Stalemate

[Comrade Blitz]

Send him to the LMDA Tribunal instead.

[eastie]

maybe mon had justifiable reasons for walking out , it would be nice if the truth came out and we knew what pushed him over the edge.

[damon loves JT]

I think he will get a pay-off of some kind, and I hope he invests it wisely.

I hope he shoves it up his arse.

If Mr O'Neill were my client, I would not hesitate to recommend a rectal deposit fund.

[nick harper]

A millionaire chasing more money. Football really is crap these days.

[TimTheVillain]

I get he's attempting to argue constructive dismissal on the grounds the club made his position untenable.  This was what Curbishley successfully argued against West Ham when they sold Anton Ferdinand against his wishes (I'd argue the Board were right with hindsight!).  He might be arguing a similar case with Milner.

But didn't Milner want to leave, not the Villa wanted to sell him?

And it didn't make his position untenable - it may have made his ego untenable though.

[TheEgo]

I think he will get a pay-off of some kind, and I hope he invests it wisely.

I hope he shoves it up his arse.

With his track record he will invest in a clapped out motor that he then never uses and will have to sell it on for a massive loss, after sitting on his drive doing nothing, but pissing oil (money) down the drain

[WikiVilla]

By my reckoning he had over £10m in salary out of the club ! and he wants more !! beggars belief

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I think he will get a pay-off of some kind, and I hope he invests it wisely.

I hope he shoves it up his arse.

If Mr O'Neill were my client, I would not hesitate to recommend a rectal deposit fund.

Ah yes, the sideways investment portfolio.

[Lizz]

By my reckoning he had over £10m in salary out of the club ! and he wants more !! beggars belief

Without knowing all the background [and even then don't know it would make that much difference] I don't think morally what he's doing is right, but if it's legal, he's entitled to do it. Which in turn illustrates in many cases the difference between those with the megabucks and those without. Morals are for other people, not those who worship their bank balances and getting even.

[Nev]

The club would do well to call on all the cry babys on here who have made their mind up about his departure, they seem to be in possesion of the facts while all the rest of us have been left wondering.

[dave.woodhall]

The club would do well to call on all the cry babys on here who have made their mind up about his departure, they seem to be in possesion of the facts while all the rest of us have been left wondering.

The 'cry babys' (sic) are the ones who continue to blindly worship and defend a man who walked out on the club at the worst possible time.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

O'Neill won't stand a chance.

He employs a total of seven lawyers, but mostly uses the one old bloke who he met on holiday in Bulgaria, he's not bad but he uses him for virtually every case, he's badly over worked and makes mistakes.

Villa win.

[Nev]

The club would do well to call on all the cry babys on here who have made their mind up about his departure, they seem to be in possesion of the facts while all the rest of us have been left wondering.

The 'cry babys' (sic) are the ones who continue to blindly worship and defend a man who walked out on the club at the worst possible time.

I can only speak for myself but I have neither condemned or defended MON in this particular case because I don't know the reason behind his departure.

As for blind worship, I've never come across anyone in or out of football who's worthy. Edie Falco comes close though.

[WikiVilla]

Did he walk or was he pushed ? If he walked, did we breach his contract in anyway ? Did he not have to give notice ?

[The Man With A Stick]

Ridiculous.  Heard it on the radio and thought it was a joke.