ODISMALL

[wabtec]

Question for the happyclappers and playground bullies on here,will your hero ever walk straight into another job now Northampton dont want him.When/if he does get a job you could run a bus to his new clubs matches,on the way there show re runs of the tactical geniuses interviews,but be warned anyone falling asleep would have their signed foto of him taken away and not returned,and if you fall asleep again you would be made to read all of VIVA ROVERS scribblings that should be a big enough deterrent for anyone.on the way back there could be a discussion on his most stupid and idiotic substitutions,that should keep you going there,s enough of em.

[ditch_drfc]

You really are a c*** sorry to anyone who takes offence to that. Apart from wabtec

[Donnybax]

You really are a c*** sorry to anyone who takes offence to that. Apart from wabtec

correct

[inSODwetrust]

Question for the happyclappers and playground bullies on here,will your hero ever walk straight into another job now Northampton dont want him.When/if he does get a job you could run a bus to his new clubs matches,on the way there show re runs of the tactical geniuses interviews,but be warned anyone falling asleep would have their signed foto of him taken away and not returned,and if you fall asleep again you would be made to read all of VIVA ROVERS scribblings that should be a big enough deterrent for anyone.on the way back there could be a discussion on his most stupid and idiotic substitutions,that should keep you going there,s enough of em.

You posted this exact thread about 3 weeks ago!

f**king bore off!

[sedwardsdrfc]

hahaha what a fool still made me laugh

[donnyroversfc]

Dont feed the troll.

[benaldo]

I suppose this, in a nutshell, shows the problem on the forum. Someone posts something about SOD (or Saunders), then two or three people swear at the poster without even debating the point. The OP may well be trying to get a rise, but there are ways to argue without calling someone a c%^&.

[ditch_drfc]

I don't need to argue about SOD. No one does anymore. This isn't a debate about how good he is or isn't, it's a pathetic thread started by a pathetic person. Then backed up by yourself Benaldo, another pathetic person!

[dickos1]

Dear oh dear!! Were still paying him, so can't apply for jobs, I am sure as soon as it is sorted he will walk into a job at a much more prestigious place than Northampton town!!

[Donnywolf]

Lets make \"The King is dead - Long live the King \" a type of Sheff United lose appeal for all such posts

I will start on this one

\"The King is dead - Long live the King\" and of course

[sedwardsdrfc]

i thought he can apply for jobs i can and im in work it would be a matter of compensation but im sure we wouldent ask 4 any so we could stop paying him

[dickos1]

While he is on gardening leave he can't take another job and I very much doubt he would waive his compensation, why should he? Megson was on gardening leave for almost 2 years!

[DonnyNoel]

i thought he can apply for jobs i can and im in work it would be a matter of compensation but im sure we wouldent ask 4 any so we could stop paying him

Gardening leave is different techinically isn't it? You can't contact anyone. (Although granted gardening leave often occurs after you have taken a job with a competitor).

[sedwardsdrfc]

oh so now i know

[dickos1]

To make it clear it his him who is waiting for compensation or the money he is owed from his contract! We won't be due compensation from another club!

[andysly]

Can we just ignore pointless threads like this  and just leave it to the usual suspects to burn effigies of SoD on their own.

[PaulRover08]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

[Red wizard]

He is living on Bawtry Road. JR please please pay one of our greatest managers off so he can get on with his life.

[benaldo]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

I suppose he's in a difficult position isn't he? I mean, if he's on \"gardening leave\" and allegedly on full pay and has a contract for another 18 months (is it 18 months?) then it's either a case of another club paying off his contract to drfc or SOD waiving that contract? Thinking about it, I would have thought it was easy, when he gets another job can't he just waive the remainder of his contract like he would if he had got the Burnley job or the Sheffield United job? I'm not trying to inflame an argument, she wondering what's stopping him moving on?

[Donnywolf]

Can we just ignore pointless threads like this  and just leave it to the usual suspects to burn effigies of SoD on their own.

