I reckon so, strong rumours last season about him leaving cause they kept selling

He's not a manager to work where his hands are tied or players are being sold from under him.

He knows that fans won't take that into account if expectations are not achieved, and that its impossible to achieve those expectations if he can't keep his team together.

Better to resign now with reputation (largely) intact than soldier on under increasing pressure and eventually get sacked.

Posted By: megson on August 9th 2010 at 16:28:04

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Martin O'Neill has just resigned from Villa, (Other Football) - Al NCFC4life, Aug 9, 16:21:40
- They should give the job to Gareth Southgate (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 16:50:59
  - Dion's 50/1! (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Aug 9, 16:52:17
    - What's Gunny? (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Aug 9, 16:58:42
      - A nice Eddie Hitler. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Aug 9, 17:16:07
      - a mobile phone salesman (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 17:02:24
    - yeah, just saw that (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 16:53:21
- hands off lambert imo (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 9, 16:41:37
  - We'll do a swap. (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:45:27
- Good job we didn't have convincing win on Friday. (n/m) (Other Football) - Firstnews, Aug 9, 16:40:44
- once a quitter................ (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 9, 16:39:53
  - Not really. Their fans will expect top 6 this season. If it doesn't happen they'll (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:45:08
    - I didn't see Ferguson resigning because they'd sold Ronaldo (Other Football) - pants, Aug 9, 16:46:32
      - yep fergie a top bloke (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 9, 16:51:07
      - That's just ever so slightly different pants isn't it? Fergie had some movement after that (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:48:43
        
        Yeah, surely can't be just that (Other Football) - Huge Small, Aug 9, 16:56:31
        
        IIRC there has been noises about limited funds and cutting the wage bill. (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:58:38
        
        20 million plus Ireland though (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 9, 16:51:49
        
        Indeed, Is he going to get the £20mil though? (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:53:50
  - oh no (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Aug 9, 16:43:34
- He wanted to buy Dean Windass. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Aug 9, 16:29:24
  - haha! (n/m) (Other Football) - Al NCFC4life, Aug 9, 16:29:47
- Whoa! Maybe to do with the Milner business? (Other Football) - APB, Aug 9, 16:27:05
  - yeah I just read that too. (n/m) (Other Football) - Al NCFC4life, Aug 9, 16:29:03
- so he has. On been ticker too. No Story yet. (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:24:11
  - Confirmed (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:29:50
  - Ahm. *beeb (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:24:34
    - probably something to do with possible sale of Milner. (n/m) (Other Football) - Al NCFC4life, Aug 9, 16:26:03
      - I reckon so, strong rumours last season about him leaving cause they kept selling (Other Football) - megson, Aug 9, 16:28:04
      - Chase all over again... (Other Football) - APB, Aug 9, 16:27:45

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