O'Neill talks about Villa

[eastie]

O neill saying on sky the spending was £70m net in his 4 yrs and his so called big spending greatly exaggerated. Tribunal in 2 months time so he can't reveal more .

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Twat!

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Four eyed fuck.

He's part of the reason we're in this shit.

Transfer fees aren't the issue, it's the wage bill.
How he and Randy got us to spending 88% of our turnover on wages is beyond me.

[TheSandman]

He is part of our current situation. Not as big as one as the oaf currently in charge but a part.

But it will be interesting to see the tribunal. We might find out his reasons for leaving. I don't know why there is a tribunal taking place as surely our board wouldn't be stupid enough to call a manager's bluff and force him out five minutes before the season.

[eastie]

He clearly feels reports of big spending unfair and says he recouped a lot in sales, I think he will say that the board lacked the ambition he had for the club and will say not enough was to be spent, funny he's kept quiet so long and now he's going on about his spending being greatly exaggerated- nice suit and very smart looking too, he looks very well after his long rest.

[Brian Taylor]

MoN is  trained in the Law and it may well be he delivers a few home truths at the Tribunal. he will present a good case for himself I have no doubt. Considering our position now he will not be viewed badly in terms of perfomance using league tables as guide.

[Concrete John]

Although he never lacked backing in the market, his pound for pound dealings of transfer fees bears scrutiny thinking about where we were to where he took us and the comparative spend of those around us.

As someone else said it was the spiraling wagebill and the underuse of high earners on that that was the issue.

[pauliewalnuts]

Just what we need now, that self centred fuck popping up.

[eastie]

He never mentioned wages , just the money spent being greatly exaggerated, maybe the first step in him gearing up for his tribunal battle- something tells me he will win, I don't know why but I have a feeling there's more to this than we know, and with his law background he must think he has good grounds for a tribunal.

[pauliewalnuts]

It's interesting he's kept his fucking mouth shut all season right up until now, when we're really struggling and the entire media are talking about how we're screwed.

[pauliewalnuts]

MoN is  trained in the Law and it may well be he delivers a few home truths at the Tribunal. he will present a good case for himself I have no doubt. Considering our position now he will not be viewed badly in terms of perfomance using league tables as guide.

He did a year of a law degree and reads books about serial killers. That's hardly trained in the law, to be fair.

[dave.woodhall]

MoN is  trained in the Law and it may well be he delivers a few home truths at the Tribunal. he will present a good case for himself I have no doubt. Considering our position now he will not be viewed badly in terms of perfomance using league tables as guide.

I think both he and the club will use better-qualified legal teams than him.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

It's interesting he's kept his fucking mouth shut all season right up until now, when we're really struggling and the entire media are talking about how we're screwed.

The timing of his departure now this, to me it demonstrates that he has a real venom for our club.

[philthebar]

It's interesting he's kept his fucking mouth shut all season right up until now, when we're really struggling and the entire media are talking about how we're screwed.

The timing of his departure now this, to me it demonstrates that he has a real venom for our club.

To be fair to him (did I say that) this tribunal has been ongoing for some time - it's just the timing that's shite.

[Rigadon]

Agreed.  The timing is shocking.

Talk about kicking us when we're down!