Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: pmk1981 on January 05, 2011, 08:35:06 AM
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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6635544,00.html
On this i beleive pires might be one of the departures.....
he says "lots of departures" "some arriivals"
so basically , more out than in again....
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PIRES
'' From what I've understood, there have been several meetings between Gerard and the players who didn't really agree with him."
Oh dear.
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Very odd interview, that.
Hardly sounds like a glowing endorsement of the manager - a manager who actually signed him.
Two games to save his job? Possibly. But you wouldn't want your own players saying that. It's almost written from a detached, neutral perspective. As if he's not actually a Villa player. Which will probably be the case soon enough, in fairness.
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this is just a re run of what was said in the press a couple of weeks ago! The players looked together to me on sunday, we have more than enough to get out of this!
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At the moment all I can recall of Pires in a Villa shirt is him getting off with a number of Arsenal players in the tunnel prior to the match at Villa Park.
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Very odd interview, that.
Hardly sounds like a glowing endorsement of the manager - a manager who actually signed him.
Two games to save his job? Possibly. But you wouldn't want your own players saying that. It's almost written from a detached, neutral perspective. As if he's not actually a Villa player. Which will probably be the case soon enough, in fairness.
I think that is the way to look at it. A few neutral comments put together with added Sky spin.
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So far Pires has been far more active in the press than on the pitch!
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Maybe Pires is looking for a way out after realising he's made a mistake.
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I hope we've seen the last of him. It was worthwhile taking a punt on him at the time, but it's clear he has nothing to offer whatsoever.
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After finally managing to show some togetherness and spirit on Sunday, and get a very important point, and with an essential game tonight, this is the absolute last sort of thing we need to be reading, really.
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I hope we've seen the last of him. It was worthwhile taking a punt on him at the time, but it's clear he has nothing to offer whatsoever.
It's actually been quite embarrasing when he's on the pitch.
Supposed to be 37 but he wanders around like Abe Simpson.
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Cheers Robert, very helpful.
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Bad English is going to have kittens.
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You may not want to read it or think about it but its right. He'd be gone if we finished the week in the bottom 3 and out of the cup wouldn't he?
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After finally managing to show some togetherness and spirit on Sunday, and get a very important point, and with an essential game tonight, this is the absolute last sort of thing we need to be reading, really.
I was thinking the same thing Paulie
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Au revoir.
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You may not want to read it or think about it but its right. He'd be gone if we finished the week in the bottom 3 and out of the cup wouldn't he?
Undeniable.
Lose the next 2 and he's sacked.
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I'd say you're almost certainly right Mark.
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I'm not so sure, I think Lerner will give him as long as possible to turn this round, because they view it as a long-term plan Houllier is putting in place, plus there are too many extenuating factors to solely blame the manager for Vill'a current predicament. It's not like we're adrift in the league, you put two or three good results together and you shoot up the league table. And with the run of games we have from mid-feb onwards, Houllier will be without any excuses come the end of the season. I simply can't see us being involved in the relegation battle for much longer, even if we do lose tonight and in the cup.
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Taxi for Pires...... oh he already has one every day 250 miles, a joke
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I simply can't see us being involved in the relegation battle for much longer, even if we do lose tonight and in the cup.
I could.
The defence is woeful and we're always likely to ship on average 2 goals.
Meat and drink for any opposing striker.
Darren Bent tonight will have me shivering like a shitting dog anytime the ball comes near him.
Also morale would go through the floor and fan reaction would make Houlliers position untenable.
I just hope to God it doesn't come to that.
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I'm not so sure, I think Lerner will give him as long as possible to turn this round, because they view it as a long-term plan Houllier is putting in place, plus there are too many extenuating factors to solely blame the manager for Vill'a current predicament. It's not like we're adrift in the league, you put two or three good results together and you shoot up the league table. And with the run of games we have from mid-feb onwards, Houllier will be without any excuses come the end of the season. I simply can't see us being involved in the relegation battle for much longer, even if we do lose tonight and in the cup.
Depends on the performances. We haven't put together a run of two to three good ones yet, never mind results. Two wins and I think we'll steadily improve over the rest of the season. If the Chelsea performance was another Man U style blip and we go back to being crap, then get knocked out of the cup, I think he'd get the shove. And would deserve to as well.
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You may not want to read it or think about it but its right. He'd be gone if we finished the week in the bottom 3 and out of the cup wouldn't he?
