I haven't laughed so hard in ages...

[clubman]

That made me laugh anyway.

Better what?

Yoy obviously lead a miserable life

[clubman]

is your name sean connor?

What do people call you - braindead??

[sligo23]

That made me laugh anyway.

Better what?

had me in stiches too!!!!!!:D:D

[Red&White Rover]

Yoy obviously lead a miserable life

I agree. Cause you know me from a forum.

Sean Connor is a lovely fella really. Let's all be thankful to have been graced by this modern day saint.:rolleyes::D

[roversforever]

What do people call you - braindead??

no they don't,why??is that meant to be an insult??because mine was a genuine question....im beginning to think you must be the great man himself!!

[avvenalaf]

C.mon, Clubman, which of the Father Ted writers are you - Linehan or Matthews?

[Rovers1]

As opposed to sticking with your manager who finally brought you the glorious prize of relegation...

maye so, but he's a better manager,and bigger man than Sean Connor will ever be, he's also won more than Connor!

[showgies]

Sean Connor's dismissal is a sad day for League of Ireland football.
Look at the man's record and if you're honest with yourself then you'll agree it speaks for itself.
Back in the good old days when Sligo Rovers under the leadership of Tommy Cassidy and Don O Riordan us supporters would have given anything to get back where we think we belong. Both managers failed in their quest to take Rovers to the top. O Riordan was even given an extension to his three year contract even though in the previous three years he had proven time and time again he just didn't have what it takes. Then out of the doom and gloom steps one Sean Connor. No one had heard of him but he came with a promise. He assembled a squad and supporters began to believe once again that Rovers could have a future. He took us from the depts of despair to the highs of a championship winning rollercoaster. Sean Connor was God and he managed in the Showgrounds. 2006 and Sean Connor continued to defy the odds and took our club to the highs of the Premier division and the semi-finals of the FAI Cup. The cracks were beginning to show at this stage and it was plain to be seen by any observer that was honest enough that Sean Connor had taken Sligo Rovers as far as it is possible to take a club of the magnitude of Sligo Rovers. Rumblings behind the scenes displayed problems within. No harm in being ambitious unless that is you are an ambitious manager of a club with no ambition. Sean Connor saw the writting on the wall and when the opportunity of a bigger club arose he grasped it with both hands.
Bohemians were a big club going nowhere fast. Under the right leadership they can become a power in the Eircom League, a known fact. Rome wasn't built in a day but there was a steady progression on a daily basis. Sean Connor took the Bohs from a disheartened club to a club with victory in their sights all in the space of a couple of months. Third in the league, Semi-finals of the FAI Cup and runners-up in the League Cup.
No Mean Feat.
Yet what went wrong?
Basically the same short comings which he experience at Sligo Rovers.
Both clubs are run by people that are full of their own importants and the success of the club comes only second to these people's little ego trips.
Unfortunately the looser here is a man that has done nothing wrong except being ambitious. Ambitious for the club he served digentily as a manager.
The moral of the story here if there is one is this. Sean Connor is too good for the Eircom League of Ireland. Clubs in this league don't deserve to have ambitious managers until such time the people running the clubs can display the same type of loyalty and committment.
People like Sean Connor deserve better and I for one don't think we should be rejoicing in his misfortune. He has proven to be a great servant of Sligo Rovers FC and it's only through time that his achievement will really be appreciated.
I express my disappointment at the way the man has been treated and wish him well for the future. If the saying 'the cream always rises to the top' is a true one then Sean Connor's future is a bright one.
Good luck Sean and thanks for the great memories.

This post is either brave or a wind up.

Mr Connor was never God at the Showgrounds, even when we were sitting at the top of the 1st Division. His name was rarely sang from the terraces. In fact, I know of no other supporter who would share your admiration for him. This alone speaks volumes for the man. A man who as you correctly point out won us a title. However, he will be remembered for walking out on the club and taking with him the guts of a developing side. If that wasn't enough, he continued to bad mouth the club who gave him the chance in the first place.

If there is one club in Ireland who have relied on ambitious managers throughout the years, it is Sligo Rovers. None of them however, left us in quite a bitter way.

[clubman]

This post is either brave or a wind up.

Mr Connor was never God at the Showgrounds, even when we were sitting at the top of the 1st Division. His name was rarely sang from the terraces. In fact, I know of no other supporter who would share your admiration for him. This alone speaks volumes for the man. A man who as you correctly point out won us a title. However, he will be remembered for walking out on the club and taking with him the guts of a developing side. If that wasn't enough, he continued to bad mouth the club who gave him the chance in the first place.

If there is one club in Ireland who have relied on ambitious managers throughout the years, it is Sligo Rovers. None of them however, left us in quite a bitter way.

You can consider me as the great brave on showgies.

Hindsight is god's greatest gift to mankind.
I totally agree with you regarding our club and ambitious managers. Basically in that one line of your post you have summed up mine. Managers come and go, the good ones move on quicker simply because it doesn't take them too long to realize that our club can't match their ambition.
If Sean Connor has a weak spot then it's that he is his own worst enemy. Every genious has a down side and unfortunately that's his. For that reason he'll never survive in the Eircom League. The operational side of clubs in this country are not suitable to his unique form of management.
I think when people on this forum come to their senses and are mature enough to reflect on events past it's then they will come to realise how fortunate our club was to have introduced Sean Connor to the beautiful game and management. This man is destined for greater things but unfortunately it won't be in this hypocritical little country of ours.

