In that McLeish interview on Talksport this week he said they had done all the background work on Benteke in his season in charge.
Quote from: eamonn on February 19, 2015, 12:08:36 AMIn that McLeish interview on Talksport this week he said they had done all the background work on Benteke in his season in charge.McLeish says a lot of things. He had done all the work and wanted to sign Messi and Balehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2284693/Gareth-Bale-Alex-McLeish-reveals-close-signing-Birmingham--EXCLUSIVE.htmlhttp://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/villa-boss-mcleish-i-tried-sign-barcelona-star-messi-rangers-2663851#.VOVtBUuBs6Uoh and in their prime he knew about and wanted to sign Owen & Bellamyhttp://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/09/21/1514935/alex-mcleish-birmingham-city-wanted-to-sign-michael-owenhttp://www.espnfc.com/story/323656/mcleish-admits-i-wanted-bellamy-tooMcleish's "I was going to sign..." transfer record is incredible. Particularly when you compare it to his actual one....
Peoples secret in the know friends only ever appear to have bad things to say. It's a British phenomenon this desire to put people down.
I don't blame Paddy for everything. And I am sure he played a part in this summers player recruitment. But it was never going to last was it? I think we've been very precise since Xia arrived and made changes as needed based on circumstance. It was always suggested that Riley would be gone as soon as the new Technical director arrived and so it has proved.
Paul Lambert felt that he couldn’t do his job properly with Riley on board.
QuotePaul Lambert felt that he couldn’t do his job properly with Riley on board.Loved that bit, Lambert couldn't do his job full stop