Why the long faces about Houllier?

[Matt C]

Ever-so-slight exaggeration there perhaps?

[5ft811st2 Durham]

To me there is absolutely no reason to welcome the appointment of Houllier.

His teams play dreary football and his record at Liverpool in the transfer market was appalling. For those who think that MON "spunked" Randy's milllions should check out some of Houlliers signings.

 

[Olneythelonely]

To me there is absolutely no reason to welcome the appointment of Houllier.

His teams play dreary football and his record at Liverpool in the transfer market was appalling. For those who think that MON "spunked" Randy's milllions should check out some of Houlliers signings.

 

Here's one, he wins things. Anyone else?

[curiousorange]

I do wonder just who this 'perfect' manager is for Villa that people are hankering after. According to some of the replies I've read here, we should be after a man who has an excellent knowledge of world football and is prepared to spend money, but not too much, on superstars that nobody has heard of. He should also have a backroom team full of committed and knowledgable Villa fans who could name the team who started our first match in the Third Division without a beat. The football he has his team play should be dynamic, exciting and concede less than ten all season. He should purposely leave out all the players the majority of people who post on here think are shit yet have the personal charm to deflect any player unrest. His contract will be on a game-by-game basis until a richer club comes in for him, when said contract will automatically be worth ten years and will need to be compensated accordingly. He will not be the board's yes man but his relationship with them will see a magical harmony settle across B6. He will be a trophy specialist yet know utterly that fourth place is all that counts. He will be like a father to his squad, none of whom will ever entertain an overture from Manchester City while he is in charge. And finally, he will work for 1 and 6, a dripping sandwich and live above that barbeque chicken place next to Witton station.

I wish Houllier luck in the role.

[dave.woodhall]

I do wonder just who this 'perfect' manager is for Villa that people are hankering after. According to some of the replies I've read here, we should be after a man who has an excellent knowledge of world football and is prepared to spend money, but not too much, on superstars that nobody has heard of. He should also have a backroom team full of committed and knowledgable Villa fans who could name the team who started our first match in the Third Division without a beat. The football he has his team play should be dynamic, exciting and concede less than ten all season. He should purposely leave out all the players the majority of people who post on here think are shit yet have the personal charm to deflect any player unrest. His contract will be on a game-by-game basis until a richer club comes in for him, when said contract will automatically be worth ten years and will need to be compensated accordingly. He will not be the board's yes man but his relationship with them will see a magical harmony settle across B6. He will be a trophy specialist yet know utterly that fourth place is all that counts. He will be like a father to his squad, none of whom will ever entertain an overture from Manchester City while he is in charge. And finally, he will work for 1 and 6, a dripping sandwich and live above that barbeque chicken place next to Witton station.

I wish Houllier luck in the role.

I can't argue with a single word of that.

[JJ-AV]

I don't know whats happened for Houllier to be seen as some sort of clown. He's a fine manager, my only worries with him are his time out of the game and his health issues.

edit: and his style of football.

[JUAN PABLO]

He hasnt really been out of the game thou. He breathes Football....

[citizenDJ]

I do wonder just who this 'perfect' manager is for Villa that people are hankering after. According to some of the replies I've read here, we should be after a man who has an excellent knowledge of world football and is prepared to spend money, but not too much, on superstars that nobody has heard of. He should also have a backroom team full of committed and knowledgable Villa fans who could name the team who started our first match in the Third Division without a beat. The football he has his team play should be dynamic, exciting and concede less than ten all season. He should purposely leave out all the players the majority of people who post on here think are shit yet have the personal charm to deflect any player unrest. His contract will be on a game-by-game basis until a richer club comes in for him, when said contract will automatically be worth ten years and will need to be compensated accordingly. He will not be the board's yes man but his relationship with them will see a magical harmony settle across B6. He will be a trophy specialist yet know utterly that fourth place is all that counts. He will be like a father to his squad, none of whom will ever entertain an overture from Manchester City while he is in charge. And finally, he will work for 1 and 6, a dripping sandwich and live above that barbeque chicken place next to Witton station.

I wish Houllier luck in the role.

Excellent post, curiousorange.

[JUAN PABLO]

His signings for Liverpool were very hit or miss but cant argue with his record there.

