Dunne in bust up with Houllier & McAllister on Friday - NOTW

[Muscle-Dolphin]

I wonder how much time Dunne has been spending with fellow Irishman, Stephen Ireland? Imagine having your ear bent continuously by Mr Miseryarse, add to that your own poor form, combined with a defence that were superb last season and now look a shambles. One thing that can't be denied is how poor our defence has been this season. You can't blame everything on Dunne or our injury problems.

Either way, there will only be one winner in this situation.

It's hard not to think that Ireland's apparently "sucky" behaviour could be related to Dunne's outburst.  It looks like Dunne and Ireland are forcing Houllier to get rid of them in January.  I get the feeling that Dunne is going through some personal problems - alcohol?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I seem to remember Dunne starting to decline towards the end of last season. He was a decent player then, but to put him in the Southgate/Mellberg/Larsen class is just not on. Shaun Teale, maybe.

That's a bit harsh.

Shaun Teale never once gave me reason to question his commitment and professionalism.

Teale was also a player for the big occasion, like the 94 league cup semi and final.

Where as Dunne is more the player for the Big Mac.

[MAGNAN VILLAIN]

"Whatever the truth of this, there is clearly something wrong with the atmosphere among the players. There seems a complete lack of togetherness and spirit - a number of times this season goals have been celebrated by 3 or 4 players only and I just think the body language is really poor."

I only saw the match on a link but after Heskey's goal it appeared that he stood with arms outstretched and a concerned look on his face, did no-one rush to congratulate him? 

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Carlos.

[Shrek]

No heskey was surprised because no one knew he scored, they all thought it was Collins and were celebrating with him.

[luke25]

No heskey was surprised because no one knew he scored, they all thought it was Collins and were celebrating with him.

I agree with this, from were I Was I had no idea who scored, at first I thought it was Collins, then I thought it was an own goal, the players definately thought it was Collins as you could tell by their reactions

[MAGNAN VILLAIN]

Thanks Gibbo, Emile lived near to me when I was in the uk, always had a joke with him as he played for the Blose at the time, hes a nice bloke.

[Eigentor]

Most likely the story's an exaggeration but not a complete fabrication. I don't think we will see many transfers in January, but I won't be surprised if both Dunne and Ireland are gone come next August. And that it will be some time before we sign a new City reject.

[eastie]

I think we will see at least 3 players arrive in January and several more in the summer- also expect to see quite a few of o neills regulars on their bike.

[mattjpa]

I agree with some that people have short memories. From August to March he was absolutely sensational, and definitely better than Laursen. I loved Laursen, but people have over-estimated quite how good he was. He used to get caught out positionally quite a lot, and we never had a great defensive record with him in the side.

Dunne has always had downturns in form like this. I agree it's not acceptable, but if we can kick him up the arse and get him playing like last season we'll be much better off.

sorry matt but i dont agree at all with your thoughts on laursen. And i honestly dont think im staring back with misty eyes. I always felt sure we would get a result when i saw his name on the team sheet, with the exception of the lord himself i think laursen was the best reader of the game in CB ive seen down the park, possibly only rivaled by southgate....

[JJ-AV]

Hopefully Dunne finds it so hard to work with Houllier he'll be ready to take a wage cut when he's set to leave.

As there is no way he'll get anywhere near what he's earning elsewhere.

[Dave Cooper please]

Dont think I have looked at a copy of the News of the World in quite a while.

Would I be correct in assuming it is still a filthy cheap sunday rag, serving up a diet of sensationalised non news and celebrity garbage for the ill educated and great unwashed of this country ? With their cheap uninformed politically dodgy views which pander to certain peoples intolerant uninformed bigotted and often racist outlook on life. Or for those who are incapable of forming any opinion (even a crap opinion) need to have the vacumn that leaves in their air head to be filled with stories about Katie & Peter or some bloody nonentity thats appeared from bloody nowhere on a progarmme like bloody X Factor or bloody Big Brother( oh god thank heavens at least thats bloody finished!) or whatever other stupid ridiculous bloody reality programme the TV people decide to serve up next to help fill all the bloody air time available from having 300 different bloody channels . Yes the News of the bloody World, crap rubbish news about a world of alco pop swigging ecstasy pill popping ill mannered loud brash celebrity wannabees who think the world owes them a living and they want it all and they want it all right now even though they havent got two brains cells between them to rub together to come up with one really good reason why they have ever done a single worthwhile thing in their empty bloody vacuous sad lives that would justify them having so much as the right to deserve the money in their pockets to as much as be able to buy a copy of the News of the bloody World in the first place.

No. Nasty little paper, Ive never liked it. And ive never believed a word its said either

Superb!

[Lowendbehold]

Isn't this how Dunne was at Man C for however many years?  Great at times, overweight with a bad attitude on other occasions?  Perhaps its the reason Man C got rid, despite his efforts at the end of his time with them when he was back to his best, they had probably seen it all before.

If we are going to develop young players, they don't need a character like him around them, poisoning their attitude. 

I reacon he'll be gone.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Dunne has never been fit to lace laursen's boot's and he never will

[eamonn]

...especially when said fat sod gets paid thousands of pounds a week to eschew pies.

Quoted for play-on words of the highest order.