The legacy of Martin O'Neill

[pablopicasso_10]

Martin Keown on MOTD2 seemed to think that O'Neill had the Villa punching above their weight, that his departure will herald a decline, and that `there is something not right behind the scenes.'

They just make it up as they go along. I want to do well this season just to shut them up

I think that's the perception that most people have; they see reports of sell to buy, of wages being trimmed, they see a well liked manager walking out, they see us getting tonked by a just promoted team then going out of Europe at the first hurdle in embarrassing fashion and apparently dithering over appointing a new manager. It is little surprise that they think something is not right.

It doesn't mean that they're right but you can see why they might think it.

the easy option is always the quickest route for those that lack the brain capacity to think for themselves...

[barrysleftfoot]

  The legacy of MON will be Fabian Delph.

  If he comes back as good as before he got injured, he will be up there with Macca.

[Ger Regan]

Fingers crossed he'll come back as good a player, but it's way too early to be putting him in that bracket i think.

[Dave Clark Five]

Apparently Lerner had first option on Christiano Ronaldo, then withdrew after discovering he was two footed, as there was no point in buying a footballer that O'Neill couldn't play out of position.

[Phil from the upper holte]

How come everyone is convinced Delph is going to be amazing? He seemed ok but I think it really was too early to tell. He can't tackle for shit I know that

[Dave Clark Five]

How come everyone is convinced Delph is going to be amazing? He seemed ok but I think it really was too early to tell. He can't tackle for shit I know that

A new manager will be a great opportunity for him to prove a point. I look forward to his return.

[The Situation]

How come everyone is convinced Delph is going to be amazing? He seemed ok but I think it really was too early to tell. He can't tackle for shit I know that

Attacking midfielders and wingers are not usually known for their tackling ability. Whenever MON played him, he played him in the wrong position... but that's not really a surprise.

[Olneythelonely]

How come everyone is convinced Delph is going to be amazing? He seemed ok but I think it really was too early to tell. He can't tackle for shit I know that

Nor can Paul Scholes.

I thought he looked the most naturally gifted midfielders we've had in recent times. No guarantee of him being any good in the long run mind.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I mean I want him to be, I hope he comes good but people just seem so sure

[Reality]

Three consecutive finishes in 6th place. A cup final, which we probably would have won if it wasn't for that awful referee.

As for his exit, meh. It still annoys me tremendously.

[pauliewalnuts]

Three consecutive finishes in 6th place. A cup final, which we probably would have won if it wasn't for that awful referee.

As for his exit, meh. It still annoys me tremendously.

To be honest, although the referee fucked it up, there's still no guarantee - far from it - that we'd have won that game.

We played twice at Wembley last season, and although I had a lovely day both times, we must have managed 3 shots on goal across the entire 180 minutes, and one of those was a penalty.

[john2710]

For all the advancement we made under MON it was based solely upon Randy continuing to blindly invest in the club. Once that stopped MON self interest took over, can't forgive or forget that he walked out leaving the club in the shit.

Will be remembered for being a manager of limited ability but maximum hype.

[Risso]

  The legacy of MON will be Fabian Delph.

  If he comes back as good as before he got injured, he will be up there with....

...James Milner and Gareth Barry.

[Reality]

Three consecutive finishes in 6th place. A cup final, which we probably would have won if it wasn't for that awful referee.

As for his exit, meh. It still annoys me tremendously.

To be honest, although the referee fucked it up, there's still no guarantee - far from it - that we'd have won that game.

We played twice at Wembley last season, and although I had a lovely day both times, we must have managed 3 shots on goal across the entire 180 minutes, and one of those was a penalty.

Of course there is no guarantee, that's why I said probably and didn't give a conclusive answer. :p

[pauliewalnuts]

Three consecutive finishes in 6th place. A cup final, which we probably would have won if it wasn't for that awful referee.

As for his exit, meh. It still annoys me tremendously.

To be honest, although the referee fucked it up, there's still no guarantee - far from it - that we'd have won that game.

We played twice at Wembley last season, and although I had a lovely day both times, we must have managed 3 shots on goal across the entire 180 minutes, and one of those was a penalty.

Of course there is no guarantee, that's why I said probably and didn't give a conclusive answer. :p

Alright, I'll adjust my response to say "we probably still wouldn't have won it"

*wink*