Statement this morning

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him. If ever there was a classic case of throwing your toys out the pram, this was it.

Let's see how the board sort the mess out, MON has not made it easy for them but despite all this, I really am glad MON has gone. He really is a complete and utter selfish wanker.

I agree, thought the board handled it with great dignity.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him. If ever there was a classic case of throwing your toys out the pram, this was it.

Randy really isn't like that, and I'm not surprised in the least by his dignity.

You're right. Saying that, he must have wondered who he'd been working with for the last four years and what a poor judge of character he is.

[dave.woodhall]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Does the general not have a mind of his own then?

[brian green]

I too find the prospect of the season ahead infinitely more exciting than it was three days ago.   The expectation of weeks and months of moaning and backbiting when every defeat was impending doom and every victory not good enough filled me with such dread that the painting of the spare bedroom was fast becoming not too bad a way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Of course Chris is right that we have lost our manager and our player of the season and not solved our goal scoring problem but that is essentially all the same problem which will now being addressed.   We shall soon have a new manager.   The circumstances which created the inevitability of the loss of Milner namely the profligate waste of money by the manager to such a point that we were never able to buy Milner's loyalty are being corrected.   As for our goal scoring problem, somebody must surely want him.

[Chris Smith]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Does the general not have a mind of his own then?

Yes, but if he's going around issuing statements like that without approval then he should be sacked. I think it was a very calculated act, it's their choice but it's a long way from dignified.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Dirty work or putting the record straight? Sometimes the true hurts but that doesn't make it dirty.

[villajk]

   As for our goal scoring problem, somebody must surely want him.

There's been quite a few posts on here the last couple of days that have made me smile.  That comment, however, had me laughing out loud.

[Monty]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Does the general not have a mind of his own then?

Yes, but if he's going around issuing statements like that without approval then he should be sacked. I think it was a very calculated act, it's their choice but it's a long way from dignified.

Whereas MON leaving us in the lurch five days before the season starts is?

[Chris Smith]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Dirty work or putting the record straight? Sometimes the true hurts but that doesn't make it dirty.

You're contradicting yourself. On the one hand you're giving them credit for not saying anything now you're defending them for their digs at the ex-manager.

As i said to Dave, it's their choice if they want to have a pop but you can't then try to hold them up as a paragon of virtue. When they wrestle with pigs they get dirty.

[Chris Smith]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Does the general not have a mind of his own then?

Yes, but if he's going around issuing statements like that without approval then he should be sacked. I think it was a very calculated act, it's their choice but it's a long way from dignified.

Whereas MON leaving us in the lurch five days before the season starts is?

A crap thing to do but two wrongs don't make a right. I said yesterday that I thought the General should not have said it as the best approach would have been to behave like his boss usually does but they've chosen to indulge in name calling so have last the right to claim the moral high ground on this one.

[RogerS]

The best statement we'll see this week is a statement of intent from the players: pre-match huddle, get the fans behind them, tear West Ham a new one.

Is absolutely spot on IMO.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Dirty work or putting the record straight? Sometimes the true hurts but that doesn't make it dirty.

You're contradicting yourself. On the one hand you're giving them credit for not saying anything now you're defending them for their digs at the ex-manager.

As i said to Dave, it's their choice if they want to have a pop but you can't then try to hold them up as a paragon of virtue. When they wrestle with pigs they get dirty.

Read it again Chris. I was referring to the statement from Randy Lerner.
I agree with you about wrestling with pigs, though. I would have thought the General had learnt his lesson but I guess not. Still, at least he had the interests of the Club at heart.

[dave.woodhall]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Does the general not have a mind of his own then?

Yes, but if he's going around issuing statements like that without approval then he should be sacked. I think it was a very calculated act, it's their choice but it's a long way from dignified.

He gave his opinion, something he's been doing for four years and of which you have always been in total approval.

[Toronto Villa]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

Does the general not have a mind of his own then?

I'm sure he does, but I can't help but think that there wasn't some plan there. The General is a non-executive member, yet he as close to Randy as anyone. To me the General throwing bombs as a non-exective member is just convenient.

[Dave Cooper please]

I'm just surprised Randy gave such a dignified statement regarding a manager that couldn't even be arsed to tell him he was quitting. Four years working together and O'Neill couldn't even be bothered to call him.

No, he got the General to do his dirty work yesterday.

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