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Author Topic: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier  (Read 17701 times)

Offline Rico

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #30 on: March 08, 2011, 05:59:27 PM »
How about Pepe Le Poo! (our football stinks!)

Or for the cycling fans amongst us:

Bernard Oh No! (Hinault - 5 time tour de France winner)

Offline supertom

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #31 on: March 08, 2011, 06:06:41 PM »
Professor Tippy Tappy.

Offline TheSandman

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #32 on: March 08, 2011, 06:10:29 PM »
Andre Maginot: A man who had precisely the same skill at organising a defence.

Offline Rico

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #33 on: March 08, 2011, 06:20:58 PM »
Maginot! Absolute class! Roflpms!


Online TopDeck113

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #34 on: March 08, 2011, 06:22:32 PM »
Andre Maginot: A man who had precisely the same skill at organising a defence.

Very good.

Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #35 on: March 08, 2011, 06:54:03 PM »
FCUK

Frenchmans Cup Understrength Knockout.

Offline Villa'Zawg

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #36 on: March 08, 2011, 08:28:56 PM »
Who was it called him "Le Gaffeur"? Brilliant!

C'est moi. I couldn't believe my luck when I Google translated it ;-)

Offline Dave Clark Five

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #37 on: March 08, 2011, 09:14:04 PM »
Tinker Belle.

Offline Bad English

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #38 on: March 09, 2011, 07:38:51 AM »
Who was it called him "Le Gaffeur"? Brilliant!

C'est moi. I couldn't believe my luck when I Google translated it ;-)
Yes, in French, "faire une gaffe" is to blunder/drop a clanger. There is even a comic strip called "Gaston Lagaffe"

Offline Mister E

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #39 on: March 09, 2011, 08:55:08 AM »
I think it would be more apposite to nickname Gary McAllister:
I propose -
Either: The Invisible Man,
Or: Kato

Offline Jimbo

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #40 on: March 09, 2011, 09:01:55 AM »
Le Gaffeur is the winner. Or not, as the case may be.

Offline Risso

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #41 on: March 09, 2011, 09:04:56 AM »
Le Gaffeur is inspired.  That's what I'm going to call him from now on.

Offline TimTheVillain

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #42 on: March 09, 2011, 09:07:06 AM »
Le Gaffeur - he will go down in Villa history as that !!!

Offline AVMonty

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #43 on: March 09, 2011, 09:08:03 AM »
Tactique Maestro

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Re: Nickname for Monsieur Houllier
« Reply #44 on: March 09, 2011, 09:13:52 AM »
Tactique Maestro

Monsieur Houllier's Holiday

or

Jacques Tactique

 


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