Quote from: Concrete John on September 28, 2012, 12:28:51 PMThis bit I agree with:-McLeish adds: ‘Randy Lerner had asked me to work on a project. He said, ‘‘We want you to work with the club, rather than at the club. We must drive wages down while remaining competitive’’. But when you lose the likes of John Carew, Ashley Young, Stewart Downing, Gareth Barry, James Milner ... the quality Villa had out on the pitch was diminishing. It was going to be a tough ask. It was a rebuilding job.‘I understand, given what happened towards the end of last season, that it was difficult for me to stay. But no-one is able to complete a project of that size in 12 months. I was confident I knew what was needed. There were big changes in my mind ahead of this season. We needed players. An influx of quality. It’s no secret, if you bring in a better quality of player, you produce an improvement in results.He may have been the wrong man for the job, but the rebuilding he's talking about is true. Lambo has now brought in 8 players, including Holman, and we're all accepting he needs time.Barry was sold ages before and replaced in part by Sidwell in advance and latterly Downing and Delph to various degrees. But in terms of the other four they were on paper replaced with 4 good quality players for decent money, not bargain basement players,Bent 24 mill, Makoun 6 mill, Ireland 8 mill, N'Zogbia 9.5 mill. The fact McLeish got soo little out of them reflects more on him than the quality of those 4, which when signed was not really in question.
This bit I agree with:-McLeish adds: ‘Randy Lerner had asked me to work on a project. He said, ‘‘We want you to work with the club, rather than at the club. We must drive wages down while remaining competitive’’. But when you lose the likes of John Carew, Ashley Young, Stewart Downing, Gareth Barry, James Milner ... the quality Villa had out on the pitch was diminishing. It was going to be a tough ask. It was a rebuilding job.‘I understand, given what happened towards the end of last season, that it was difficult for me to stay. But no-one is able to complete a project of that size in 12 months. I was confident I knew what was needed. There were big changes in my mind ahead of this season. We needed players. An influx of quality. It’s no secret, if you bring in a better quality of player, you produce an improvement in results.He may have been the wrong man for the job, but the rebuilding he's talking about is true. Lambo has now brought in 8 players, including Holman, and we're all accepting he needs time.
This bit I agree with:-McLeish adds: ‘Randy Lerner had asked me to work on a project. He said, ‘‘We want you to work with the club, rather than at the club. We must drive wages down while remaining competitive’’. But when you lose the likes of John Carew, Ashley Young, Stewart Downing, Gareth Barry, James Milner ... the quality Villa had out on the pitch was diminishing. It was going to be a tough ask. It was a rebuilding job.He may have been the wrong man for the job, but the rebuilding he's talking about is true. Lambo has now brought in 8 players, including Holman, and we're all accepting he needs time.
He needs to stop talking about it all now, move on Mcleish.
Quote from: E I Adio on September 28, 2012, 11:40:07 AMNothing here that wouldn't be expected from a very poor manager who would like another job in football.But where do they find these ignorant journalists? "In terms of size, the two cities are comparable."Population of Glasgow - 592,820Population of Birmingham - 1,016,800Depends on your definition of Glasgow city. They've been comparable in size for most of their history. Anyway, wrong man, wrong club, wrong time. He's touting for his next job and no manager is ever going to not make excuses for their failings.
Nothing here that wouldn't be expected from a very poor manager who would like another job in football.But where do they find these ignorant journalists? "In terms of size, the two cities are comparable."Population of Glasgow - 592,820Population of Birmingham - 1,016,800
I understand it is every man's right to defend himself, even in football, but McLeish always seems to have someone, or something, else to blame rather than himself.To hear him still state he's not a negative manager is absurd. I can think of plenty of really crap Villa sides in my time, but I struggle to conjure up one which was as embarassing as McLeish's.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on September 28, 2012, 12:52:04 PMQuote from: E I Adio on September 28, 2012, 11:40:07 AMNothing here that wouldn't be expected from a very poor manager who would like another job in football.But where do they find these ignorant journalists? "In terms of size, the two cities are comparable."Population of Glasgow - 592,820Population of Birmingham - 1,016,800Depends on your definition of Glasgow city. They've been comparable in size for most of their history. Anyway, wrong man, wrong club, wrong time. He's touting for his next job and no manager is ever going to not make excuses for their failings. Not really sure of what different definitions of Glasgow city there are, although I am sure the figure doesn't include the Clyde Valley. However, I just took the most up-to-date figure from the official Scotland website. Likewise for Brum.