What happened to Martin O’Neill?

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Football is a results business and Sunderland’s results have been rotten for months, so we shouldn’t be surprised that Martin O’Neill was dismissed as manager on Saturday.  But he is Martin O’Neill, who appeared to be able to walk on water when at Celtic.  What happened?

Martin’s teams played the same football at Sunderland as they did at Celtic and Leicester.  Direct and, if supported by excellent players, incredibly effective, but Martin was the antithesis of the tinkerer manager.  He had his plan and stuck to it, a fact which Alex McLeish successfully exploited.

Of all the recent dismissals in England his was least surprising.  Sunderland thought they were heading for relegation but still have a fighting chance, the right change could produce the short-term boost required.  As for our old pal Paulo, I’m in David Milliband’s camp. He and ‘Arry can go the same way.
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  1. oh dear

     

     

    watching that southern comfort ad of the fat guy on the beach

     

     

    looks like me without the hair the tan and the budgy smugglers…

  2. 67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors

     

     

    22:11 on 1 April, 2013

     

     

    Why are they cutting benefits……..BECAUSE THEY ARE POLITICIANS, and will only remain in power if they don’t ‘hit’ the power-brokers….

     

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    If you can accept that the PTB want a feudalist system and that means destroying the Middle Class, then things become a bit clearer.

     

     

    Cyprus is after all, a “Template” for the future. There is a reason people get to Middle Class, they are determined and clever and they are a threat to the PTB IMO.

  3. Warnock was on a looser when he signed that fud Diouff.

     

    Of all the scum bags I’ve seen play football , undoubtedly he is the worst and by a long long way.

  4. Scotpatsfan

     

     

    Villa beat chelski 2-0 after 90 minutes not on penalties -Islam Feruz played full game and ended up tournament top scorer though didn’t play well tonight

  5. MON sat for 2 years being paid from us. The day after we finished paying his wages he signed for Aston Vlla.

  6. Clashcitybhoy on

    Bada bing

     

    I see an ex Celtic view writer commenting that Warnock still owns a holiday home in West of Scotland?

     

    Him and Chuckles would be best double act since Eric and Ernie.

  7. I would just like to say thank you to a group of men who 97 years ago today, set out on a hopeless mission which they knew they could never win, they did it so that the likes of me, my children and grandchildren could live as free Irishmen in our own land. There are those who say its wrong to rake up the past, I say its wrong to forget the past. I will never forget or never stop honouring their memory.

  8. Burghbhoy

     

    22:38 on

     

    1 April, 2013

     

    Warnock was on a looser when he signed that fud Diouff.

     

    Of all the scum bags I’ve seen play football , undoubtedly he is the worst and by a long long way.

     

     

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    you do big duncan do fancier a disservice.

  9. THE EXILED TIM

     

     

    21:54 on 1 April, 2013

     

     

    That is everything that is wrong about scottish football.

     

     

    Liam Craig gets the equaliser, that will probably see UTD not make the top six, he should have seen red, shocking display yet again by the referee.

     

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    Ditto

  10. corkcelt

     

     

    oh father why are you so sad…….

     

     

    my grandfather and his comrades will be resting…

  11. corkcelt

     

     

    22:41 on 1 April, 2013

     

     

    I would just like to say thank you to a group of men who 97 years ago today, set out on a hopeless mission which they knew they could never win, they did it so that the likes of me, my children and grandchildren could live as free Irishmen in our own land. There are those who say its wrong to rake up the past, I say its wrong to forget the past. I will never forget or never stop honouring their memory.

     

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UDvJyFewQ

  12. blantyretim

     

    22:20 on

     

    1 April, 2013

     

    oh dear

     

     

    watching that southern comfort ad of the fat guy on the beach

     

     

    looks like me without the hair the tan and the budgy smugglers…

     

     

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    your a hansome devil, you got me all gok wan there with such a vivid description.

     

     

    i think i look like ray winstone in the opening scenes from sexy beast.

  13. One slight alteration to my post before some pedantic Historian calls me out on it. I should have said Easter Monday 97 years ago. Easter Monday 1916 fell on the 24th April.

  14. petec

     

    22:45 on

     

    1 April, 2013

     

     

    a greenock shammy bus favorite that one, back in the day, and a great video.

     

     

    cheers.

  15. !!Bada Bing!! on

    clashcitybhoy-Pretty sure Warnock said a few months ago he would retire at the end of the season,been brought forward a few weeks.I think he may have crossed paths with Challs at Sheff Utd,? He would see through that chancer in a heartbeat.

  16. corkcelt

     

    As one who has never set foot on Irish soil(will be remedied some day).

     

    I seen this earlier on Phils twitter.

     

    It got me angry.

     

     

    Phil MacGiollaBhain ‏@Pmacgiollabhain 4h http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k07qja5JJlU … For what died the sons of Róisín? Brilliant docu. #Gombeenism

     

     

     

    Good night all

  17. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    Nicky Law for me. 10 goals this season from Law We have a mid/f who has scored 2 goals in 2 seasons.

     

     

    Time to go Kayal!!

  18. its a history lesson, but this guy is brilliant –

     

     

     

    Historical Walk – Radical Auld Reekie (Edinburgh) – James Connolly

     

     

    Edinburgh People’s Festival 2009 – Local historian Allan Armstrong leads the way round that radical Edinburgh all too often overlooked in understanding how the city was shaped.

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfcx5Tdk4rk

  19. Bada

     

     

    Warnock also referred to Diouf as a sewer rat and then went on to sign him. He doesn’t strike me as a man of integrity.

     

     

    It would be no surprise to see him turn up at Ibrox.

  20. bournesouprecipe

     

    22:00 on

     

    1 April, 2013

     

    “When you’re sat in row Z and the head is a ball your a zombie !”

  21. Is it okay to have Di Canio as my favourite fascist Celt – not much competition probably.

     

    Also, he did hate the huns. Ask Ehun Feargushun

  22. There really needs to be a big turnout this week so that this dreadful piece of legislation is consigned to the dustbin.

     

    2000 people is unlikely to worry the controllers of this Country. 20000, then we would be starting to get them opening their ‘eye’ to the peoples complaints.

  23. southside @23:01 “Is it okay to have Di Canio as my favourite fascist Celt – not much competition probably.”

     

     

    He’s definitely in my top two.

  24. Ntassoolla

     

     

    22:51 on 1 April, 2013

     

     

    Hail hail to the men of the 1916.

     

     

    Hail Hail indeed,

     

    my grandfather fought in the war of independence and was posthumously awarded “the black and tan medal” from De Valera.

     

     

    COGAD NA SAOIRSE.

  25. It’s called The Stadium of Light because of its links to the local mining industry.

     

     

    The Stadium stands on the site of the former Wearmouth Colliery.

     

     

    A giant, model of a Davy Lamp, the mining lamp used by colliers, stands proudly outside the stadium.

  26. I pray for a big turn out next Saturday. I actually toyed with the idea of travelling over for it but family comitments has put the kibosh on that.

  27. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    HT

     

     

    Warnock has more faces than Green & Whyte put together!! Doesnt even talk a good game.

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