From what I gather, and what makes sense to me, is that Mcleish has contacted Villa and asked to be considered for the job. Before we spoke to him, we asked for permission from the Birmingham owners... they refused and leaked it at the same time.
Hopefully nothing more than that in it, and the odds are suggesting it is not as big a contact as the media are making out. Mcleish is still not odds on even after this "breaking news".
There is hope for us all yet!
But why would we contact the blues? Even if mcleish did contact us about the job we should be politely declining his application to be honest. Theres no need for an interview if what the general said about our fanbase and heritage because an appointment like this would destroy all of that.