The LMA has just issued a statement confirming that the dispute between Martin O’Neill and Aston Villa has been amicably resolved during the course of the tribunal.

Martin O’Neill said:

Martin O’Neill
It has taken a long time to deal with this matter but I am pleased that all issues have now been amicably finalised.

I am very proud to have managed Aston Villa and I wish the club all the best for the future. I would also like to thank the LMA and my outstanding legal team, led by Paul Gilroy QC, and Geldards, solicitors, for their support and hard work in bringing my case to this very satisfactory conclusion.

I am now looking forward to the future and getting back into football management.

Make of that what you will. More details will follow if anything concrete turns up, but I wouldn’t hold your breath. Sufficed to say, it looks pretty safe to assume that MON walked away with some kind of pay off.

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11 Comments to “Martin O’Neill vs Aston Villa dispute resolved, details thin on the ground”

  1. Nanwasafan 24 May 2011 at 6:37 pm #

    Did we know there was a dispute?

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    • Dan 24 May 2011 at 7:31 pm #

      you didn’t?

      i know not the details & couldn’t possibly speculate about our litigious ex-manager, but it’s fair to assume that he felt he was entitled to some form of remuneration above what he received after he left and randy felt otherwise.

      from his statement, it’s equally fair to assume that he made out like bandit.

      funny old game, innit?

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  2. Gordonsleftboot 24 May 2011 at 7:01 pm #

    Amazing. You walk out and leave the club in disarray and then get paid off – if indeed that is the outcome, though its hard to believe it isn’t. Its a good life for some. Why anyone wants to buy and own a football club and trade in this ridiculous industry is beyond my comprehension.

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    • Dan 24 May 2011 at 7:50 pm #

      i think randy’s said himself, if he wanted to make money there are far more lucrative ways.

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  3. Nanwasafan 24 May 2011 at 7:42 pm #

    But he resigned, right? So how does he get money? Was he suggesting they broke the terms of his contract?

    Or was he sacked?

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    • Dan 24 May 2011 at 7:55 pm #

      as far as i know, he quit just as it appeared to us at the time.

      without wanting to get drawn into speculation, under the circumstances, it’s difficult to see what card he could have played except constructive dismissal.

      if his legal team painted a successful picture of that three months into his latest 12 month contract they’re either very good or there was a solid case.

      i couldn’t possibly say which. obviously.

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  4. notsosilentbob 24 May 2011 at 8:43 pm #

    I would like to hire MON’s lawyer and NRC’s agent.

    They have to have been created in an carlsberg factory.

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    • Dan 25 May 2011 at 12:16 pm #

      heh, nrc’s agent is still working hard. hasn’t got him a deal yet. (can see him staying btw)

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  5. Nanwasafan 25 May 2011 at 7:13 am #

    So, in conclusion, there is more to it, than we have all assumed, yes? MON may not be simply a traitor?

    Right, I’m going to reopen my MON shrine (think Alan Partridge’s Stalker episode)

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    • Dan 25 May 2011 at 12:22 pm #

      any legacy he created was forever soiled for me with his spiteful act of petulance five days before the season kicked off. if anything, this just makes it worse to my mind.

      £12m in salary over the four years wasn’t enough? oh, it was the principle i suppose. oh, ok then.

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      • David O'Rourke 2 June 2011 at 7:25 pm #

        I don’t believe it was petulant. The timing may not have been perfect but I don’t believe it was petulant.

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