David O'Leary
speaker
967 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 14 May
David O'Leary’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He was a rogue as well, if something happened at the club I knew he'd be involved around the line.
I liked him immensely and he was a great player for me.
He loved football, he wanted to stay behind and talk about football and learn it.
The other thing which was refreshing, Gary, was that where now, as Sven Eriksson said to me, you can't really dig players out these days because they take it personally.
You've got to be more of an
a diplomat, you know, you could give him a volley and he wouldn't take it on the chin.
Now, you know the player, you might have different opinions, but that's my... That's true.
Yeah, but a lot down to Peter Ridgedale as well in that, because I think I'd have bottled it when they did come back and we've £18 million in that way.
Do you know what, Gary?
When I met him and sold the thing about a young team going places, I sold it as being you're going to be a stepping stone to a real Madrid that I think I can turn you, in my opinion,
If you believe me, I know the centre-half game and what you can do and stepping out from the back with the ball and being comfortable on it, plus being a defender, which you're being bought for.
I thought we could put you in the shop window for, in the nicest way, a Man United to buy it for a lot of money and a Real Madrid because I could see him playing on the continent and that's what I really liked about it.
I'll tell you about, say, Viduca, who was a great player for me.
You've had Jimmy on the programme here.
I see Jimmy gripes about me.
Great lad, great player, but I see him out and he's all nicey-nicey.
I'd wish he'd give me a blank, Jimmy.
I'd rather have a nice personality.
If he doesn't like you, instead of you reading about he's griping you about this, they've at least sold him in that way.
I remember when Ray came out to Dubai and probably the best player in training he was with my team out there,
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