Ollie Byrne taken to hospital

**dcfcsteve** · 28/01/2007, 1:19 AM

Originally Posted by A face

Lads, calm off in fairness. Its uncalled for and serves no purpose. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks of the guy, you just dont have to post it here.

I disagree. The two-facedness on this thread is embarassing, and there is nothing wrong with pointing that out.

Get well Ollie. Then get out of Irish football....

**A face** · 28/01/2007, 1:53 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

I disagree. The two-facedness on this thread is embarassing, and there is nothing wrong with pointing that out.

Get well Ollie. Then get out of Irish football....

How is it two-faced, the guy has a tumor .... thats about the time when people should say "its only a game, this guy has bigger problems right now" and say nothing if its not show some degree of respect. Life is short lads, in all fairness, there is a bigger picture.

sling sh�te about the guy will serve no purpose. We all have opinions on the guy, and i dont know anyone that was shy in sharing it but this thread isn't the right place at the moment. Its not a big ask.

**osarusan** · 28/01/2007, 2:53 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

I don't like kicking anyone when they're down. But look at everyone on here - one minute Ollie is Satan, next minute everyone has nothing but kind things to say about him.

To be fair, I didnt see any posts on this thread that says they hope that Ollie will return to his former capacity at Shels. Most people just hope he will recover from this illness.

Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

OK, can we dispense with the Hallmark card "get well soon" schmaltz for just a minute here? A week ago, everyone bar Shels fans was wishing Ollie would just fcuk off and die. Metaphorically, maybe, but that was the gist of it.

A week ago, he was an all-round w�nker. Now he's an all-round w�nker with a brain tumour.

The keyword here is mataphorically. Yes, a lot of people (and I'd include some Shels fans in that) want him nowhere the eL, but I dont think anybody actually wishes him to be physically harmed through illness.

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

I disagree. The two-facedness on this thread is embarassing, and there is nothing wrong with pointing that out.

Get well Ollie. Then get out of Irish football....

I dont see anything two-faced about it. There is a distinction between admiring Ollies effort at Shels and not wanting him to die from a tumour.

You say "Get well Ollie, then get out of Irish football" but that is what most others are saying anyway.

**khoop** · 28/01/2007, 7:54 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

exactly

So is this a football site or is it the teletubbies site???

Let's all be nice to each other and just write cutesy, harmless rubbish???

Ollie is (or was) the greatest curse on Irish football. Arrogant, aggresive, reckless and completely incompetent.

Of course I want him to recover. Doesn't everybody? I just don't want him having ANYTHING to do with Irish football. It's sad that it takes a life-threatening illness for him to step down - but it looks like it was the only way he was going to go.

Maybe next season can actually now pass without Shels threatening legal action every second week.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 28/01/2007, 10:17 AM

I wish Ollie a speedy recovery from his illness. Whether anyone wants him to return to his former capacity or not, he might not be physically able to after this. As some have said here, this might be the final wake up call that he needs to move on . He's over 60 he should have been thinking about retiring anyway. Maybe the FAI can ask him to overhaul the rulebook of the League which might be a worthwhile contribution to the game, because he was better able to find holes in it than any other man.

**Dodge** · 28/01/2007, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by khoop

So is this a football site or is it the teletubbies site???

Let's all be nice to each other and just write cutesy, harmless rubbish???

No, lets not wish a man ill. When he's better post what you like. If you don't want to wish him well, don't post. HOw ****ing hard is that?
Its what the vast majority of people have done.

**micls** · 28/01/2007, 5:49 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

I disagree. The two-facedness on this thread is embarassing, and there is nothing wrong with pointing that out.

Get well Ollie. Then get out of Irish football....

two-facedness? where?

It is possible to hate everything about Ollie football wise and still wish him to recover from a brain tumour......i dont see how that is in any way twofaced

**Dodge** · 18/07/2007, 12:18 AM

Sorry for dragging this up again but any news on Ollie?

Serious answers only folks...

**SwanVsDalton** · 18/07/2007, 12:28 AM

AFAIK he's still not well with little chance of recovery. I actually heard he was in a hospice but not sure on the truth of that.

**Sam Savic** · 18/07/2007, 1:42 AM

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

AFAIK he's still not well with little chance of recovery. I actually heard he was in a hospice but not sure on the truth of that.

I heard that too.

**Calcio Jack** · 18/07/2007, 8:20 AM

Originally Posted by Sam Savic

I heard that too.

Sadly I've heard the same, hopefully the difficult time he and his family are now experiencing will be respected... he may not be a saint and his ways and means of doing things got up the nose of a lot of people...but at least he has a passion for the game here , personally I've always believed if he had been a Rovers fan we'd still be in Milltown.