AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Risso]

There is no doubt in my mind that the numbers of season ticket holders saying they were very disappointed with this season and were not renewing/were seriously doubting it had an effect here

Money talks

Conjecture. The club were/are well on course for the same amount of season tickets sold as last year.

I suspect only the club know the actual figures, but if they'd have kept him I'm certain crowds would have fallen again.  30K average I'd have thought.

[JJ-AV]

Wonder who'll be the first player to come out and say ' such a relief that he's gone,most miserable season for all the players...'



Step forward Stephen Warnock.

Bannan or N'Zogbia.

[Risso]

Shay Given has tweeted, saying sorry to see McLeish go, he's a good man, but the fans wishes have been granted and they are the soul of the club

Don't quite like how that sounds.

yes, there's an undertone to that which stinks, unless he's just chosen his words clumsily

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt as it's only Twitter.

[silhillvilla]

read somewhere we had sold less than 6000 STs

[paulcomben]

Surprised & impressed by how damning the club's comments are.  I thought they would go for the old 'mutually agree' nonsense.

[garyshawsknee]

Wonder who'll be the first player to come out and say ' such a relief that he's gone,most miserable season for all the players...'



Step forward Stephen Warnock.

Bannan or N'Zogbia.

Bloody hell,how could i overlook Nzogbia.

[PeterWithesShin]

read somewhere we had sold less than 6000 STs

Would it normally be much higher as the season only finished yesterday?

[philthebar]

Shut up Murphy -

[Chipsticks]

read somewhere we had sold less than 6000 STs

As worrying as that sounds, it doesn't surprise me. I think we'll probably sell at least half of that this afternoon alone!

[garyh]

Thank god for that ! Now we can look ahead with some  re newed hope. Randy must get it right this time. One thing for sure , the only way is up !!! UP THE VILLA !

[silhillvilla]

read somewhere we had sold less than 6000 STs

Would it normally be much higher as the season only finished yesterday?

to be honest i'm not sure, i just saw that figure and assumed it was low
how many ST holders do we currently have ? isn't it about 22k?

[Jon Crofts]

Surprised & impressed by how damning the club's comments are.  I thought they would go for the old 'mutually agree' nonsense.

It's either a case of tell 'em what they want to hear or more hopefully a statement of intent for the future.

[Stu]

I can do some fucking work now

It feels like you was told the terminal illness you had has just gone away - fantatsic news, almost as good news is the fact the club finally got it, it must have been the Bolton game that it finally sank in just how much shit we were in.

Erm, sure it is. Yeah.

[Fergal]

Now he has gone I am a bit saddened by the whole episode.  It has tainted us both in the way he has managed the club and the way we as supporters reacted to him.  Sadly the only way we supporters can show our displeasure and have it listened to is to chant and boo at matches.  Its ok to post on a forum or write a polite well meaning letter to the club but the only thing that seems to work is to pour scorn and vitriol on the poor sod from the stands.
That along with the way we have played this season has made us look like a sad beaten club.

[olaftab]

Gentlemen and Ladies just ordered a Havana Punch on hearing this news. A sad chapter in our history is ended.