Nottingham Forest: Alex McLeish profile

“Micky what you heard about the main stand ?
I think it is time now to stop going on if it was right or wrong what has happened and who we wanted to replace SOD it has been done now it's time to move on and support the team we got a big test coming upon crystal palace and that what is important now
I think we have all let our emotions run a little away with us over the last 2 days, also I think there has been some festive ale been thrown into the mix to, but to see supporters of our team getting into arguments is now getting daft we can have different opinions but that where the buck should lie IMO
So let's move on and help to cheer our club on in the right direction a win and we could be sitting in the top 6 come tea time sounds good to me
Coyr ftid”

“All these turn coat florist fans amaze me in SOD we trust you all said DevonDave said SOD needed time but really he got s@it on! On talk sport this am that 3weeks ago OD got summoned to London by your board where he was told what formations and tactics to play says it all ! Mcleipg is a joke manager a couple of early defeats there will be huge pressure on him! KTF in SOD we trust ! Im not the type of guy to say I told u so but I told u so !!!”

“this will be a massive test for him to see if he can cut the mustard this will be his hardest day in his life imagine your first day at work i do nerve racking he as got to hope the players come out possitive and running on all cylinders and thats his job to get the players fired up but if he looses. he looses the crowd and then he is on an uphill battle im not a fan of his i liked sod but i will be sat in my seat optamistic on sat still cheering the team i support through thic and thin c.o.y.reds”

“he will suit forest
a hoof ball manager who will help you stay in this league while the owner trys to get more loans to pay off the credit card bill

its a slippery slope to a collection bucket

cant wait for the 19th ....”

“oldref Fair points, but I think there is a lot of emotion about at the moment, rather than cold facts. I think if we beat Palace on Saturday, all this silly hysteria will be gone. But what I do find amazing is that these new owners seem to have been given less chance by the fans than the owners gave O'Driscoll. Some of the comments about the Al Hasawi's today have been appalling. I would not have chosen McLeish, but hey, I may be wrong. Stunning that the same people that used to argue with my anti Doughty stand (which I took after about 5 years of his tenure) should now be sl***** off the new owners after a few months!)
People have short memories. The new owners have just committed themselves to the Nigel Doughty Academy. They have bought these new screens, big deal you may say, but we are one of the few 'big' team that didn't have them. Not to mention the THIRTEEN new players we have signed. No doubt they will give McLeish the money to buy the players that we need. And if the rumours I am hearing about the Main Stand are true, I just hope they Bulldoze it with all these anti Al Hasawi people are in it!

KTF”

“PositivePaul or is it no NegativePauline? Your list is ridiculous. Here's mine, sort of like yours but a bit more accurate.

The introduction of a strike force with 2 players capable of scoring 20 goals a season. Admittedly they have only managed 20 goals between the THREE of them so far at the half way stage!
The return of John Pemberton, but actually,an AL Hasawi/Mark Arthur appointment as opposed to a Sean appointment.
A team that started level with every other team in the Championship, and was not fighting relegation. Unlike Cotterill and Davies.
A manager who has had nothing to do with Andy Reids new slimmer look. In fact, we have the much maligned Steve McLaren to thank for the new Andy.
A manager that rambles in interviews and drifts from one subject to the next without answering the question.(have a listen to him on Forest Player)
A man who has NOT established a reserve team. And has not re-established the youth set-up.(it was already there).
A manager who has failed to bring back the passing to the City Ground. (If he has, I have seen very little of it so far)
A manager that has achieved 'all' this with Steve McLarens back room staff. (maybe one of the reasons the football has been nearly as bad as it was under McLaren!)

A manager that has turned PositivePaul into NegativePauline!”

“So lets see if thisscotsman can do the job”

“Post on another board...have looked and it does say it in the Telegraph

"Mark Arthur and John Pelling, Forest's chief executive and finance director respectively, were appointed to the club's board this week and are believed to have been influential in McLeish's appointment."

Says it all.............Marthur is back......”

“I must admit that at first when i saw this appt i was sceptical. However after looking at mcleishs record, it is only really at Villa where he has failed, in a job he was destined to do badly at given there rivalry with birmingham.

At Birmingham he got them promoted and lead them to a record high of 9th in the Prem, before that he was one game away from taking Scotland to euro 2008, won 2 Spl titles at Rangers, and was the first man to lead a Scottish team to the last 16 of the champions league.

I feel he has himself to blame for tarnishing his reputation by taking the Villa job, and firmly believe that if he had stayed at Birmingham he would have had a good crack at taking them up last season.

I am gutted to see SOD go, but believe Mcleishs experience at the top level will make the club even more attractive and i am convinced we do not have another Mcclaren on our hands. Out of all the candidates, (Di matteo apart although that was very unlikely), I think Mcleish is the stand out. He has achieved far more than other names banded about such as Mark Hughes and Roy Keane.

Lets get behind him, i have a feeling that by the end of the season the feeling towards Mcleish will have changed”

“Never endeared himself to the Aston Villa fans.............what a joke.......the style of football and shocking win rate did not help.......

AS for the Scottish leagues no where like the english leagues which are a lot harder..

this appointment has split the fans not only about the manager but also about the owners
There seems to be a lack of trust in what the owners are about, they talk about the top flight this year....they sack SOD....than employ a manager who's last two clubs where left rock bottom...........says it all........”