Yesterday makes MON even more of a T##t!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I like the balance to our ex-manager getting the blame for what went wrong yesterday and none of the credit for the West Ham result. 

What a stupid comment.

West Ham was everything Martin wasn't, young attacking team, with youth getting a chance off the bench.

Yesturday was a copy of when Martin was here, lightweight in the middle, waiting too long to change it and bringing heskey on when you need a goal.

We would never have lost by the same score yesterday had MON been in charge.  For one, he'd never have let the players get away with giving less than 100%, he'd have been screaming and shouting at them from his technical area. There was no communication either on the pitch. Regarding team selection, he'd probably have played Beye instead of Clark and got Dunne to do a job on Caroll. Albrighton wouldn't have played; he'd have played Sidwell or swallowed his ego and had NRC in the middle with Ashley out on the wing.

One thing about MON's teams, as dull and uninspiring as they were,  he sets everything out first and foremost, not to lose.

[Concrete John]

We would never have lost by the same score yesterday had MON been in charge.

If I said that I'd be accused of being a MONette and mourning the loss of mt Messiah, but you're right!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We would never have lost by the same score yesterday had MON been in charge.

If I said that I'd be accused of being a MONette and mourning the loss of mt Messiah, but you're right!

If the hat fits, John..  (winky)

[jonzy85]

Title of thread is nonsense and I have to agree with what Mark Kelly said.

Seems some people are developing some sort of unhealthy obsession with using every bad thing that happens as a stick to beat MON with.

Yesterday's team selection was extremely naive considering we were playing a newly promoted team away from home.

Possibly is a blessing in disguise that it happened 2nd game in and not 10 games in. But I am clutching for positives.

[Villa'Zawg]

If the LMA are to be believed and O'Neill walked because the CEO did the deal to bring Ireland in against his wishes, then he had no choice but to walk and it is Faulkner who is the twat in this.

btw: "yesturday" is apt.

Where's this?

According to Charles Sale in the Daily Mail, the League Managers Association said that none of O'Neill's targets was outside of the wage structure but Ireland was.

So it's not lazy journalism any more?

I'm sorry, that's too obscure for me to understand.

[dave.woodhall]

If the LMA are to be believed and O'Neill walked because the CEO did the deal to bring Ireland in against his wishes, then he had no choice but to walk and it is Faulkner who is the twat in this.

btw: "yesturday" is apt.

Where's this?

According to Charles Sale in the Daily Mail, the League Managers Association said that none of O'Neill's targets was outside of the wage structure but Ireland was.

So it's not lazy journalism any more?

I'm sorry, that's too obscure for me to understand.

Side articles such as this one, with no direct quotes, tend to be disregarded as false, and lazy journalism to boot. This one, though, is regarded as gospel.

[Villa'Zawg]

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Side articles such as this one, with no direct quotes, tend to be disregarded as false, and lazy journalism to boot. This one, though, is regarded as gospel.

I don't regard it as gospel, I think it poses a question that hasn't yet been answered. It would be interesting to know what the reasons were that O'Neill gave to the board for his resignation.

[dave.woodhall]

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Side articles such as this one, with no direct quotes, tend to be disregarded as false, and lazy journalism to boot. This one, though, is regarded as gospel.

I don't regard it as gospel, I think it poses a question that hasn't yet been answered. It would be interesting to know what the reasons were that O'Neill gave to the board for his resignation.

But you certainly are jumping to conclusions.

[cheltenhamlion]

I was no MON fan, but to blame him for yesterday's result is nuts. He didn't pick the team or set out the tactics. He didn't have the opportunity to make changes during the game.

I think Mark Kelly got it about bang on.

[Gregorys Boy]

Just another pointless thread which could have easily been included somewhere else to save space.  And further edfidence than many of you are having trouble moving on, its quite sad really.

[dave.woodhall]

Just another pointless thread which could have easily been included somewhere else to save space.  And further edfidence than many of you are having trouble moving on, its quite sad really.

Quite ironic considering your name and the fact that you're posting on here.

[Villa'Zawg]

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Side articles such as this one, with no direct quotes, tend to be disregarded as false, and lazy journalism to boot. This one, though, is regarded as gospel.

I don't regard it as gospel, I think it poses a question that hasn't yet been answered. It would be interesting to know what the reasons were that O'Neill gave to the board for his resignation.

But you certainly are jumping to conclusions.

and there was I thinking I was being open minded about the possible causes for his resignation.

[dave.woodhall]

"If the LMA are to be believed.........Faulkner is the twat in this." If that's open-minded I wouldn't want you on a jury.

[peter w]

I thought there were reports previously that MON didn't actually want Ireland as part of the deal. If true, then it opens this up to further consideration.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Judging by the comments from Ireland after he signed, he'd been aware of Villa's interest and his part in the Milner deal for a long time.