AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[mikeb1982]

I will be renewing my season ticket as soon as this is all confirmed and official.

Agreed

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I've been walking up and down the office with my bollocks hanging out of my trousers singing 'Tiptoe through the Tulips' - what a great day*.



*subject to confirmation

[Clampy]

Hopeful the announcement of his departure contains traces of apology for the poor appointment, and an assertion of still flickering ambition. In his first press conference McLeish mentioned restricted budgets and making-do. His appointment typified a terrible strategy from the executive, which almost sent us down. Time to begin righting that is now. There's no point just appointing someone else to just get by.

Indeed Matt.  The board need to look at the last two years, and ask themselves where it all went wrong.

I don't blame them for the Houiller appointment. It just did'nt work out but it was'nt as stupid as hiring McLeish.

[Risso]

Hopeful the announcement of his departure contains traces of apology for the poor appointment, and an assertion of still flickering ambition. In his first press conference McLeish mentioned restricted budgets and making-do. His appointment typified a terrible strategy from the executive, which almost sent us down. Time to begin righting that is now. There's no point just appointing someone else to just get by.

Indeed Matt.  The board need to look at the last two years, and ask themselves where it all went wrong.

I don't blame them for the Houiller appointment. It just did'nt work out but it was'nt as stupid as hiring McLeish.

It was less of a mistake, and there was the mitigating factor of the timing of O'Neill's walk out, but appointing somebody in semi-retirement was never going to work.  We need someone who's going to be here for a few years and build something.

[Nev]

It looks like the clock was set ticking from last July is about to stop. What an utter waste of 12 fucking months.

[bertlambshank]

Hopeful the announcement of his departure contains traces of apology for the poor appointment, and an assertion of still flickering ambition. In his first press conference McLeish mentioned restricted budgets and making-do. His appointment typified a terrible strategy from the executive, which almost sent us down. Time to begin righting that is now. There's no point just appointing someone else to just get by.

Indeed Matt.  The board need to look at the last two years, and ask themselves where it all went wrong.

I don't blame them for the Houiller appointment. It just did'nt work out but it was'nt as stupid as hiring McLeish.

Long term it was a good appointment but his age/health was a factor,and the board should of known that.

[Steve kirk]

Christ I got diagnosed with a heart murmur last week and I've got an ECG for  it tomorrow. This can't be good for it!

Similar here - I've been diagnosed with high blood pressure. I've just had to take some extra beta-blockers!

I am already on blood pressure tablets but may need to pop an extra one today at this rate.

[Mellin]

This could be a great day.

[VillaAlways]

@thegoalzone: Lots of Media reports that AM has left Villa Park. am waiting for call back from PF to confirm

[Summers]

Dan Pallett ‏ @Dan_Pallett
We've spoken to #villa and #mcleish has NOT been sacked. They did confirm a meeting taking place today with owner randy Lerner #avfc

[JJ-AV]

I shall be renewing ASAP if he's gone.

I would have been regardless, but I was going to leave as late as possible under McLeish.

[Concrete John]

Who is Dan Pallett?

[Summers]

Sports presenter with BBC Midlands Today.

[NeilH]

It looks like the clock was set ticking from last July is about to stop. What an utter waste of 12 fucking months.

With my rosiest of tinted specs on I guess we ought to remember that realistically we weren’t going to achieve much this season having sold our two best players. Having slashed the budgets so quickly and deeply whilst avoiding a calamitous relegation, we ought to be relieved that it.
However, I will never ever understand the appointment, it remains an utter mystery to me, but as long as the compensation isn’t ridiculous and the club actually use some commonbloodysense in the next appointment, we can look forward.

[VillaAlways]

Who is Dan Pallett?

A Bluenose probably