The end is nigh.

[Dave Cooper please]

i'm sticking up for DC5 because he had the balls to post what he thought, and had picked up from Portugal,
thats a part of what the forums are for, people agreed or disagreed thats also what happenes on the site,

Well quite.
You can bet your bottom dollar that if MON had still been here at Christmas someone would have dug up this thread to prove how they were right and DC5 was wrong.

[Guy M]

I will speak on behalf of DC5 here as he is in meetings all day.

He didn't say, as far as I'm aware, that the timing was right at all.  He stated that after speaking with other supporters in Portugal and some ITK information we had been given, the end was nigh.

Nobody, not even the club, expected it to be now, at what can only be the worst possible time for O'Neill to go.

I'm confused. He started a thread called "The end is nigh" and in his opening post said it was time to go. Do you mean this isn't what he wanted?

doesnt matter whether he wanted it or not, although i suspect he isnt to choked up about it,

he said in his opening post that MON had fell out of favour and had bad relationships with certain groups,
 which is pretty much spot on, with what we now know has happened

i'm sticking up for DC5 because he had the balls to post what he thought, and had picked up from Portugal,
thats a part of what the forums are for, people agreed or disagreed thats also what happenes on the site,

so when a poster calls it right, he deserves some credit

I didn't think he called it right. I thought he was expressing an opinion of what he felt (and what he felt the majority also felt). He didn't say it was going to happen. He was implying it should.

There was someone on football rumours (or wherever it was) that someone else asked DC5 whether it was him who DID state that MON would be gone once the televised friendly was out of the way. Whether it was a genuine ITK or just one of many hunches that are thrown out there and on this occasion happen to have proved right, we don't yet know.

[villajk]

I'm going to listen to him closely, as soon as he's out of that meeting i'm going to ask him how to ease my bad back.

>chuckle<

Oi Mrs Clark Five, it's the Doc I want to see not the receptionist!

I sneezed yesterday and knackered my back, are you able to prescribe painkillers? If not, i'll wait until the (frankly, long) meeting is finished if you can fix me up an appointment?

>even bigger chuckle< 

Thanks for making me smile.  Much needed.

[Chris Jameson]

Is he out of that bloody 'meeting' yet?
I've got to take Billy up to bed at 9 and when I stand up it takes me ages to straighten up, once he spots a weakness i'm in trouble here.

[Mazrim]

Just a quick point. The "you heard it here first" was regarding Young going to Spurs,

No it wasn't, it was regarding O'Neill going.

Right, so when I said "that's not going to hapen" regarding Young leaving to go to spurs and he said "you heard it here first", it wasnt in reply to me?

[villajk]

Is he out of that bloody 'meeting' yet?
I've got to take Billy up to bed at 9 and when I stand up it takes me ages to straighten up, once he spots a weakness i'm in trouble here.

He's out of the meeting but then had to sell our tickets for the Oval on 20th before he booked our flights to Vienna - couldn't go to both.

He is now at Westfield shopping centre, Shepherds Bush, buying a very special person some birthday presents.

Maybe Mrs J would take Billy to bed tonight.

[villajk]

Just a quick point. The "you heard it here first" was regarding Young going to Spurs,

No it wasn't, it was regarding O'Neill going.

Right, so when I said "that's not going to hapen" regarding Young leaving to go to spurs and he said "you heard it here first", it wasnt in reply to me?

No, it wasn't.  It was a quick message he posted from his phone while in a meeting after I'd texted him about the situation.  He hadn't read previous posts.

Anyway, he'll be back at his hotel soon from buying lots of expensive birthday presents for a very special person.  He can then speak for himself.

[Mazrim]

Fair enough then Pauline. Just a communication breakdown.


john e:
What are you babbling on about? There were no jibes from me.
And it was the notion about Young going to Spurs and MON leaving because of that which is what I took issue with so get your facts straight.

[Chris Jameson]

Maybe Mrs J would take Billy to bed tonight.

The problem has escalated because my other half (can't make her Mrs J, she's from Lancashire, think our relationship illegal) is away, and our daughter on a sleepover and whilst i've been sat upright at the computer Bill has learned how to play FIFA 10 on the Wii online, i'm really going to struggle now to get him to bed.

I really hope John gets you some cracking birthday presents and although i'm not implying he's the sort of bloke to buy an ironing board and some slippers, should there be something that aids back problems in one of the parcels then you know where to send it.

[villajk]

Fair enough then Pauline. Just a communication breakdown.

No problem Mazrim.

[villajk]

The problem has escalated because my other half (can't make her Mrs J, she's from Lancashire, think our relationship illegal) is away, and our daughter on a sleepover and whilst i've been sat upright at the computer Bill has learned how to play FIFA 10 on the Wii online, i'm really going to struggle now to get him to bed.

I really hope John gets you some cracking birthday presents and although i'm not implying he's the sort of bloke to buy an ironing board and some slippers, should there be something that aids back problems in one of the parcels then you know where to send it.

I think I'd let little Billy stay up all night playing with the Wii - he'll be quite happy and it saves your struggling with your back.

Jon wouldn't DARE buy me an ironing board for my birthday, he really wouldn't.

What you need here Chris is somebody who can do reiki.

[Chris Jameson]

Somebody who can play Scrabble will do me tonight.

[villajk]

Somebody who can play Scrabble will do me tonight.

Don't talk to me about scrabble.  I'm hooked on the wretched app on my iphone.

[Dave Clark Five]

Just a quick point. The "you heard it here first" was regarding Young going to Spurs,

No it wasn't, it was regarding O'Neill going.

Right, so when I said "that's not going to hapen" regarding Young leaving to go to spurs and he said "you heard it here first", it wasnt in reply to me?

No, it wasn't in reply to you on that point. As can be seen by the timing of the post, it coincides with when all the initial rumours about O'Neill resigning were being confirmed.
My point about Ashley Young was simply to say that if he went to Spurs, it would be an indication that they pay higher wages than us.
Tonight's Evening Standard states that they pay a maximum of £65000 per week and also that 'Spurs are also in the hunt for Ashley Young although it is understood his possible sale was not one of the main reasons for Martin O'Neill resigning...'

My post at the top of this thread did not say all that it could have.
Yes, I wanted O'Neill out but genuinely thought that he would be sacked after having confirmation that he hadn't spoken to Lerner for four months. I did not mention that evidence but just put my own personal opinion in; having been satisfied that he was on the way out.
There was certainly a clash of personalities and O'Neill is clearly not afraid of speaking his mind. Maybe Lerner knew that he would throw the towel in.
It is history now but the next manager will not get any honeymoon period, apart from Kevin MacDonald up to an extent. I suspect Mr.Lerner will have to step above the parapet if things don't shape up. The secrecy may have been seen by some as a sign of a happy house. Far from it.

[Chris Jameson]

Psssst DC5, hope you didn't buy an ironing board or cover.

Now, about my back...