But recently I thought his signings were Lyon were excellent..

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I do wonder just who this 'perfect' manager is for Villa that people are hankering after. According to some of the replies I've read here, we should be after a man who has an excellent knowledge of world football and is prepared to spend money, but not too much, on superstars that nobody has heard of. He should also have a backroom team full of committed and knowledgable Villa fans who could name the team who started our first match in the Third Division without a beat. The football he has his team play should be dynamic, exciting and concede less than ten all season. He should purposely leave out all the players the majority of people who post on here think are shit yet have the personal charm to deflect any player unrest. His contract will be on a game-by-game basis until a richer club comes in for him, when said contract will automatically be worth ten years and will need to be compensated accordingly. He will not be the board's yes man but his relationship with them will see a magical harmony settle across B6. He will be a trophy specialist yet know utterly that fourth place is all that counts. He will be like a father to his squad, none of whom will ever entertain an overture from Manchester City while he is in charge. And finally, he will work for 1 and 6, a dripping sandwich and live above that barbeque chicken place next to Witton station.

I wish Houllier luck in the role.

Excellent post, curiousorange.

Very good, nailed most of H & V with that.

[SteveD]

MON has left a big hole to fill - personality-wise and what might be something in terms of a power vacuum. Houllier is well respected and less of a gamble than Sven, more inspiring than Curbishley, less risky than McDonald. I'd have preferred McLeish. A few weeks earlier, we might have got Hughes, who I feel is the right age and experience, with something still to prove.

Houllier is a safe-ish pair of hands, appears a proper football man, won't be daunted by "big" egos and I'm sure he has kept an eye on the Premiership from over the Channel.  He has a battle on for us to maintain our position of the last few seasons though - and his latter years at Liverpool were poor. I expect he will have a tiny honeymoon period. There were enough doom-mongers moaning after we finished sixth and went to Wembley twice - the expectation level around VP is ludicrous - and with not a penny spent over the summer it won't be long before the whinges re-start. 

[Rip Van We Go Again]

MON has left a big hole to fill - personality-wise

Never really understood that with MON.
Always thought he come across as a twat in interviews, when he tried to be funny or clever.

I remember many on this site saying what a wanker he was on those MOTD World cups, before he joined us.

[Toronto Villa]

I do wonder just who this 'perfect' manager is for Villa that people are hankering after. According to some of the replies I've read here, we should be after a man who has an excellent knowledge of world football and is prepared to spend money, but not too much, on superstars that nobody has heard of. He should also have a backroom team full of committed and knowledgable Villa fans who could name the team who started our first match in the Third Division without a beat. The football he has his team play should be dynamic, exciting and concede less than ten all season. He should purposely leave out all the players the majority of people who post on here think are shit yet have the personal charm to deflect any player unrest. His contract will be on a game-by-game basis until a richer club comes in for him, when said contract will automatically be worth ten years and will need to be compensated accordingly. He will not be the board's yes man but his relationship with them will see a magical harmony settle across B6. He will be a trophy specialist yet know utterly that fourth place is all that counts. He will be like a father to his squad, none of whom will ever entertain an overture from Manchester City while he is in charge. And finally, he will work for 1 and 6, a dripping sandwich and live above that barbeque chicken place next to Witton station.

I wish Houllier luck in the role.

Excellent post, curiousorange.

Very good, nailed most of H & V with that.

quality post CO. Top marks sir

[SteveD]

Always thought he come across as a twat in interviews, when he tried to be funny or clever.

I don't mean so much with the media, although he was certainly eccentrically watchable/quotable, 50% guile and 50% nervous energy. But he seems to have been very much the boss in the old-style at Villa, for good or bad, right through the club, and you get the impression Randy is going to construct something more modern, in his own image, with his replacement. It remains to be seen whether it's more effective.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Personally im quite pleased, Just had my enthusiasm dampened a bit after reading the Evening mail, some of the letters people send in are pathetic! The Villa have no ambition etc etc, The board shouldn't be allowed to be in charge of the new manager blah blah.

The man has a pedigree of winning, he has won trophies and I can't remember Liverpool being dull under him, We were hardly breathtaking under MON were we?

Good luck to him I say