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

[Toronto Villa]

Pat Murphy has done exactly what Pat Murphy does. It shouldn't shock anyone that the likes of Murphy and a number of others will be "shocked" at his dismissal entirely ignoring the obvious forest of evidence to the contrary. MON had such a good thing with us. Stubborn, stubborn bastard, getting exactly what he deserves.

[puppyfeat]

O'Neill just couldn't seem to cut it without John Roberston. Rather than sacking him maybe they should have tried to persuade Robbo to join him again, at least til the end of the season.

Not that I give a shit, obviously.

[villan from luton]

Lets be honest, it was going pear shaped with him in charge towards the end of his tenure at Villa. Always remember being in players lounge at half time one game and going back to seat when second half started to see Steve Walford running back into the action after having a fag.

[pauliewalnuts]

Pat Murphy has just been on 5Live. What a twat, 'martin never had a chance' 'financially constrained' 'don't forget that this is a man who studied law at Queens' 'I hope the Chairman is embarrassed' 'only signed 4 players so not his team'

Remarkable stuff. He, and others, really do seem to be completely in thrall to him. Why?

See, that is what does my nut in.

He gets given, what, 28-30m and spunks it on three UK based players (lazy acquisitions, no scouting or imagination needed) - Adam Johnson, Steven Fletcher, Danny Graham

Things go badly for him, he gets the bullet, and immediately the pack of predictable defence dogs in the media start making excuses re how he wasn't backed.

If he was "only" given £30m to spend, then maybe, just maybe, he should have tried to get the best value for money he could for it?

Instead, he did what he did here, he just spunked it in obvious places, and with predictable results.

The press queueing up to make his excuses just turns my stomach.

[john2710]

Maybe he offered his resignation last week & they spent the week looking for a replacement?

Would you want to keep a manager who couldn't motivate his team, lacked an alternative approach to the one that was failing & no longer seemed to have the stomach for the fight ahead?

He leaves with his reputation in the media & with supporters of other teams intact. But the rest of us know the truth.

[villan from luton]

He was sacked wasnt he and isnt too happy, tough titties I say 

[adrenachrome]

Il Duce is being mentioned as a candidate. I suppose he might get them going with the castor oil treatment.

[cdward]

When was the last time MON won a league game in March? Didn't do it with us,  didn't do it with Sunderland, this season anyway.

[damon loves JT]

It's a shame he won't be going down with Redknapp. Would be interesting to read te papers explain how *neither* of them had a chance of staying up. While teams like Wigan, Southampton and Stoke managed it quite easily.

[cdbearsfan]

When was the last time MON won a league game in March?

Wigan away, during his last season with us. This was also the only time he won a match in March as our manager.

His only other March win was at Reading in the cup, the same year.

[robbo1874]

Maybe he offered his resignation last week & they spent the week looking for a replacement?

Would you want to keep a manager who couldn't motivate his team, lacked an alternative approach to the one that was failing & no longer seemed to have the stomach for the fight ahead?

He leaves with his reputation in the media & with supporters of other teams intact. But the rest of us know the truth.

That's where I was going with it mate- I wouldn't be surprised if he walked. Look at it this way, if you were in his shoes and lets say villa and Sunderland swap places in the league in the next few games, would you fancy taking your team back to your old club after the manner in which you departed and staring down the relegation barrel. I know I wouldn't.

He is everything everybody has called him, selfish, stubborn, brilliant (at times) and also a massive wanker. I'd wager he walked rather than got shit-canned.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Well I dont know what to say....oh yes I do HAHAHAHA!

 

[joe_c]

I hope he sues them. Unsuccessfully. And that it costs whatever he screwed out of us when he left in legal fees.

Mostly this though:

Also, he's a massive wanker.

I'll be very surprised to see him in gainful employment again with the possible exceptions of Leicester, Forest or Northern Ireland.

[PeterWithesShin]

Disappointed in some ways as I was looking forward to him get another 'warm' reception from the VP crowd before and after we twatted them. I was also convinced he was taking them down which would have helped destroy the myth. I just hope they do a Wolves and appoint someone who has the effect of Terry Connor.

No offence Davey but rather you than us in the bottom 3.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Fuck him, time to stop drinking now.