How far up MON's a*se is Rod Liddle?

[Mister E]

In today's Sunday Times, the poisonous Liddle makes yet more disparaging remarks about our club - all done weaved within the sort of rampant speculation that's been evidernt on here during the past week or so.
"the man on a white charger racing towards Villa Park might be Steve McClaren, with his gelaming new teeth and sudden acquisition of a Brummie accent. The Villa faithful may cleave to the hope that it might be Carlo Ancelotti but I cannot see why he would want to go there.
"As things stand, you would not bet on Villa finsihing higher than Fulham next season, whoever ends up in charge; they still look oddly uncompelling and there are likely to be more notable dpeartures from the club this summer than arrivals. If Martin O'Neill can't hoist them into the top four, who can?"

I don't mind people having a view on the Villa - blimey, I'm hardly in a position to sensor anything! nor would I want to - but he seems to trot out his snidey, insidious stuff every week, feeding the careworn myths about MON and using all the belittling tools and undermining drivel employed by DOL in his 'prime'.

[Greg N'Ash]

It seems to have escaped his attention that despite MON's heroics at Villa, he STILL hasn't managed to find gainful employment and only seems to be linked to, for want of a better word, shit vacancies.

My guess: 3 and a half feet.

[maidstonevillain]

The problem is, he is not likely to be proved wrong. Since MON joined, indeed departed, the top 4, even 5 or 6 now, have pulled further away from the rest (Thanks in part to MON himself).

Could always point out to Liddle the distinct lack of top clubs fighting over his services.

[olaftab]

I will cry when MON is put in charge of  any of the sky teams and is rubbing shoulders with Europe's elite or he  actually gets anther job in the PL and makes them into Barca  till than I am OK.

[pauliewalnuts]

He contradicts himself by saying the job is oddly uncompelling but then goes on to hero worship o'neill, for whom the job was plenty compelling.

If I'd known we'd have to spend the following years being told we were never worthy if him  I would never have wanted MON in the first place.

As for that stuff about fulham, it is beyond ridicule.

Liddle really is a witless bell end.

[Chris Smith]

Rod Liddle is a knob but he's only articulating a widely held view. The manner of his departure has clouded our views but until we get a manger who can improve on what MON did it will be the accepted wisdom.

[E I Adio]

Rod Liddle is a knob but he's only articulating a widely held view.

So who are these opinion formers?

Ah, that'll be Rod Liddle and his mates.

[Mister E]

Rod Liddle is a knob but he's only articulating a widely held view. The manner of his departure has clouded our views but until we get a manger who can improve on what MON did it will be the accepted wisdom.

I agree - I have had several conversations with people up here who have the misconception that MON was a version of the Second Coming.
The irritating bit is that RL seems to devote a part of his column every week to Villa-bashing. Which is a little odd coming from a  Millwall fan ... unless it's simply an obsession about the colours we wear.
I suppose snidey-ness is the new "insightful journalism" of our age.

[maidstonevillain]

Can fool all of the people some of the time.....
I wonder if MON himself has come to recognise his limitations and that, at best, he is no more than the thinking mans Sam Allardyce.
Perhaps that's why he is taking his time, he has got to pick a club where he has a good chance of improving the team, and the expectations are not too high, otherwise he is going to be found out.

Purely my opinion of course.

[luke25]

Two pints of lager has'nt been the same since he left.

[SashasGrandad]

A decent journalist would find out the truth about why MON really left and write a decent article.

[Trinitymiddle]

Rod Liddle is part of the metropolitan, middle class media set who love to lecture us on morals and society, yet go behind their wife's backs, shaggin anything they can.

They have no clue about our club and consequently have lazy, ill informed opinions and can f**k off as far as i am concerned.

He is also a Millwall fan - maybe he should look at his own club (and there's plenty to look at there!) before criticising others.

[Mazrim]

Not too far because his Rod is Liddle.
Twat.

[pablopicasso_10]

A decent journalist would find out the truth about why MON really left and write a decent article.

this...

[lovejoy]

I find his articles thought provoking and interesting. I think a lot of his comments hit the mark and frankly the negative reaction here is because often the truth hurts.