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Author Topic: We're not fickle..  (Read 29968 times)

Offline Chris Jameson

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #45 on: November 18, 2013, 10:02:31 AM »
As soon as I saw him my blood was boiling, just looking at him does that to me. He was orange and still has his stupid fucking nose and an arrogance about him that makes you want to push him over or throw stuff at him.

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #46 on: November 18, 2013, 10:18:09 AM »
I hated O'Leary more that I hated McNeil.
For many months after he arrived everything he said started with 'when I was at Leeds'.
It was his comment about Villa fans expectations and Charlton that was the final straw for me. Horrible big headed waster.

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #47 on: November 18, 2013, 10:24:17 AM »
The dolly seasons are about the only ones where I really lost interest.  I just couldn't care about a club when I really wanted to punch the manager every time I saw him.  Having moved abroad I didn't catch a game last season and probably won't get to one this season either, the only other seasons since the premier league started where I have been to at least 1 game were DOLs 2nd and 3rd seasons and I only went to 1 in his first season, after getting to 7 in the GT season and I made 5 in MONs first season.  It was only after that year that I realised how much my dislike of Dolly has stopped me attending.

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #48 on: November 18, 2013, 10:26:30 AM »
He never really seemed to have a great affinity with the club imo or even attempt to try to get a connection with the fans. Obviously you can get away with that when you are overachieving and getting 6th, less so when the results worsen and we're in a relegation battle.

Offline eastie

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #49 on: November 18, 2013, 10:27:46 AM »
The problem with o Leary is he seemed to look down on us - he never thought we were a big club and seemed to delight at putting us down every chance he got.


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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #51 on: November 18, 2013, 10:35:28 AM »
Did'nt he also wobble on about Leeds every chance he got?

Offline eastie

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #52 on: November 18, 2013, 10:38:18 AM »
Did'nt he also wobble on about Leeds every chance he got?

Or arsenal .

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #53 on: November 18, 2013, 11:52:15 AM »
I hated O'Leary more that I hated McNeil.
For many months after he arrived everything he said started with 'when I was at Leeds'.
It was his comment about Villa fans expectations and Charlton that was the final straw for me. Horrible big headed waster.
The tosser didn't understand that  supporters who turn up everyweek  come rain or shine do so in hope. He spent what seemed like his entire stay here destroying our hope.

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #54 on: November 18, 2013, 11:57:49 AM »
I hated O'Leary more that I hated McNeil.
For many months after he arrived everything he said started with 'when I was at Leeds'.
It was his comment about Villa fans expectations and Charlton that was the final straw for me. Horrible big headed waster.
The tosser didn't understand that  supporters who turn up everyweek  come rain or shine do so in hope. He spent what seemed like his entire stay here destroying our hope.

Looking at the reality of his management style we now see that he knew he was hopeless, and so was adjusting our expectations accordingly.

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #55 on: November 18, 2013, 11:58:47 AM »
Al-Ahli.

This

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2318842/David-OLeary-wins-3-4m-compensation-claim-Al-Ahli-early-sacking.html

(Short links are beyond my capability )

I am sure he was guilty of abandoning his job at Al Ahli because that is exactly what he did when he was here.

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #56 on: November 18, 2013, 12:14:30 PM »
Even with the negative football and lack of any idea I still dislike the pug nosed one more than I ever did Mcleish...

O'Leary, Houllier and McNeill never ever gave a shit about the Villa. They are to be treated for the rest of their days with the utter contempt they deserve. Shameful the way 2 of them talked Villa down, was involved in relegation scraps with mid table / top half squads and the latter who actually managed the feat. I'd find it tricky to piss on them if they were burning.

Turner and TSM were rubbish at the job, out of their depth and naeive in the exteme in the latter's case but they understood what Villa meant at least. That is why they were never going to turn down the job.

Offline Damo70

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #57 on: November 18, 2013, 12:19:59 PM »
Did'nt he also wobble on about Leeds every chance he got?

Or arsenal .

Or he banged on about us banging on about our European Cup win. Which he mentioned more often than we did.

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #58 on: November 18, 2013, 12:21:10 PM »
Even with the negative football and lack of any idea I still dislike the pug nosed one more than I ever did Mcleish...

O'Leary, Houllier and McNeill never ever gave a shit about the Villa. They are to be treated for the rest of their days with the utter contempt they deserve. Shameful the way 2 of them talked Villa down, was involved in relegation scraps with mid table / top half squads and the latter who actually managed the feat. I'd find it tricky to piss on them if they were burning.

Turner and TSM were rubbish at the job, out of their depth and naeive in the exteme in the latter's case but they understood what Villa meant at least. That is why they were never going to turn down the job.

I never took to Houiller that much. I went on holiday a week or so after MON quit and by the time I came back Houiller was in charge and it felt strange. It was an odd appointment anyway but it seemed strange seeing him in the dug out. Did'nt he turn us down at first?

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Re: We're not fickle..
« Reply #59 on: November 18, 2013, 12:24:28 PM »
I quite liked Houllier.

 


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