Return of O'Neill - divided opinion

[Chico Hamilton III]

I'd give it a couple of seasons, Quinny, and I reckon you and you mackem mates will know the same bitterness, once Sun'lun's honeymoon with O'Neill is over

[Dave]

And to think I only came on to ask how we all thought Darren Bent was sleeping these days; assuming that he lies awake wondering if an extra £10k p/w was worth selling his career for?

Surely his career has got better?

He's with a bigger club and has gone from sixth choice England striker to first choice England striker.

And yes, he's probably earning a bit more as well.

So I guess he's sleeping just fine.

[Rick_avfc]

And to think I only came on to ask how we all thought Darren Bent was sleeping these days; assuming that he lies awake wondering if an extra £10k p/w was worth selling his career for?

Surely his career has got better?

He's with a bigger club and has gone from sixth choice England striker to first choice England striker.

Just another bitter Sunderland fan I see.

[N'ZMAV]

Darrent Bent > Frazier Campbell.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Just another bitter Sunderland fan I see

He'll be a whole lot more bitter after O'Neill's summer raid on Heskey, Dunne and  Warnock

that'll be £15m to you, Martin........

[NQsDiscoPants]

I'd give it a couple of seasons, Quinny, and I reckon you and you mackem mates will know the same bitterness, once Sun'lun's honeymoon with O'Neill is over

We'll see; although every club he's been at has enjoyed some of their best times in living memory under his stewardship, so I'll remain unreservedly optomistic.

What he delivered at Villa on such a modest net-spend for example (£23m, was it?), was nothing short of incredible.

[villanic]

I'd give it a couple of seasons, Quinny, and I reckon you and you mackem mates will know the same bitterness, once Sun'lun's honeymoon with O'Neill is over

We'll see; although every club he's been at has enjoyed some of their best times in living memory under his stewardship, so I'll remain unreservedly optomistic.

What he delivered at Villa on such a modest net-spend for example (£23m, was it?), was nothing short of incredible.

Probably does seem incredible to a fan of Sunderland.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

How did you get a modest net spend of £23m?

[N'ZMAV]

Just another bitter Sunderland fan I see

He'll be a whole lot more bitter after O'Neill's summer raid on Heskey, Dunne and  Warnock

that'll be £15m to you, Martin........

and then 5 year deals. Each.

[john e]

How did you get a modest net spend of £23m?

he's reeled you in there

[Concrete John]

I'd give it a couple of seasons, Quinny, and I reckon you and you mackem mates will know the same bitterness, once Sun'lun's honeymoon with O'Neill is over

We'll see; although every club he's been at has enjoyed some of their best times in living memory under his stewardship, so I'll remain unreservedly optomistic.

What he delivered at Villa on such a modest net-spend for example (£23m, was it?), was nothing short of incredible.

Dear god - what have you just done?

[NQsDiscoPants]

How did you get a modest net spend of £23m?

Trawling through the earlier posts on this thread I was provided with that figure by numerous Villa fans - being the total amount spent minus the amount recouped on the assets he brought in and developed.

Of course, seeing as it's not my money he'll be spending and, as a fan, all I'm interested in are results - I couldn't care less how much he spends personally.

[john e]

he's fishing chaps, just stay together and keep calm

[Chico Hamilton III]

He spent £120.8m on 30 players

He sold 29 players for £39m

That's a net spend of  £82m

enjoy the next 2.5 seasons - I'm sure you'll have some fun but I know it'll end in tears

[Rick_avfc]

woo saaaa wooo saaa!