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Man Utd job not part of O'Neill's career path

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 16:02

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill claims he has never considered the prospect of taking over as manager of Manchester United when Sir Alex Ferguson retires.

"I've never thought about that at all, not for one second, not even way back when I was at Celtic.

"I think Sir Alex will decide, and I would think in about the year 2033 when he thinks to himself, 'yeah, I think that Champions League has gone past me for the final time', then I will have departed this earth long before him - because I've got a lot more worries.

"It's never really bothered me. And of course there's always somebody coming up, somebody whose name is relevant at the time."

O'Neill, 58 on Monday, believes whoever replaces Ferguson faces a tough job.

He added: "For anybody it would be absolutely an impossible job to succeed him. What can you do? Win the Premier League 10 times? You'd still be just starting out against him.

"I know Brian Clough went to Leeds and said he could win it better but he only lasted 44 days and to be honest, it wasn't his most inspiring moment."

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Submitted by terry is a prick (not verified) on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 17:38.

http://www.thewrestlinggame.com/wg.asp?w=13455
ONeill wouldn´t be a good enough choice for the job anyways, to be honest.

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