The Martin O'Neill thread (with added sacking #2188)

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I would like to raise a glass to all those who realised he was a one trick pony about 18 months before every one else did. Cheers, UTV

I remember during the Houllier season having a go at people unhappy at the state of the club by posting things like "I can't believe people used to want MON out when he was here! You'd take him back now!". I'd like to apologise.

no need, there were people who would go into an absoloute rage if you even flickered any sugestion that he was not in fact the mesiah

Agreed.

During his time here some people became Martin O'Neill supporters rather than Villa supporters.
The lap dog devotion to anything he said and did was sickening.

To quote the guy who sat in front of me last season.

'The sun rose and set with him, as far as i'm concerned, we should break the bank to get him back.'

[The Man With A Stick]

He'll walk before he gets sacked.

And then he'll have the nerve to take the poor buggers to court.

[brian green]

The evidence was there for anybody to see it if they wanted to.   He had only ever achieved "success" in Scotland.   To not finish in the top two as the manager of Glasgow Delusional or Celtic was a feat only managed by somebody very specially incompetent.

The fact that he was obsessed with bringing in second rate Scottish players was further proof if proof was needed that his bar was set at jock level and that is about somewhere between the Faeroe Islands and Cyprus.

[Risso]

To not finish in the top two as the manager of Glasgow Delusional or Celtic was a feat only managed by somebody very specially incompetent.

I don't know who you mean.

[RunRickyRun]

I would like to raise a glass to all those who realised he was a one trick pony about 18 months before every one else did. Cheers, UTV

I'd go along with that. I was a big fan of him while he was here due to some great away days under him but hated him for leaving us in the most childish, toys out of the pram, selfish way possible.

Then you look back on the money he spunked on average players and the way he has continued to make the same mistakes at Sunderland and you realise that the game has moved on and he hasn't.

[wozwebs]

An interesting thread here on a Sunderland forum saying the fact John Robertson hasn't joined MON this time may be a factor - http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=740377

[Pete3206]

An interesting thread here on a Sunderland forum saying the fact John Robertson hasn't joined MON this time may be a factor - http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=740377

Just read the 'No Respect' thread. Quite embarrassing. I cringe every time the 19 minutes finishes now.

[eastie]

An interesting thread here on a Sunderland forum saying the fact John Robertson hasn't joined MON this time may be a factor - http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=740377

Just read the 'No Respect' thread. Quite embarrassing. I cringe every time the 19 minutes finishes now.

Interesting read that Peter, sad to say some truth in it as the empty seats mlord chant really is quite ridiculous .
Also regarding petrov ,he is a villa player and fair enough we wish to show our support for him, but opponents fans probably don't know about the applause or don't want to join in- that's their choice ,no lack of respect.

[dave.woodhall]

An interesting thread here on a Sunderland forum saying the fact John Robertson hasn't joined MON this time may be a factor - http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=740377

Just read the 'No Respect' thread. Quite embarrassing. I cringe every time the 19 minutes finishes now.

You can see some of ours looking round, almost counting how many home fans are joining in so they can start slagging them. It's worse then celebrating a goal by goading the opposition and that's pretty pathetic. What was a great show of appreciation has now become an embarrassment.   

[montague]

Agree that song is cringeworthy and ridculous. Also emabarrasing is their derision at the  empty seats song from a tiny away support and a club which very rarely sells out these days.

[not3bad]

The evidence was there for anybody to see it if they wanted to.   He had only ever achieved "success" in Scotland.   To not finish in the top two as the manager of Glasgow Delusional or Celtic was a feat only managed by somebody very specially incompetent.

He also took Celtic to a European final which is a feat I don't think anyone will be equaling any time soon.

[Percy McCarthy]

Same old tiresome rubbish from Fletch and hawkeye there. Three years later, aren't you bored of pretending that anyone who thought he was a good manager called him the messiah?

[Risso]

Same old tiresome rubbish from Fletch and hawkeye there. Three years later, aren't you bored of pretending that anyone who thought he was a good manager called him the messiah?

They didn't say that though.  There were many, many people who thought the son shone out of his arse, and those not joining in with the adulation and who pointed out the stupidity of the majority of his signings plus his dull football suffered dog's abuse.

[villasjf]

http://salutsunderland.com/2012/11/sixers-soapboxaston-villa-good-value-for-the-win/

[Percy McCarthy]

After trawling through his awful spelling, I deduced that hawkeye attempted to type 'people flew into an absolute rage when anyone flickered a suggestion that MON was not, in fact, the Messiah'. Fletch agreed.

Personally, I never read a post that disagreed with the fact that he was not the Messiah.

I can't remember any posts that angrily said anything along the lines of 'HOW DARE YOU EVEN SUGGEST HE'S NOT THE MESSIAH, HE IS! BOY, AM I IN A RAGE!'

I can remember a lot of posts saying 'I wish these idiots would stop saying I think he's the Messiah when I just think he's a good manager'.