Quote from: BC Villain on August 11, 2020, 07:55:15 PMSure its been posted here before, but this says so much about O'Neill and his dislike for those who dare to challenge himhttps://youtu.be/p9kjjOAqg0wMy God! I've never seen that but what a twat he made himself look.
Sure its been posted here before, but this says so much about O'Neill and his dislike for those who dare to challenge himhttps://youtu.be/p9kjjOAqg0w
He did have a habit of being argumentative and belittling in interviews and also when he was doing TV punditry.
Without adding the big quote above, I did at the time he was appointed say that he was top six but wouldn't be top four. There was a lot of euphoria around then, though, and for three years we were all caught up in it.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on August 12, 2020, 12:44:15 PMWithout adding the big quote above, I did at the time he was appointed say that he was top six but wouldn't be top four. There was a lot of euphoria around then, though, and for three years we were all caught up in it.The receipts are here somewhere on this website. I would say I was caught up in it for 12-18 months, but I soon saw through him. The reporter in the clip above had it spot on when he talked about negative tactics and waiting for the other team to make a mistake. We won so many games by pace and counter-attack especially away from home, made for some dull times during home games.
Quote from: kippaxvilla2 on August 12, 2020, 01:33:03 PMI think this is actually fair enough, the question was more than a bit twattish itself so he was entitled to defend himself with a touch of steel.In the broad sweep I was very supportive at first, the happiest of clappers, and desperate to believe that he was going to change style to suit our increasing ambitions, but did a 180 later as that was never going to happen. DW's remark about him being top 6 but not top 4 was scarily exact in the end, and his and Lerner's time in charge has to be regarded as a massive blown opportunity, and one which had repercussions for us a bit like the Ridsdale-DOL era did for Leeds.
Sure, but he could have asked 'do you think your tactics are working' or some such thing, rather than the obviously needling emphasis on luck.