Sadlier resigns from Saints

What did Roy call him up about and more importantly what did he say???

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Originally Posted by Salmon Coloured

Lets not forget he had Roy Keane call him up & tell him what he thought of him. For that alone he should be heralded as a legend.

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But he was also supporting Stan as well despite all the shocking results as Irish manager

Anyway he was very good on MNS, I liked his frankness

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Originally Posted by Salmon Coloured

Lets not forget he had Roy Keane call him up & tell him what he thought of him. For that alone he should be heralded as a legend.

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Yes, I forgot that. Hero!

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Originally Posted by A face

I know he was under pressure alright but i thought he was doing a great job.

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wouldnt go that far.made alot of mistakes. (johnny mac contract extension, appoint kenna ,could name aload more) but the one saving grace was cutting the budget at the start of the season. at least the club is still alive (and financially healthy, if his newspaper quotes are correct)

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Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

Have to agree with Mr. A on this one. He is very presentable and is an excellent media peformer.

Apart from this, I can't see any exceptional capabilities as a CEO. His tenure will have seen Pats loose a considerable seven-figure sum and become embroiled in a relegation battle.

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Exactly. I couldn't care less if he presents himself well on TV or if he has a half-decent newspaper column... I've seen nothing to suggest that he did a good job at St Pat's.

He took a punt on Kenna... easy mistake. But allowing Kenna (and his assistant) to fly in and out for training and games? That's an absolute joke. I also think Johnny Mac would have had a strong case for constructive dismissal against him.

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

Yes Dong, poaching. Kenna committed himself to United, and so for him to leave, IMO someone - Sadlier - had to approach him.

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If the fish jumps out of the river and flops around trying to get into an empty net on the bank, it's hardly poaching.

Kenna was whoring himself around the league. He got a nice tour of Turner's Cross and Bishopstown from Tom Coughlan and was interviewed for the vacant manager role before he went to Pats. Just because he said he was committed to Galway doesn't mean he was.

Sadlier came across as a decent fella who knew his football, Pat's fans are best placed to judge whether he's a loss, when the league is losing clubs it seems strange to class a media friendly CEO as a loss to the league

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Originally Posted by tiktok

If the fish jumps out of the river and flops around trying to get into an empty net on the bank, it's hardly poaching.

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its like Cantona but not quite... :)

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Originally Posted by LukeO

I also think Johnny Mac would have had a strong case for constructive dismissal against him.

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He wouldn't.

BTW I don't think people should underestimate media savvy/friendly people in the LOI. We need all the help we can get

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Originally Posted by tiktok

Sadlier came across as a decent fella who knew his football, Pat's fans are best placed to judge whether he's a loss, when the league is losing clubs it seems strange to class a media friendly CEO as a loss to the league

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Certainly came across as intelligent and articulate but not sure about the media friendly bit.
Never came across as very personable to me, there was just something about his demeanour that I disliked.

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Originally Posted by galwayjames

He was one of only a few people in the league who went about things the right way.

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Like him or not I think this is true, or at least he appeared to

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Originally Posted by Salmon Coloured

Lets not forget he had Roy Keane call him up & tell him what he thought of him. For that alone he should be heralded as a legend.

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What was that? And when?

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Originally Posted by Dodge

BTW I don't think people should underestimate media savvy/friendly people in the LOI. We need all the help we can get

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Exactly, the league is screaming out for it. The league needs to give itself any break possible.