EXACTLY ! Just what I suggested earlier in this thread

Nice to see my post was not the end of a thread for once

I will try again

The King is dead Long live the King

[DonnyNoel]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

I suppose he's in a difficult position isn't he? I mean, if he's on \"gardening leave\" and allegedly on full pay and has a contract for another 18 months (is it 18 months?) then it's either a case of another club paying off his contract to drfc or SOD waiving that contract? Thinking about it, I would have thought it was easy, when he gets another job can't he just waive the remainder of his contract like he would if he had got the Burnley job or the Sheffield United job? I'm not trying to inflame an argument, she wondering what's stopping him moving on?

SOD is on a 36 month rolling contract. (And whilst its an unrelated point he was offered the Burnley job on the basis he resigned from Rovers which he rejected as then Rovers would have received no compensation. Had he less principles there's a chance he could be a premiership manager at this moment in time).

[Bristol Red Rover]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

I suppose he's in a difficult position isn't he? I mean, if he's on \"gardening leave\" and allegedly on full pay and has a contract for another 18 months (is it 18 months?) then it's either a case of another club paying off his contract to drfc or SOD waiving that contract? Thinking about it, I would have thought it was easy, when he gets another job can't he just waive the remainder of his contract like he would if he had got the Burnley job or the Sheffield United job? I'm not trying to inflame an argument, she wondering what's stopping him moving on?

Surely in the case of him still being paid, if he takes another job he should waive the contract, with possibly the new club paying what would be any shortcoming in the difference between new wages and old. IF he's wanting his cake and eat it I have zero sympathy with what is a money grabbing ploy.

[DonnyNoel]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

I suppose he's in a difficult position isn't he? I mean, if he's on \"gardening leave\" and allegedly on full pay and has a contract for another 18 months (is it 18 months?) then it's either a case of another club paying off his contract to drfc or SOD waiving that contract? Thinking about it, I would have thought it was easy, when he gets another job can't he just waive the remainder of his contract like he would if he had got the Burnley job or the Sheffield United job? I'm not trying to inflame an argument, she wondering what's stopping him moving on?

Surely in the case of him still being paid, if he takes another job he should waive the contract, with possibly the new club paying what would be any shortcoming in the difference between new wages and old. IF he's wanting his cake and eat it I have zero sympathy with what is a money grabbing ploy.

Its not necessarily money-grabbing. We had a similar situation with Paterson, Rigoglioso and Jackson. Player (or manager) becomes surplus to requirements but isn't offered a contract he feels suitable so doesn't move. That's the case with contracts and no one would do any different.

But then again the rules around managers on gardening leave don't seem clear anyway - IF it is the case he can't talk to other clubs at the moment then its an irrelevant point as he can't be offered a deal in the first place.

[mushRTID]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

Im not trying to knock you, you are obviously confident about what you have written however I cant help thinking why he would have gone to the training ground?

Who would he have had a go at? Saunders? The players?

I might be wrong but the board/JR dont attend training too do they?

[Bristol Red Rover]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

I suppose he's in a difficult position isn't he? I mean, if he's on \"gardening leave\" and allegedly on full pay and has a contract for another 18 months (is it 18 months?) then it's either a case of another club paying off his contract to drfc or SOD waiving that contract? Thinking about it, I would have thought it was easy, when he gets another job can't he just waive the remainder of his contract like he would if he had got the Burnley job or the Sheffield United job? I'm not trying to inflame an argument, she wondering what's stopping him moving on?

Surely in the case of him still being paid, if he takes another job he should waive the contract, with possibly the new club paying what would be any shortcoming in the difference between new wages and old. IF he's wanting his cake and eat it I have zero sympathy with what is a money grabbing ploy.

Its not necessarily money-grabbing. We had a similar situation with Paterson, Rigoglioso and Jackson. Player (or manager) becomes surplus to requirements but isn't offered a contract he feels suitable so doesn't move. That's the case with contracts and no one would do any different.

But then again the rules around managers on gardening leave don't seem clear anyway - IF it is the case he can't talk to other clubs at the moment then its an irrelevant point as he can't be offered a deal in the first place.

I only meant its money grabbing IF overall the new contract leaves him with less money. Between Rovers and the new club, I'd expect the difference in wages to be made up. SOD wanting more than that, ie same wages PLUS a pay off is out of order as he doesn't end up loosing.

