Where's O'Neill Now?

[peter w]

Point is Percy, he did it to us. That makes him as reprehensible as any other non-VIlla person who I class in the wanker category.

[Chipsticks]

Probably fucking Nigel Clough.

[TheSandman]

I'd love him to explain his reasons and motivations for leaving 5 days before the season. It's something that hasn't really been revealed for certain beyond guesswork.

[JUAN PABLO]

Wouldn't surprise me if mon is in the frame for the spurs job next year if Harry gets the England job.

Id love that , spurzz from playing good football to dull...      personally I dont think he will ever get a bigger team than Villa now..

[Shrek]

I think we have wasted 4 years under Martin, yes a few good memories but at the end of the day we won nothing.

Football is a game of "if only" and I can't help but think if only we'd have had someone else in charge instead of Martin?

[DeKuip]

Remembering that he left Celtic because of his wife's serious illness, just maybe he's taking the opportunity to spend more time with her now, and maybe travel the world and indulge his other hobbies.

I didn't particularly enjoy the style of football we played at home at times under him and I certainly didn't agree with a lot of the things he did, but the years under him provided us with plenty of good memories for which I'm grateful.

I will never understand the way our fans turn on people who have given their all to the club, the minute they decide there is a life elsewhere. If one of your friends who is a work colleague decides to go elsewhere for more money, or decides to jack in his job to have a year off travelling, do you instantly turn on him/her and spend every waking hour hating them?

MON gave everything for us when he was here, made many bad decisions but also many good ones, and walked away when he clearly felt he could no longer improve on what he'd done. If our board allowed him to waste money like he did at times, and if we didn't have a Plan B up our sleeve ready for the day he left, then whose fault is that?

Let's also not forget that he didn't tie himself down to a long contract, despite reportedly being offered one, that would have allowed him to have start this season badly and hang on until he was sacked before walking off into the sun with a massive pay-off.

Thanks... good luck for the future... life goes on.

[Shrek]

No thanks from me.

Let's put things into perspective, Martin Oneil has left our beloved club in a financial mess.

People think he did this and that and was good for us, I say we were good for him and increased his popularity. He was very lucky he arrived days before a new owner with no experience in football arrived, meaning he had full control much to the detriment of our club.

He spent well over 100 million of Aston Villa/Randy's money with no consideration to the welfare or future of our club, he thought only of his own success and eventual aim of landing a top four club.

So thanks for fuck all Martin, your a lucky man that landed on his feet at Villa and fucked us over.

We now have a manager with real pedigree and we are now looking forward to a bright future I hope.


Thats what I feel anyway.

[LeeB]

Remembering that he left Celtic because of his wife's serious illness, just maybe he's taking the opportunity to spend more time with her now, and maybe travel the world and indulge his other hobbies.

I didn't particularly enjoy the style of football we played at home at times under him and I certainly didn't agree with a lot of the things he did, but the years under him provided us with plenty of good memories for which I'm grateful.

I will never understand the way our fans turn on people who have given their all to the club, the minute they decide there is a life elsewhere. If one of your friends who is a work colleague decides to go elsewhere for more money, or decides to jack in his job to have a year off travelling, do you instantly turn on him/her and spend every waking hour hating them?

MON gave everything for us when he was here, made many bad decisions but also many good ones, and walked away when he clearly felt he could no longer improve on what he'd done. If our board allowed him to waste money like he did at times, and if we didn't have a Plan B up our sleeve ready for the day he left, then whose fault is that?

Let's also not forget that he didn't tie himself down to a long contract, despite reportedly being offered one, that would have allowed him to have start this season badly and hang on until he was sacked before walking off into the sun with a massive pay-off.

Thanks... good luck for the future... life goes on.

If he had decided at the end of last season that he'd had enough then I'd agree with you.

But he didn't, he spent the summer hawking himself to Liverpool and then fucked off when he couldn't have his cake and eat it.

He's a c***.

[mikeb1982]

I'd love him to explain his reasons and motivations for leaving 5 days before the season. It's something that hasn't really been revealed for certain beyond guesswork.

Makes you think he might be ashamed of his motives.  It's a real shame, we had some good times and he left us in the shit

[spangley1812]

I'd love him to explain his reasons and motivations for leaving 5 days before the season. It's something that hasn't really been revealed for certain beyond guesswork.

Makes you think he might be ashamed of his motives.  It's a real shame, we had some good times and he left us in the shit

He cant say anything as he is in dispute with the club still

[Percy McCarthy]

Will we find out anything interesting at the tribunal? Are the press allowed to report etc?

[paulcomben]

"We now have a manager with real pedigree and we are now looking forward to a bright future I hope."


Wow, those GPs really are dispensing strong happy pills these days. Say what you like about MON's flaws, but relegation was never a worry for 4 years.

[pauliewalnuts]

"We now have a manager with real pedigree and we are now looking forward to a bright future I hope."


Wow, those GPs really are dispensing strong happy pills these days. Say what you like about MON's flaws, but relegation was never a worry for 4 years.

What has that statement got to do with O'Neill?

Houllier does have a strong pedigree, and we are looking forward to better times, aren't we?

[pauliewalnuts]

Remembering that he left Celtic because of his wife's serious illness, just maybe he's taking the opportunity to spend more time with her now, and maybe travel the world and indulge his other hobbies.

I didn't particularly enjoy the style of football we played at home at times under him and I certainly didn't agree with a lot of the things he did, but the years under him provided us with plenty of good memories for which I'm grateful.

I will never understand the way our fans turn on people who have given their all to the club, the minute they decide there is a life elsewhere. If one of your friends who is a work colleague decides to go elsewhere for more money, or decides to jack in his job to have a year off travelling, do you instantly turn on him/her and spend every waking hour hating them?

MON gave everything for us when he was here, made many bad decisions but also many good ones, and walked away when he clearly felt he could no longer improve on what he'd done. If our board allowed him to waste money like he did at times, and if we didn't have a Plan B up our sleeve ready for the day he left, then whose fault is that?

Let's also not forget that he didn't tie himself down to a long contract, despite reportedly being offered one, that would have allowed him to have start this season badly and hang on until he was sacked before walking off into the sun with a massive pay-off.

Thanks... good luck for the future... life goes on.

If he had decided at the end of last season that he'd had enough then I'd agree with you.

But he didn't, he spent the summer hawking himself to Liverpool and then fucked off when he couldn't have his cake and eat it.

He's a c***.

I wonder how much of his flouncing off was about the fact he didn't get the Liverpool job he apparently was touting himself like mad for?

Although I was never one to like his football, and thought he'd never break the top four for us, as his two major limitations - tactics and transfers - were the most important things in making that next step, I always liked him as a person.

Right up until the moment he shat on us, the vindictive fucker. I don't care what anyone says, walking away when he did, he knew exactly what he was doing. And I wonder if those (increasingly of smaller numbers) of us who are bizarrely loyal to him even now, stop and think just how much of a shit he gave for them when he fucked off when he did.

[hawkeye]

Just think if he had decided to step down at the end of last season. He would have gone with his head held high and with a prety decent record, probably been welcomed at VP like a returning hero. The Villa would have had the time to make the right appointment. That would have been real class, as it is MON has shown that he dosent havve any.