O'Neill Rejects west ham interest!

[Monty]

16th of April, we go to WHam. If he survives Gollivan's madness 'til then, that will be an interesting game.

[Greg N'Ash]

Think it will all collapse when they sit him down to sign anyway. MON will insist on complete control of all contracts including his own. Brady will put on an apprentice style video montage of MON's time at Villa and Gold will interrogate him Alan Sugar-style, on why he couldn't do anything more than hoofball with 80m, and Martin will storm out in a huff after turning down unlimited hookers and a Ann Summers chargecard

[richard moore]

Yer, sure, I enjoyed being 4th for a while, never being 6th though

Wembley twice was good until reality sunk in on the day

You are probably right, 6th was probably the best we could ever hope for...

Sigh, to think it has come to that eh!

[CJ]

Being reported that it's only going to be an initial 6 month deal - i.e. long enough to keep them up.  Like him for what he did at the Villa, or loathe him for what he ended up doing to the Villa, he will provide the 'new manager bump start' at Wham which Houllier has so far failed to deliver for us.

[eastie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/9362709.stm

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/aston-villa-fc/2011/01/15/martin-oneill-to-replace-avram-grant-at-west-ham-united/

[PeterWithe]

One of the things I loved about MON (prior to his departure of course) was his integrity, I'm really surprised that he is getting mixed up with that lot down there, it will all end in tears, if it ever starts.

[Greg N'Ash]

6th would be impressive if DOL hadn't got it on a fraction of the money, while the likes of Gregory and Little managed better still

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Rumours that it is a 6 month contract with a massive bonus for surviving relegation and not walking out like a scolded child.

[Holtenderinthesky]

6th would be impressive if DOL hadn't got it on a fraction of the money, while the likes of Gregory and Little managed better still

TBF the emergence of Man City and Spurs hasn't helped.  Under DOL we finished behind a rather average Newcastle and an unconvincing Liverpool whereas last season I don't think we finished behind any average sides at all.

[Pete3206]

O'Neill will galvanise West Ham. They'll easily stay up this season, then improve in the next couple of years as O'Neill attracts some decent players for exorbitant transfer fees and ridiculous wage demands. Eventually, he'll fall foul of Frodo and Tumnus and walk out, taking his cone men with him. West Ham fans will then declare him to be a complete ******.

 

[Greg N'Ash]

One of the things I loved about MON (prior to his departure of course) was his integrity, I'm really surprised that he is getting mixed up with that lot down there, it will all end in tears, if it ever starts.

his integrity was all spin. you'd have to be pretty low to take over another manager's job before he's been sacked

[darren woolley]

He will keep them up in the short term and then leave when the Liverpool job becomes available.

[eastie]

why would anyone think martin o neill will get the liverpool job? villa was as big as it gets for mon .

[Brend'Watkins]

Just imagine if Sidwell had gone to West Ham.  The poor bloke would have probably drowned in his own tears.

MON will keep West Ham up, just.  It will be interesting to see how he gets on with Gollivan. 

[Holtenderinthesky]

why would anyone think martin o neill will get the liverpool job? villa was as big as it gets for mon .

If they gave it to Hodgson.....

Anyway, I think he will do well at West Ham, hasn't he everywhere he's been? (Before walking out)