AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[villaparkb6]

SSN mcleish sacked

[MikeH]

And he's gone yessssssss!

[The Man With A Stick]

He's gone, it's official.

[Doorbell]

Aston Villa can confirm that Alex McLeish's contract has been terminated with immediate effect.

The club has been disappointed with this season's results, performances and the general message these have sent to our fans.

The board wishes to assure supporters that we are conscious in every sense that Villa expects and deserves more and we will strive to deliver this.

Villa chairman Randy Lerner said: "We need to be clear and candid with ourselves and with supporters about what we have lacked in recent years.

"Compelling play and results that instil a sense of confidence that Villa is on the right track have been plainly absent.

"The most immediate action that we can take is to look carefully at our options in terms of bringing in a new manager who sees the club's potential and embraces our collective expectations."

Chief Executive Paul Faulkner said: "We'd like to thank Alex for his hard work and efforts throughout this tough season.

"We are mindful of the club's need to prepare thoroughly for the new campaign and for the new manager to be able to begin working with the board so that he is quickly immersed in these preparations and also in the long-term objectives of the club.

"Our focus now will be driven by these imperatives and we will update when appropriate."

[PaulWinch again]

Get in. Bye bye Alex, no personal problem with you and best of luck in the future.

[Nev]

At last. Tarra a bit.

[silhillvilla]

It's official

[Ron Manager]

Are we now gonna get all those ridiculous Facebook/Twitter groups that popped up this season taking credit for him going in a truely repulsive manner?

Probably. But the fact of the matter is AM was losing Randy Lerner a lot of money and thats the one thing that got him sacked. Hopefully Grant will dissapear shortly as well.

[itbrvilla]

WOOOOOO!!!!! Official statement read on talksport!!!!

[richard moore]

Official text from club - he has gone, I am almost in tears of joy at the news!

[not3bad]

Got the text message!!!

[Simon Ward]

Gone per the o/s.

[TonyDaleysHair]

Huzzzah!!

[DB]

Damien Commoli being mentioned as DoF?  Nots ure about that.  Clearly messed up at Liverpool.

Says who? Or is he the fall guy for Dalglish, which I think is much more likely?

Ask Spurs fans what they think of him....
Ones here at work say he's sh*t.

[Walmley_Villa]

Any odds on Bob Bradley???

Hopefully not.  I spent some time in America during his time as their national coach and the general feeling amongst Americans who followed football was that he is absolutely useless.  I feared the worst when he was previously  mentioned for the Villa job

Believe me it isn't wishful thinking