Supposedly Villa took a lot of flack from their fans about McClaren and Lerner backed off him as a result of it.
I think McClaren deserves another chance, he really didn't do any worse than any recent England manager. The Wally in Brolly picture seemed to really do a number on his reputation.
Do Forest have any money? I don't know anything about the ownership, but they have never really been a well supported club even when they were wining European Cups.