Message From Houllier

[hawkeye]

"If you want me to apologise, I apologise. Even if I dont feel that I have done something wrong in terms of intentions" Says it all. He just dosent get it.
Apologising is one thing admiting you are wrong is different, this and his statements when he took the job remains a disgrace.

[Bottom Right 89]

"If you want me to apologise, I apologise. Even if I dont feel that I have done something wrong in terms of intentions" Says it all. He just dosent get it.
Apologising is one thing admiting you are wrong is different, this and his statements when he took the job remains a disgrace.

Oh get over it and move on, he didn't do a lot wrong he's said sorry now what else do you want? flowers and chocolates?

[hawkeye]

"If you want me to apologise, I apologise. Even if I dont feel that I have done something wrong in terms of intentions" Says it all. He just dosent get it.
Apologising is one thing admiting you are wrong is different, this and his statements when he took the job remains a disgrace.

Oh get over it and move on, he didn't do a lot wrong he's said sorry now what else do you want? flowers and chocolates?

no i want him to admit he was wrong thats all

[Bottom Right 89]

You want too much hawkeye can't see GH issuing any further statements and imo the only thing he got wrong at anfield  were his tactics - just enjoy the fact we won a game against a decent side today.

[dave.woodhall]

Nobody, absolutely nobody I spoke to at the match today was overly arsed about what he did at Anfield. It has to go down as the greatest bit of internet drama queenery of all time. 

[The Situation]

Nobody, absolutely nobody I spoke to at the match today was overly arsed about what he did at Anfield. It has to go down as the greatest bit of internet drama queenery of all time. 

Me too. Too many people went OTT on Monday night with what Houllier 'did'.

[Lizz]

"If you want me to apologise, I apologise. Even if I dont feel that I have done something wrong in terms of intentions" Says it all. He just dosent get it.
Apologising is one thing admiting you are wrong is different, this and his statements when he took the job remains a disgrace.

Oh get over it and move on, he didn't do a lot wrong he's said sorry now what else do you want? flowers and chocolates?

no i want him to admit he was wrong thats all

Why? To make yourself feel better?

He has more history with Liverpool than Villa. It was a drama waiting to happen. It filled plenty of column inches until Newcastle provided the next crisis [and I can't decide whether to be happy or sad over their win tonight].

[Ian.]

I said on Monday if a former player or manager who had some success with us in the past came back to Villa I'd hope he would have some affection still for us. Football is a very emotional game, he must have felt a lot of emotions and feelings inside him walking back into Anfield.
I was more pissed off with (and have been the last few weeks) with the performances of the older and more experienced players out there on the pitch. They should be leading by example.

[TheSandman]

Nobody, absolutely nobody I spoke to at the match today was overly arsed about what he did at Anfield. It has to go down as the greatest bit of internet drama queenery of all time. 

Me too. Too many people went OTT on Monday night with what Houllier 'did'.

It's the nature of the beast. It's not just that we are all great big drama queens either it's also that if one person makes a big deal of it then it encourages others and we all whip one another into a frenzy. A kind of vicious circle of OTT rage.

[Toronto Villa]

mind you, had we won, he could have kissed the Anfield sign and most people wouldn't have batted an eyelid. I think Monday was just a culmination of things capped off by a bad defeat. That's firmly in the past now, and I don't think he needs to do any more explaining. We all just need focus on getting 3 points from Wigan.

[damon loves JT]

If we'd won, he could have had it off between Sammy Lee's tits and got nothing but a polite ripple of applause

[Nev]

I may be in the minority but I found his actions, and those of Pires before the Arsenal match, cringeworthy and unprofessional.

Regardless of results, I expect better from my club.

[dave.woodhall]

I may be in the minority but I found his actions, and those of Pires before the Arsenal match, cringeworthy and unprofessional.

Regardless of results, I expect better from my club.

What do you consider to be 'better' - totally ignoring a display of appreciation?

[KevinGage]

Most of the people I spoke to today felt he made a complete arse of himself on Monday.

Various pundits like Camp Lawro and other pro Redscouse talking heads also said that he overstepped the mark.

Hopefully he'll learn from it, and if it means we don't have to hear him referring to LFC again it might (might) just about be a price worth paying.

[Nev]

I may be in the minority but I found his actions, and those of Pires before the Arsenal match, cringeworthy and unprofessional.

Regardless of results, I expect better from my club.

What do you consider to be 'better' - totally ignoring a display of appreciation?

No, that would be disrespectful, a cursary wave to the Kop in response the affection afforded to Houllier would have been fine without the sign touching, the misty eyed standing to attention to the Liverpool anthem, not to mention the post match comments about the defeat. He will be asked about Liverpool on a regular basis, I understand that, but a polite dismissal in favour of talking about the club that employs him would be more acceptable whereas our manager appears all too keen to wax lyrical about his former club, players and achievments. I don't believe that Hou is spitefull or ego driven, unlike DOL, but I would have hoped he had the emotional intelligence to understand the impact of his actions on Monday night.

Like Pires before him, any renewal of old freindships and nostalgic reminisence should be done in private and after completing the jobs they are paid to do.