AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[nigel]

It's getting worse than waiting for Thatcher to croak it!

[A|C]

If he's gone, which is sounds like it is.  Why did they (Lerner and Faulkner) allow him to get the bloke from Holland?  Seems a little weird to me.

[tomd2103]

Joyous news. It will put an end to one of the most painful seasons many of us can remember. Not just from a results standpoint, but the fact that we were genuinely boring to the point of near death experiences. I know I wanted him to succeed. He did everything to prove the people who doubted him all along right. That's all on him, and the fact that in recent weeks he's blamed everyone including the club cat, tea lady and mascot for his failings is disgraceful.

It will, but it won't hide the fact that he should have never been given the job in the first place and that the heirarchy at Villa Park made a shocking appointment.  It is a relief, but they need to get it right this time.

[Jon Crofts]

I'm keeping an eye out for Shaun Teale's Facebook comments, he doesn't hold back & he despises McLeish.

[PaulWinch again]

If he's gone, which is sounds like it is.  Why did they (Lerner and Faulkner) allow him to get the bloke from Holland?  Seems a little weird to me.

They were clearly planning on keeping him then.

[Simon Ward]

Ian Abrahams ‏ @Moose_talkSPORT

Alex McLeish has left Aston Villa

[VillaAlways]

If he's gone, which is sounds like it is.  Why did they (Lerner and Faulkner) allow him to get the bloke from Holland?  Seems a little weird to me.

We'd just beaten Fulham and were 11 points clear of the drop when that happened It went severely downhill from then

[Chipsticks]

If he's gone, which is sounds like it is.  Why did they (Lerner and Faulkner) allow him to get the bloke from Holland?  Seems a little weird to me.

I think the Holman transfer was agreed long before any decision on sacking McLeish, I'd bet it was thought he would stay for a few more years.

[midian]

Alex McLeish trending 7th in the UK  must be every Villa fan waiting for the confirmation lol

[PeterWithesShin]

I have an appointment at the docs in just over an hour. I bet the feckers announce it then.

[BILL DE VALL]

please let it be true!

[TonyD]

Barry Fry has been seen dropping off his best suit at the dry cleaners.

[rob_bridge]

If he's gone, which is sounds like it is.  Why did they (Lerner and Faulkner) allow him to get the bloke from Holland?  Seems a little weird to me.

That was before the Bolton game as I think they were intending to keep him on. I think that was the game changer, especially the reaction in the last 10 minutes. No doubt a likely 30% drop in season ticket sales probably helped focus some minds.

What a completely stupid appointment. Please hire someone at board level who knows something about football

[PaulWinch again]

If this all goes through today, I'd actually like to praise the board a bit. Yes they made a collosal fuck up in hiring him in the first place, and wasted a season. However they will have acted very quicky and got rid to give us as much time as possible. They need to learn now though and make the correct appointment this summer.

[Percy McCarthy]

£9m well spent. Austerity my arse.