[Moo]

I usually like O'Neill but he is being a cheeky bastard.

He, not Rafa, was the first one to start this public discussion/argument.
Rafa said nothing about it until O'Neill started acting the victim.

Yes, the bid was first made known [publically] in a local newspaper but I've got news for you Martin, that's football. And what's that necessarily got to do with Rafa? As RoboRiise queried, what has Rafa to gain from the bid being made public?

Perhaps Rafa could have chosed not to respond to O'Neill's virtually unprovoked attack, but I don't blame him for defending himself - I am glad he has.