i know its easy to mock fun at villa in light of whats going on, but also remember this man got birmingham to 9th in the league? he has ambition and has a tight defence, and is loyal to clubs. Ok he has seen 2 relegations with BCFC, but overall they could be doing a lot worse, mcleish would top avram hands down for example. Its a load of hot air atm, and we or birmingham are jumping at it during the first opportunity. I would still be VERY surprised if they were flirting with relegation next season with the money and quality that club has in its players. Still, hopefully we are above them COYB
Loyal? The same man who walked out of Scotland after a couple of months in his own national teams job? The same man who's leaving his club after relegation, for their arch rivals? He did well finishing 9th, but he also got them relegated twice, and plays terrible, terrible football. How he managed to get them relegated after the wages they must have been paying for the likes of Hleb, Martins, and Bentley (also telling is how poor attacking players are for him) is something to wonder about.
You also have to wonder why exactly they don't want Hughes who is a way better manager, who plays better football. I thought Lerner had done well for them till this point, backed them well, but this is an extremely bizarre decision.