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Aston Villa supporters pay for advert urging Alex McLeish to go


Stuart James
The Guardian, Saturday 5 May 2012
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The problems continue to pile up for Alex McLeish after it emerged that Aston Villa supporters have taken the unprecedented step of paying for an advert on the back page of Saturday's Birmingham Mail calling for the manager to go. Fans have handed over about £700 for the advertising space, which it is understood will spell out a message to the Villa board that McLeish should never have been appointed in the first place and that his position has become untenable.

It is just about the last thing McLeish needs ahead of Sunday's crucial home game against Tottenham Hotspur and on the back of the unsavoury events off the field earlier this week that saw Chris Herd, James Collins and Fabian Delph involved in a drunken brawl outside a Birmingham nightclub after the club's end-of-season awards ceremony.

McLeish described the latter incident as a "slur on the club" and said that the trio, who have all publicly apologised, "owe the Villa fans a massive performance". It is quite possible, however, that none of them will start against Spurs. Delph has been on the periphery for some time, Collins has only just resumed training after recovering from a groin injury and it would not be a surprise if McLeish felt that Herd should lose his place as well as two weeks' wages. Collins has also been fined a fortnight's money while Delph, who was sober and has claimed that he was acting as a peacemaker, is believed to have been docked a week's pay.

It has been a hugely embarrassing episode for Villa at a time when the club are fighting relegation and emotions are running high among the supporters. "We won't tolerate that kind of behaviour," McLeish said. "It's a slur on the club. I feel for Randy Lerner [the club's owner], for the fans of Aston Villa FC. The players have got to show some respect for themselves and for their profession."

McLeish had a problem with Ben Foster and Colin Doyle 12 months ago, when he was in charge of Birmingham and the club were embroiled in a relegation scrap, although on that occasion the players had been out partying but had not got into any trouble.

He said that he never anticipated for one moment that he would have an issue with the Villa players on Monday night. "There was alcohol in the suite but not on the players' tables. I thought, naively perhaps, that they would all just go home. I left quite early to drive home. I was shocked to hear the news in the morning. I think the expectations were that they wouldn't do it.

"I would have thought they would have seen what happened last year at Birmingham and wouldn't have even thought about going out. It just became unbelievable. They know they have been crazy. I mean it's not as if they sit at home getting hammered on vodka and jizzing everywhere like Tash does or anything'.

 

brilliant

 

"I would have thought they would have seen what happened last year at Birmingham and wouldn't have even thought about going out. It just became unbelievable. They know they have been crazy. I mean it's not as if they sit at home getting hammered on vodka and jizzing everywhere like Tash does or anything'.
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Is that part of the McLeish statement?

The fans could have bought a new player for their £700.

 

You do have a keen eye for an early morning...

 

Maybe he is on not606?

 

Got two bloodshot eyes after last night. Great night out though, thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

Suspected you were out on the razz.. Glad you had a hood un.
I have to wait until 2.30 for my beer.. First.... Out for a 10k run..

 

We need Villa to beat Tottenham tomorrow so I happy to wait one more season to see them go down.

 

Fair shout

 

We do need Villa to do us a favour... I agree, I'd rather see them cling on this season and do us a favour.

 

Paying for an advert? ****ing hell.

 

This, unfortunately, think they will struggle next year because Lerner won't have a clue to appoint again.

 

See youre nearly up to 20 rep points cbra.. Nice one!