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

[kippaxvilla2]

Did anyone else hear Neil Lennon on 5Live on Sunday?
The interview was about Celtic's European exploits this season. The interviewer mentioned that it had been done without spending loads of money.
Lennon casually said something along the lines that after MON left, the club had to tighten it's belt regards transfer policy and that they were only now starting to come out of it.

Proof that in MON's case history does repeat it's self ad nauseum.

What else can we blame him for - the royal hoax calls, Jimmy Savile, why Barry wasn't on the pitch?

[PaulTheVillan]

Did anyone else hear Neil Lennon on 5Live on Sunday?
The interview was about Celtic's European exploits this season. The interviewer mentioned that it had been done without spending loads of money.
Lennon casually said something along the lines that after MON left, the club had to tighten it's belt regards transfer policy and that they were only now starting to come out of it.

Proof that in MON's case history does repeat it's self ad nauseum.

What else can we blame him for - the royal hoax calls, Jimmy Savile, why Barry wasn't on the pitch?

Why didn't Barry take the Penalty? I've missed that one!

[Dave Cooper please]

We're in the nervous nineties, who is going to nudge one down to fine leg for the century?

[not3bad]

Villadroid's gone quiet.  He needs to deliver a googly, or at least a yorker.

[Phil from the upper holte]

He doesn't want to sound boastful but he's the best man for the job...Cock

[maidstonevillain]

Did anyone else hear Neil Lennon on 5Live on Sunday?
The interview was about Celtic's European exploits this season. The interviewer mentioned that it had been done without spending loads of money.
Lennon casually said something along the lines that after MON left, the club had to tighten it's belt regards transfer policy and that they were only now starting to come out of it.

Proof that in MON's case history does repeat it's self ad nauseum.

What else can we blame him for - the royal hoax calls, Jimmy Savile, why Barry wasn't on the pitch?

Can't remember if he was playing Barry out of position when he was injured.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Did anyone else hear Neil Lennon on 5Live on Sunday?
The interview was about Celtic's European exploits this season. The interviewer mentioned that it had been done without spending loads of money.
Lennon casually said something along the lines that after MON left, the club had to tighten it's belt regards transfer policy and that they were only now starting to come out of it.

Proof that in MON's case history does repeat it's self ad nauseum.

Considering how much less Spurs spent, the much smaller wage bill they had, not to mention the great football they served up compared to the hoof and get it to Ashley approach under MON, the £125m he spent was a great case of pearls to pigs.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Villadroid's gone quiet.  He needs to deliver a googly, or at least a yorker.

He's probably on the pan delivering a log or three. It's his biggest game of the season tonight; lose it and the Blessed One will be a goner.

[pauliewalnuts]

If they lose to Reading tonight, then they are in serious, serious trouble, and MON will be under real pressure.

I feel torn by all this. I like Sunderland, my best mate when i was a student in Newcastle, was a Sunderland fan, and I went to quite a few Sunderland matches with him, amongst them third division ones and a Wembley play off final, so I still have a liking for them.

I have to consider this against the fact I am sufficiently bitter still to want MON to fall on his arse.

*TURMOIL*

[Monty]

If they lose to Reading tonight, then they are in serious, serious trouble, and MON will be under real pressure.

I feel torn by all this. I like Sunderland, my best mate when i was a student in Newcastle, was a Sunderland fan, and I went to quite a few Sunderland matches with him, amongst them third division ones and a Wembley play off final, so I still have a liking for them.

I have to consider this against the fact I am sufficiently bitter still to want MON to fall on his arse.

*TURMOIL*

What you want is for him to be sacked before January. That gives the new manager a window to sort them out and save them, and MON's bubble is well and truly burst. Jackpot.

[paul_e]

If they lose to Reading tonight, then they are in serious, serious trouble, and MON will be under real pressure.

I feel torn by all this. I like Sunderland, my best mate when i was a student in Newcastle, was a Sunderland fan, and I went to quite a few Sunderland matches with him, amongst them third division ones and a Wembley play off final, so I still have a liking for them.

I have to consider this against the fact I am sufficiently bitter still to want MON to fall on his arse.

*TURMOIL*

What you want is for him to be sacked before January. That gives the new manager a window to sort them out and save them, and MON's bubble is well and truly burst. Jackpot.

I was just in the middle of writing something very similar, seeing him sacked would be like a great big slice of Karma after the way he left us and completes 1 half of the recovery of our club after his time here (the other is for us get back into the top half of the table).

[Concrete John]

I can see MON walking before he's sacked.

But then I can also see him turning it around there and keeping them up, if I'm being honest!

[eastie]

I can see MON walking before he's sacked.

But then I can also see him turning it around there and keeping them up, if I'm being honest!

He may well keep them up but that is not good enough for a club like Sunderland and their fan base- o Neill spent in the summer and the ambition was to aim for mid table 0r a top 10 finish - even if they avoid relegation it will still be very poor .

I think if they do lose tonight mon will probably go by mutual consent.

[DB]

Of course old MON will do everything to ensure his reputation is intact.

Limited manager with a lot of funds didn't quite deliver what he should.

[Concrete John]

I can see MON walking before he's sacked.

But then I can also see him turning it around there and keeping them up, if I'm being honest!

He may well keep them up but that is not good enough for a club like Sunderland and their fan base- o Neill spent in the summer and the ambition was to aim for mid table 0r a top 10 finish - even if they avoid relegation it will still be very poor .

I think if they do lose tonight mon will probably go by mutual consent.

It depends on where they finish granted, but if you take our own thoughts on him away for a moment and he achieves mid table or better form for a decent chunk of the remainder of the season, then is there an argument he deserves another crack next year?  Pretty similar to us under Houllier where we finished 9th, but our 2nd half of the season form (post Bent) was top 6 level?