David O'Leary

[Des]

Daily Blackshirt

 

‘We’re not friends but Jose has always kind of rated me if you know what I mean. He was asked a question to recommend somebody for something or put them up and I was very grateful that he did it. When I thanked him he said, “David, I wasn’t doing you a favour even though I like you, it’s because I rate you” and that’s his attitude.

 

‘I saw Capello at the soccer writers’ function the other week and he came down from the top table and said “when are you bloody getting back in the game?” It was nice getting that from Capello. A lot of them know that you’re too good to be out of it. That’s not me trying to big myself up.

 

:lol:

 

The former Leeds boss is popular in these parts. Hence the banter with hotel staff who know him well.

 

"Morning Susan! Ah-haaa!"

 

What a bitter, self-regarding, deluded muppet. Makes Allardyce look like an amateur tosspot.

[CarraLegend]

He is an absolute prick.

[fyds]

Not known by ex players as O'Dreary for nothing, clearly.

[Maldini]

There's a great satire out there in the ether waiting to be made about modern football managers

[Stevie H]

There's a great satire out there in the ether waiting to be made about modern football managers

it's already been done - mike bassett. genius stuff.

[Dan]

Cannot stand this bad bell.

 

Used to grate so bad when he referred to his leeds team as "my boys"

 

F*ck off.

[Stevie H]

Cannot stand this bad bell.

 

Used to grate so bad when he referred to his leeds team as "my boys"

 

F*ck off.

his interviews used to make me cringe. he was a lot like allardyce and phil brown are now in that you could tell he believed 100% that any victory was purely down to him while a defeat would be the players not doing what he told them to.

 

bet he's had loads of offers from lower division teams but has turned them down because he thinks he's f***ing ace.

[Swipe]

Absolutely despised him when he was about.

 

Such a self-regarding prick. Talking about "his babies".

 

Plus, he looked like Thomas the Tank Engines mate, Toby:

 

[nrkintheuk]

This latest stuff reminded me of this snippet I read years ago....

 

"One former team-mate painted a candid and personal view of O'Leary. 'The main thing is that those who know him are impressed with what he does on the field, but cringe with what he does off it. It's the cringe factor with David - all that "my babies" stuff.

 

'And he's always been an arselicker. That's why he's so nice about [Peter] Ridsdale. And when he was at Arsenal, he said the same things then. He said the Arsenal chairman was like a second father. What player talks about his chairman like that? He's the kind of person who will move away from you when you're chatting if he thinks someone more important has just walked into the room.' "

 

 

From here...

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/de.../sport.comment5

[Des]

He's another one who talks about himself in the 3rd person. Dave O'Leary doesn't want to be playing golf. Dave O'Leary needs to get back to work etc

[psl]

I can't believe you've all forgotten how he visited Gerard Houllier in the hospital. And he hardly even mentioned it.

 

The man is an angel.

[MarkD]

I can't believe you've all forgotten how he visited Gerard Houllier in the hospital. And he hardly even mentioned it.

 

The man is an angel.

 

My brother worked for the Echo at the time (sports dept sub editor) and they received a call before the visit announcing it and were asked if they wanted to know what time D'Ol was arriving etc. D'Ol was asked why they would be keen to know, he told them that as two nationals were going to be there to 'cover his visit to his friend GH, the local paper should be invited too'.

 

As you say, psl, a true angel.

[smithdown]

DOL - "I told GH, as a friend, to retire and take it easy."

 

two months later

reporter - "Did your friends advise you to quit?"

GH - "No-one who knows me as a friend would ever tell me to quit football."

 

I well thought he was hoping GH would get off and he would stake a claim for the Liverpool job.

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

I well thought he was hoping GH would get off and he would stake a claim for the Liverpool job.

 

me too.

 

one of my mates wanted him to manager LFC, on the grounds that "he's a legend". the dick.

[Dan]

F*ckin hell i've just been skimming the whole article and he's w*nking himself off all the way through.

 

Apparently most of the city of Leeds would love to see him back there and he gets asked to do coaching clinics all over the world.

 

Edit: What a way to finish the article:

 

‘I learned how to swim, which was a big achievement for me. I’d been round the world with Arsenal many times and had to sit by the pool when the lads were diving in. I thought it was about time to get lessons and I did it. Mind you I wouldn’t fancy being out in the deep sea!’

Edited June 30, 2009 by DS77

[Swipe]

F*ckin hell i've just been skimming the whole article and he's w*nking himself off all the way through.

 

Apparently most of the city of Leeds would love to see him back there and he gets asked to do coaching clinics all over the world.

 

Edit: What a way to finish the article:

 

‘I learned how to swim, which was a big achievement for me. I’d been round the world with Arsenal many times and had to sit by the pool when the lads were diving in. I thought it was about time to get lessons and I did it. Mind you I wouldn’t fancy being out in the deep sea!’

 

On working with Niall Quinn:

 

"I know Niall too well to work with him. Tony Adams and Niall – they were like Little and Large although they were the same height"

 

Brilliant.

 

He then goes on to say some charming words about his former teammate:

 

I see both of them talking so eloquently now compared to what I know about them and what they are. I know the real two people.

 

'I said to Tony when he went to Portsmouth that they couldn’t give a s*** about this European eloquence, that they just want to stay in the Premier Division. I don’t know whether he’s swallowed the book of Arsene Wenger. Arsene is a very intelligent man and Tony ain’t an Arsene Wenger. If he’s trying to do the same, he needs to get out of it.

 

'Coming off the drink must have changed him as well. That’s just an honest opinion. Tony is a nice person. What kind of worried me was a good journalist went to see him at one point and Tony only wanted to speak to his dog.’

Edited June 30, 2009 by Swipe

[aka Dus]

Top class that, side splitter. You really wouldn't know where to start.

[muleskinner]

I really really hope he gets a biggish Premier League job and it all goes spectacularly wrong for him.

[Chili Palmer]

I really really hope he gets a biggish Premier League job and it all goes spectacularly wrong for him.

 

 

what like the other times he's ever managed?

[Cam]

"Morning Susan! Ah-haaa!"

 

[muleskinner]

what like the other times he's ever managed?

 

I hate the pig nosed c*** and wish failure to s*** on his doorstep.

[growler]

he was right about Villa though. for all their spending, they were still 6th.

[Chili Palmer]

he was right about Villa though. for all their spending, they were still 6th.

 

 

That says more about how bad O'Neill is rather than how good O'Leary is.

[Bootle Buck]

I learned how to swim, which was a big achievement for me. I’d been round the world with Arsenal many times and had to sit by the pool when the lads were diving in. I thought it was about time to get lessons and I did it. Mind you I wouldn’t fancy being out in the deep sea!’

 

 

Maybe he could get this gig‘

[slapnuts]

Remember Niall quinn putting him in his place at the end of one of our games on sky he was f***ing gutted.