Message From Houllier

[Greg N'Ash]

really can't see the point of sacking him this early. Any manager with a clue is gonna want to change our style whether that was Martin Jol or whoever, and that, like it or not, will mean results will suffer this season and probably next.  The problems with the squad (injuries, reliance on kids,  bobbins players etc.,) are there for all to see. you can't change that in a couple of months. Alternatively we can get in someone like tony pulis, revert to hoof ball and watch us climb the table till we hit the same glass ceiling MON encountered

[brian green]

Sooner have my head against the ceiling than my feet on the trapdoor Greg.

[WikiVilla]

Say we lost the next four, he'd surely have to go
Its a results driven business
We should be seeing a spike with a new man at the healm

[Greg N'Ash]

Dunno. can't imagine anything more soul destroying than just making up the numbers in the premier league as we would have under MON. 10 years of the occasional losing cup final and a shoe-in for the Europa as the best of the rest doesn't really tie-in with the owners plans as i understood them. don't know if Houllier is the right choice  but i can live with things being a bit iffy short term if there's a scope for improvement longer term. signing players like bob Pires is worrying though - doesn't exactly scream there's money available to me

[Eigentor]

signing players like bob Pires is worrying though - doesn't exactly scream there's money available to me

Eh? It screams that half our squad is crooked and the transfer window is closed.

[Greg N'Ash]

signing players like bob Pires is worrying though - doesn't exactly scream there's money available to me

Eh? It screams that half our squad is crooked and the transfer window is closed.

smacks of desperation to me. Why? I don't mind experience but he's older than god's dog

[Rudy Can't Fail]

He's on a six month contract, no worries.

Good to have you back, Gregory.

[Greg N'Ash]

Thousands of elderly people in warm care homes drop dead this time of year. Poor old bob is out there in minus temperatures wearing nowt but shorts.  He'll be lucky to last that long........

cheers Mark.

[MoetVillan]

So far the Pires thing hasnt worked, but Im actually pleased he (hou) tried something.  We were crippled with injuries, and maybe we will seem some influence of a great player coming through in our young lads.  He is no Ryan Giggs for pace though, im a bit worried I can outdistance him with my crocked back and gippy knee!

[dave.woodhall]

signing players like bob Pires is worrying though - doesn't exactly scream there's money available to me

Eh? It screams that half our squad is crooked and the transfer window is closed.

smacks of desperation to me. Why? I don't mind experience but he's older than god's dog

Because he is the best player we could have signed at that moment. If he's not doing anything by January he'll probably move on.

[Greg N'Ash]

signing players like bob Pires is worrying though - doesn't exactly scream there's money available to me

Eh? It screams that half our squad is crooked and the transfer window is closed.

smacks of desperation to me. Why? I don't mind experience but he's older than god's dog

Because he is the best player we could have signed at that moment. If he's not doing anything by January he'll probably move on.

he's bloody ancient. Should have retired 2 plus years ago. Just seems pointless to me. I can see the arguement that he was a very good player once but then so was zola, cantona etc., and i'd been worried if we signed them. yes we're in a hole due to MON and injury situation but play the kids. Yep they'll be inconsistant or just plain bad but playing some guy who should be on a golf course is embarrassing

[dave.woodhall]

he's bloody ancient. Should have retired 2 plus years ago. Just seems pointless to me. I can see the arguement that he was a very good player once but then so was zola, cantona etc., and i'd been worried if we signed them. yes we're in a hole due to MON and injury situation but play the kids. Yep they'll be inconsistant or just plain bad but playing some guy who should be on a golf course is embarrassing

We had no more kids to play. He's here for a few months, he's an extra body in the squad and he just might be a good influence on the younger players in training.

[BannedUserIAT]

Sooner have my head against the ceiling than my feet on the trapdoor Greg.

It was obvious to all that we'd have to back out of the parking spot we were in, in order to find another.
I just never considered that we may end up in a completely different car park!

[pauliewalnuts]

he's bloody ancient. Should have retired 2 plus years ago. Just seems pointless to me. I can see the arguement that he was a very good player once but then so was zola, cantona etc., and i'd been worried if we signed them. yes we're in a hole due to MON and injury situation but play the kids. Yep they'll be inconsistant or just plain bad but playing some guy who should be on a golf course is embarrassing

We had no more kids to play. He's here for a few months, he's an extra body in the squad and he just might be a good influence on the younger players in training.

I agree with that, and it was worth looking at, but having seen him perform for us so far, it is hard to believe he's going to be able to offer anything at all on the pitch.

As someone on here said of him the other day, "it's like watching a fan who has got onto the pitch".

[Toronto Villa]

I just think he's way off the pace. Training with Arsenal, and playing the odd 5-a-side isn't exactly Premier League football. By the time he's up to speed it will be time to move on. So be it. He was a body when we desperately needed one. No harm done. Good to see greg back though, melodramatic and melancholy as ever.