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Even if he only stays another 18 months (I don't think he'll last that long personally), just stick another 18 months on top of the players I listed earlier. You absolutely cane their resale value/ability/fitness/likelihood of injury. It's like a vicious circle. Also when he does go, where do they go next? Really this is it. If the fans get on the case of MoNg and his magic black cats tattoo, then who with any reputation will want to take them on? They'll not get a high profile manager in, that means doing some actual work and picking someone from the lower leagues, upsetting the fans from the off and sticking by the decision when times are tough, and they will be for the reasons you point out. You're really looking at an absolutely masterstroke of an appointment, a wenger-esque appointment as Arsenal did back in the day. Are their board capable of that? I don't see it. If they appoint a relative unknown, will he get the time? I doubt it. It's fucking fantastic to watch.

Even if he only stays another 18 months (I don't think he'll last that long personally), just stick another 18 months on top of the players I listed earlier. You absolutely cane their resale value/ability/fitness/likelihood of injury. It's like a vicious circle.

I'd imagine they could find a manager with some pedigree to take over the job next, the problem of course is what that guy inherits. The big concern for the Mackems (the sensible ones that is...............) is the O'Neill legacy. It's absolutely dire. He's paying overrated, old players top dollar. Inheriting a squad with players like Cuellar (31), O'Shea (31), Titus (31), Brown (32), Bardsley (28), Vaughan (29), Saha (34) and even Sessegnon (28) just shouts out a massive lack of sustainability. Unless their owner is literally going to throw good money after bad, how do you turn that situation around? You sell. Who do you sell? Johnson, Fletcher and potentially Cattermole are their only players worth anything. Their next appointment is going to have to be an absolute masterstroke and somebody capable of not only getting a team performing but building an entire infrastructure (scouting networks etc etc) to enable them to compete. I'd be massively concerned if I was a Mackem. Edit - there's a reason Lambert, AVB and Rodgers were given jobs this summer. All relatively young, all play good football but arguably all appointed with a (very?) long term vision. That's to build what I have outlined above. They've all replaced yesterdays men. Old school football men. Redknapp, Daglish and McCleish. Rightly or wrongly, he's seen as a long term appointment by them. My point was that O'Neill is now a 'yesterday man' of football. The implication being he'll leave the Mackems in a stinking state.

I'd imagine they could find a manager with some pedigree to take over the job next, the problem of course is what that guy inherits. The big concern for the Mackems (the sensible ones that is...............) is the O'Neill legacy. It's absolutely dire. He's paying overrated, old players top dollar. Inheriting a squad with players like Cuellar (31), O'Shea (31), Titus (31), Brown (32), Bardsley (28), Vaughan (29), Saha (34) and even Sessegnon (28) just shouts out a massive lack of sustainability. Unless their owner is literally going to throw good money after bad, how do you turn that situation around? You sell. Who do you sell? Johnson, Fletcher and potentially Cattermole are their only players worth anything. Their next appointment is going to have to be an absolute masterstroke and somebody capable of not only getting a team performing but building an entire infrastructure (scouting networks etc etc) to enable them to compete. I'd be massively concerned if I was a Mackem. Edit - there's a reason Lambert, AVB and Rodgers were given jobs this summer. All relatively young, all play good football but arguably all appointed with a (very?) long term vision. That's to build what I have outlined above. They've all replaced yesterdays men. Old school football men. Redknapp, Daglish and McCleish.

Agree.

That was talking about Atromitos game. Not this one.

Unlucky Big Sho.

Or dinked it through to an on-rushing Gosling.

Good football there.

He's made of glass is the Vuc.

This boy can play.

Olly Bernard. Like a fucking rabbit in the headlights. Daft greedy cunt should never have fucked off from us and ESPN think his opinion matters. Get to fuck.

:lol:

Kicking off with their slimy cunts off the bench.

+1.

BTW, loved the way Bigi proper Tiote'd the kid. Full tilt, straight in. I like this kid.

Daft Austrian cunt.

Never a booking.

What a ball Bigi.

Yes.

Good header from Perch there.

Keeper beaten all ends up there.

Does anyone else reckon that pitch might be a bit hard? FFS.

Bigi whips in a good ball.

Elliot is Schmeical Mk11 tonight. And I don't mean that daft son of his.