite and give him s**t against Spurs to make him fully aware how we all feel. Even the fans who said give him a chance are now finally fed up with him.

Wrong.  For the duration of the game we have to unite and get behind the team.  What happens on 90 minutes is another matter entirely.

Correct.

Indeed, get behind the team and save the vitriol for when it can't affect thing on the pitch.

[Matt Collins]

If the Spurs game is spent pouring vitriol on the manager then I'll be extremely annoyed. That would be ridiculous. It's clear how the fans feel. We need to get behind the team

[john e]

remember that poll a few weeks ago which had 80% saying Mcleish will be staying as our manager next season, and all the posters who signed of nearly every post with 'He's going nowhere'

i wonder what the poll would say now ?

[WarleyWonder]

Warley,

I have posted about three links and posts on the last couple of pages on this thread, yet I doubt anyone who would be interested in agreeing or disagreeing will have seen them because of your spamming this thread with your personal, repetitive, self-absorbed twaddle. Debate is not you shouting the same opinion about one subject no matter what someone else is trying to talk about, let alone descending into personal abuse towards someone for asking you kindly to stop.

Please desist. People come on this part of the forum to debate and discuss Villa, not - and I will put this in the medium of capitals you seem to find so alluring - NOT TO DISCUSS YOU. If you want to debate, that's fine. Just stop bloody clogging the place up.

Rant over.

Im glad you have stopped shouting !!!

[Brian Taylor]

remember that poll a few weeks ago which had 80% saying Mcleish will be staying as our manager next season, and all the posters who signed of nearly every post with 'He's going nowhere'

i wonder what the poll would say now ?

He will get to walk on the pitch for the Baggies game but if we lose it will be the last time he appears at VP..imvho.

[PaulWinch again]

To be honest as long as Eck goes I'll be happy, but we really need a forward thinking manager.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I don't want the other blues manager to be honest, I know he's done a good job but being an ex nose it wouldn't take long to turn again

[cheltenhamlion]

Which would be monumentally juvenile.