0% Villa - FSW sacked? Has he or hasn't he?

[German James]

we don't understand railway station in England, do we?

The problem is that we ONLY understand railway station... Sayings don't often translate. It seems that FSW isn't going mad(der), but trying to be amusing.

[adrenachrome]

Spanish Priests wear black.

Sugar is white.

But why a mountain of sugar?

If, for example, the priest was on the other side of the mountain, you wouldn't see him. Even if the priest was not on the other side, it is quite possible you wouldn't see the prelate, mountains being mountainous
as such.

No matter: I quite like Rafa.

[Bad English]

The problem is not that sayings don't often translate (they usually do); the problem is that the translators are usually shite. FSW is just speaking his language and these lazy twats aren't correctly rendering what he says (they are just doing a literal translation of an idiomatic expression).

Now, this isn't likely to happen with Houllier as he used to be an English teacher. However, if he were less fluent in our tongue, he might, for example, be reported as saying "I don't think the Reds are really under beautiful bedsheets." and everybody would laugh at the silly frog. Now, a proper translation from the original French* would be "I don't think the Reds are in such a fix."

But it's always more fun to laugh at Johnny Foreigner, isn't it?

* Je ne pense pas que les Reds soient dans de beaux draps

[john e]

The problem is not that sayings don't often translate (they usually do); the problem is that the translators are usually shite. FSW is just speaking his language and these lazy twats aren't correctly rendering what he says (they are just doing a literal translation of an idiomatic expression).

Now, this isn't likely to happen with Houllier as he used to be an English teacher. However, if he were less fluent in our tongue, he might, for example, be reported as saying "I don't think the Reds are really under beautiful bedsheets." and everybody would laugh at the silly frog. Now, a proper translation from the original French* would be "I don't think the Reds are in such a fix."

But it's always more fun to laugh at Johnny Foreigner, isn't it?

* Je ne pense pas que les Reds soient dans de beaux draps

are all foreigners called johnny ?

[Bad English]

Yes, just as all English footballers are called "Bobbee Charrelton".

[GullyFoyle]

The problem is not that sayings don't often translate (they usually do); the problem is that the translators are usually shite. FSW is just speaking his language and these lazy twats aren't correctly rendering what he says (they are just doing a literal translation of an idiomatic expression).

Now, this isn't likely to happen with Houllier as he used to be an English teacher. However, if he were less fluent in our tongue, he might, for example, be reported as saying "I don't think the Reds are really under beautiful bedsheets." and everybody would laugh at the silly frog. Now, a proper translation from the original French* would be "I don't think the Reds are in such a fix."

But it's always more fun to laugh at Johnny Foreigner, isn't it?

* Je ne pense pas que les Reds soient dans de beaux draps

Houllier gave the interview in English, therefore he is the one responsible for the lazy translation.

[German James]

The problem is not that sayings don't often translate (they usually do); the problem is that the translators are usually shite. FSW is just speaking his language and these lazy twats aren't correctly rendering what he says (they are just doing a literal translation of an idiomatic expression).

Now, this isn't likely to happen with Houllier as he used to be an English teacher. However, if he were less fluent in our tongue, he might, for example, be reported as saying "I don't think the Reds are really under beautiful bedsheets." and everybody would laugh at the silly frog. Now, a proper translation from the original French* would be "I don't think the Reds are in such a fix."

But it's always more fun to laugh at Johnny Foreigner, isn't it?

* Je ne pense pas que les Reds soient dans de beaux draps

I meant that sayings don't often translate directly. I'm not mocking Benitez- but I agree he leaves himself open to ridicule by speaking "Spanglish"...

Also by the way he manages.

[Bad English]

Oops! Just seen that it was a Rafa *Spanglish* interview, and not a translation from the Spanish. So it wasn't a shit translation after all. The fucking cryptic Spanish tit!

Gully. Er, yes, you're right, I've been talking bollocks. Been trying to make a point about shit translations and all the time Johnny Foreigner speaks the old lingo. Maybe that's why one is limited to 140 characters on Twitter.

[VillaZogmariner]

It seems from talk on Twitter that he's been sacked by Inter.

[olaftab]

Big Fat Sam to step in and show the world his true qualities!

[VillaZogmariner]

rafa "i decicate the win to my family, to spain, to liverpool supporters (!) [...], to the staff, to the players, to [walter] samuel"

Apologies for the poor grammar - I copied/pasted from someone's Twitter.

[ronshirt]

Spanish Priests wear black.

Sugar is white.

But why a mountain of sugar?

If, for example, the priest was on the other side of the mountain, you wouldn't see him. Even if the priest was not on the other side, it is quite possible you wouldn't see the prelate, mountains being mountainous
as such.

No matter: I quite like Rafa.

And what about if it was misty or snowing or dark?

[atomicjam]

Sacked. On SSN.

[The Left Side]

Sacked. On SSN.

MON must be waiting for the phone call?

[VillaZogmariner]

Hmmm. Could this be Big Sam's chance?