McLeish:No Regrets

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Faulkner has to take his fair share of the blame.

The man is a fucking idiot.

[rob_bridge]

Faulkner has to take his fair share of the blame.

The man is a fucking idiot.

Well he is certainly an idiot on the football side of things. How the fupp was Houllier ever considered for a role - it is never an easy job to manage Villa and nor should it be. As I say who performed the medicals on him based on his health histroy, at a guess I'd say there wasn't one.

As for TSM I think what may have happened is that Faulkner was making a right hash of replacing Houllier - Martinez, Benitez, McLaren etc.. and think Randy just took over, made a quick decision and Faulkner had to sing to that tune. I may be way off the mark

[brian green]

An exact and indisputable summary London Villan. I concur with all of Paulie's accolade for the statement.  We have been left weak and sick at heart by everything which has happened since O'Neill's departure.   There is so much hard work to be done and financial investment to be made to restore the health of the club.   The appointment of Paul Lambert was just one step on a long road.

[ez]

He didn't take any responsibility for anything IMO.

Look at Spurs away? He got it wrong, but wouldn't admit it.

Spurs at home was just as bad. Them down to 10 men and we still packed the defense.

[Eigentor]

I don't understand why most people are so quick to hail him as a man and condemn him as a manager.

Yes, he is a poor Premier League manager, but not considerably worse than most poor PL managers/decent Championship managers -- which is the category in which he belongs.

For me, the most striking feature of McLeish was his proven ability to falter when the road got rocky: last season, we went winless in our final ten games. Hadn't it been for a late Weimann strike that run would have been extended to fourteen. More than anything, it was an inability to get a win when we needed it the most that almost brought us down last season. And it was that inability which relegated Blues the season before.

Maybe he's a nice man, but aside from that flukey cup win, he seems like a poor manager with the habit of not winning when it really matters.

[Rick_avfc]

For all those who are interested & will have access to a radio between 10 - 1, The man they call BIG ECK is going to be on the Keys and Gray show on talksport.

[PaulTheVillan]

Three pricks together. I think I'll give it a miss.

[newtonsballs]

For all those who are interested & will have access to a radio between 10 - 1, The man they call BIG ECK is going to be on the Keys and Gray show on talksport.

We've already got a remake of the Three Stooges, now out in cinemas near you.

[not3bad]

Well, they'll be taking the view that Mcleish's claims have been vindicated.

[Rick_avfc]

The keys and gray twitter account tweeted this earlier:-

"To all you Villains - listen and learn.  Big Eck is a warrior.  He had the courage to take your job.  Ever thought the club let him down?"

Yet again, media circle sticking up for that lame excuse of a manager.

[Risso]

The keys and gray twitter account tweeted this earlier:-

"To all you Villains - listen and learn.  Big Eck is a warrior.  He had the courage to take your job.  Ever thought the club let him down?"

Warrior?  He's the lamest, most cowardly, insipid excuse for a manager I've had the misfortune to witness in a long time.

[Rick_avfc]

I dont understand why so many pundits love the fact that he had courage to take the job.  So what!  He should never have taken it in the first place.  He can shve his courage where the sun dont shine.  Where was his courage to admit his mistakes? 

[London Villan]

There is a lot people would do for a couple of million...

[Risso]

There is a lot people would do for a couple of million...

Quite right.  It would have taken more courage to have stayed at Blues and tried to turn things round there.  What sort of bloke resigns by email as well?

[PaulTheVillan]

Currently talking crap on Talksport.