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

[damon loves JT]

There should be a variation on Godwin's Law just for H&V.

Godber's Law, maybe

[TheSandman]

What does every discussion on here come down to though? Northern Ireland? Scat Porn? Fish Puns?

[Chico Hamilton III]

Dave Hopper the General Secretary of the Durham Miners' Association is writing to Sunderland Football Club to demand the return of the Wearmouth Miners' Banner, which is on permanent display in the Stadium of Light, in protest at the decision to appoint the self-confessed fascist, Paolo Di Canio, as their head coach.
Mr Hopper, who worked for 27 years as a miner at Wearmouth Colliery, the site on which the Stadium of Light now stands, described Di Canio's appointment as an outrage and a betrayal of all those who fought and died fighting fascism.

He said,"I like many thousands of miners have supported Sunderland from infancy and are passionate about football. But, there are principles which are much more important.

"Our banner represents the Durham miners' long struggle for the rights of the working class, rights which were annihilated by fascism in Germany, Italy, Spain and Chile.

"We have a sacred obligation to the millions who were wiped out by Hitler, Mussolini and Franco to oppose fascism wherever and in whatever context this evil creed raises its head particularly at a time when working people are again being forced to pay for capitalism's crisis as they were in Europe in the 1920s and 30s.
 "The appointment of Di Canio is a disgrace and a betrayal of all who fought and died in the fight against fascism.

"Everyone must speak out an oppose this outrage and call on Ellis Short and the Sunderland Board to reverse their decision."

Were these same minors so offended when one of their players tweeted about his support for the IRA?

Don't bring the kids into it

[cdbearsfan]

I'd love to debate the size of Spurs' wage bill, or the comparative merits of owls and gibbons.

[damon loves JT]

Holocaust denial, Rangers and Celtic, irrelevant references to the pub bombings and sticking up for Steve H0dge.

Don't go there, kids.

[dave.woodhall]

Back on track please children.

[damon loves JT]

I wish Martin O'Neill all the beat and hope he can make do on his £73 JSA.

[ciggiesnbeer]

DiCanio is like Holloway. All very amusing until your club is involved and then it stops being funny.

Hopefully his appointment and Sunderlands problem players make for a very unpleasant collapse that takes them down.

Not that I have anything against Sunderland , good club who deserve better, hopefully if they go down they will be well rid of manager and problem players.

[Leighton]

I'm glad he's finally been sacked. The myth has ceased.

[cdbearsfan]

Back on track please children.

Martin O'Neill is a wanker. Is that better?

[Damo70]

DiCanio is like Holloway. All very amusing until your club is involved and then it stops being funny.

Hopefully his appointment and Sunderlands problem players make for a very unpleasant collapse that takes them down.

Not that I have anything against Sunderland , good club who deserve better, hopefully if they go down they will be well rid of manager and problem players.

I think behind the jokes Holloway is a very astute manager. With Di Canio we have already seen the difference in the attention paid to his views now he is in the PL. Behaviour that is seen as quirky and good box office at a small League One club can quickly make your position untenable in the top flight. He was manhandling his players when Swindon were doing well so how will he deal with the pressure of a relegation battle?

[MoetVillan]

Im wondering how astute Palace fans think Golloway is at the moment, he took over a favourite for automatic promotion not that long ago

[adrenachrome]

DiCanio is like Holloway. All very amusing until your club is involved and then it stops being funny.

Hopefully his appointment and Sunderlands problem players make for a very unpleasant collapse that takes them down.

Not that I have anything against Sunderland , good club who deserve better, hopefully if they go down they will be well rid of manager and problem players.

I think behind the jokes Holloway is a very astute manager. With Di Canio we have already seen the difference in the attention paid to his views now he is in the PL. Behaviour that is seen as quirky and good box office at a small League One club can quickly make your position untenable in the top flight. He was manhandling his players when Swindon were doing well so how will he deal with the pressure of a relegation battle?

Reminds me of the incident when Beelzebub cuffed his reserve goalie around the ear for smirking out of context on the subs' bench.

[Des Little]

Back on track please children.

Martin O'Neill is a wanker. Is that better?

...and that's all that needs to be said.  Close the thread please mods!

[jonzy85]

While I have found this thread to be one of the most tedious ones I have ever seen on this site, here is an article about MON from The Irish Times, which probably hits the nail on the head....

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/martin-o-neill-from-a-human-exclamation-mark-to-a-despondent-figure-1.1345315