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

[seanthevillan]

They did win.

Reading are shite and will finish bottom. Them and QPR are gone imo so just the one relegation spot to worry about.

You must be wrong because Michael Owen says QPR will survive. And Liverpool will finish 4th.

[hawkeye]

I also think that QPR can get out of this, Reading I think are toast they just have a very strange looking bloke as a manager that on appearance you would not ask to baby sit.

[PeterWithesShin]

The only way I can see QPR staying up is they do an Albion and manage to stay up on a pretty low points total. Which would see us safe anyway. To hit the 40 point mark they need 33 points from 22 games, which is near enough the form needed to finish 6 or 7th (about 1.5 points per game). I just can't see them managing that.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Reading are shite and will finish bottom. Them and QPR are gone imo so just the one relegation spot to worry about.

Reading are by far the worst team in the division.
Clearly Matt Lucas can't make the step up with them.

[eastie]

I agree reading look down and out but I do think qpr will survive - I think it will be 2 of Sunderland , Wigan and Southampton.

[kippaxvilla2]

Reading are shite and will finish bottom. Them and QPR are gone imo so just the one relegation spot to worry about.

Reading are by far the worst team in the division.
Clearly Matt Lucas can't make the step up with them.

Matt Lucas - that is quality, it is what clappy emoticons were made for.....

[Ozzjim]

Reading look poor. QPR are going to really, really struggle to get 30 points on top of where we are now.

It is between us, Wigan, Sunderland and Southampton. We look pretty solid, but Southampton are scoring goals at home and look very decent there. If I was a Wigan or Sunderland fan, I would be very worried. Wigan have lost NZogbia and Moses from the last 2 seasons who kept them up. They will need that inspiration again.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I'd say Reading are nailed on to go down.
AAAAAAAAAAry is good at lifting teams, but it's a big ask at QPR, especially if he can't get the players and coaches he has in mind.

I'd love Sunderland to go down, but I think they've got enough quality.

With Wigan, it all depends if they go on one of their weird unbeaten runs towards the end of the season.

[Ozzjim]

I'd say Reading are nailed on to go down.
AAAAAAAAAAry is good at lifting teams, but it's a big ask at QPR, especially if he can't get the players and coaches he has in mind.

I'd love Sunderland to go down, but I think they've got enough quality.

With Wigan, it all depends if they go on one of their weird unbeaten runs towards the end of the season.

I can't see the stand out player that Moses and NZogbia gave them in the past 2 seasons though. I think the run might come to an end and Woberto will be left with Uncle Dave looking a bit silly for not moving last summer. I hope so anyway!

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I'd say Reading are nailed on to go down.
AAAAAAAAAAry is good at lifting teams, but it's a big ask at QPR, especially if he can't get the players and coaches he has in mind.

I'd love Sunderland to go down, but I think they've got enough quality.

With Wigan, it all depends if they go on one of their weird unbeaten runs towards the end of the season.

I can't see the stand out player that Moses and NZogbia gave them in the past 2 seasons though. I think the run might come to an end and Woberto will be left with Uncle Dave looking a bit silly for not moving last summer. I hope so anyway!

Always loved Moses when he was at Palace.
I dare say Lambert would have bought him had he have been here at that time.
But we had O'Neill, who treated lower league and overseas players like they were the reincarnation of Jimmy Savile.

[N'ZMAV]

It is an 'insult' to question Martin O'Neill

[Dave]

It is an 'insult' to question Martin O'Neill

Yeah, he used to say lots of nice things about him when he was with us just before we rolled over to have our tummies tickled.

He's quite happy to say nice things about people who he is just about to take three points from.

Case in point

[Ozzjim]

I'd say Reading are nailed on to go down.
AAAAAAAAAAry is good at lifting teams, but it's a big ask at QPR, especially if he can't get the players and coaches he has in mind.

I'd love Sunderland to go down, but I think they've got enough quality.

With Wigan, it all depends if they go on one of their weird unbeaten runs towards the end of the season.

I can't see the stand out player that Moses and NZogbia gave them in the past 2 seasons though. I think the run might come to an end and Woberto will be left with Uncle Dave looking a bit silly for not moving last summer. I hope so anyway!

Always loved Moses when he was at Palace.
I dare say Lambert would have bought him had he have been here at that time.
But we had O'Neill, who treated lower league and overseas players like they were the reincarnation of Jimmy Savile.

I agree Fletch, I think players that have gone for modest fees that have been young and clearly talented over the last 3-4 season Lambert would have been in for, unfortunately we had Mad Martin, who had a shopping list from about 8 teams around the country. There were certain criteria. Must pay over the odds. Must double already stupid levels of wage etc...

[fredm]

It is an 'insult' to question Martin O'Neill

Yeah, he used to say lots of nice things about him when he was with us just before we rolled over to have our tummies tickled.

He's quite happy to say nice things about people who he is just about to take three points from.

Case in point

And also in that piece he as good as says that Sunderland should be beholden to them for the players they have loaned them in the past.  Which, to me, is as good as saying that having done them a favour he would expect one back in the shape of 3 points.

[Dante Lavelli]

I remember watching one of those youtube compilations of moses when it became clear he was leaving Palace.  It pissed all over anything for Delph or other players we were linked with.  I dismissed it at the time as 1. I trusted MON, 2. We had the Fonz coming through (ooos) and ultimately 3) I do not trust Youtube.

But even at the time, at 2.5m it was worth the risk.

With MON that would never happen as it would require coaching and time, whereas with Lambert that sort of signing seems to be his MO.