Do you have ANY faith left in McLeish ?

[JUAN PABLO]

NO !!!!

[pauliewalnuts]

It is remarkable that Bent has managed to score 10 goals this season, given the fact that the ball hardly ever comes anywhere near him.

[Brend'Watkins]

The one area I thought he would improve us is in defense.  We've got worse in that department, far worse.  Our defending from corners is astonishingly pathetic, has been all season and shows no signs of being improved upon.  For that reason alone I think he should go. 

[London Villan]

Two very different view from inside the club... one club employee sticking up for him when he was getting loads of grief on Saturday, another saying he wanted him sacked like most of the staff...

[VillaAlways]

It is remarkable that Bent has managed to score 10 goals this season, given the fact that the ball hardly ever comes anywhere near him.

Absolutely. The fact that even Steve Bruce had him scoring for fun,speaks volumes about our present manager

[SteveN]

 No...but.  I was listening to Man Utd Blackburn last night and was quietly confident that Utd would score no matter how late.  And it got me thinking that Ferguson didn't get off to a good start, although not as bad as Mcleish, but that they stuck with him and look what he has achieved.  You wonder, what if... because I don't think he will be sacked, he would need to walk.

[JUAN PABLO]

worse manager since Billy Mcneil.   Has to go ASAP

[ROBBO]

I've answered sack him even though it is probably too late, we should have changed at about the time that hughes took over QPR, there is not enough time for any new manager to make a difference. I did the predictor a few hours ago, i was generous to our rivals because they are all displaying better form, i only gave us two draws because i simply cannot see us matching even our cellar dwellars for desperation. I had us finishing 16th two points short of safety.

[nigel]

I have always said he has to be given time.
 
I do feel it was the wrong move by Randy, an unpopular choice with very little chance of success given the constraints he'd have to work under.
But, he still came, despite all the constraints, that took some balls. And I feel that is the reason why he must be given time, not endless, but he must have the chance to build his team and not be expected to be using MO'Ns players 5 years on.
Personally I'd say until Christmas next season. By then his team should be in place and if we're struggling then maybe that will be the time for Randy to decide.

It took balls for himto accept the job?  Sorry Nigel but that kind of nonsense gets my goat. It's like saying it takes balls to win the lottery.  He's on two million quid a year, more than most will earn in an entire lifetime.  His PL credibility was non-existent, I can't imagine any other PL club touching him with a bargepole, and he gets offered a lifeline.  And the worst he'll endure is a bit of abuse and then eventually the sack.  I bet he pisses himslef laughing when he hears about people feeling sorry for him.

Name one manager who'd have accepted the job given those constraits?
You were looking at the likes of McLaren I doubt if even Steve Bruce would have come.
The only option, which was what I wanted, was to promote within the club. An option which many didn't want.

[The Laughing Policeman]

No.

Get rid of the porridge faced moron.

A fine example of what I was on about in my post.
Would you say that to his face?  If not then don't hide behind a keyboard to do it.

[Mister E]

No...but.  I was listening to Man Utd Blackburn last night and was quietly confident that Utd would score no matter how late.  And it got me thinking that Ferguson didn't get off to a good start, although not as bad as Mcleish, but that they stuck with him and look what he has achieved.  You wonder, what if... because I don't think he will be sacked, he would need to walk.

Big difference is that SrALex had won stuff for Aberdeen; although McLueless won the hokey-cokey Cup last season, his record has been pretty abject since he came south. Just add together his combined seasons with us and the Bloose and you'll see deep and engrained mediocrity.

[Percy McCarthy]

ROBBO: 2 points short of safety in 16th? If 5 are going down this season we really are in the shit.

[pauliewalnuts]

I have always said he has to be given time.
 
I do feel it was the wrong move by Randy, an unpopular choice with very little chance of success given the constraints he'd have to work under.
But, he still came, despite all the constraints, that took some balls. And I feel that is the reason why he must be given time, not endless, but he must have the chance to build his team and not be expected to be using MO'Ns players 5 years on.
Personally I'd say until Christmas next season. By then his team should be in place and if we're struggling then maybe that will be the time for Randy to decide.

It took balls for himto accept the job?  Sorry Nigel but that kind of nonsense gets my goat. It's like saying it takes balls to win the lottery.  He's on two million quid a year, more than most will earn in an entire lifetime.  His PL credibility was non-existent, I can't imagine any other PL club touching him with a bargepole, and he gets offered a lifeline.  And the worst he'll endure is a bit of abuse and then eventually the sack.  I bet he pisses himslef laughing when he hears about people feeling sorry for him.

Name one manager who'd have accepted the job given those constraits?
You were looking at the likes of McLaren I doubt if even Steve Bruce would have come.
The only option, which was what I wanted, was to promote within the club. An option which many didn't want.

Why do we discount the fact that there are plenty of managers working outside the Premier League who might have been interested?

It was the board who put "PL experience" at the top of the list, remember. That was enough to shackle the club right from the start.

McLeish was quite probably going to get sacked at Blues, and if he hadn't, he'd have been working for a chairman who was in jail, at a club where there was an even tighter financial situation than we have.

To suggest he's brave for taking a 2 or 3 million pound a year job is bizarre - why wouldn't he have jumped at a chance like that?

I bet he couldn't believe his luck.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

No.

Get rid of the porridge faced moron.

A fine example of what I was on about in my post.
Would you say that to his face?  If not then don't hide behind a keyboard to do it.

If you're looking for a blanket ban on McLeish insults, you're barking up the wrong tree.

As for 'saying it to his face' you're not the General in disguise are you?

He insults me every time he talks in a press conference.

[VinnieChase84]

Has someone got a link to the quotes from when AM first took the job. I swear it was discussed that with out aims for the season it was the top 9? If that is the case then how the hell is he still in a job? He hasn't got a leg to stand on.
I'm hoping that the board are already looking at possible replacements (not that I trust them to be capable of that given the previous) and are going to cut their loses as soon as the season ends