[sligoman]

This man is destined for greater things but unfortunately it won't be in this hypocritical little country of ours.I guarantee you he won't get anywhere near 'greater things' in football management. He'll end up as an RTE pundit like Roddy Collins...most likely on the EL highlights show that's starting next year.

I'll always thank SC for getting us promoted but when you think about it, we had a big budget that season so we were expected to finish near the top, remember how we also lost a good lead which we had too and almost threw the title away that season when Dublin City nearly caught us.

[CollegeTillIDie]

1/ Sean Connor gets the boot 2/ Lawrie Sanchez gets the boot
Not a vintage time for former Sligo Rovers bosses

[Red&White Rover]

If Sean Connor has a weak spot.

He does, a rather large one too called his ego.

[CollegeTillIDie]

He does, a rather large one too called his ego.
He's not from Cork though :D

[sligored]

if you call yourself clubman i wish you would start supporting another club because for an ex manager to leave amid a flurry of lies and mistruths. and then come back and deal indirectly with our players is the work of a poisoned dwarf.
no real sligo rovers supporter will ever have any respect for this man.
may he rot in hell

[clubman]

if you call yourself clubman i wish you would start supporting another club because for an ex manager to leave amid a flurry of lies and mistruths. and then come back and deal indirectly with our players is the work of a poisoned dwarf.
no real sligo rovers supporter will ever have any respect for this man.
may he rot in hell

I just hope you don't go through life listening to and believing one side of every story. You are emboiled in hatred now but you'll find you will mellow as you mature. As for clubman supporting another club - get a life.
I was supporting Rovers when you're father was still in nappies.

[Red&White Rover]

. As for clubman supporting another club - get a life.
.

All we're asking is for you to consider it.

[clubman]

All we're asking is for you to consider it.

Not on the agenda mate!!
If you change your club as often as I change my socks that's your business. Me well I'm loyal to my club and to those that have brought us success.

[SligoBrewer]

If Sean Connor has a weak spot then it's that he is his own worst enemy. Every genious has a down side and unfortunately that's his.

Sean Connor.. genius?

:eek::eek::eek:

[Red&White Rover]

Sean Connor.. genius?

:eek::eek::eek:

Only is his own head.

[roversman]

1/ Sean Connor gets the boot 2/ Lawrie Sanchez gets the boot
Not a vintage time for former Sligo Rovers bosses

and dont forget steve cotterille got the sack
and i think tommy cassidy left his club

[sligo23]

Only is his own head.

and thats where it counts;):p:D

[Nathan]

The story of the Bull and the Pheasant
A pheasant was standing in a field chatting with a bull."I would love to be able to get to the top of yonder tree',sighed the pheasant, 'but I haven't got the energy'.'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied thebull. 'They're packed with nutrients'.The pheasant pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actuallygave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree.The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. And so on. Finally, after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Whereupon he was spottedby a farmer who dashed into the farmhouse, emerged with ashotgun, and shot the pheasant right out of the tree.

The Moral of the story.

Bull**** might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

[sligo23]

The story of the Bull and the Pheasant
A pheasant was standing in a field chatting with a bull."I would love to be able to get to the top of yonder tree',sighed the pheasant, 'but I haven't got the energy'.'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied thebull. 'They're packed with nutrients'.The pheasant pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actuallygave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree.The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. And so on. Finally, after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Whereupon he was spottedby a farmer who dashed into the farmhouse, emerged with ashotgun, and shot the pheasant right out of the tree.

The Moral of the story.

Bull**** might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

this is the gospel according to nathan:D

brilliant post mate:)

[jimhacker]

I presume ye have all apologised to that Siempre Red lad who used to post here!

[Rovers1]

I presume ye have all apologised to that Siempre Red lad who used to post here!

why would we?

[Guts&Glory]

Is it just me or have the poisoned dwarf been unbelievably quiet since his departure from Bohs??

Strange for a man who was never normally shy to have a word or to printed.

Makes you think there must have been some great grounds for Bohemians decision as otherwise he would be like Richardson was at Cork and threatening to go to court etc. to clear his name and get compensation.

[life long red]

Is it just me or have the poisoned dwarf been unbelievably quiet since his departure from Bohs??

Strange for a man who was never normally shy to have a word or to printed.

Makes you think there must have been some great grounds for Bohemians decision as otherwise he would be like Richardson was at Cork and threatening to go to court etc. to clear his name and get compensation.
crawled under the rock were he came from

[Redzer]

crawled under the rock were he came from
He's rumoured to be after the Glenavon job. God help them if they go for him.

[avvenalaf]

Newcastle have just sacked Sam and stated that the next manager will be British. Cue Seanie expressing surprise that they haven't been in touch.

[jimhacker]

why would we?

Well, I don't visit here very often, but I do recall some very entertaining stuff from SR when Connors first fetched up in Sligo - and not too many of you were willing to listen.to him.

[showgies]

Diary Entry 10th January 2008

HAHAHA.....HAHAHA...

And still laughing............................

[akearins]

A very good source tells me among what has been said here already, but his coaching qualifications that he chirrped on about so much (and I think the club paid for some of it) didnt actually stand up when Bohs checkd it out with the FA.Reason Sean is staying quiet is that he actually knows he has no grounds for unfair dismissal

[feo123]

he's finished in LOI football anyway, surely no-one would appoint him again after whats alledged to have happened.