AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Toronto Villa]

The current manager won't be here next week, or very soon after I'm convinced of that. So who gives a shit about who his rumoured targets are? It's irrelevant. We're not signing Karl Henry just like we don't sign the the great majority of the other 7 million players we get linked with every summer.

[danlanza]

£50 million rumour was proberly started by a piss taking Nose. Won't be taking the piss when Hollaway is dancing all over ya pitch later!

[N'ZMAV]

I'm also convinced he'll be gone, how on earth can he stay? Ok, it might cost Randy a few million quid to pay him off, but it'll cost him a lot more if he keeps him...

[Concrete John]

I'm also convinced he'll be gone, how on earth can he stay? Ok, it might cost Randy a few million quid to pay him off, but it'll cost him a lot more if he keeps him...

Small peanuts to a club with a £50m warchest 

[Dave Clark Five]

£50 million rumour was proberly started by a piss taking Nose.

Definitely not.

[DB]

The current manager won't be here next week, or very soon after I'm convinced of that. So who gives a shit about who his rumoured targets are? It's irrelevant. We're not signing Karl Henry just like we don't sign the the great majority of the other 7 million players we get linked with every summer.

Yep, every summer is the same - the rags have to fill their pages. Players that do get signed genrally come out of the blue.

Also, what owner in their right mind sets out exactly how much we have to spend? How does this information get out on to a geezer on Twitter FFS?

[PaulWinch again]

It shows how badly Mcleish has affected the club, that even a £50 million warchest(I don't believe it'll be anywhere near that much) doesn't fill me with confidence. If Mcleish spends it it's wasted money. The key thing this summer is for him to go. That in turn needs to be followed by the new manager being backed with fresh funds on top of whatever he makes clearing out the deadwood.

[Monty]

Found this blog from a year ago, just after AM was appointed:

http://odetotheweeredbook.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/opinion-mcleish-couldnt-manage-fish.html

Amazing how McLeish getting more time leads inevitably to decline everywhere. Quite the opposite of what he said after the Spurs game.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Crikey!

Blackburn have sacked their chief-exec for daring to say that Kean should be fired.

[Billy Walker]

Is there any shred of credibility in this or is it just... *sigh*... more Twitter bollocks?

From a good source, we hear.

There just might be some substance to it, hasn't McLeish been going on about having a crack at the "big time" this summer?  If we do have this money available it is absolutely essential we get the right man in to use it wisely and rebuild the whole senior playing side of the club.   

[Concrete John]

Is there any shred of credibility in this or is it just... *sigh*... more Twitter bollocks?

From a good source, we hear.

There just might be some substance to it, hasn't McLeish been going on about having a crack at the "big time" this summer?  If we do have this money available it is absolutely essential we get the right man in to use it wisely and rebuild the whole senior playing side of the club.

I'd imagine that if this money is there to spend then it hasn't just appeared overnight and forms part of the larger financial strategy along with getting the wages/turnover issue under control.

[N'ZMAV]

Crikey!

Blackburn have sacked their chief-exec for daring to say that Kean should be fired.

He deserves a pay rise for that, maybe even a bonus, anyway..... as CEO couldn't he have just sacked him?

[eastie]

If there will be £50m available then lets pay mcleish and his cronies off and give the remaining £45m or so to the new manager- if true i would think many managers would be tempted by the villa job with that sort or cash to spend.

[Monty]

Is there any shred of credibility in this or is it just... *sigh*... more Twitter bollocks?

From a good source, we hear.

There just might be some substance to it, hasn't McLeish been going on about having a crack at the "big time" this summer?  If we do have this money available it is absolutely essential we get the right man in to use it wisely and rebuild the whole senior playing side of the club.

I'd imagine that if this money is there to spend then it hasn't just appeared overnight and forms part of the larger financial strategy along with getting the wages/turnover issue under control.

Well, Heskey and Cuellar going frees up (an estimated) 100k from the wage bill, so that's a step forward certainly.

If there will be £50m available then lets pay mcleish and his cronies off and give the remaining £45m or so to the new manager- if true i would think many managers would be tempted by the villa job with that sort or cash to spend.

Spot on, pretty much.

[Risso]

Crikey!

Blackburn have sacked their chief-exec for daring to say that Kean should be fired.

He wrote the letter back in December, (and asked for a cheeky payrise!) but has just been sacked now.