Which is all well and good, but it doesn't really need the squad to announce it, does it?
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In some ways - obvious ones - he's walking a very fine line at the moment, it's hard to argue that every game is anything other than vital at the moment.
On the other hand, though, I just can't imagine Lerner sacking him, as to do so would mean "starting again" manager-wise in the middle of the season
If I were a gambling man, I'd have money on us finishing about 10th, but if we only scrape survival, those are the circumstances I could see him getting the bullet.
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You may not want to read it or think about it but its right. He'd be gone if we finished the week in the bottom 3 and out of the cup wouldn't he?
Undeniable.
Lose the next 2 and he's sacked.
I wouldn't say that's a definite at all.
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Thing is with this is that Pires is speaking from a position of security so can speak his mind. Houllier can cancel his contract but Pires isn't playing and doesn't need the money so he can easily go back home and give a gallic shrug of the shoulders. All it is is an opinion. No more valid than yours or mine, well mine is always valid so just yours.
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You may not want to read it or think about it but its right. He'd be gone if we finished the week in the bottom 3 and out of the cup wouldn't he?
Which is all well and good, but it doesn't really need the squad to announce it, does it?
Agree Dave.
You wouldn't expect comments like that from a man who he's just signed.
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You may not want to read it or think about it but its right. He'd be gone if we finished the week in the bottom 3 and out of the cup wouldn't he?
Undeniable.
Lose the next 2 and he's sacked.
If the performances are poor and we lose both, defeat to Birmingham may well be the tipping point.
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The substance of what he says is not really that controversial. I wish players were allowed to have opinions like this in England without everyone fainting with shock.
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The substance of what he says is not really that controversial. I wish players were allowed to have opinions like this in England without everyone fainting with shock.
Coming over with his fancy French opinions.
He can piss off!
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not to mention that frankly pathetic beard thing. It looks like a porn star's minge.
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I'm surprised he didn't use his mayonnaise analogy again. Or compare Villa to a souffle, or a galantine, or a dish of sweetbreads
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porn star's minge! get in!
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not to mention that frankly pathetic beard thing. It looks like a porn star's minge.
He certainly plays like he's well and truly fucked.
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At the moment all I can recall of Pires in a Villa shirt is him getting off with a number of Arsenal players in the tunnel prior to the match at Villa Park.
Unfair - I remember seeing some real passion from him. Unfortunately it was arguing with Harry Redknob while the game carried on regardless behind him
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You may not want to read it or think about it but its right. He'd be gone if we finished the week in the bottom 3 and out of the cup wouldn't he?
Whether it's correct or not, he shouldn't be saying it.
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porn star's minge! get in!
If you insist. Just a bit of spit and a playful strangling...
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porn star's minge! get in!
If you insist. Just a bit of spit and a playful strangling...
I don't know the French for `breath play'. Where is BE when you need him
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I'm surprised he didn't use his mayonnaise analogy again. Or compare Villa to a souffle, or a galantine, or a dish of sweetbreads
"How do you say...we were offal today, just offal."
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it's all making sense now. Gerard appears to have been trying to change the players using the Foie Gras method.
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I'm surprised he didn't use his mayonnaise analogy again. Or compare Villa to a souffle, or a galantine, or a dish of sweetbreads
"How do you say...we were offal today, just offal."
Monsieur 'Oullier would rather be at Liver pool.
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porn star's minge! get in!
If you insist. Just a bit of spit and a playful strangling...
I don't know the French for `breath play'. Where is BE when you need him
L'asphyxie érotique? (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyxie_%C3%A9rotique)
You kinky bastards.
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L'asphyxie érotique? (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyxie_%C3%A9rotique)
You kinky bastards.
L'asphyxie érotique. How Ronseal.
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It is the language of love.
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If he was a horse he'd have been shot by now
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Pires said much the same in a French paper last week, in fact its probably the same interview with a bit of journalistic license.
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Pires said much the same in a French paper last week, in fact its probably the same interview with a bit of journalistic license.
That was my first thought too.
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He seems to have changed his tune from last week.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20101229_175323_pires-houiller-n-est-pas-en-danger.html
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L'asphyxie érotique? (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyxie_%C3%A9rotique)
You kinky bastards.
L'asphyxie érotique. How Ronseal.
Rafterbating to the Australians.
Michael Hutchence RIP