that was 15 years ago when there were only really 2 or 3 really rich clubs
there are about 10 now.
O'Neill took them to high positions with a largely home grown squad of motivated players - similar style to Lambert. He has also been left behind by the modern game because he couldn't deal with players at the top level with larger egos and that weren't just hard working.
Posted By: Mecagoenti on February 11th 2015 at 20:19:33
Message Thread
- Paul Lambert at Norwich. Paul Lambert at Villa. Two completely different people (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 11, 20:10:05
- Villa is a poison chalice lot of expectation not enough money (n/m) (NCFC) - Dajpun, Feb 11, 20:51:00
- Wasn't the same manger at Villa when Karsa and Culverhouse left (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Feb 11, 20:50:58
- Will always be Walker for me. European football and our highest ever finish. (n/m) (NCFC) - trevor hockeys beard, Feb 11, 20:43:12
- Not enough words. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Feb 11, 20:33:52
- Brown, Stringer, Walker, Bond, Saunders. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Feb 11, 20:27:40
- Greatest in my book (NCFC) - Surrey Yella, Feb 11, 20:20:15
- no where near in mine Stringer, Bond, Brown, Walker all done it at the top level. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 11, 20:22:27
- I'm with you here, LOJ. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Feb 11, 20:35:19
- Different era. That's not possible now. (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 11, 20:22:55
- How many times did we come back from 2-0 down under lambert to win? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 11, 20:21:45
- no where near in mine Stringer, Bond, Brown, Walker all done it at the top level. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 11, 20:22:27
- He didn't seem to have the same sense of being a man with a plan at villa (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 11, 20:13:26
- his biggest mistake was not standing shoulder to shoulder with Karsa (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 11, 20:16:57
- tbf, he was pretty awful at Villa with them as well (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Feb 11, 20:22:22
- And in life, if we don't have a plan, something to aim for, intermediate goals to achieve (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 11, 20:15:17
- which probably would have been the same if he has stayed here (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Feb 11, 20:14:40
- Eventually level of investment catches up with all clubs (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 11, 20:17:31
- Martin O'Neill, Leicester? Seemed to work for him for long enough (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 11, 20:16:12
- that was 15 years ago when there were only really 2 or 3 really rich clubs (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Feb 11, 20:19:33
- that was nearly 20 years ago (NCFC) - mr carra, Feb 11, 20:19:08
- his biggest mistake was not standing shoulder to shoulder with Karsa (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 11, 20:16:57
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