I thought it'd be a hive of activity at the minute - is everyone too shell
shocked to post?

BTW, have a look over on the mags NG at the latest posts from Happy Poor -
Check out his excellent "Flying Without Wings" painting and our little
conversation about "Allegorical Explanation".

I still can't work out if he's the world's biggest wind-up merchant, or an
escaped mental patient.

Dave Herbal wrote:

So what's everyones reaction to the Keane signing? Seems like everyone
I know was the same as me... very uneasy at first, getting a manager
with no experience.. then utter joy once it was completed yesterday.

Now who do we think he'll bring in? Rossi from Man U on loan seems to
be the fav. at the moment.

in article 1156932690.845825.167090@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups. com, bobby at
nomailthankyou@hotmail.co.uk wrote on 30/8/06 11:11 am:


Solskaer would be nice :-)

Dave Herbal wrote:

Aye, that's who I thought of first too, but seemingly the radge
Glaswegian wants to keep him at Old Trafford.

"bobby" <nomailthankyou@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1156932690.845825.167090@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...

Despised the bloke as a player - thought he was an dirty, arrogant twat.
But after hearing his press conference in full, I've changed my tune. His
admission that he had 'crossed the line' as a player, and that this had
caused him to lose his Mun U/Ireland careers shows that he does have some
humility.

The bloke is a winner. He will not accept anything less than 100% - and the
fact that we have had to put up with a LOT less than 100% recently, means
that he'll get my total support.

You're on a winner folks

As a leeds and sunderland fan (yes they can go together in Ireland),
the only united player I ever had tme for was keane...a winner through and
through

Try give him less than 100%

He will also be in position to bring some good players to the club..
every player who played with him respected him...opponents also hated and
despised him.. respected him though

He has humility and he is the worlds best motivator....

He carried Ireland and united as a player... players played above
themselves out of fear... thats what our overpaid wasters need sometimes

I see Sunderland finishing above leeds this year and cannot wait for
the wolves game....will make for interesting handshake... i imagine he will
have made up with McCarthy though...

He hated Quinninhio just as much if not more for not backing him in
Saipan and now there like Ant and Dec


"Nel" <nelftm@MY_ISP_world.com> wrote in message
news:ZbfJg.263$cx.168@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
the

I think he can probably scare the missing 20,000 into coming back if he set
his mind to it!!!

Dave Herbal <My.name.is.sue@how.do.you.do> wrote in news:C11B0925.C8D0%
My.name.is.sue@how.do.you.do:


An impressive win over a team many peg for promotion

A new manager and coach.

Hysen and Riera.

Six signings by the new manager yesterday - adding needed experience, depth,
quality and potential to the squad.

And it seems like there are more new faces at SAFC than there have been posts
to this newsgroup in the past 24 hours.

Where's Alex with his renewed optimism, Steve with "it won't make a
difference", Andy's cynicism, Mick's analysis, DaveD's lengthy responses to
every post?????

"Paul" <pg@expertcan.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9831754C72086paulgexpertcanmore@199.185.22 3.78...

I'm lurking and learning.

Another question for the group...............Why wait until after the season
has started until a new manager and players are brought in? This would be
unheard of in the sports I am more familiar with. I'm confused.

Leonard

"Leonard" <elkofinley@citlink.net> wrote in news:ZL4Kg.307$za1.64
@news02.roc.ny:


Murray couldn't hire a new manager over the summer as he knew he was on the
out. Ditto for bringing in players. Quinn couldn't enter into serious
negotiations with a new manager until he had control of the club. And I
doubt Keane was the first choice so that prolonged things. Quinn did bring
in several new players (eg., Cunningham, Clarke, Elliott, Hysen and Riera)
out of necessity and let some go (eg., Arca, McCartney, Kyle) because they
freed up cash and it wasn't fair to stand in their way. I'm sure Keane
demanded the opportunity to make his additions as a condition of accepting
the job rather than working through to January under the constraints of
someone else's players.

Hope that eases the confusion.

Paul