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Jon R

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #30 på: Februar 04, 2018, 10:35:07 »
Styr unna, unngå nostalgifella! La DOL representere minneboken, og ikke fremtiden i klubben vår.   :-*

DOL hadde sin gode periode med oss noen år rundt millenniumskiftet, samt en grei sesong med Aston Villa. Best fungerte han i tospann med Eddie Gray. Utenom det er managerCVen hans heller tynn suppe, sikkert ikke helt uten grunn.

Jon R.

HåvardK

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #31 på: Februar 04, 2018, 11:29:49 »
For all del - det er vel ingen som seriøst mener at DOL er aktuell som head coach?
Men det han gjorde de to første årene etter at han tok over i oktober -98, var vanvittig bra.

Promotion 2010

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #32 på: Mai 03, 2018, 18:51:20 »
60 år i går!  8)
Min første Leeds-kamp:
Strømsgodset vs Leeds, 19.september 1973

Promotion 2010

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #33 på: Juni 25, 2018, 11:21:52 »
Leeds United Bygones: O’Leary’s sacking start of the decline

Published: 06:10 Monday 25 June 2018


Former Leeds United manager 'David O'Leary.

It’s been an exciting week for Leeds United. Marcelo Bielsa’s appointment is a signal of intent that most could only dream of.

There is a sense of tangible ambition, of genuine optimism sweeping the corridors of Elland Road for the first time since their decline from the upper echelons of the Premier League began.

 Leeds United's Lucas Radebe captained South Africa in the 1996 World Cup.
Leeds United's Lucas Radebe captained South Africa in the 1996 World Cup.
If Leeds fans were to pinpoint a moment in which that decline kick-started into overdrive, many would plump for what happened 16 years ago this week, when David O’Leary was unceremoniously sacked as manager.

Bielsa, many of those same fans say, is the boss the club has been waiting for since that very day.

His sides play with a swagger that O’Leary’s lot played with, and he has a way of developing young talent as former Arsenal and Republic of Ireland defender O’Leary did.

The two men are far from similar in so many ways, but the comparisons are there to be made, if you want to make them.

1966 World Cup-winning Leeds United defender, Jack Charlton. PIC: Popperfoto/Getty Images

O’Leary, who also had a spell playing for the Whites, presided over four happy years at Elland Road, picking up a club in the doldrums following a turbulent George Graham era. A successful tenure as caretaker put him in the hot seat full-time, with swathes of Whites support sceptical of his suitability.

But they were soon convinced. In his first season Leeds finished fourth and qualified for the UEFA Cup, losing out at the semi-final stage of that competition in tragic circumstances the season after.

O’Leary implemented a philosophy at odds with that of Graham.

His side played on the front foot, with a direct but free-flowing attitude that saw his young side flourish.

He promoted the likes of Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer, Alan Smith, Harry Kewell, Stephen McPhail, Eirik Bakke and Ian Harte, signed the likes of Danny Mills and Rio Ferdinand and fused them with experience pros like Lucas Radebe, Nigel Martyn and Gary Kelly. This was a Leeds side with identity.

The infamous old adage goes that “you can’t win anything with kids”, and in this particular instance that holds water. O’Leary’s Leeds never won a trophy, but they provided a generation of United fans with memories that far outweigh any League Cup victory.

That Leeds side took them to Madrid and Milan, to Rome and Barcelona.

Leeds United were eating at the top table of European football, followed by some of the most passionate supporters in the world, playing with the sort of fearless confidence that clubs up and down England could only dream of.

Whilst always domestically competitive, it was on the continent that that Leeds side will always be remembered.

There were times of stress, of fights outside Leeds nightclubs, training ground bust-ups and of rampant overspending that sent that same fanbase to Crewe Alexandra and Carlisle United .

The beginning of the end came with the sale of Rio Ferdinand to cross-Pennine rivals Manchester United, which O’Leary publicly lambasted.

Within days, as the Irishman visited the club before heading off on his summer holidays, he was removed from his position as manager. It was an exit that exposed the cracks of mismanagement the club is still feeling the effects of today.

Chairman Peter Ridsdale hurriedly announced that O’Leary had left the club my mutual consent, only for the man himself to embarrass the club by revealing he was sacked. It may well be that Marcelo Bielsa is the man to take Leeds back into the Premier League, with a flair and reliance on youthful exuberance that took the club to the finer corners of European football.

For now, all they have is memories.

