Robert Pires

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Houllier quote

"I admit that because it took him about three or four weeks to step up. Now he's getting better.''

Sorry Gerard, I just can't see it.
I haven't seen one hint of his old ability.

There was one quick exchange of passes with, I think, Young towards the end of the first half on Saturday where he looked very good. That's about it though.

There were several times where he held on to the ball before passing it on and at least 3 times were he changed the direction of our attack. Most of the stuff he did was subtle and not awe inspiring so will probably be missed by most.

Like Coker who held the anchor role well allowing others to move around into space and Gabby who ran and ran for the team creating all sorts of chaos and creating 2 goals, few will see it. I also thought, Dunne had a better game, although he did get caught out by his other defenders moving out too quickly for him:)

Luckily the Sheff lot were slow too.

[Risso]

How lucky we are to have such a seasoned football watcher to put us right.

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How lucky we are to have such a seasoned football watcher to put us right.

Very kind of you to say so, next time I see him I'll pass on your compliment.

How's the knife sharpening going ?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

How lucky we are to have such a seasoned football watcher to put us right.

Very kind of you to say so, next time I see him I'll pass on your compliment.

How's the knife sharpening going ?

I'll have to assume that I had (another) acid flash back whilst I was watching the stream, as I don't recall Robert Downey Jnr 'changing the direction of the attack.'

[Blackcountry Villa]

What a stupid signing, he struggles to move his legs.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

What a stupid signing, he struggles to move his legs.

I've seen better legwork from Douglas Bader and Tanni Grey Thompson.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

And to think people thought he'd be a good signing.

[Eigentor]

And to think people thought he'd be a good signing.

Considering he was a free transfer, and presuming that he is on modest wages, it's relatively easy to think of worse signings.

[Dribbler]

To be fair i think Pires' greatest asset will be in training. He knows the kind of football that Houllier is trying to get the team to play and will be able to help the youngsters in training. If some of his old magic rubs off on the youngsters and helps their progression, then his time here will have been well spent. Anything we can get out of him on the pitch will be an added bonus.

[TheSandman]

If I was the manager I'd ask him to retire and help me coach the team.

[hawkeye]

i think the game has moved past the point where you can expect a 38 year old to effect a match, if you had the chice of bringing on Herd Bannan Clarke Gardener or Pires, who would you chose?
I would even prefer Sidwell so there is no point to having Pires even on the bench

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And to think people thought he'd be a good signing.

He may still be. Most of Mon's buys were given 2-3 seasons, so why knock Pirez after a month ?

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i think the game has moved past the point where you can expect a 38 year old to effect a match, if you had the chice of bringing on Herd Bannan Clarke Gardener or Pires, who would you chose?
I would even prefer Sidwell so there is no point to having Pires even on the bench

Yet so many Prem sides want to take Beckham on, ahh but he is only 36, and look at Brad Friedel, he's still playing at the top level and he's slightly older

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And to think people thought he'd be a good signing.

Considering he was a free transfer, and presuming that he is on modest wages, it's relatively easy to think of worse signings.

Agathe, Bardsley, Salifou, Beye you mean

[Villa'Zawg]

Said...

It's Martin O'Neill.

It's Martin O'Neill.

It's Martin O'Neill.

It's Martin O'Neill...