Martin O'Neill

[volpeazzurro]

7 hours ago, HankMarvin said:

He came into a team full of confidence after the great escape 

I think if you here Ranieri's account of managing the Greek team at that time it tells its own story. The result was hardly surprising. 

[Silebyfox_89]

I'd take O'Neill with an squad type assistant like Big Wes.

[Pliskin]

I’d give my left nut to see carnage like this again. 

[Blue-fox]

14 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

I’d give my left nut to see carnage like this again. 

Never see a goal like that with our centre halves. Can’t attack the ball in the air of their life depended on it! Look at Souttar against both villa and Southampton 😂

[sacreblueits442]

37 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

Why is Benitez not what we want long term?  He clearly knows his football, he has an excellent record, I do t understand the negativity, in the footballing world I can't see what harm it can be to give him a 3 year contract.

...this manager makes a living going from club to club, failure seems to increase his assets!!!

  We are looking to move this club forward and we need a fresh and dynamic manager to do so. Giving him a 3 year contract would be the equivalent of giving Rodgers 6 years. We have to learn sometime and see this as a proper business and not be dictated to by others.

  This club's lack of football knowledge is squeezing the life out of the club, let’s stop being bullied.

[CrispinLA in Texas]

25 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

I'd take O'Neill with an squad type assistant like Big Wes.

That's a good Idea.....in getting Wes here aswell.....what's there to lose until the end of the season and then get that Norwegian that @Ric Flair mentioned.....Knutsen in the summer.

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...this manager makes a living going from club to club, failure seems to increase his assets!!!

  We are looking to move this club forward and we need a fresh and dynamic manager to do so. Giving him a 3 year contract would be the equivalent of giving Rodgers 6 years. We have to learn sometime and see this as a proper business and not be dictated to by others.

  This club's lack of football knowledge is squeezing the life out of the club, let’s stop being bullied.

Don’t get any of this. We need to either survive or plan to consolidate and return, surviving being the most favourable option. Rafa is well liked by most supporters for clubs he has managed, a seeming FT metric for success, is available and has an ok record.  
 

The fact he may be expensive is a cost we have inflated unfortunately.

 

Going with the next big thing is a long term project I reckon, or go Marsch and hope he fixes Daka quick sharp.

[splinterdream]

5 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...this manager makes a living going from club to club, failure seems to increase his assets!!!

  We are looking to move this club forward and we need a fresh and dynamic manager to do so. Giving him a 3 year contract would be the equivalent of giving Rodgers 6 years. We have to learn sometime and see this as a proper business and not be dictated to by others.

  This club's lack of football knowledge is squeezing the life out of the club, let’s stop being bullied.

His record is decent, got equivalent win ratio at Newcastle to Rodgers here which can't be sniffed at, and he has a wealth of football knowledge, if we're comparing him to MON then it's a no brainer. Of course there are more exciting dynamic managers, but they won't join us now, and we need a manager now

[sacreblueits442]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

Don’t get any of this. We need to either survive or plan to consolidate and return, surviving being the most favourable option. Rafa is well liked by most supporters for clubs he has managed, a seeming FT metric for success, is available and has an ok record.  
 

The fact he may be expensive is a cost we have inflated unfortunately.

 

Going with the next big thing is a long term project I reckon, or go Marsch and hope he fixes Daka quick sharp.

...or stay with the interim guys and build from there!!!

  Either in the Championship or the Premier league we need to reset this club and going for Rafa on a  3 year plan screams marking time.

[Vlad the Fox]

The O’Neil era was great, the Kop (particulary pen 1) was everything the ufs section wants and then much more. There was a real vibe about going, after years of never looking like winning anything we were regularly in cup finals. It was also along to the generally positive nature of the country emerging from 18 years of Tory rule. We scrapped for every point, roared on by a passionate crowd. Great days. 

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, sacreblueits442 said:

...or stay with the interim guys and build from there!!!

  Either in the Championship or the Premier league we need to reset this club and going for Rafa on a  3 year plan screams marking time.

Yeah but signing a contract does not mean they or we have to see it to it’s conclusion, does it?

