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Confirmed?!?

Apparently McLeish's people say its his job and that will be announced by tomorrow, the Villa board are just now trying to sell it to the fans... Good luck!

This is a message to the fans of Aston Villa.

The Club has been reluctant to elaborate publicly on our search for a new manager and, in particular, to confirm or deny our interest in specific candidates.

This is not a new policy, indeed it is the approach that we have taken both in regard to managerial prospects, and potential player signings.

The Club understands that Alex McLeish is a free agent. We therefore intend to interview him imminently in order to make a decision regarding his candidacy to become Villa manager.

From the beginning of our search, we have set out criteria based on proven Premier League experience, compelling leadership, an ethic for hard work and, most importantly, sharing our vision for Aston Villa as we know that without a shared vision any appointment, however attractive, will ultimately fail.

Since 2006 we have approached our custodianship of Villa based on a broad-based strategy of significant investment to improve the squad, the training ground and Villa Park. We feel it is essential to select a manager who understands and supports our strategy for the Club to grow and to be sustainable. Otherwise, the natural tensions and competitive pressures that are involved with every season will ultimately cause instability and make continuity impossible.

We would, however, like to emphasise that in deciding to interview Alex McLeish, the Board has taken his tenure at our local rivals and the strong emotions associated with this very seriously.

We are determined, still, not to allow that three-and-a-half year post to disqualify him should he be the best candidate for the role of Aston Villa manager.

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Terrible decision. 5 years of goodwill undone in one decision.

A Club that is openly exploring expanding the stadium and inturn trying to get the 5 game a season people to come every week and increase attendances by 20% decides to appoint a manager who is universally unpopular, and plays the worst football in the league.

We're Aston Villa. We're not sitting our centre halves in our own box, conceding possession and waiting for the opposition to 'break us down'. If he brings that shite, he can f**k off.

I'm still gonna renew my season ticket, and I'll give him a chance as I've backed the board since they've been here it'd be wrong of me to change my stance now. But I'm not happy, I see no reason for it, I see 4 or 5 better candidates who are available who don't come with the same badwill and I see another 4 or 5 'exciting' appointments who would atleast make things interesting again.

We'll see in 12 months, but my prediction is he'll be gone by the start of the 2012/13 season.

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WOW!

Villa players must be urgently reaching for their phones to get them out of a painful season ahead.

Alrbighton > Chelsea?

Young > Man United?

Petrov > Arsenal?

I know this is a wind up, but Ashley's all but gone to Man Utd and I expect this will see Downing get his Liverpool move.

Albrighton won't go, but Bent will be questioning his decision to move now. I expect he'll be off if one of the top 6 wants him in January.

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Learner is a c*nt would rather pay birmingham city then kia.

:lol:

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Sorry JJ, kinda know how you feel

When we hired Graham i was ready to kill someone

Genuinely isn't anything to do with where he's come from. If he was half decent I'd have loved to take him from them.

He's not. He's shite. He plays the worst football in the country and his team scores the least goals.

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Sorry JJ, kinda know how you feel

When we hired Graham i was ready to kill someone

Genuinely isn't anything to do with where he's come from. If he was half decent I'd have loved to take him from them.

He's not. He's shite. He plays the worst football in the country and his team scores the least goals.

The Graham thing was half and half really, yes he was Scum through and through but he also played PUTRID football.

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