Actually, if you look through AM's wikipedia entry it does make for interesting reading. As I'm an eternal optimist, I thought it might be worth pointing out the following positive things from AM's managerial career to date:
Motherwell: Finished runners up to Rangers in his first season (worth noting that they finished 6th last season)
Hibernian: Couldn't prevent them from being relegated in 1998, got them back up on first attempt, 2000-2001 finished 3rd in the table and reached the final of the Scottish cup (worth noting that they finished 10th last season)
Rangers: Won the Scottish cup and Scottish league cup in his first season, won the domestic treble in his second season, lost a few top players the next season so failed to win anything but won the title again the season after, took Rangers into the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time ever, went on to take them to the last 16 (furthest a Scottish side has got since 1993).
Scotland: Recorded a famous victory against France and came incredibly close to qualifying for Euro 2008
Birmingham: Arrived too late to avoid relegation in his first season, got them back up on the first time of asking, won the league cup in his third season but couldn't prevent the team from being relegated due to having an injury plagued squad.
Now, i'm not exactly pro-McLeish, but I think he has a pretty decent CV and if the last club was anyone other than Birmingham I doubt there would be such significant protest against his appointment. I know his teams have played shit football in the past, but he's never managed a side that has decent attacking players, and I'd be interested to see how he sets the side up here given some of the players we have available.
At the very least i'm willing to give him a chance, he's not exactly a hardcore bluenose after all, he only managed them for a couple of seasons. This might turn out to be a good appointment.
Just admit FFS you want him to be our next manager - Grow some balls man you been positive about him all night. It's plain and simple you want him just admit it.. It's an open forum and your entitled to your opinion..
To you and Big Ek my friend..