{"id":441131,"date":"2011-06-14T18:41:43","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/14\/mcleish-position-was-untenable\/"},"modified":"2011-06-14T18:41:43","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:41:43","slug":"mcleish-position-was-untenable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/14\/mcleish-position-was-untenable\/","title":{"rendered":"McLeish position was &#8216;untenable&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"108.408794788\">\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"holding\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/53410000\/jpg\/_53410490_bevan1.jpg\" alt=\"LMA chief executive Richard Bevan\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.<\/strong> Media requires JavaScript to play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>McLeish right to go &#8211; LMA boss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alex McLeish quit as Birmingham boss after a series of disagreements with the club&#8217;s board, according to the League Managers&#8217; Association.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alex decided to resign because there were serious issues,&#8221; LMA chief Richard Bevan told BBC Radio 5 live.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It dates back to May when Alex&#8217;s chief scout was sacked and not being consulted over player transfers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McLeish stood down on Sunday and has since been linked with the managerial vacancy at Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>ALEX McLEISH&#8217;S CAREER<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport2\/hi\/football\/13769999.stm#skip_feature_02\">Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joined Aberdeen in 1976<\/li>\n<li>Spent 15 years with the Dons, playing under Sir Alex Ferguson<\/li>\n<li>Won 77 caps for Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Managed Motherwell, Hibs and Rangers in Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Guided Gers to domestic treble in 2003<\/li>\n<li>Became Scotland manager in January 2007, beating France 1-0 in Paris later that year<\/li>\n<li>Joined Birmingham in November 2007, saw them relegated in 2008 but brought them back at the first attempt<\/li>\n<li>Guided Birmingham to Carling Cup triumph in February 2011, but Blues were relegated on final day of the season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 52-year-old guided Blues to Carling Cup success with a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Wembley in February, but a dip in form followed which eventually culminated in their relegation from the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>McLeish &#8211; currently on holiday in Corsica &#8211; is pursuing a case for constructive dismissal against Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The LMA recognise it is often very difficult for clubs and chairmen, especially with the financial pressures and 24\/7 media coverage,&#8221; added Bevan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;However, it is very disappointing that some clubs don&#8217;t follow normal principles of employment law &#8211; which can undermine the game, the club and even the community the club is based in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr Peter Pannu, a senior member of the board, has put into the public domain confidential information contained in Alex&#8217;s contract. This is without doubt a breach of confidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McLeish was understood to have resigned by e-mail &#8211; and Bevan hinted that Birmingham had acted inappropriately by releasing this information, which made McLeish&#8217;s position &#8220;untenable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is disappointing that Alex appears to have been criticised for sending his formal resignation letter by e-mail, particularly given that one of the issues Alex resigned over was Mr Pannu&#8217;s sacking of Alex&#8217;s chief scout, who learned that he was to be dismissed when he was copied in on an e-mail from Mr Pannu to one of the club&#8217;s officials,&#8221; said the LMA chief.<\/p>\n<p>Chief scout Paul Montgomery worked for the club for more than two years before his dismissal last month.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"22.8805970149\">\n<h2>PHIL McNULTY&#8217;S BLOG<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport2\/hi\/football\/13769999.stm#skip_feature_02\">Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"6\">\n<p>McLeish risks becoming a villain on both halves of the city&#8217;s footballing divide should he eventually pitch up at Villa Park<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/blogs\/philmcnulty\/2011\/06\/villa_risk_fans_wrath_if_they.html\">Read more of Phil&#8217;s blog<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, Pannu said Blues will seek compensation if McLeish moves to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>The Championship club want \u00a35.4m from the Premier League side for the remaining two-and-a-quarter years remaining of McLeish&#8217;s contract at the time he quit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got an e-mail from Aston Villa, finally replying to all of our queries,&#8221; said Pannu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As expected, their legal department said &#8216;now Alex McLeish is a free agent having resigned, we&#8217;re free to speak to him&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Within the first year of his new contract he, or the club who sign him, have to compensate us at \u00a35.4m. The first year expires on 30 June. The second year starts 1 July, when the compensation fee is \u00a33m.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The urgency of the whole thing, with this e-mail from Aston Villa, shows they can&#8217;t even wait 17 days when the compensation is lower. It shows what this is all about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Villa have not made an official comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/13769999.stm\" title=\"McLeish position was 'untenable'\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McLeish position was &#8216;untenable&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. 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