Thank You Stan

[Wolfie]

You didn't. You said:


... which I took as referring to the comments preceding that, mine among them. That's not unreasonable. It's certainly not paranoid.

For the record, I disagree with you, not least on your use of the word cowardly. By all means though, explain how retaining negative feelings towards him at this stage is

I'd like to hear your reasoning.

Just back on the site now since Friday. Appears to have been a misunderstanding, John83.

I was in no way referring to your specific comments preceding my own on this thread - I'd have quoted them if I was going to debate them.

I respect anyones contention to disagree with me, particularly on the likes of this site where different opinions are crucial in keeping a thread interesting and providing food for thought.

An example of the type of cowardice I was referring to was the Tabloid press turning up at the training ground dressed as muppets etc etc. I should have been more specific in my own comments.

[John83]

... Appears to have been a misunderstanding, John83...

Cleared up so. Sorry for bothering you!


Superhoops, it's not about legalities, it's about fairness. Show me the tea-boy who gets a 4-year guaranteed salary.

[OwlsFan]

I loved Staunton's comment when he was asked about his appointment as Leeds assistant manager in Division 1 (yes that's the English third tier) under the similarly inexperienced and inept Gary McAllister. Didn't he say it was a great opportunity to learn the ropes? What a muppet. And this is the man who thought he was capable of managing Ireland at the highest level of football?

Said in the context of seeing how a club is run from the inside. Easy to quote someone out of context.

A gobsh*te of the highest order. I lost all respect for him when I had to endure his almost comical mismanagment of our team for the best part of two years. His gross misconduct also earned him a multi- million euro payout which he gladly took so he desevers all the abuse he gets.?

So any failed Irish manager is a "gobsh*te even if he was one of the greatest servants to Irish football ever on the field. Do you think he deliberately failed as the manager?

As for your point Owlsfan about taking jobs that we aren't up to the task of doing and accepting a payout when we were fired. Personally it never has happenned but if it did yes I probably would take the job and the money but I wouldn't expect everybody who my sh*t performance in the job affected to say the sun shined out of my ar*e afterwards. Also I'm not a multi-millionaire so your analogy doesn't count.

I wouldn't expect anyone to say the sun shone out of your nether regions in such circumstances but if you had been one of the greatest servants of the company while working at a lower level and helped to bring great joys to thousands, I wouldn't expect that part of your contribution to be forgotton.

The mistake as I said at the time was the FAI's fault for giving a novice manager a 4 year contract.

[jmurphyc]

So any failed Irish manager is a "gobsh*te even if he was one of the greatest servants to Irish football ever on the field. Do you think he deliberately failed as the manager?

Whilst I don't think Staunton should be ridiculed or thought of as a total ****, he hasn't exactly endeared himself to me or many others with the sh*t that he came out with whilst in the job and he still seems to be talking **** about how he was screwed over even now.

The mistake as I said at the time was the FAI's fault for giving a novice manager a 4 year contract.

Agreed. I think it's completely JD's fault for giving him such a long contract when it was clear that it might not work out. Thankfully, the FAI have seemingly learned their lesson.