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The Sport Matrix: Thursday 7 February 2013

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'Saddened' Alex McLeish walks away from Nottingham Forest chaos after 41 days

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Alex McLeish

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George Boyd of Peterborough

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Little-known coach Judan Ali will take over the running of Blackburn Rovers alongside Kevin McDonald (pictured)

Blackburn Rovers uncertainty stalls appointment

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<b>Alex McLeish (Aston Villa, June 17 2011 - May 14 2012)</b><br/>
The appointment of McLeish just five days after leaving Villa's arch-rivals Birmingham was greeted with mass protests and anti-McLeish graffiti outside the ground. A poor start to the season didn't help his chances of winning them over. An insistence on using negative tactics and squad disharmony saw the Villains narrowly miss out on relegation and no sooner had the curtain fallen on the Premier League season, the Scot was sacked.GE

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