[VivaRovers]

...if you fall asleep again you would be made to read all of VIVA ROVERS scribblings that should be a big enough deterrent for anyone...

Its certainly put me off

[Sheepskin Stu]

I agree entirely with the previous gentleman's statement.

[DonnyNoel]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

I suppose he's in a difficult position isn't he? I mean, if he's on \"gardening leave\" and allegedly on full pay and has a contract for another 18 months (is it 18 months?) then it's either a case of another club paying off his contract to drfc or SOD waiving that contract? Thinking about it, I would have thought it was easy, when he gets another job can't he just waive the remainder of his contract like he would if he had got the Burnley job or the Sheffield United job? I'm not trying to inflame an argument, she wondering what's stopping him moving on?

Surely in the case of him still being paid, if he takes another job he should waive the contract, with possibly the new club paying what would be any shortcoming in the difference between new wages and old. IF he's wanting his cake and eat it I have zero sympathy with what is a money grabbing ploy.

Its not necessarily money-grabbing. We had a similar situation with Paterson, Rigoglioso and Jackson. Player (or manager) becomes surplus to requirements but isn't offered a contract he feels suitable so doesn't move. That's the case with contracts and no one would do any different.

But then again the rules around managers on gardening leave don't seem clear anyway - IF it is the case he can't talk to other clubs at the moment then its an irrelevant point as he can't be offered a deal in the first place.

I only meant its money grabbing IF overall the new contract leaves him with less money. Between Rovers and the new club, I'd expect the difference in wages to be made up. SOD wanting more than that, ie same wages PLUS a pay off is out of order as he doesn't end up loosing.

Agreed, I sense from other posters though that both parties want to get this resolved quickly.

[southwestexile]

I suppose this, in a nutshell, shows the problem on the forum. Someone posts something about SOD (or Saunders), then two or three people swear at the poster without even debating the point. The OP may well be trying to get a rise, but there are ways to argue without calling someone a c%^&.

I agree, but then again, a rose by any other name is still a rose

[Standanista]

Just to be clear. I know 100% that O'Driscoll was getting the Pompey job but they (understandably now) couldn't/wouldn't pay the compensation to wipe out his gardening leave. O'Driscoll was fuming and went to the training ground last week and had to be escorted off and is now banned.

I never post these \"i've heard\" shite posts, but this time I am going to because the thread dictated it.

This comes from a player who, in his own words, had never seen O'Driscoll lose it like that.

Looks like the Rovers / O'Driscoll relationship has totally collapsed.

I suppose he's in a difficult position isn't he? I mean, if he's on \"gardening leave\" and allegedly on full pay and has a contract for another 18 months (is it 18 months?) then it's either a case of another club paying off his contract to drfc or SOD waiving that contract? Thinking about it, I would have thought it was easy, when he gets another job can't he just waive the remainder of his contract like he would if he had got the Burnley job or the Sheffield United job? I'm not trying to inflame an argument, she wondering what's stopping him moving on?

Surely in the case of him still being paid, if he takes another job he should waive the contract, with possibly the new club paying what would be any shortcoming in the difference between new wages and old. IF he's wanting his cake and eat it I have zero sympathy with what is a money grabbing ploy.

Its not necessarily money-grabbing. We had a similar situation with Paterson, Rigoglioso and Jackson. Player (or manager) becomes surplus to requirements but isn't offered a contract he feels suitable so doesn't move. That's the case with contracts and no one would do any different.

But then again the rules around managers on gardening leave don't seem clear anyway - IF it is the case he can't talk to other clubs at the moment then its an irrelevant point as he can't be offered a deal in the first place.

I only meant its money grabbing IF overall the new contract leaves him with less money. Between Rovers and the new club, I'd expect the difference in wages to be made up. SOD wanting more than that, ie same wages PLUS a pay off is out of order as he doesn't end up loosing.

Maybe we don't have the full picture but on current knowledge, I agree with BRR's \"cake and eat it\" comments.  He can't have wanted the Pompey job too much or he would have waived his money-for-nothing contract at Rovers and taken the job.