Keyblade Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Bracing myself for celebrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Why hasn't he gone yet - If the man had any pride at all he would resign The fact that he hasn't really worries me - is there some sort of crazy deal "take the stick, keep us in the division and we will back you next season" I've got a horrible feeling about this......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 VillaCas he's going to be sacked imminently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYSTERYMAN Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Going :!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 VillaCas he's going to be sacked imminently! SikhInTrinity, I pray that you are right! Im moving house today, its going to be an unmitigated nightmare. But I will be checking VT every five minutes. And, if at any point it takes longer to connect to the website than normal, I will erupt in immature and unimaginable joy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 MYSTERYMAN I LOVE YOUUUUUU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Going :!: Today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Going :!: Today?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloingram Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I'm here in Melbourne - I will not be able to sleep until I hear the news I want to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 It's on Birmingham Mail site now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 ALEX McLeish is today set to pay for Villa’s sorry season with the sack, the Birmingham Mail understands. http://tinyurl.com/75r3eak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Kendrick is normally an expert at sitting on the fence and not upsetting anyone in power at VP, so this is a BIG shout if not true. Fingers crossed boys and girls, the nightmare may just be about to come to an end... ALEX McLeish is today set to pay for Villa’s sorry season with the sack, the Birmingham Mail understands. McLeish will meet with chairman Randy Lerner for crunch talks where he is set to be relieved of his position. Disillusioned Villa fans again turned their fury on the beleaguered manager throughout the club’s depressing last-day defeat at Norwich – which is believed to have been the final straw for the board. McLeish was still putting on a brave face in his press conference yesterday, immediately after the 2-0 loss at Carrow Road. He insisted he did not fear for his job ahead of the meeting with Lerner. And the embattled manager claimed he would not quit his post despite the claret and blues finishing with less points than McLeish’s relegated Blues team did last season. McLeish is meeting with chairman Lerner and chief executive Paul Faulkner with the Villa Park power-brokers jetting in from America. The dreadful end-of-season defeat at Norwich, played out against a backdrop of mocking taunts from the away fans, plunged the campaign to new depths. It meant Villa finished 16th, two places and two points above the relegation zone and with their final 38 points tally one less than Blues’ haul of a year ago. McLeish’s communications with Lerner and Faulkner have been restricted to emails and text messages for the past week ahead of the crunch discussions about his future. Speaking yesterday McLeish said: “You can’t start fearing for your job at any time. I think that would be really negative. I’ll be going into the meeting as positive as possible. “We’ll be talking about change. There’s no doubt we need to change things. I’ve got to get a team that’s out on the pitch and is a kind of extension of myself. “I’m not a quitter. I’ve been determined all my life. I’ve been quite successful in my career. “But for three minutes last season and one goal I would have been probably the greatest manager in Birmingham’s history – that’s how fine a line it is.” Asked if he had been in contact with his boardroom bosses, McLeish replied: “Just text messages and emails and that kind of thing. I never detected anything negative at all. So that’s it, season’s over, we’ve had a tough challenge.” As far back as last summer when he accepted the job McLeish feared Villa were destined for a relegation scrap, if they lost experienced players. He said: “You have to analyse the season a bit more than just saying ‘It’s Aston Villa, we shouldn’t be doing that.’ We have problems. There are definite problems. “I said at the start of the season that if we lost some experienced players it could be a battle. I even said we could be in the bottom six or seven. My worst fears were confirmed.” Asked how he rated his own contribution in the first season of his three-year contract, McLeish acknowledged that it won’t be regarded as “a glorious performance by me”. “It’s been a hell of a challenge for me as a manager and I’ve done my utmost and my best, trying to think left-field at times, when we needed results,” he added. “People will not see it as a glorious season by any manner or means or a glorious performance by me. “But I’ve had to pull out all the stops because it’s as tough as it’s ever been.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Going :!: :cry: Tears of joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makouns-knitwear Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I did the 26 mile Walk for Harry yesterday and woke up not being able to move, read Kendricks article and MM's confirmation and now currently cartwheeling around the bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I'll check when I get to work, but at the moment the owner isn't here and there is no planned arrival. By telephone then......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolteEndRob Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 It's my birthday today. What a **** present this will be if they get rid of that useless piece of shit today!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I`ve got a semi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloingram Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Keep the Villa flag flying high.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I'll check when I get to work, but at the moment the owner isn't here and there is no planned arrival. By telephone then......... hmm or maybe it's not today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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