John,
I agree with some of the negative points made about O'Leary, but find it unbelievable that he is still constantly pilloried by some fans - oh to be at the turn of the millennium again and watching that football rather than the utter shite (at top whack prices) that is being served up at present. For Christ's sake, he gets more stick than Adamson did, and he was the worst manager I can ever remember at Elland Road. O'Leary's biggest mistake in my eyes (as I said in my original email and Phil has hinted at below) was the appointment of that twat from across the pennines. Sir Eddie/O'Leary had us playing some beautiful stuff prior to that, and the style and standard of football undoubtedly declined as soon as Kidd had got settled in at the SOTG. Given his failure at Villa though, he is now viewed by fans as another Keegan - unable to do the business without a bottomless wallet Chairman. Rog Roger M Goodair Telecoms & ICT Support Manager University of Bradford Richmond Road BRADFORD BD7 1DP Tel: 01274 235332 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: John Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 December 2006 13:58 To: Phill Shields; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [LU] O'Leary a very late in the day response, but I'm also of the opinion that O'Leary couldn't find his ar*e with both hands. The crop of players he inherited should and could ahve delivered so much more. O'Leary looked completely baffled once any challenges came along, and he didn't change my view at Villa. Hopefully football has seen the last of him, although I believe he'll be starring in the Xmas episode of A League of Gentlemen. John Phill Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Roger what planet are you on pal, things must be bad if we are revising DOL's record at Leeds. This was the bloke who constantly played players out of position, refused to make substitutions when the game was crying out for changes and frankly lost the dressing room. In big games he stood with his hands folded when changes had to be made (one example of many being the CL Semi 2nd leg away Valencia). The last season he was there our football was shocking, scraping wins and our performances did not warrant our league position. _____ All <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/hotmail_com/nowyoucan/pc_mag/*http: /us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40566/*http:/uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html> new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist 'I am in shock,' said Ferguson.