1966

Leeds pair Billy Bremner and Willie Bell were part of the Scotland side who drew against Brazil in a pre-World Cup friendly at Hampden Park. Celtic’s Stevie Chalmers stunned the visitors with a first-minute goal, but Servilio levelled for Brazil after 15 minutes and that’s how it remained.

1966

England were also in World Cup warm-up action against Finland in Helsinki. United defender Jack Charlton marked his first appearance for the Three Lions in a year by scoring and 88th-minute third. Fellow centre-back Norman Hunter also played for England along with future Whites manager Jimmy Armfield.

1973

Scotland met Brazil again in an end-of-season friendly, but the home side, featuring United pair, captain Billy Bremner and striker Joe Jordan, slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Hampden Park.

1996

United legend Lucas Radebe captained South Africa in their first World Cup tournament, but Bafana Bafana were knocked out after a 2-2 draw with Saudia Arabia saw both sides elminated at the group stages.
« Siste redigering: Juni 25, 2018, 11:23:34 av Promotion 2010 »
Min første Leeds-kamp:
Strømsgodset vs Leeds, 19.september 1973

Promotion 2010

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #34 på: September 06, 2018, 21:28:24 »
Min første Leeds-kamp:
Strømsgodset vs Leeds, 19.september 1973

Reaney

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #35 på: Januar 06, 2019, 13:55:48 »
Håper det aldri mer kommer fram på Forumet at David O´Leary var en god manager.
Status: Premier Leagues dyreste og beste spillerstall: Null trofeér.
https://thisisfutbol.com/2019/01/blogs/hasselbaink-leeds-forced-me-to-hand-in-transfer-request/

GeirO

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #36 på: Januar 06, 2019, 18:53:52 »
Håper det aldri mer kommer fram på Forumet at David O´Leary var en god manager.
Status: Premier Leagues dyreste og beste spillerstall: Null trofeér.
https://thisisfutbol.com/2019/01/blogs/hasselbaink-leeds-forced-me-to-hand-in-transfer-request/
Men noen fantastiske år, særlig i Europa.....
MOT

DenHviteYeboah

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #37 på: Januar 06, 2019, 20:49:11 »
Håper det aldri mer kommer fram på Forumet at David O´Leary var en god manager.
Status: Premier Leagues dyreste og beste spillerstall: Null trofeér.
https://thisisfutbol.com/2019/01/blogs/hasselbaink-leeds-forced-me-to-hand-in-transfer-request/
Kan du komme med kilder på dette? Uansett hva du mener så rykket vi ned(etter min mening) med den beste troppen noensinne fra PL. En bragd av Eddie og spillerne...
Jeg likte DOL og fotballen vi spilte den gang. Da var det gode tider for oss Leedsfans, etter 2004 har det vært jævlig, selv uten DOL ;)

Eriksen55

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #38 på: Januar 06, 2019, 21:09:44 »
Håper det aldri mer kommer fram på Forumet at David O´Leary var en god manager.
Status: Premier Leagues dyreste og beste spillerstall: Null trofeér.
https://thisisfutbol.com/2019/01/blogs/hasselbaink-leeds-forced-me-to-hand-in-transfer-request/

Jeg så det intervjuet med Jimmy på twitter i går. Han virket fortsatt bitter på Leeds...fordi han ikke ble best betalt i klubben. Han krevde sjukt mye lønn. Leeds sa nei og han dro. Side before self.

Jeg vil ikke ha han tilbake nå. Men den tiden med DOL var magisk. Han vant ikke, men semifinale i CL står det respekt av... dessuten var ikke Man Utd, Arsenal og et par klubber til helt walk in the park...

Dyreste stall? Det tviler jeg på!

Beste: Det er relativt

Dessuten så er det mer enn gode spillere og en bra manager som skal til for å oppnå suksess...tilstanden til klubben med mye rør og tull påvirket nok.

Josch

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #39 på: Januar 06, 2019, 21:46:14 »
Håper det aldri mer kommer fram på Forumet at David O´Leary var en god manager.
Status: Premier Leagues dyreste og beste spillerstall: Null trofeér.
https://thisisfutbol.com/2019/01/blogs/hasselbaink-leeds-forced-me-to-hand-in-transfer-request/

Jeg så det intervjuet med Jimmy på twitter i går. Han virket fortsatt bitter på Leeds...fordi han ikke ble best betalt i klubben. Han krevde sjukt mye lønn. Leeds sa nei og han dro. Side before self.

