Villa continue McLeish talks despite fans' protests

Aston Villa will today step up their bid to secure Alex McLeish as their new manager.

Villa continue McLeish talks despite fans' protests
Thu, 16 Jun, 2011 - 08:53

Aston Villa will today step up their bid to secure Alex McLeish as their new manager.

Club owner Randy Lerner held two rounds of positive and productive discussions with McLeish yesterday after identifying the Scot as prime candidate to replace Gerard Houllier, who left Villa a fortnight ago due to concerns over his health.

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