...we just don't like you.

[Jimbo]

A twit, no doubt, but nowhere near as hapless and despicable as TPL.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

We used to have managers that were not just good but really likeable - Little, Taylor, BFR.

But more recently O'Leary, Lambert, Sherwood. Even O'Neill was pretty snidey.

The Telegraph article goes on about how O'Leary is a good family guy. But it doesn't show both sides of the coin, the dirty sex pest.

Really pleased we now have Bruce. We're winning but he also seems like a stand up guy.

[Nev]

We have had worse managers but in my lifetime I can't recall a manager who treated both the club and it's supporters with contempt.

For that I always consider him the most objectionable to hold the position.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Nope still dont like him.

[Tony Erdington]

o'dreary is a class A , snaffle packet, cnut banged on about what a wonderful team arse were and thar "we" Villa had some half  decent lads, and that was the pre match motivational speech. Snaffle packet!!

[mattjpa]

Sorry to go against the grain but one banner has never spoken for us all. I never really disliked him and thought that in relatively poor circumstances he did ok. I enjoyed some of the football and liked the squad of that era. Thought that time may have mellowed the views of others but it appears not!!

as you were....

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

I can remember attending bodymore heath to watch the Villa train ahead of playing scum (3-1 Villa, Cahill's goal). After watching for a couple of hours, training finished and who came cycling in from the road but O Dreary. He missed the whole of the training session ahead of a big match because he was off cycling somewhere and we were paying him for that!!! He was f-cking useless. I can't remember who they were at the time, but don't underestimate the work of his coaches in our performances because O Dreary was contributing f-ck all in my opinion.

[Jon Crofts]

29th November 2005 0-3 v Doncaster Rovers FL Cup 4t Round on live TV.  Never have I ever wanted to put my fist through a TV screen more than when that pug faced twat came on screen afterwards supping a cup of tea in a styrofoam cup to face the post match interview. 

Bearing in mind we had a 'great bunch of lads' that night that included Milner, Barry, Angel, Phillips, Melberg & Baros and he couldn't manage them past a League 1 side (Div 3 in old money)

[joe_c]

Did a good job to bring us up to 6th from 16th but we got worse the more of his own players we brought in and his attitude was that it was everybody's fault but his. Should have been fired after Doncaster, not just for the spineless display on the pitch but the equally spineless post match interview.

[avfcdale]

His only good moves were to sign Laursen and Bouma

[Toronto Villa]

If I saw David O'Leary today I would throw my shoe at him.

[cheltenhamlion]

Fucking ******.

[cheltenhamlion]

Perhaps I should try that more sensibly. The only manager who I stopped going to matches on account of.

[robbo1874]

Record-wise not the worst manager we've had. But you'd be hard pressed to find a more dislikeable one.

Couldn't be arsed with minor details like when we actually last won a trophy when he was getting his excuses in. Combined with the impression he was always doing us a favour just by being there. We've had far bigger, successful managers than him who never gave off that vibe.

Sounds like he has his dream job now. Talking to old Arsenal tosspots about how great he was.

sums him up perfectly for me KG. He did quite well with us- especially if you look at where we are now and ignore the O'Neill years. He's just such a dislikeable choice as Villa manager though. Nobody ever really warmed to him as I recall. No acknowledgement or apppreciarion for the club. Just I spent loads of money at Leeds. What do do you mean, who are leeds?

[Rigadon]

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