AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[luke25]

If the board have any idea, they'll appoint a youngish manager and give him time to build something, not another dinosaur like Curbshley.

Absolutely this, to get rid of McLeish and then appoint Curbishley would almost be as bad as appointing McLeish in the first place.

[pauliewalnuts]

Curbshley and Ferguson are good friends.

Start worrying.

[PaulWinch again]

You would think they'd have good reason not to listen to Ferguson this time.

[hawkeye]

I have in my hand a piece of paper, it says there will be Mcliesh in our time.

[Jimbo]

If they do sack McLeish, and they appoint a manager without changing things in the boardroom, is there any reason for us to expect anything other than the farce that surrounded the last two ill-advised appointments?

[Risso]

If the board have any idea, they'll appoint a youngish manager and give him time to build something, not another dinosaur like Curbshley.

He's only 54.  Not exactly young, but hardly a dinosaur.

[mike]

Been away for a few days, has the ginger twat done the right thing and walked yet ??

Dear Mr Lerner, thank you for the kind offer of £2,000,000. However, I understand I am unpopular and I accept I haven't done a very good job, so I'll resign and go on the dole. (no he hasn't).

[rob_bridge]

Did anyone see Match of the day last night? Shearer was spouting the usual nonsense about us not giving him a chance cus of where he's from. Ffs! It virtually the end of the sason and these knobs are still droning on about not giving him a chance cus of his blose connection. Even that pillock Charlie Nicholas was at it the other day. Lazy lazy tv! "It's not where you're from - it's where you're taking us!" Pretty much sums it up!

Yep- lazy bollocks. Are Villa so bad because of the fans? Er No. They are shite because a manager cannot motivate, develop or organise a collection of good players. That is a fact - repeated time and time again this year.
He'll be here next season - Sir Whingealot didn't like it when we had someone who would give their lot a game.
Then again Faulkner would be footballing stupid enough to recommend PEter Withe as his replacement.

[MplsVilla]

Lerner is a businessman. Not sure how good he is, but that is what he purports to be. The drop in revenue if McLeish stays will be massive. Not just 5,000 bums on seats, we are talking a huge drop off in corporate interest and you can forget about Sky cameras as our games against the top 4/5/6/7 are all foregone conclusions. No matter what they pay McLeish, they will save it in a single year regardless of who the manager is because the next manager won't have to deal with McLeish's summer buys. It's not personal, it's just business.

[The Situation]

I wish Mervyn King and some of his buddies would offer to buy out McLeish's contract.

[hawkeye]

I thought AM had a 2 year contract at £2mil a year, so it would cost £2mil, which in the scheme of things is F All.

[VillaAlways]

I thought AM had a 2 year contract at £2mil a year, so it would cost £2mil, which in the scheme of things is F All.

I thought it was 3 years

[curiousorange]

He would do a solid job for sure. Not exciting, but would be solid.

Exactly what is not needed right now. The fans have left in droves, the way to win them back is not through consolidation. It's to appoint someone with a footballing philosophy that encompasses ambition and forward-thinking. Hiring Curbishley is like being allowed to dine at the Ritz then choosing to eat pie and chips.

[ozzjim]

I agree, but if I were putting cash on it, it would be on him.

[pauliewalnuts]

He would do a solid job for sure. Not exciting, but would be solid.

Exactly what is not needed right now. The fans have left in droves, the way to win them back is not through consolidation. It's to appoint someone with a footballing philosophy that encompasses ambition and forward-thinking. Hiring Curbishley is like being allowed to dine at the Ritz then choosing to eat pie and chips.

Agreed

We need someone to install hope and momentum.

That has to be a manager going places, not one who didn't do much of note and has spent the best part of five years sat watching Bargain Hunt in his pants of a morning.