AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Easy to be nice when you've just been given a £4m pay out for being a complete waste of space.  Bollocks to him.

Spoken like a true Thatcherite. *winky*

[Risso]

Easy to be nice when you've just been given a £4m pay out for being a complete waste of space.  Bollocks to him.

Spoken like a true Thatcherite. *winky*

That's the socialist in me coming out.  A sum equal to a lottery win, or in the Daily Mirror parlance, 2,000 nurses for being an utter failure.

[cdbearsfan]

Incidentally, I've started reading Graham Hunter's book on the making of the current Barcelona team: he discusses McLeish and his attempts, as Rangers boss, to sign Messi and Iniesta on loan, which were ultimately unsuccessful. But he writes about McLeish when he was Hibs manager, and describes him as a coach who embraced European football, who was always 'imaginative' about signings for his squad, citing Frank Sauzee and Russell Latapy, and Mike Arteta, as examples.

It sounded like a completely different coach, and it struck me that perhaps McLeish has really changed his philosophy since arriving in England. I wonder if the almost constant fear of relegation at Birmingham pushed him towards a cautious, do-anything-but-lose approach. As if he lost his way over the years.

It's a brilliant book, I was gutted when I finished it, easily the best football book i've read. Graham Hunter is a friend of Mcleish so he might have bigged him up a bit!

Easy to be nice when you've just been given a £4m pay out for being a complete waste of space.  Bollocks to him.

Nonsense. He didn't have to make any statement about the club whatsoever. It was nice of him to do so and I wish him the best for the future.

[Summers]

Our high expectations of "play football, win some games, don't almost get relegated". So high..

[Toronto Villa]

Incidentally, I've started reading Graham Hunter's book on the making of the current Barcelona team: he discusses McLeish and his attempts, as Rangers boss, to sign Messi and Iniesta on loan, which were ultimately unsuccessful. But he writes about McLeish when he was Hibs manager, and describes him as a coach who embraced European football, who was always 'imaginative' about signings for his squad, citing Frank Sauzee and Russell Latapy, and Mike Arteta, as examples.

It sounded like a completely different coach, and it struck me that perhaps McLeish has really changed his philosophy since arriving in England. I wonder if the almost constant fear of relegation at Birmingham pushed him towards a cautious, do-anything-but-lose approach. As if he lost his way over the years.

It's a brilliant book, I was gutted when I finished it, easily the best football book i've read. Graham Hunter is a friend of Mcleish so he might have bigged him up a bit!

Easy to be nice when you've just been given a £4m pay out for being a complete waste of space.  Bollocks to him.

that's just the industry he is fortunate to work in. It's not the real world and he didn't have to come out with anything. He's been given £2m, not 4, so yes, he's got his cash, but his reputation as a top flight manager in tatters.

[James]

The big pillock has gone, cast this thread into the abyss of the H&V archive never to be unearthed again!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Easy to be nice when you've just been given a £4m pay out for being a complete waste of space.  Bollocks to him.

Spoken like a true Thatcherite. *winky*

That's the socialist in me coming out.  A sum equal to a lottery win, or in the Daily Mirror parlance, 2,000 nurses for being an utter failure.

Admit it, Risso, you're just jealous.

[Risso]

Easy to be nice when you've just been given a £4m pay out for being a complete waste of space.  Bollocks to him.

Spoken like a true Thatcherite. *winky*

That's the socialist in me coming out.  A sum equal to a lottery win, or in the Daily Mirror parlance, 2,000 nurses for being an utter failure.

Admit it, Risso, you're just jealous.

Christ no. 

[not3bad]

That'd make an interesting poll, would you rather be poor and a nobody or rich and Alex Mcleish? ;-)

[dave.woodhall]

That'd make an interesting poll, would you rather be poor and a nobody or rich and Alex Mcleish? ;-)

Guess.

[Monty]

That'd make an interesting poll, would you rather be poor and a nobody or rich and Alex Mcleish? ;-)

That's just a choice between being a poor nobody or a rich nobody.

[Neil Hawkes]

His comments on BBC sport, in reaction to his sacking, show a true respect for our Club.
Fair play and best of luck in your new venture Alex

[JD]

His comments on BBC sport, in reaction to his sacking, show a true respect for our Club.
Fair play and best of luck in your new venture Alex

Agree with this and those still abusing him maybe need to look at themselves as to why they're so bitter. He's gone, he's apologised for his failings, just move on. 

[VILLA MOLE]

Goal.com: Former Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has been identified by Besiktas as a potential new coach. With current boss Tayfur Havutcu facing trial over match-fixing allegations, Goal.com understands that the Scot is being considered to replace him - and that he would be receptive to offers of work from outside of the Premier League.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT

[dave.woodhall]

That'd make an interesting poll, would you rather be poor and a nobody or rich and Alex Mcleish? ;-)

That's just a choice between being a poor nobody or a rich nobody.

Given what he's done in football that's a interesting choice of word.