{"id":442866,"date":"2011-06-17T08:23:48","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T08:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/17\/mcleish-appointed-villa-manager\/"},"modified":"2011-06-17T08:23:48","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T08:23:48","slug":"mcleish-appointed-villa-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/17\/mcleish-appointed-villa-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"McLeish appointed Villa manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"97.9493433396\">\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"holding\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/53443000\/gif\/_53443443_villafans1.gif\" alt=\"Aston Villa fans protesting\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.<\/strong> Media requires JavaScript to play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Villa fans protest against McLeish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aston Villa have appointed Alex McLeish as their new manager on a three-year contract with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of the 52-year-old former Birmingham City boss &#8211; who <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/13743923.stm\">resigned on Sunday<\/a> &#8211; joining city rivals Villa had led to fan protests outside Villa Park.<\/p>\n<p>But McLeish said: &#8220;I am honoured to have this opportunity to manage a club with such a fantastic history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The heritage, the history of success and the tradition of Aston Villa are compelling and irresistible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;The challenge for me is to try to add my own chapter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know that some of our fans have voiced concerns and I can understand why. It will be up to me to convince you that I am the right man to drive the Club forward and I intend to give absolutely everything to prove that I can be a success at the Club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham are expected to pursue a compensation claim against Villa&#8217;s approach of their former manager.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport2\/hi\/football\/13770519.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<li>Appointed Aston Villa manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Blues had initially demanded \u00a35.4m to cover the remaining two-and-a-quarter years of McLeish&#8217;s contract, and also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcfc.com\/page\/News\/NewsDetail\/0,,10412~2376404,00.html\">released a statement<\/a>, accusing their neighbours of &#8220;tapping up&#8221; McLeish.<\/p>\n<p>The Scot&#8217;s appointment has not been met with approval from some Villa supporters, after 500 fans gathered outside Villa Park on Wednesday to protest.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Paul Faulkner, chief executive of Aston Villa, said: &#8220;We believe we have appointed the right man for the job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unquestionably, Alex meets the criteria we set out at the beginning of our search which was based on proven Premier League experience, leadership, a hard-working ethic and, most importantly, a shared vision for Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alex is someone with whom we will work closely and work well together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With our strong squad combining the necessary virtues of experience and the exciting potential of our young players, our objective is to compete as strongly as we possibly can.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alex&#8217;s vast experience and proven abilities demonstrate clearly that he is a strong leader and an ambitious man and we are looking forward very much to the exciting new season about to start,&#8221; Faulkner added.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to McLeish&#8217;s appointment, Villa had been without a permanent boss since the end of April when Gerard Houllier suffered ill health.<\/p>\n<p>On 10 June, Wigan manager <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/13704421.stm\">Roberto Martinez turned down the chance to manage the club<\/a>, having been given permission to talk to the Midlands outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Steve McClaren, now in charge at Nottingham Forest, and former Fulham boss Mark Hughes are two others who had been linked with the position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More to follow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/13770519.stm\" title=\"McLeish appointed Villa manager\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McLeish appointed Villa manager<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Please turn on JavaScript. 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