When will the bullet come?

[eastie]

He won't be going anywhere, even if we do get relegated.

This.  Whether we like it or not, he's here for the long haul.

i thought you and your hubby were big fans of mcleish , have you finally seen the light?

[Rick_avfc]

I think Saturday above everything else proves just how poor his team selection is. I fully understand that he had a load of injuries to contend with and had to play a lot of kids, but, even then the talent he had at his disposal was made to struggle for 70 minutes due to the fact that he played at least 2 of them out of position (Gardener  / Bannon) Gabby i am positive did not know where he was meant to play other than up top and Herd should have come off sooner than he did as he was shocking.
Heskey - at no point has he / could he influence or change a game - he is fecking useless
Might as well have put another kid on with some enthusiasm and athletism in midfield and Gabby up on his own rather than the big lump - surely our other players heads and hearts must drop when they see that buffoon warming up

I am not sure i have seen such a tactically poor manager in all the years of watching Villa  - and his piss poor sidekick (Grant) is even worse.
Behind the dug out fans are shouting "Sit down you twat you hav'nt got a clue"

I agree, he looked a bit lost at times.

For someone who is given the captains arm band, I expect to see alot more enthusiasm and lead by example but he just doesn't do that imo.  Wienmann seemed to do alot more running than GA did.

[NeilH]

Unfortunately our chairman believes in the Ferguson/United story - you have to have stability and long term faith in a manager (And ride fan frustration)*

This is something I have been thinking for quite some time, especially given McLeish's general confident demeanour in the face of a full blown crisis.
Clearly Lerner thinks that we fans know nothing and that our protestations will quickly be turned around once McLeish comes good. There's evidence from Utd and Newcastle that it is so... The problem for me is that he's picked the wrong bloody horse.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

The problem for me is that he's picked the wrong bloody horse.

In the parlance of horse racing, he should have been shot in the paddock.

He reminds me of 'Sad Ken' from Bottom.

[VillaBobby]

McCleish won't be going anywhere IMO. He was a rushed decision as Aston Villa seem to be a hinderance to Mr Lerner. Very little, if any, time is afforded to the club now.

The gamble for CL has not paid off so we are left in the mess created by the naive owner and his sidekick Faulkner.

On the positive, I have yet to claim my free pie but will do so next week if I can remember to take the voucher.

[darren woolley]

McLeish wont be going even if the worst happens I think he will be here for the foorseeable future that's my opinion.

[Warren Aspinall]

McLeish was appointed on the basis that his teams are hard to beat. My guess is Lerner thought he'd get a solid if unspectacular manager to steady the ship while he tightened the finances, then in a couple of years he could appoint a better manager once all is well at the club. He was looking for Red Rum, we got Mr Ed. The biggest problem is if he gives him money in the summer, I can see Roger Johnson replacing Dunne. The gun is loaded but he will only pull the trigger if we are relegated.

[andyh]

Not soon enough, would be my option

[villajk]

He won't be going anywhere, even if we do get relegated.

This.  Whether we like it or not, he's here for the long haul.

i thought you and your hubby were big fans of mcleish , have you finally seen the light?

I'll speak for just me.  When McLeish was appointed I thought with the right backing he could have done a half decent job.  I remained positive until Wigan away when I threw the towel in.  I took the towel back after a few days and tried to remain positive and optimistic.

At the moment I feel somewhat numb about it.  I'd like to think  that everybody at Villa Park knows what they are doing.

I'd also like to think that we couldn't possibly be relegated but I can't see where the needed points are going to come from.

Whoever we had appointed I would have backed him until such a time came when it was obvious I was flogging a dead horse.

[CT]

He reminds me of 'Sad Ken' from Bottom.

So you're comparing AMc to a three-legged blind horse? Bit harsh on Sad Ken mate.

[Phil from the upper holte]

It will come from the top of the Doug Ellis If we get relegated

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He reminds me of 'Sad Ken' from Bottom.

So you're comparing AMc to a three-legged blind horse? Bit harsh on Sad Ken mate.

Poor old Sad Ken

3.10 in

[He wears a magic hat]

I firmly believe that if we do go down then the board would have little or no alternative than to sack him. Season tickets are going to be dramatically down regardless. If we go down and they sack AM then an inspired managerial appointment along the lines of Graham Taylor all them years ago may at leat shift a few thousand extra Season ticket.

Unfortunately I don't have the faith in RL and PF to come good given their track record

[Villanation]

If the clubs chairman was pro active in the day to day running of the club he would have gone already, fact is from what it looks like is that RL has got other things on his mind and on that basis I think Lerner will wait and see if we survive or go down, if we get relegated there's no saving him, he'll be gone, if we survive even by 1 place we've got him for the foreseeable future.

[Dante Lavelli]

At the end of the season when the season ticket renewals do not materialise.