QuoteI didn't see this one coming!!! O'Leary knows he won't be able to spent 100 million right?
OMG....Ashley's parting shot?!!Originally Posted by MeathDrog
I didn't see this one coming!!! O'Leary knows he won't be able to spent 100 million right?
Took Leeds to 3rd on a limited budget before being handed the cheque book.
Took Villa to 6th without any cash to spend.
He may be a bit of a cnut but he was a capable manager, the cheque book tag has been blown out of all proportion.
David O'Leary confirmed as the manaer of Al-Ahly FC in Dubai. Probably the most interesting thing about this move is that Fabio Cannavaro has been announced as the new club captain at the same time.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...anager-al-ahli
Money money money?!?! Presume that is the prime motivator. Nothing to be gained career wise, ie even if he wins all around him there its not going to put him in the spot light for a top job.
When I heard he had gone back into management, first thought was Fulham.
That club have a tonne to spend. Wonder if he'll try and bring any aging Ireland stars there for the twilight of their careers...Duffer?
People might have said the same of Wenger when he went to work in Japan. Hes been out of work so long now Id imagine he would look at it as a stepping stone to show that he can still cut it as a manager
Its really not that complicated!!!
Heard an interview with him a few months ago and he stated that he had received a number of offers over the last few years but his has been taking his time waiting for the right job - Have to say Im surprised if this is it.
Anyway good luck to him!
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
I bet Cannavaro is ****ing himself at the prospect of working with a living legend like Dave.
Did I hear, 8 managers in 5 years (although it may have been the other way round) either way I think he's clearly going there for the cash. Not that I blame him
"Your guilty conscience may move you to vote Democratic, but deep down you long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king"
Sideshow Bob
So it wasn't the right time for the Ireland job but the right time for this job. Right you are.
He was never getting the Ireland job so ruled himself out to get publicity.
I can't believe he has got too many offers as this is something said by somebody desperate to get back into management. He has
been trying to get a job in England for a while without success.
I don't think much of him as a manager but he was a great player for us and did score THAT penalty. Best of luck David. I'm sure he
is going for the big payday but no harm in that.
I think O'Leary did a very good job at Leeds initially. In fairness, if you are given the money to spend you're gonna spend it, and Seth Johnson apart, I don't think he made any horific signings.
However, his ego seems to be a major problem and alienates dressing rooms. He deserved to be sacked for the timing of that bloody "Leeds Utd on Trial" and the book itself was an embarressment.Name dropping, self indulgence.....
well said. I dont begrudge him anything. Gave us one of our greatest moments in international football and deserves more respect than he gets at home.
I've never understood why he gets so much bad rep to be honest. His management career up to date is top notch, he was a great player and don't almost all football players have horrific egos? Best of luck to him with the new club, very happy to see him back in the game
agree, of course the money is tempting him and thats fine. i wish him the best of luck, hope to see him back in the prem before long.
As I say, O'Leary played in an era where the stars weren't on daft money like they are now so if he's off to line his pocket, good luck to him.
As for the peno in Genoa, I wonder what his motives were in taking that kick. (a) I'll do this for my country because no one else is standing up to the plate, (b) I've barely had a minute on the pitch in this tournament and I am bored or (c) if I score this, I will be a national hero.
I suspect it was (c) and he took a huge risk because if he had missed.......but such is the confidence of the man in himself he stepped forward.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
the story goes that Charlton hadnt bothered practising penalties except for one of the first training practices and left it up to each of the players to decide who wanted to go take one. O'Leary stepped up to the mark. Id say it was a mix of a) and c)
I don't mind egos, so long as you get the job done. It's big heads that don't produce that bother me.
He stepped up to the mark and put it in, fair play to him.
Good luck in Dubai.
Dave was my hero when I was growing up. The more media exposure he got as a manager the less I liked him though. I thought he came across as a total lick-arse and by all accounts he wasn't popular among his peers. I'm not forgetting what he did for us, it was fantastic - and he was cruelly left out for a large part of it. He's perfectly entitled to a big pay day in Dubai so good luck to him. I'd do it if I got half a chance.
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