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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: wittonwarrior on May 19, 2016, 08:21:09 PM

Title: David Ginola
Post by: wittonwarrior on May 19, 2016, 08:21:09 PM
Apparently has suffered a heart attack back in France.

Unconscious but stable - get well soon from the Holte End
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: PGW on May 19, 2016, 08:24:29 PM
Agreed.....really hope he recovers
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: PeterWithesShin on May 19, 2016, 08:28:32 PM
David Ginola ‏@teamginola  2h2 hours ago
Footy match in the midday sun, not very clever. Now having some tests done.  Whoever voted for a World Cup in Qatar in the summer?
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Ian. on May 19, 2016, 08:29:55 PM
Get well soon Ginola.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: eamonn on May 19, 2016, 08:30:50 PM
He's always had a healthy sense of humour, good to see it doesn't look serious. Half the women in the world would still sleep with him.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: PaulWinch again on May 19, 2016, 08:35:50 PM
Get well soon David.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: SoccerHQ on May 19, 2016, 08:36:33 PM
Only heard him on Talksport last week, was in great form.

Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: flybo on May 19, 2016, 08:45:25 PM
Get well soon David
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: not3bad on May 19, 2016, 08:45:53 PM
No good news. Be well David.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Pete3206 on May 19, 2016, 08:48:05 PM
Hang in there big dave
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Ron Manager on May 19, 2016, 09:09:54 PM
Yes good luck David.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Tony Erdington on May 19, 2016, 09:13:24 PM
Only heard him on Talksport last week, was in great form.

classic with Sir Rodney Marsh, when David Ginola  corrected Rod as to his name. lol
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Dave Wall on May 19, 2016, 09:36:24 PM
Get well soon Dave
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Nelly on May 19, 2016, 10:24:33 PM
I really hope he pulls through. Loved him as a player. Magic.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: SoccerHQ on May 19, 2016, 10:53:09 PM
I really hope he pulls through. Loved him as a player. Magic.

We got him well past his best really as his peak was at Newcastle and Spurs but he still scored some quality goals e.g the Butchers dog Man. City goal.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: pauliewalnuts on May 19, 2016, 10:55:24 PM
From his twitter:

Footy match in the midday sun, not very clever. Now having some tests done.  Whoever voted for a World Cup in Qatar in the summer?
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: pauliewalnuts on May 19, 2016, 10:59:00 PM
Apparently his agent tweeted that ^^^ and he's actually - according to L'Equipe - in a coma.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: The Man With A Stick on May 19, 2016, 11:32:49 PM
Get well soon, Fat Dave.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Lescottstweets on May 20, 2016, 12:08:44 AM
Get well soon David
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: cdbearsfan on May 20, 2016, 12:42:21 AM
From his twitter:

Footy match in the midday sun, not very clever. Now having some tests done.  Whoever voted for a World Cup in Qatar in the summer?

Read this and thought, ah he's fine. No worries.

Apparently his agent tweeted that ^^^ and he's actually - according to L'Equipe - in a coma.

Then read this. Fucking Hell.

Get well soon Daveed.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Dave Cooper please on May 20, 2016, 09:26:08 AM
He's always had a healthy sense of humour, good to see it doesn't look serious. Half the women in the world would still sleep with him.

And probably a large percentage of the men!
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: KevinGage on May 20, 2016, 11:05:06 AM
Remember his debut at Villa Park. Bradford couldn't get anywhere near him. Kind of performance you'd pay money to watch.

Thought we might have been getting a show pony, just out for one last payday. But under a better manager than Gregory he could still have been a big player for us. He had the desire and -his own way- the workrate.

There is no point in signing a player like Ginola and then complaining that he doesn't track back.  He hadn't in his career up until then, why was he suddenly going to start in his 30s?

He has always spoken well about us whenever asked too. Not empty rhetoric and platitudes either, sounds like he is actually bothered a bit.  Which immediately puts him above the likes of Ray Houghton and (sadly) David Platt and Mark Bosnich.  Players who did far more in a Villa shirt, but seem to see their time at VP as something to gloss over. 

