Return of O'Neill - divided opinion

[russon]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear Pat Murphy throwing him some searching questions after the game.

To which he candidly replied that the timing of his departure was poor and that he was sorry and that he took us from near relegation to top 6 (a statement of fact to which he's entitled)

[dave.woodhall]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear Pat Murphy throwing him some searching questions after the game.

To which he candidly replied that the timing of his departure was poor and that he was sorry and that he took us from near relegation to top 6 (a statement of fact to which he's entitled)

Oh well, that makes it alright then.

[russon]

Following the total lack of respect by MoN in the 19th (for Petrov) ~
I might add (because only those in the immediate vicinity heard it)
I suggested to McLeish, to win over the fans, he might 'nut' MoN...
He didn't - of course , but it raised a laugh...

MON managed Petrov at Celtic and Villa and I have no doubt he'll be in regular contact with him now to offer his support, the fact that he doesn't clap is neither here nor there. Let's face it, if O'Neill broke into St Andrews and curled one down in the six yard box half the people on here would be moaning that he didn't do it in the home dugout.

[PeterWithesShin]

I think the little rat got off lightly yesterday.

[UK Redsox]

I think the little rat got off lightly yesterday.

There was surprisingly little abuse aimed at MON from around me in the LTR. I was expecting it to get a bit tasty but there was nothing really.

There was also less abuse of Eck than at previous games

[Pete3206]

I think MON likes to believe that his real, shrouded in mystery reasons for leaving Villa are somehow going to be earth shattering revelations. While his arse licking media buddies will no doubt lap up whatever shaggy dog story he blurts out for his myopic memoirs, I suspect most Villa fans will simply shrug and say "Is that it?"

[Greg N'Ash]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear Pat Murphy throwing him some searching questions after the game.

To which he candidly replied that the timing of his departure was poor and that he was sorry and that he took us from near relegation to top 6 (a statement of fact to which he's entitled)

larf. Near relegation ? Did he actually say that or are you putting words in his mouth? If that was near relegation when MON took over, then what the fuck are we now?

[Dr.Feelgood]

Following the total lack of respect by MoN in the 19th (for Petrov) ~
I might add (because only those in the immediate vicinity heard it)
I suggested to McLeish, to win over the fans, he might 'nut' MoN...
He didn't - of course , but it raised a laugh...

MON managed Petrov at Celtic and Villa and I have no doubt he'll be in regular contact with him now to offer his support, the fact that he doesn't clap is neither here nor there. Let's face it, if O'Neill broke into St Andrews and curled one down in the six yard box half the people on here would be moaning that he didn't do it in the home dugout.

i take your point, but it would have cost him nothing to show respect [for HIS ex-Captain] by joining in...
(players on 'his' bench did)

[Dr.Feelgood]

I think the little rat got off lightly yesterday.

There was surprisingly little abuse aimed at MON from around me in the LTR. I was expecting it to get a bit tasty but there was nothing really.

There was also less abuse of Eck than at previous games

When Eck started bollocking Marc Albrighton for no good reason ( & good chance his head would go down)
it was suggested to Eck to "pick on someone your own size..." - I stood up & volunteered & he did smile...
F##k knows what Hutton has on him... something to blackmail him, surely. How else does he get a game ?

[Gregorys Boy]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear Pat Murphy throwing him some searching questions after the game.

To which he candidly replied that the timing of his departure was poor and that he was sorry and that he took us from near relegation to top 6 (a statement of fact to which he's entitled)

larf. Near relegation ? Did he actually say that or are you putting words in his mouth? If that was near relegation when MON took over, then what the fuck are we now?

Well too be fair if we had started the next season still under O'Dreay then I think we would have been one of the favourites to go yes.

I attended the match yesterday and I thought the amount of abuse O'Neill got was a disgrace.  Sure I expected some boos, but I thought the majority would see past how he left us and look at the bigger picture.  How soon football fans forget, of course the ironic thing is that if were currently doing better then it is possible that the response would have been more postive.

[Chris Jameson]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear Pat Murphy throwing him some searching questions after the game.

To which he candidly replied that the timing of his departure was poor and that he was sorry and that he took us from near relegation to top 6 (a statement of fact to which he's entitled)

Near relegation? How many matches into the season were we when he was appointed?

[damon loves JT]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear Pat Murphy throwing him some searching questions after the game.

To which he candidly replied that the timing of his departure was poor and that he was sorry and that he took us from near relegation to top 6 (a statement of fact to which he's entitled)

larf. Near relegation ? Did he actually say that or are you putting words in his mouth? If that was near relegation when MON took over, then what the fuck are we now?

Well too be fair if we had started the next season still under O'Dreay then I think we would have been one of the favourites to go yes.

I attended the match yesterday and I thought the amount of abuse O'Neill got was a disgrace.  Sure I expected some boos, but I thought the majority would see past how he left us and look at the bigger picture. 

I'm not sure where to start with this.

[Dr.Feelgood]

"I attended the match yesterday and I thought the amount of abuse O'Neill got was a disgrace.  Sure I expected some boos, but I thought the majority would see past how he left us and look at the bigger picture.  [/quote]

You are, of course - entitled to your opinion, but I think there's a lot would disagree ... (see  # 625 ) :

I know much has been written about him here - and I know not everyone will agree with me, but ...
I have lost ALL respect for him. The timing / manner of his departure. Then, an already wealthy man shows he's coin-
operated by taking legal action to f~~k OUR CLUB for more money after the event. But the final nail in his personal coffin was yesterday... not his words in interview (typical of him) but his ACTION (or lack of). He didn't clap for Petrov.  Says it all - self absorbed LITTLE Man

[Gregorys Boy]

It is difficult to truly comment on his departure unless we have the full facts, but based on what we do know, or at least what seems to be the case I see it more from Martin's point of view than the owner.  Fact is if we had any hope of pushing forward we needed to reinvest and you should only sell a player like Milner if you intend to spend that money on a replacement.  Where Martin let himself down was the timing of his departue, I agree that was poor on his part, but that still should not change what he did for us.

This point about him not taking over at the end of the 05/06 season, but during the next pre-season is all well and good, but the point is he still had to start the season with O'Leary's squad and was only able to bring in one or two during his first year in change, so I think it is fair to say that he got the very best out of a fairly weak group who were not far off the bottom three the previous season.

[Bad English]

He didn't clap for Petrov.  Says it all - self absorbed LITTLE Man

I bet he doesn't wear a poppy either.