Gerard Houllier

[VillaAlways]

Houllier either doesn't even know his first choice 11, or he is alienating the high wagers on purpose so he can ship them out.

Why would Irelands ridiculous salary have been agreed if the board wanted shot of the high earners ?

[WikiVilla]

We should have stuck with KMac until an outstanding manager became available instead of rushing it through

Can you not remember the howls of anguish because we hadn't appointed a manager NOW!?

No I can't but then again I was on holiday straight after the Newcastle game so may have missed the backlash

[john e]

i wouldnt like to be stuck in the trenches with some of you panicky fella's, cries of we are all doomed and running around like headless chickens,

we might well lose against Chelsea, then we'l get a load more wailing and gnashing, but we will then start picking up the neccesary points to comfortably finish well clear of the relegation zone.

dont panic i say

[WikiVilla]

All of a sudden Sunderland at home has taken on gigantic proportions

[Linus]

Grayson does not have enough experience yet but is one for the future maybe- as is owen coyle, there are some decent up and coming managers about but we need experience at the moment.

He's been managing for 5 years, and won 2 promotions in that time. What do we have to wait for him to do?

[SteveD]

I'd stop being Cpl Jones or even Frazer if we weren't being led by Pte Godfrey.

[WikiVilla]

What's John Gregory up to nowadays?
JGMkII ?

[cdward]

Houllier either doesn't even know his first choice 11, or he is alienating the high wagers on purpose so he can ship them out.

Why would Irelands ridiculous salary have been agreed if the board wanted shot of the high earners ?

Fair point, It's just a suggestion as to why Houllier has been acting the way he has, if he is not acting out orders to get rid of the high earners, then we really are in trouble. His team selections have bordered on the desperate/ridiculous, his man mangement and motivational skills are useless, his PR skills with the fans are a disaster, i can only assume he is keeping his bosses happy.
Or the board have had a change of heart since Ireland signed.

[pauliewalnuts]

Grayson does not have enough experience yet but is one for the future maybe- as is owen coyle, there are some decent up and coming managers about but we need experience at the moment.

He's been managing for 5 years, and won 2 promotions in that time. What do we have to wait for him to do?

Get some experience in the top flight?

[WikiVilla]

Houllier is old school and sounds like he'd rather have lunch with Faulkner and Lerner than get his tracksuit on and work with the players
Get rid now before we fully implode

[pmk1981]

Two managers sacked today. They say things come in threes :-).    Here's hoping eh

[eastie]

Grayson has potential but i'd like to see him manage in the premiership before judging him, coyle has stepped up to this level and looks comfortable with it and his team play neat football which seeing what he was left with is quite an acievement- if grayson copes in the premiership as well as coyle has done then he deserves a crack at the villa maybe but as yet is unproven at this level.

[Villa'Zawg]

....

I'm not saying everything is MON's fault (which Villadawg, I observe, seems to be suggesting I am, having totally and utterly missed the point yet again)...

I'm not missing the point at all. I'm just pointing out that you were overplaying the importance and impact that the timing of Houllier's appointment is likely to have had. Many managers in the PL (most??) have been appointed later into the season than Houllier was and have done just fine, all of the current top four managers for example.

Villa are a big club, one of the top 25 in Europe in terms of turnover. We should be capable of selecting a very good manager at any time of the year.

[Risso]

Randy went for the cheap option in Houllier, and I'd now paying for it.  He should be man enough to admit his mistake and rectify it.

[VillaAlways]

Randy went for the cheap option in Houllier, and I'd now paying for it.  He should be man enough to admit his mistake and rectify it.

i thought GH's contract was worth about 4,000,000 surely Curbs would have been the cheap option ?