Aston Villa Rumours Archive May 17 2012

17 May 2012 16:17:41
Fair play to AMC. Love him or loathe him, he has shown great dignity and class admitting that he let the club and supporters down when he could have blamed everyone else and just taken the ash and run Some managers wouldn't do that at all and the almighty MON didn't when he abandoned the club when he couldn't get what he wanted. I wish him all the best- he just wasn't simply good enough to fill our expectations as a club. Fingers crossed for a more suitable manager.

I wholeheartedly agree. He was the wrong man, but as the backlash started before a ball was kicked he was simply never going to succeed. It's his appointment that is the real problem and those responsible should look long and hard at themselves. As frankly should several of the players, who continued to draw a hefty sallary, whilst playing like rubbish. McLeish has carried himself with dignity in the circumstances. Goodbye. I'm not sorry to see you go, but good luck in the future.

Totally agree. Couldn't stand him as a manager or coach but as a bloke he seemed decent.....unlike O'neill who seems to have some kind of personality disorder

Yeh, good luck to the man. He made a mess of the footballing side of things and came out from some daft comments to the press but kept his dignity so fair play. He was made a mug of by the board who spied a chance to grab a scapegoat extraordinaire!

Agree fully with the poster above who says certain players need to take a long hard look at themselves. They did nothing to help McLeish's chances and should be hanging their heads in shame after a season like that.

And so to the fans hang heads in shame you never intended to give him any backing even before he arrived, protest march all these protests were having effects on the players too, so take the blame for Villa's demise on your own chins, its you not the manager who fale'd

17 May 2012 02:58:54
Martinez to be announced by Thursday night, expect to see Villa play the infamous 3-4-3 formation next season too, N'zogbia will seem like a new signing playing this way, two of Moses, Diame, Figuroa are expected to make the move also.

With RL in Norway currently speaking to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, I can't see this happening.

Lerner touched down in England today, I doubt he's away to Norway already.^^

I have a friend who lives in Norway and she confirms Oli is thought to be on his way to Villa, they could also be confused as he owns a massive Villa in the Mountains

I posted that before I fully heard what is happening. It turns out RL's jet is going to Norway to pick him up and bring him here tomorrow.

Sounds crazy but it will happen.

Whelan has given Martinez permission to hold talks with LFC - and I hope the members of the board there are stupid enough to appoint him. Martinez is not, in my humble opinion, the man for Villa.

As for the stories re: Randy jetting off to collect OGS, the plane pictured in Norway and being bandied about Twitter has the wrong 'number plate' or whatever it's called on a plane so it's not Lerner's. Just the rumour mill in full swing again. Mick was yesterday's 'favourite' and Ole is today's. Wonder who tomorrow's will be?

It is a done deal, it is being reported on all sports wires.

Bringing Park, Anderson and Rafael (loan) with him........ Oh and mike 'crock and stale' Owen