TrentVilla Posted December 1, 2011 Moderator Share Posted December 1, 2011 He would though become a good choice for them and will in the short to medium term do a good job for them even if he buys some terrible players in the process. and maybe even some good ones Agreed I was alluding to that in the first bit of my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I will be quite envious of them if they get MON as he will do well their for 3-4 years But given the chance he'll spend a small fortune and leave on messy terms with a huge wage bill and an ageing squad Much like Bruce has already done then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Yes but MON will take it to another level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Yes but MON will take it to another level The Championship :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I don't know if it is common knowledge or not, I'm guessing not as I've not seen it mentioned so far in this thread but Martin O'Neill is a boyhood Sunderland fan. Yeh, this is why I thought he was nailed on for the job. Then yesterday I noticed that the Sunderland owner/chairman... can't remember his name, sorry... is apparently very close friends with Randy, so I'm no longer so sure MON will get the job. I'm missing something, sorry. Why would that mean MON probably won't be given the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Even though i quite like Sunderland and wouldn't normally wish them ill, I pray that O'Neill gets that job so that his ghost can be exorcised from our club once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Even though i quite like Sunderland and wouldn't normally wish them ill, I pray that O'Neill gets that job so that his ghost can be exorcised from our club once and for all. Agreed. There are people on here that behave like jilted husbands. He dumped us. He's moved on. We should to. I propose the Mods set up the word filter so "MON, Martin O'Neill or any other" variant and spelling are replaced with the words "He-who-must-not-be-named" OR better still "Lord Voldemort" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I don't know if it is common knowledge or not, I'm guessing not as I've not seen it mentioned so far in this thread but Martin O'Neill is a boyhood Sunderland fan. Yeh, this is why I thought he was nailed on for the job. Then yesterday I noticed that the Sunderland owner/chairman... can't remember his name, sorry... is apparently very close friends with Randy, so I'm no longer so sure MON will get the job. Ellis Short. Damn didn't know that bit of info, wish I'd known that before. Although to be fair perhaps Randy will give him the benefit of his experience ie, keep an eye on the wage bill. All in all O'Neill is a more than decent manager and one Sunderland would be foolish to over look. I guess we don't know the full extent of any animosity from Lerner to O'Neill. I got the impression from the General that the bridges were well and truly burned. But yeah, I think MON would be perfect for Sunderland. Business is business, I can't see them getting anyone better, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I don't know if it is common knowledge or not, I'm guessing not as I've not seen it mentioned so far in this thread but Martin O'Neill is a boyhood Sunderland fan. Yeh, this is why I thought he was nailed on for the job. Then yesterday I noticed that the Sunderland owner/chairman... can't remember his name, sorry... is apparently very close friends with Randy, so I'm no longer so sure MON will get the job. I'm missing something, sorry. Why would that mean MON probably won't be given the job? Well after the way it ended at Villa, I'm not sure Lerner would be giving him a glowing reference, and it's hard to imagine he wouldn't be asked about O'Neill. But who knows? We still know bugger all about what actually happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 appparently this is a reason we didnt get Hughes as Lerner and Fayed are good friends as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Who owns sunderland ? Is it a yank ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt Surprised O'Neill sliding in Sundeland betting. Doesn't tally with my understanding of the situation. MON still using Holt to do his bidding. Sly tosser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 mon will go there i have no doubts about that. he will do well but leav ethem in a mess liek he did with us when he leaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Who owns sunderland ? Is it a yank ? Ellis Short is Irish-American from what i have read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 SkySportsMobile Sky Sports Mobile Sky Sports News reports that #Sunderland have made initial contact with Martin O'Neill over management job. #SSN #blackcats 1 minute ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 hope they get McLAren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 We couldn't even convince Martinez to come for a chat and MoN is better than the current clown in charge. Would anyone be surprised if Sunderland finished above us over the next few years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 i would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 If MON gets the job...will he go for any of our players. He usually signs players who he has worked with at the beginning.... Heskey? Collins? Warnock? If so will he give us our money back? (please) Cant think of too many others who he would go for as a lot have left. I think he would be interested in Gabby but he would not leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Petrov be one he goes for and maybe Cuellar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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