Jeg vil ikke ha han tilbake nå. Men den tiden med DOL var magisk. Han vant ikke, men semifinale i CL står det respekt av... dessuten var ikke Man Utd, Arsenal og et par klubber til helt walk in the park...

Dyreste stall? Det tviler jeg på!

Beste: Det er relativt

Dessuten så er det mer enn gode spillere og en bra manager som skal til for å oppnå suksess...tilstanden til klubben med mye rør og tull påvirket nok.

Dyreste og beste spillerstall?? Leeds brukte vel bare virkelig store penger  i EN sesong, nemlig 2000/2001. Selv om vi også kjøpte  Seth Johnson og  Robbie Fowler dyrt i andre sesonger så er det klart at andre lag overgikk Leeds. Man kan selvsagt diskutere om O'Leary fikk nok ut at egne talenter og innkjøpt materiale, men ser man på andre lags spillerstall og kjøp på den tiden , så ser vi at de de brukte mer enn Leeds disse årene, Chelsea og Man U f.eks.

Personlig mener jeg det var sterkt å klare en 3. plass i 1999/2000 der Huckerby og Bridges erstattet Hasselbaink. Da kjempet vi om ligagull kun 10 kamper før sesongslutt. Jeg kommer ikke på noen dyre spillere i Leeds den sesongen. Ikke engang David Batty.

De som brukte mest penger i denne tiden:

1998/99: Manchester United spent £27.75m, including £12.6m on Dwight Yorke – The Red Devils also recruited £10.75m defender Jaap Stam, along with winger Jesper Blomqvist, as they won an unprecedented treble of Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. Money well spent!

1999/2000: Liverpool spent £36.3m, including £8m on Dietmar Hamann – The Reds finished fourth in the Premier League, with Man United champions again.

2000/2001: Leeds United spent £38.45m, including £18m on Rio Ferdinand – Leeds reached the Champions League semi-finals, but missed out on qualifying for the tournament again when they finished fourth in the Premier League (only three teams qualified via the league in those days). Manchester United, meanwhile, claimed another title.

2001/02: Man United spent £57m, including £28.1m on Juan Sebastian Veron – The Red Devils also brought in Ruud van Nistelrooy, but after three consecutive titles, they finished third, with Arsenal claiming top spot.

2002/03: Man United spent £33m, including £30m Rio Ferdinand – The Red Devils spent big on World Cup star Ferdinand and were rewarded with the Premier League title.


2003/04: Chelsea spent £121m, including £16.8m on Hernan Crespo – The arrival of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich as new Chelsea owner changed the transfer game in England. The Blues went on a remarkable spending spree, signing virtually a whole new squad-worth of first team talent. They finished second in the Premier League, behind undefeated champions Arsenal, but did knock the Gunners out of the Champions League.

2004/05: Chelsea spent £89m, including £24m on Didier Drogba – The Blues won the Premier League and League Cup… and Drogba proved to be a fairly handy signing!

https://talksport.com/football/123459/premier-league-transfers-highest-spenders-season-revealed-160831208189/
« Siste redigering: Januar 06, 2019, 21:49:25 av Josch »

RoarG

Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #40 på: November 18, 2019, 12:17:03 »
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Sv: Ex-manager: David O'Leary
« Svar #41 på: Mai 08, 2021, 11:44:26 »
The Athletic reminiscing om en semifinale for 20 år siden i dag.
Hovedsaklig i et intervju med DOL.

Artig å gå gjennom dette igjen. Det er lett å tenke på selve semifinaletapet, men hele reisen var spesiell. Måten vi trakk 1860 München og vi hadde 6 mann ute i skade allerede i pre-season, via stortap mot Barcelona i åpningen, og storkampen (den beste under DOL mener han) da man slo Deportivo 3-0 i den første kvartfinalekampen...

Og linker til i dag, han bor i Harrogate og går på Leeds' kamper så lenge de ikke kolliderer med Arsenals (der han er ansatt), og går attpå til i samme kirke som Marcelo Bielsa (som han holdt på å kjøre ned i dagene før intervjuet).

Flott sak av Oliver Kay!

https://theathletic.co.uk/2571892/2021/05/08/david-oleary-johan-cruyff-told-me-my-leeds-team-were-like-football-rock-and-roll-great-to-watch-and-a-bit-mad/
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