David O'Leary

gufct wrote: David o'leary will never get a job in soccer again.

Typical brock comment from you, adding nothing to the debate

Fintan wrote: MON has won trophies in England with a club smaller than Leeds and he didn't have the stupid amounts of money that O'Leary was given

o'neill spent more than o'leary!! Tin cup or champions league? I'd say the villa board and financial backers would have preferred champions league

O'neill spent £120m and recouped £40m, net loss £80m

Sidwell £8.5
Curtis Davies £10m
Reo-Coker £8.5m
Harewood. £3.5m
Cuellar. £8m
Delph. £5m


O'leary may have splashed £18m on rio but he sold him for £30m

O'neill is not called a cheque book manager for nothing

Stillhuntinghenry wrote: Fintan wrote: MON has won trophies in England with a club smaller than Leeds and he didn't have the stupid amounts of money that O'Leary was given o'neill spent more than o'leary!! Tin cup or champions league? I'd say the villa board and financial backers would have preferred champions league O'neill spent £120m and recouped £40m, net loss £80m Sidwell £8.5 Curtis Davies £10m Reo-Coker £8.5m Harewood. £3.5m Cuellar. £8m Delph. £5m O'leary may have splashed £18m on rio but he s old him for £30m O'neill is not called a cheque book manager for nothing

I was refering to MON's time at Leicester in which he actually won things. You're talking about O'Leary being the most successful Irish manager in the game and I'm saying you're wrong as O'Neill has won more than O'Leary
Your facts regarding finances are interesting. Are you John Delaney by any chance?

If Dave got the job with Jaap Stam as his assistant I think Mario Rosenstock would wet himself!

To be honest I don't want to get into an argument where I'm disparaging mon because the mans a legend. I have no problem with him being on the list (although he wouldn't be my 1st choice for a number of reasons). You will note that mon was not mentioned on my original post this morning

The financial demise of Leeds was not down to o'leary it was complicated but was generally based on ridsdale mortgaging future income which then never transpired. It must he remembered that the majority of the signings were a success and that he brought through Robinson, smith, woodgate and kewell. I'm surprised that you don't consider 3 top 4 finishes and a champions league semi final as not being successful

As I said mon has credentials but if Roy, Brian and mick are on the list then so should Dave.

Edited by Stillhuntinghenry - 12 Sep 2013 at 10:31am

I like O'Leary myself personally and don't think he'd be the worst call and O'Neill wouldn't be top of my list but I don't get it when people say O'Neill is a cheque book manager or overrated.

He's won a f load of silverwear in his time and overperformed at four clubs prior to Sunderland. Yes he walked away from Villa and didn't do well in Sunderland but the man's CV is fantastic and he is spoken about so highly almost across the board that he doesn't deserve stick in any form.

Stillhuntinghenry wrote: There's a few threads on other candidates so I thought this man deserves one. O'Leary actually has a very impressive management record, 3 top 4 finishes in Premier League, a UEFA cup semi final and a Champions League semi final. He developed the young players at Leeds and integrated them into the system and he is a very good man manager (according to a few lads I know who were apprentices at Leeds). He has been out of the game since 2011 due to a legal wrangle with an outfit in the Middle East but is free to manage now. I think he would have a point to prove and the break will have rejuvenated him. His record highlights that he is actually the most successful Irish manager and dwarfs the managerial careers of McDermott, houghton, o'neill and Roy knacker. Leeds United 1998/9 -        4th EPL 1999/2000 -   3rd EPL                       SF UEFA Cup 2000/01 -      4th EPL                       SF Champions League 2001/2 -        5th EPL Aston Villa 2003/4 - 6th EPL 2004/5 - 10th EPL Irish, out of work and on budget, sure what more do we want

Where the f**k is he getting the money