We're not fickle..

[Chris Jameson]

There was a fundraising event held in Harrogate last night for the charity Shine (Danny Mills is a supporter and fundraiser ), the Theatre and Sporting Memories, it was basically a panel of ex footballers hosting a Q&A session.

Danny Mills was asked who the best manager he had played for was and naturally being part of the Leeds United team that made it to the Champions League semi final in 2001 his manager at the time David O'Leary got a mention.

"I'm not sure about who was the best manager, but I can certainly tell you the worst by miles, O'Leary, he didn't have a clue, one of his team talks consisted of three words 'just do it'. As soon as things weren't going well, he didn't have any solutions or answers."

[Woofles The Wonder Dog]

Excellent!

[supertom]

Sounds about right. We were very good throughout 2004 under O Leary but it just went badly downhill after that. When teams worked us out (pretty quickly) that was it.

[curiousorange]

I am Jack's total lack of surprise.

[eastie]

The team o Leary took over had been moulded well by George graham in his short reign - o Leary was in the right place at the right time and by all accounts mon was 1st choice to go to Leeds and then had 2nd thoughts about leaving leicester.

[Chris Harte]

O'Leary was dreadful, yet in his first season we almost qualified for the Champions League. Another case of inheriting a team, yet on his final appearance at Villa Park the person who built that team was booed by sections of the Holte end.

[Richie]

Come on, be fair. He had "a really small squad" but "an honest bunch o'lads !"

[not3bad]

Crazy to see how much of a blagger he really was/is.

[aj2k77]

Crazy to think of how many managers we've appointed in the last 10 years that have struggled to find another position after us. Some really poor appointments.

[Fred]

I was pleased when he joined and delighted when he left. History will judge him as his own worst enemy, strange that he has never worked as a manager again.

[Clampy]

I was pleased when he joined and delighted when he left.

That pretty much sums it up for me as well. He should have gone after that Doncaster debacle.

[David_Nab]

Crazy to see how much of a blagger he really was/is.

Indeed ..he recently got a mega pay out from managing in the middle east somewhere too after failing there. Definetly can talk the talk...

[Boz]

Crazy to see how much of a blagger he really was/is.

Indeed ..he recently got a mega pay out from managing in the middle east somewhere too after failing there. Definetly can talk the talk...

Definitely had the gift of the gab   

Can't be bad, get a contract on mega money, get kicked out after a season and on to the next mug, Is football management one of the few jobs were you can be sacked for failing and get another job doing the same thing all over again?

[Simon Ward]

They're fickle in Harrogate you know!

[Chris Jameson]

They're fickle in Harrogate you know!

I blame the pound shop.