To be fair, he did completely turn Rangers around

Albeit with significant financial backing. And he changed the unwritten sectarian policy on not buying Catholics.

Posted By: yarmyyarmy on August 10th 2010 at 11:49:31

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Martin O'Neill (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:17:21
- Arsenal (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 11:39:26
  - Arsenal fans would HATE That....... trading pretty football for winning football!! (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:40:18
    - nah they wouldn't (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 11:43:09
    - Oh I don't know. I mean, their most successful period they (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:42:59
      - Sorry guys was more of an "ironic" dig at Wenger (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:48:05
        
        yeah, i;d hate to have the sort of failure Wenger's responsible for... (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 11:49:20
        
        He "was" a great success, no trophys in 5 years though (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:52:00
        
        how many teams/managers actually manage to win something every year in this country? (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 11:54:50
        
        Not every team are ARsenal/Liverpool/Chelsea/man U (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:59:16
        
        You've just named 4 teams who can win a MAXIMUM of 4 trophies between them. (Other Football) - megson, Aug 10, 12:33:29
        
        In the 18 years that the Premier League has been going only 4 (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Aug 10, 13:17:41
        
        there's been lots of periods where they've struggled to win anything (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 10, 12:02:10
        
        (too many 'lots'ses) (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 10, 12:02:57
        
        Managers go stale at clubs, IMO Wenger has done a great job at Arsenal over the years (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:57:45
        
        didn't they come 3rd in the prem and reach the Champs league quarter-finals last year? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 10, 12:01:07
        
        But what did they win? (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 13:31:53
        
        perhaps, (and there's no doubt he's made mistakes) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 12:00:44
        
        ^^^ this is like Charlton fans wanting rid of Curbishley ^^^ (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 10, 11:54:46
        
        and is also a massive clue as to why O'Neill may have decided he'd had enough. (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Aug 10, 11:57:44
- I reckon the Spurs one is the most likely out of all them (n/m) (Other Football) - NiftyFiftyCity, Aug 10, 11:34:07
  - That or Man City (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:39:14
- i think the special one will go to Man U when red face retires (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Aug 10, 11:24:14
  - I think you're right. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:28:43
- Somewhere which likes quitters I guess (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 10, 11:19:07
  - Has never left a club for anything other than a legit reason (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 11:31:16
    - I dont't think Milner being sold for a squillion quid is a good reason to leave (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 10, 11:38:59
      - The reasos is not the sale itself, its the fact he will be given none of the proceeds of (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:41:29
        
        But how do you know that? (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 10, 11:46:50
        
        Lerner said mid season he wants a 'Sell to Buy Policy' for a start (Other Football) - megson, Aug 10, 11:55:26
        
        I dont, but thats the rumour!! (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:48:26
  - Think you are getting him confused with Steve Bruce (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:21:51
    - From the same litter innit (Other Football) - pants, Aug 10, 11:24:13
      - I take it you mean Bruce has O'Neil has won a bit already? (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 10, 11:29:19
        
        AIR. RAID. SIREN. BANG! BANG! FUCK! REALLY MASSIVE ALARM NOISE!!! BANGFUCK! (Other Football) - tehwatch, Aug 10, 11:43:08
        
        Hello (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 10, 12:14:47
      - Agreed. Well, apart from (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:28:00
        
        A bit like Souness then? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 10, 11:28:26
        
        Indeed, although he did it pre-mega-bucks Prem. Is he a quitter too then ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:30:58
        
        Nope (Other Football) - pants, Aug 10, 11:34:19
        
        hmmm but Souness is a typical example of where you blindly praise him cos you like him... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 11:45:59
        
        To be fair, he did completely turn Rangers around (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 10, 11:49:31
        
        So 1 good spell in a division which was traditionally dominated by either Celtic (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 11:51:58
        
        Well, I didn't say that did I (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 10, 11:55:29
        
        true but they were just another club he quit (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 12:02:29
        
        *Rangers'* (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 10, 11:57:47
        
        Sounds like Roeder (Other Football) - NiftyFiftyCity, Aug 10, 11:47:45
        
        Fair enough but my opinion is simply superior to yours (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:40:45
  - Fuck me, you are on the mega troll today aren't you ? (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:20:56
- or (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 10, 11:18:15
  - ^^ didn't see that there (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 11:41:21

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