AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Ad@m]

is it true bookies have frozen bets on mcleish going, i cant find the market on william hill and im in self imposed exile from skybet

Think most didn't have a market for it online. Only one I found was whether he would be in charge next season which was on skybet 2/5. Do think he could well be gone. Although the fact that bet is still on he may not, yet.

Oddschecker had a page on it but that's disappeared now.  The odds on us to be relegated have drifted since this afternoon too.  The optimist in me thinks they're connected...

[villajk]

I understand that McLeish is a very, very strong family man.  That's not a bad thing and if he's throwing the towel in for the sake of his family, fair play to him.

Sounds about right from him,nothing to do with him being rubbish.To use his family like that is low.

I'd like to think that isn't the case.  He lives/lived locally.  People have commented round here what a close knit family they are.  Fair enough that they can afford to be.

[Holy Trinity]

is it true bookies have frozen bets on mcleish going, i cant find the market on william hill and im in self imposed exile from skybet

Think most didn't have a market for it online. Only one I found was whether he would be in charge next season which was on skybet 2/5. Do think he could well be gone. Although the fact that bet is still on he may not, yet.

just found 9/2 on paddy power and stan james, and yeah i saw that bet too and was tempted by betting against as the bookies seem convinced that he IS going to be here next term

[Simba]

Bigad 82
If true - has not USED his Family. Comments simply said that if he has decided to quit because his Family 'comes first' in his mind- then good for him. Could you expect your Family to witness 20 odd thousand telling you to F off?

He deserves no credit as a manager but as a Family man. Well if that's his reason, again, that's fair. Accepted, good politics, no dispute with our Club, respect intact. As a Man.

If Family is his EXCUSE then no. He is wrong.

[Dave Clark Five]

is it true bookies have frozen bets on mcleish going, i cant find the market on william
hill and im in self imposed exile from skybet

I think they tend to close at night a lot of the time anyway as they don't have staff available overnight to update them and wouldn't want to lose out as a result of being caught out by an overnight development. Also, if lots of Villa fans believe the
MysteryMan rumours and bet on McLeish, they'll keep shortening the odds then eventually close the book just to be on the safe side.

thanks, i hope he does go and despite betting on us to go down i think we are safe now unless a very unlikely turn of events happen, bolton wont win twice out of there 3
games and qpr may have run out of legs but i can see them staying up, as soon as bolton loose on tuesday we are safe IMO so have nothing to loose by letting the moron go. i would go to the spurs game and i aint been near villa park all season because of him if he goes before the match, if hes still there the atmospher will be awful.

He's a moron?

[villajk]

Bigad 82
If true - has not USED his Family. Comments simply said that if he has decided to quit because his Family 'comes first' in his mind- then good for him. Could you expect your Family to witness 20 odd thousand telling you to F off?

He deserves no credit as a manager but as a Family man. Well if that's his reason, again, that's fair. Accepted, good politics, no dispute with our Club, respect intact. As a Man.

If Family is his EXCUSE then no. He is wrong.

Nobody likes to witness a member of their family abused/bullied/hounded for whatever reason.

[bertlambshank]

Bigad 82
If true - has not USED his Family. Comments simply said that if he has decided to quit because his Family 'comes first' in his mind- then good for him. Could you expect your Family to witness 20 odd thousand telling you to F off?

He deserves no credit as a manager but as a Family man. Well if that's his reason, again, that's fair. Accepted, good politics, no dispute with our Club, respect intact. As a Man.

If Family is his EXCUSE then no. He is wrong.

Being in his position my family would not have been anyway near Villa Park.I don't take my family to work when it's going tit's up.

[Dave Clark Five]

Bigad 82
If true - has not USED his Family. Comments simply said that if he has decided to quit
because his Family 'comes first' in his mind- then good for him. Could you expect your Family to witness 20 odd thousand telling you to F off?

He deserves no credit as a manager but as a Family man. Well if that's his reason,
again, that's fair. Accepted, good politics, no dispute with our Club, respect intact. As a Man.

If Family is his EXCUSE then no. He is wrong.

Nobody likes to witness a member of their family abused/bullied/hounded for whatever reason.

Some seem to think it is fair game.

[AlwaysAVFC]

is it true bookies have frozen bets on mcleish going, i cant find the market on william hill and im in self imposed exile from skybet

Think most didn't have a market for it online. Only one I found was whether he would be in charge next season which was on skybet 2/5. Do think he could well be gone. Although the fact that bet is still on he may not, yet.

Oddschecker had a page on it but that's disappeared now.  The odds on us to be relegated have drifted since this afternoon too.  The optimist in me thinks they're connected...

As you can tell with the mood change with the results today, our chances have improved somewhat hence the odds of relegation.
Was told this evening he's definitely gone but the fact the skybet bet is still on does give doubt. Needs a big bet to make it worthwhile and i'm not that confident in mate.

[villajk]

Bigad 82
If true - has not USED his Family. Comments simply said that if he has decided to quit
because his Family 'comes first' in his mind- then good for him. Could you expect your Family to witness 20 odd thousand telling you to F off?

He deserves no credit as a manager but as a Family man. Well if that's his reason,
again, that's fair. Accepted, good politics, no dispute with our Club, respect intact. As a Man.

If Family is his EXCUSE then no. He is wrong.

Nobody likes to witness a member of their family abused/bullied/hounded for whatever reason.

Some seem to think it is fair game.

Too true. They're best ignored. They'll soon get bored and pick on somebody else.

[AlwaysAVFC]

is it true bookies have frozen bets on mcleish going, i cant find the market on william hill and im in self imposed exile from skybet

Think most didn't have a market for it online. Only one I found was whether he would be in charge next season which was on skybet 2/5. Do think he could well be gone. Although the fact that bet is still on he may not, yet.

just found 9/2 on paddy power and stan james, and yeah i saw that bet too and was tempted by betting against as the bookies seem convinced that he IS going to be here next term

What i wrote wasn't clear, skybet is 7/4 he will start season and 2/5 he won't

[villadelph]

so much dross in the media right now regarding out managerial situation. Van Gaal, Lambert, McLeish gone tomorrow.. No big name manager is going to want to come here with no money to spend, and unable to afford star bosman wages.

[bertlambshank]

Bigad 82
If true - has not USED his Family. Comments simply said that if he has decided to quit
because his Family 'comes first' in his mind- then good for him. Could you expect your Family to witness 20 odd thousand telling you to F off?

He deserves no credit as a manager but as a Family man. Well if that's his reason,
again, that's fair. Accepted, good politics, no dispute with our Club, respect intact. As a Man.

If Family is his EXCUSE then no. He is wrong.

Nobody likes to witness a member of their family abused/bullied/hounded for whatever reason.

Some seem to think it is fair game.

Too true. They're best ignored. They'll soon get bored and pick on somebody else.

Problem is he has come out with so much bullshit it's hard to take anything he says at face value.

[villajk]

Bigad82 we weren't exactly referring to McLeish.  Although he hasn't exactly helped himself.

[bertlambshank]

Bigad82 we weren't exactly referring to McLeish.  Altough he hasn't exactly helped himself.

Sorry it's Stan isn't it?