[sacreblueits442]

Just now, Dahnsouff said:

Yeah but signing a contract does not mean they or we have to see it to it’s conclusion, does it?

.. we know from experience that if one party holds out, it does not always end well!!!

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, sacreblueits442 said:

.. we know from experience that if one party holds out, it does not always end well!!!

But it always ends

[bovril]

8 minutes ago, Vlad the Fox said:

The O’Neil era was great, the Kop (particulary pen 1) was everything the ufs section wants and then much more. There was a real vibe about going, after years of never looking like winning anything we were regularly in cup finals. It was also along to the generally positive nature of the country emerging from 18 years of Tory rule. We scrapped for every point, roared on by a passionate crowd. Great days. 

Some of the evening games were sensational. Cauldron. I remember Atletico - even at age 12 I could tell it was bit different. Shame about the ending...

[Vlad the Fox]

1 minute ago, bovril said:

Some of the evening games were sensational. Cauldron. I remember Atletico - even at age 12 I could tell it was bit different. Shame about the ending...

Yes, I used to love the evening games, there was always an extra edge to the atmosphere. So different now, as I find mid week games a ball-ache. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

41 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

I’d give my left nut to see carnage like this again. 

That was just the most amazing game, it had literally everything, oh to see such fight and never say die attitude now 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

9 minutes ago, bovril said:

Some of the evening games were sensational. Cauldron. I remember Atletico - even at age 12 I could tell it was bit different. Shame about the ending...

The very first time I’d seen us in Europe, apologies to all about going down memory lane but they were such amazing times, although the ref was a cheat, Parker red carded for taking a free kick to early 🤔 and at least 2 cast iron penalties not given to us, Martin was furious, blatant match fixing.

 

I love a little nostalgia 😊

[SK3Blue]

56 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

I'd take O'Neill with an squad type assistant like Big Wes.

Good shout that.  Need to draw on every bit of experience we can on the pitch too, Evans would be useful. I'd even recall Albrighton and send Tete back 🤣

[deep blue]

1 hour ago, TheFiveTime said:

Craig Levein Rab Douglas and Jason Jarrett. Those are the players/managers of my childhood :|

Deprived childhood 

[deep blue]

26 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

But it always ends

Sometimes too late

[Manley Farrington-Brown]

1 hour ago, TheFiveTime said:

Craig Levein Rab Douglas and Jason Jarrett. Those are the players/managers of my childhood :|

I'm so jealous of you youngsters! That's so much better than the Jimmy Bloomfield, Mark Wallington and Keith Weller of my (distant) childhood...

[whoareyaaa]

2 hours ago, ceebeefox said:

My happy memories of an O’Neill Leicester is akin to watching Brentford now, when you get it out wide don’t think about it whip it in the mix and let the strikers attack it. 3 strong central defenders long throw ins etc. And what’s wrong with that? We have the defenders, we have 3 strikers for 2 spots, 4 if you play Barnes as one because he might not track back and put his foot in enough for a wing back, Ricardo on the right though. 3-5-2 was attack minded in an O’Neill side and a current Brentford one too.

Yup the possession based football is now being over thrown for this type of style gerrimin 

[Harboro]

19 hours ago, Dave Fishwick said:

the game has passed him by

 

His Ireland team was full of Premier League players and his major game plan was to play for set pieces and hope Shane Duffy got on the end of one.

Seems ahead of his time actually - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/16/rise-set-piece-coaches-football-italy-brentford-manchester-united

[ARM1968]

1 hour ago, Blue-fox said:

Never see a goal like that with our centre halves. Can’t attack the ball in the air of their life depended on it! Look at Souttar against both villa and Southampton 😂

Walsh is knew how to head a ball and a Bull apparently. Legend. 

[CrazyKopCorner]

1 hour ago, Vlad the Fox said:

The O’Neil era was great, the Kop (particulary pen 1) was everything the ufs section wants and then much more. There was a real vibe about going, after years of never looking like winning anything we were regularly in cup finals. It was also along to the generally positive nature of the country emerging from 18 years of Tory rule. We scrapped for every point, roared on by a passionate crowd. Great days. 

Yes Crazy Kop Corner was born and was extremely partisan and on a good day intimidating