 
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Mellin on May 20, 2016, 12:54:48 PM
Bosnich? If true that'd be disappointing. Aside from a season at United and about five games for Chelsea all he knew was Villa.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: PeterWithesShin on May 20, 2016, 02:01:36 PM
According to reports from France he's had quadruple heart bypass surgery.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Bad English on May 20, 2016, 02:04:10 PM
Ginola is now awake after a long operation last night He is doing well, speaking but has no recollection of what happened (From Libération about 30 minutes ago).
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: A Northern Soul on May 20, 2016, 02:17:04 PM
I hope he really is fine as opposed to the 'fine' that Michael Schumacher is continually reported as being
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Bad English on May 20, 2016, 02:25:06 PM
Doing well after heart bypass surgery.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Small Rodent on May 20, 2016, 03:01:30 PM
Time for him to quit smoking I'd say.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: UK Redsox on May 20, 2016, 03:18:38 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36340327

Quadruple bypass

He's posting on Twitter

(http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/EC13/production/_89753406_ginola_tweet.png)
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: PeterWithesShin on May 20, 2016, 04:48:13 PM
Isn't there some question as to whether it's him or his agent posting the tweets?
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Lizz on May 20, 2016, 05:40:49 PM
Isn't there some question as to whether it's him or his agent posting the tweets?

I read an article recently about most sensible slebs having digital media managers on their payroll.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: eamonn on May 22, 2016, 03:30:38 AM
If he's telling his agent what to type that's pretty encouraging.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: brian green on May 22, 2016, 08:08:07 AM
After quadruple by pass surgery I would think he would be incapable of tweeting anything.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Pete3206 on May 22, 2016, 11:40:36 AM

He has always spoken well about us whenever asked too. Not empty rhetoric and platitudes either, sounds like he is actually bothered a bit.  Which immediately puts him above the likes of Ray Houghton and (sadly) David Platt and Mark Bosnich.  Players who did far more in a Villa shirt, but seem to see their time at VP as something to gloss over. 


I've listed to Houghton and Bosnich on Talksport and never had that impression.

Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Bad English on May 22, 2016, 05:46:17 PM
I was watching one of our recent games live on French TV (don't ask me which one, I have erased them all from memory) and after the final whistle David Ginola launched into a passionate speech about how gutted he was to see the plight we are in. He ripped into the wankers calling themselves footballers and told the watching French public what a great club we were.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: PaulWinch again on May 22, 2016, 07:19:56 PM
Yeah I like Ginola always very respectful about us.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: eamonn on May 22, 2016, 07:40:00 PM
I was watching one of our recent games live on French TV (don't ask me which one, I have erased them all from memory) and after the final whistle David Ginola launched into a passionate speech about how gutted he was to see the plight we are in. He ripped into the wankers calling themselves footballers and told the watching French public what a great club we were.

I'd like to see that,  nowt on YouTube.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Villa in Denmark on May 22, 2016, 09:41:05 PM
I was watching one of our recent games live on French TV (don't ask me which one, I have erased them all from memory) and after the final whistle David Ginola launched into a passionate speech about how gutted he was to see the plight we are in. He ripped into the wankers calling themselves footballers and told the watching French public what a great club we were.

I'd like to see that,  nowt on YouTube.

I was never a fan whilst he was playing and never really wanted him to sign, mainly because I thought he spent too much time on his arse whining at referees. But his public utterances since retiring have revealed someone who actually cares about the game, rather than those who just view it as an easy way to not working after 30.

guérissez bientôt (I hope I've remembered that correctly)
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Bad English on May 22, 2016, 11:33:29 PM
Bon rétablissement !
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: Steve67 on May 23, 2016, 04:40:26 AM
Get well soon David. All the very best to you.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: darren woolley on May 23, 2016, 09:59:10 AM
Get well soon David.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: brian green on May 23, 2016, 08:24:52 PM
Come back soon David.  Don't let that plonker Cantona hog the limelight.
Title: Re: David Ginola
Post by: papa lazarou on May 23, 2016, 10:01:06 PM
Get well soon David. If you don't we'll send Sue Barker over - she'll finish you off.
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